Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2022-12-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, steer and heifer calves 400 lb to 500 lb sold 4.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder steers and heifers 500 lb to 900 lb sold unevenly steady. Approximately 500 head of extremely thin red angus calves sold 20.00 to 30.00 higher. Demand was good. Slaughter cows sold 12.00 to 15.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 8.00 to 10.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $196.36/cwt on 1,955 head.

Average price

$196.36

1,955 head · 610 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,198

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$339

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$51.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.67

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	606	199.28	1,208	1,743
Medium and Large 1-2	644	172.47	1,111	211
Large 1	1,045	148.00	1,547	1thin

One grade step is worth $51.28/cwt here — about −$339 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 sale1,955 hd

196.36

—

KS average4 barns · 7,565 hd

197.03

−0.67

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	—	Average	1,859	86.47	1,608	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,337	68.83	921	165
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,308	58.67	767	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,178	46.14	544	38

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)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,276	$1,035	11
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,217	$958	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	980	$939	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,200	$1,775	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,200	$1,325	1thin

Every lot, as filed

104 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 1Unweaned	—	574	177.72/cwt	171.00–184.00	1,020	80
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	879	176.51/cwt	174.00–179.50	1,552	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	182.43/cwt	175.50–187.25	1,220	175
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	453	171.78/cwt	158.50–177.50	778	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	833	183.30/cwt	181.00–184.10	1,527	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,241	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	976	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,591	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	202.79/cwt	199.00–212.50	846	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	168.86/cwt	155.50–181.00	973	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	164.97/cwt	150.00–175.00	1,125	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	178.32/cwt	165.00–181.00	1,122	98
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	463	219.03/cwt	218.00–222.00	1,014	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	541	167.01/cwt	155.00–173.00	904	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	834	166.97/cwt	153.00–169.00	1,393	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	508	200.20/cwt	200.00–201.00	1,017	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	367	230.59/cwt	225.00–247.50	846	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	649	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	588	204.86/cwt	204.00–206.00	1,205	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	190.90/cwt	180.00–195.00	817	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,416	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	608	210.89/cwt	209.00–218.00	1,282	99
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	677	197.30/cwt	190.00–205.50	1,336	137
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	334	240.67/cwt	234.00–251.00	804	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	448	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	780	15
Steers	Large 1	—	1,045	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,547	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	928	161.91/cwt	161.50–164.00	1,503	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,093	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	203.12/cwt	201.00–205.00	758	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	189.86/cwt	184.00–194.00	1,010	117
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	556	192.71/cwt	186.00–200.00	1,071	85
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	655	210.25/cwt	210.25–210.25	1,377	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	358	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	906	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	190.99/cwt	184.00–195.00	1,188	129
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	487	194.12/cwt	192.50–195.00	945	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	769	177.45/cwt	173.00–179.00	1,365	111
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	178.18/cwt	170.00–183.50	1,283	101
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	677	165.12/cwt	163.00–174.00	1,118	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	448	191.27/cwt	187.50–193.00	857	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	454	207.39/cwt	203.00–208.00	942	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	625	170.10/cwt	165.00–175.00	1,063	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	544	179.50/cwt	179.50–179.50	976	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	751	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	1,205	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	743	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,107	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	433	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,139	153
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	516	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,171	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	323	185.50/cwt	185.50–185.50	599	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	673	167.32/cwt	166.50–170.00	1,126	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	558	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	993	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	385	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	812	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	164.37/cwt	149.00–172.00	929	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	530	158.50/cwt	158.00–159.00	840	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	690	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,076	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,178	46.14/cwt	43.00–52.00	544	38
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,326	68.28/cwt	64.00–72.00	905	151
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,460	74.80/cwt	73.00–78.00	1,092	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,308	58.67/cwt	54.00–63.00	767	44
Bulls	—	—	1,840	85.39/cwt	83.00–88.00	1,571	8
Bulls	—	—	1,865	74.89/cwt	72.00–78.50	1,397	4
Bulls	—	—	1,878	94.31/cwt	91.00–98.00	1,771	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	876	114.31/cwt	97.50–121.00	1,001	37
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,276	1,035.00/head	1,035.00–1,035.00	1,035	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	980	939.22/head	900.00–1,025.00	939	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,217	957.64/head	825.00–1,125.00	958	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	439	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	865	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	486	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	943	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	512	185.40/cwt	182.00–187.50	949	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	716	168.97/cwt	163.00–172.75	1,210	218
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	637	158.02/cwt	147.00–161.00	1,007	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	348	225.76/cwt	207.50–226.00	786	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	165.83/cwt	161.00–169.00	635	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	172.63/cwt	165.50–176.25	1,072	273
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,108	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,341	8
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	1,050	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,166	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	586	170.37/cwt	165.00–176.00	998	198
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	902	161.35/cwt	161.35–161.35	1,455	32
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	1,025	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	1,102	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	496	158.74/cwt	155.00–162.50	787	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	591	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	963	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	260	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	847	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,398	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	426	227.16/cwt	217.00–234.00	968	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	785	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,460	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	472	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,015	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	418	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	986	151
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	582	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	879	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	537	175.13/cwt	170.00–180.00	940	111
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	535	159.07/cwt	150.00–162.00	851	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	621	152.41/cwt	151.00–157.50	946	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	161.62/cwt	147.00–169.00	855	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	640	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	362	190.18/cwt	189.00–192.00	688	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	969	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	159.34/cwt	154.00–164.00	1,082	85
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	179.19/cwt	173.00–186.75	860	99
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	142.55/cwt	135.00–148.00	684	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	783	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,214	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	189.00/cwt	181.00–193.00	799	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	151.06/cwt	145.00–162.00	1,107	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	908	149.75/cwt	149.75–149.75	1,360	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	797	168.75/cwt	168.75–168.75	1,345	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	152.28/cwt	151.00–159.00	880	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	756	2

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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