Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2022-10-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, not enough feeder steers 700 lb to 900 lb for a market test, however a lower trend was noted. Steers 575 lb to 700 lb sold steady, however 53 fancy steers weighing 603 lb sold for 193.25. Steer calves 400 lb to 575 lb sold 6.00 to 10.00 higher. Not enough feeder heifers 550 lb to 900 lb for a market test, however a lower trend was noted. Heifer calves 400 lb to 550 lb sold steady to 5.00 higher. Demand was moderate. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $180.25/cwt on 1,223 head.

Average price

$180.25

1,223 head · 659 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,188

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$227

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$49.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.13

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	680	182.84	1,244	1,023
Medium and Large 1-2	536	167.92	900	195
Large 1	1,106	133.00	1,471	5thin

One grade step is worth $49.84/cwt here — about −$227 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale1,223 hd

180.25

—

KS average3 barns · 3,340 hd

179.13

+1.13

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,770	92.48	1,637	34
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,315	72.68	956	265
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,223	66.56	814	271
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,151	55.84	643	54

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	990	$1,025	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,185	$1,010	21
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	995	$1,010	1thin

Every lot, as filed

87 lots · USDA AMS · Winter Livestock - Dodge City, KS

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	608	193.25/cwt	193.25–193.25	1,175	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	150.86/cwt	145.00–153.00	697	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	959	108.44/cwt	103.00–122.00	1,040	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	895	179.50/cwt	179.50–179.50	1,607	65
Steers	Large 1	—	1,106	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,471	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	861	139.92/cwt	134.00–145.00	1,205	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	958	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,370	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	180.55/cwt	174.00–185.00	762	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	487	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	808	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	770	183.50/cwt	183.50–183.50	1,413	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	812	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	1,230	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	687	157.12/cwt	145.00–158.00	1,079	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	160.80/cwt	152.50–165.00	822	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	421	214.95/cwt	212.00–218.00	905	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	531	201.92/cwt	195.00–206.50	1,072	194
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	876	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	152.96/cwt	149.00–159.00	893	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	767	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,327	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	657	171.25/cwt	166.50–174.00	1,125	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,193	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	589	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	161.80/cwt	158.00–163.00	1,019	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	320	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	544	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	184.53/cwt	184.00–187.00	963	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	844	168.97/cwt	165.50–172.00	1,426	136
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	639	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	151.69/cwt	148.00–161.00	1,123	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	644	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	894	164.41/cwt	154.00–164.50	1,470	120
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	412	204.50/cwt	204.50–204.50	843	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	360	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	670	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	487	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	945	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	178.72/cwt	172.00–181.00	758	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	637	172.62/cwt	167.00–175.00	1,100	147
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	165.68/cwt	165.00–166.00	936	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	419	181.58/cwt	178.00–182.00	761	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	201.54/cwt	199.00–205.00	750	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	680	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,149	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	744	164.50/cwt	164.50–164.50	1,224	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	601	170.92/cwt	166.00–171.25	1,027	64
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	680	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	993	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	938	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	564	163.05/cwt	145.00–165.00	920	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	66.56/cwt	60.00–69.50	814	271
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,151	55.84/cwt	50.00–59.50	643	54
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,252	70.93/cwt	70.00–72.50	888	137
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,383	74.55/cwt	73.00–78.00	1,031	128
Bulls	—	—	1,713	84.27/cwt	83.00–85.00	1,444	6
Bulls	—	—	1,958	98.48/cwt	95.00–101.50	1,928	10
Bulls	—	—	1,684	91.89/cwt	87.00–94.50	1,547	18
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	877	105.44/cwt	102.50–106.00	925	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,185	1,010.00/head	1,010.00–1,010.00	1,010	21
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	995	1,010.00/head	1,010.00–1,010.00	1,010	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	990	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	546	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	942	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	887	144.56/cwt	142.75–144.85	1,282	137
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	905	144.25/cwt	144.25–144.25	1,305	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	743	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,096	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	492	174.30/cwt	170.00–177.00	858	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	473	187.15/cwt	183.00–189.50	885	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	342	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	776	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	754	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	995	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	152.58/cwt	144.00–156.00	943	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	153.93/cwt	125.00–157.50	828	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	401	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	818	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	483	210.10/cwt	203.00–215.00	1,015	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	563	190.44/cwt	187.50–192.00	1,072	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	271	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	495	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	917	124.80/cwt	123.00–132.00	1,144	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	938	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	445	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	757	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	690	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,242	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	913	179.50/cwt	179.50–179.50	1,639	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	162.52/cwt	159.00–162.75	1,014	109
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	842	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,238	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,062	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	395	188.65/cwt	187.50–191.00	745	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	350	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	609	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	166.67/cwt	160.00–170.00	877	93
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	140.40/cwt	132.00–144.00	795	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	590	170.63/cwt	169.00–171.00	1,007	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	776	139.43/cwt	139.00–142.00	1,082	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	743	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	647	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	132.68/cwt	130.00–138.00	939	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	162.09/cwt	157.00–163.00	948	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	387	196.50/cwt	193.00–200.00	760	22

How this sale compares

Kansas weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Kansas auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

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