Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2022-11-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 600 lb to 950 lb sold steady to 2.00 lower. Steer calves 400 lb to 600 lb sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder heifers 650 lb to 950 lb sold steady to 3.00 lower. Heifer calves 400 lb to 650 lb sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher Demand was good. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 6.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $185.50/cwt on 1,709 head.

Average price

$185.50

1,709 head · 665 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,233

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$194

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$50.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.65

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	664	187.45	1,245	1,565
Medium and Large 1-2	668	164.49	1,100	143
Large 1	1,050	137.00	1,439	1thin

One grade step is worth $50.45/cwt here — about −$194 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 sale1,709 hd

185.50

—

KS average4 barns · 5,760 hd

188.15

−2.65

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	1,869	87.22	1,630	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,356	72.19	979	108
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,245	65.76	819	292
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,252	52.52	658	109

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,245	$1,225	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,378	$1,024	22
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,364	$981	24

Every lot, as filed

84 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	863	155.06/cwt	151.00–155.50	1,338	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	867	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	464	214.79/cwt	212.50–216.00	997	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	532	215.35/cwt	202.00–227.00	1,146	158
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	609	191.88/cwt	187.00–193.25	1,169	122
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	320	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	694	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	412	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	853	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,298	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	888	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	157.50/cwt	157.00–158.00	1,131	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	969	169.75/cwt	169.75–169.75	1,645	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	672	183.47/cwt	179.00–185.50	1,233	118
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	377	215.29/cwt	207.00–218.00	812	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	158.53/cwt	150.00–162.50	1,072	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	848	158.14/cwt	149.00–159.00	1,341	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	890	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	163.43/cwt	157.50–168.25	1,263	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	176.76/cwt	163.00–179.00	986	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	176.49/cwt	171.00–179.00	1,184	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	443	195.51/cwt	193.00–197.00	866	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	384	194.42/cwt	193.00–195.00	747	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	587	188.24/cwt	182.00–191.50	1,105	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	295	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	602	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	173.45/cwt	166.00–184.00	892	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	906	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,223	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	178.86/cwt	169.00–179.75	1,467	281
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	884	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,441	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	177.65/cwt	169.50–179.75	1,128	216
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	913	165.26/cwt	161.00–168.25	1,509	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	736	169.86/cwt	165.00–173.00	1,250	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	197.19/cwt	193.00–202.00	937	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	428	188.46/cwt	188.00–189.00	807	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	302	191.87/cwt	190.00–195.00	579	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	311	218.78/cwt	215.00–219.00	680	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	790	178.71/cwt	173.00–180.00	1,412	150
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	192.72/cwt	186.00–199.00	1,014	104
Steers	Large 1	—	1,050	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,439	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	363	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	639	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	193.28/cwt	190.00–196.00	717	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	697	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,206	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	411	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	777	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	467	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	780	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	761	146.45/cwt	139.00–147.50	1,114	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	615	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	892	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,252	52.52/cwt	49.00–59.00	658	109
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,347	78.51/cwt	78.00–79.00	1,058	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,357	71.62/cwt	70.00–76.50	972	99
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	65.76/cwt	60.00–69.50	819	292
Bulls	—	—	1,984	95.90/cwt	91.00–101.00	1,903	10
Bulls	—	—	1,868	86.02/cwt	83.00–88.00	1,607	5
Bulls	—	—	1,678	73.77/cwt	69.00–78.00	1,238	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	974	73.84/cwt	65.00–107.50	719	88
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,364	981.43/head	975.00–1,000.00	981	24
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,245	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,378	1,023.73/head	950.00–1,035.00	1,024	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	508	183.58/cwt	182.00–184.00	933	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	802	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	471	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	853	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	415	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	801	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	553	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,001	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	170.71/cwt	162.00–173.00	1,070	94
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	741	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	963	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	688	148.60/cwt	142.00–151.00	1,022	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	824	148.18/cwt	147.00–154.00	1,221	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	151.70/cwt	149.00–155.00	1,157	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	123.38/cwt	116.00–127.00	1,024	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	567	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	277	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	540	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	184.47/cwt	178.00–187.00	793	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	165.69/cwt	165.00–166.00	888	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	919	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,213	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	771	165.22/cwt	165.00–166.00	1,274	82
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	178.43/cwt	178.00–180.00	864	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	163.18/cwt	159.50–165.50	1,172	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	984	127.43/cwt	126.00–128.00	1,254	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	538	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	171.46/cwt	164.00–174.50	986	151
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	447	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	764	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	365	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	628	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	453	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	743	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	491	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	938	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	172.65/cwt	168.00–178.00	908	85
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	197.25/cwt	196.00–197.50	657	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	558	209.07/cwt	207.00–210.50	1,167	67

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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