Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2022-10-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, no recent comparison on feeder steers and heifers 600 lb to 900 lb, however a higher trend was noted. Steer calves 400 lb to 500 lb sold 5.00 to 6.00 lower. Steers 500 lb to 600 lb sold 5.00 to 6.00 higher. No recent comparison on heifer calves 400 lb to 600 lb , however a lower trend was noted. Demand was moderate. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $179.92/cwt on 1,281 head.

Average price

$179.92

1,281 head · 689 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,240

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$425

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$27.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.26

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	689	183.07	1,262	1,094
Medium and Large 1-2	645	162.16	1,046	167
Large 1	1,081	156.00	1,686	20

One grade step is worth $27.07/cwt here — about −$425 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 sale1,281 hd

179.92

—

KS average4 barns · 4,143 hd

186.18

−6.26

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	—	High	1,668	85.15	1,420	31
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,409	73.46	1,035	155
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,191	64.28	766	307
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,184	55.41	656	160

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,407	$1,200	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,129	$977	24
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,173	$932	5

Every lot, as filed

91 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 1-2	—	523	175.03/cwt	165.00–183.00	915	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	801	156.20/cwt	156.00–157.00	1,251	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	870	171.73/cwt	170.50–174.00	1,494	174
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	316	192.00/cwt	190.00–195.00	607	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	171.13/cwt	171.00–175.00	975	62
Steers	Large 1	—	1,081	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,686	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	159.72/cwt	150.00–169.00	914	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	702	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,093	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	163.00/cwt	159.00–166.00	1,033	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	387	205.29/cwt	204.00–209.00	794	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	681	178.66/cwt	175.50–180.50	1,217	123
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	587	195.72/cwt	189.00–215.00	1,149	137
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	411	202.03/cwt	201.00–203.00	830	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	471	203.87/cwt	201.50–206.00	960	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	180.27/cwt	179.00–180.50	883	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	326	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	629	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	261	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	470	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	661	168.77/cwt	166.00–172.50	1,116	122
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	790	174.50/cwt	174.50–174.50	1,379	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	616	193.81/cwt	190.00–194.50	1,194	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	530	202.72/cwt	198.00–211.00	1,074	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	992	117.01/cwt	109.00–150.00	1,161	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	448	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	820	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	941	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,317	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	193.99/cwt	188.00–198.00	838	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	186.55/cwt	183.00–191.50	894	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	537	192.88/cwt	186.00–194.00	1,036	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	861	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,335	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	734	171.12/cwt	170.00–173.00	1,256	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	609	175.27/cwt	173.00–175.50	1,067	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,044	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	980	174.60/cwt	174.60–174.60	1,711	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	662	169.50/cwt	169.50–169.50	1,122	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	295	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	590	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	195.23/cwt	192.50–198.00	748	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	913	171.59/cwt	170.50–172.00	1,567	82
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	346	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	640	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	960	176.10/cwt	176.10–176.10	1,691	59
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	885	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	982	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	740	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	955	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	441	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	714	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	859	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	527	166.63/cwt	164.00–170.00	878	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	582	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	739	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,415	71.73/cwt	70.00–76.00	1,015	116
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,191	64.28/cwt	60.00–69.00	766	307
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,184	55.41/cwt	46.00–59.50	656	160
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,392	78.62/cwt	77.00–82.00	1,094	39
Bulls	—	—	1,961	97.80/cwt	97.00–99.50	1,918	7
Bulls	—	—	1,620	84.30/cwt	80.00–89.00	1,366	17
Bulls	—	—	1,491	74.57/cwt	71.00–77.00	1,112	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,173	931.88/head	875.00–1,000.00	932	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,129	976.74/head	850.00–1,250.00	977	24
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,009	85.09/cwt	74.00–97.00	859	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,407	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	663	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	948	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	519	169.56/cwt	167.00–172.00	880	40
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	482	151.54/cwt	137.50–157.50	730	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,000	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,250	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	807	141.60/cwt	140.00–142.00	1,143	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	787	165.25/cwt	165.25–165.25	1,301	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	425	184.52/cwt	182.50–189.00	784	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	645	173.50/cwt	173.50–173.50	1,119	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	557	170.75/cwt	170.75–170.75	951	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	933	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	1,386	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	474	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	848	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	156.66/cwt	156.00–158.00	744	12
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,143	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,486	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,233	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	162.78/cwt	158.00–165.50	929	138
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	437	168.49/cwt	165.00–175.00	736	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	389	170.60/cwt	168.00–171.00	664	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	466	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	760	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	141.02/cwt	140.00–142.00	1,017	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	159.34/cwt	154.00–163.00	843	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	152.19/cwt	150.00–159.50	944	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,065	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	331	189.88/cwt	188.00–191.00	629	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	170.65/cwt	168.00–176.00	812	88
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	148.92/cwt	145.00–150.00	785	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	997	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	757	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,143	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	132.50/cwt	125.00–136.00	831	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,206	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	146.51/cwt	145.00–151.00	834	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	364	187.82/cwt	187.50–188.00	684	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	744	9
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,080	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,512	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	263	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	510	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,040	1

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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