Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2022-11-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Note * Next Wednesday December 7, Winter Livestock in Dodge City will have a red angus and weaned calf special

* Final Report *

Compared to 2 weeks ago, feeder steers 400 lb to 900 lb sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder heifers 400 lb to 900 lb sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Demand was good. Slaughter cows sold 10.00 to 12.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $193.81/cwt on 1,192 head.

Average price

$193.81

1,192 head · 653 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,266

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$185

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$54.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	656	194.82	1,278	1,145
Medium and Large 1-2	572	169.71	971	46
Large 1	1,045	140.00	1,463	1thin

One grade step is worth $54.82/cwt here — about −$185 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 sale1,192 hd

193.81

—

KS average1 barns · 1,192 hd

193.81

+0.00

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	1,779	93.76	1,668	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,343	81.77	1,098	340
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,202	68.03	818	213
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,080	52.28	565	75

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)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,105	$1,200	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,225	$1,072	9
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,260	$1,048	11
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,270	$975	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	968	$1,600	19
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	900	$1,125	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,400	$1,500	1thin

Every lot, as filed

86 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	—	692	165.14/cwt	155.00–166.25	1,143	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	171.78/cwt	168.00–174.00	983	140
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	734	139.12/cwt	136.00–144.00	1,021	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	827	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,522	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	477	214.11/cwt	206.00–224.00	1,021	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	745	186.75/cwt	186.75–186.75	1,391	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	167.53/cwt	165.50–169.50	1,039	166
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	988	113.76/cwt	112.50–117.50	1,124	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	184.17/cwt	178.00–190.00	866	33
Steers	Large 1	—	1,045	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,463	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	525	214.40/cwt	209.00–220.00	1,126	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	310	248.65/cwt	232.50–255.00	771	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	379	239.25/cwt	225.00–255.00	907	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	581	202.77/cwt	198.00–214.00	1,178	142
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	610	207.16/cwt	206.50–208.00	1,264	80
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	557	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	587	191.25/cwt	191.00–191.50	1,123	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	909	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,627	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,187	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,156	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	426	234.53/cwt	221.00–243.00	999	87
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	202.18/cwt	197.00–205.00	879	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	199.43/cwt	190.00–203.00	961	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	171.36/cwt	171.00–178.00	898	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,284	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	737	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	817	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	177.83/cwt	176.00–183.00	1,099	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	924	176.79/cwt	171.00–177.00	1,634	122
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	192.32/cwt	180.00–196.00	994	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	833	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,191	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	182.49/cwt	181.50–183.75	1,341	85
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	781	179.03/cwt	178.00–182.50	1,398	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	860	175.51/cwt	171.00–176.50	1,509	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	836	172.27/cwt	170.00–177.00	1,440	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	208.53/cwt	200.00–212.50	778	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	179.45/cwt	172.00–182.00	1,208	162
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	630	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,140	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	798	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	642	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,014	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	650	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	991	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	561	171.07/cwt	155.00–175.00	960	47
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	532	178.37/cwt	174.00–192.50	949	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,522	92.31/cwt	91.00–96.00	1,405	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,339	81.52/cwt	75.00–89.00	1,092	332
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,202	68.03/cwt	60.00–74.00	818	213
Bulls	—	—	1,637	78.96/cwt	74.00–86.00	1,293	8
Bulls	—	—	1,888	102.68/cwt	100.00–106.00	1,939	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,191	49.55/cwt	45.00–59.00	590	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	960	55.24/cwt	51.00–61.00	530	36
Bulls	—	—	1,759	95.17/cwt	90.00–99.00	1,674	8
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	900	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,270	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,225	1,072.37/head	875.00–1,225.00	1,072	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,105	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	938	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	600	18
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	963	74.47/cwt	59.00–87.50	717	65
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,037	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	960	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	17
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,260	1,048.38/head	925.00–1,200.00	1,048	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,400	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	461	190.13/cwt	189.00–193.00	876	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	323	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	662	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	296	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	629	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	167.21/cwt	161.00–169.50	871	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	769	154.54/cwt	153.00–156.00	1,188	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	392	194.99/cwt	190.00–197.00	764	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	937	136.56/cwt	131.00–138.00	1,280	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	162.10/cwt	155.00–165.00	916	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	137.17/cwt	132.50–153.00	927	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	757	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,090	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	914	155.97/cwt	148.00–156.75	1,426	209
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	412	185.46/cwt	180.00–190.00	764	9
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,016	126.91/cwt	109.00–139.00	1,289	11
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,157	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,250	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	169.87/cwt	167.50–171.00	739	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	837	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,113	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,202	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	814	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	597	180.50/cwt	180.50–180.50	1,078	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	722	173.97/cwt	173.25–174.25	1,256	96
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	421	193.46/cwt	191.00–195.00	814	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	517	179.45/cwt	178.00–181.00	928	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	772	174.37/cwt	169.50–176.25	1,346	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	453	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	872	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	790	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	932	3

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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