Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2022-12-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, steers 400 lb to 900 lb sold steady to 2.00 higher. Heifers 350 lb to 850 lb sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Demand was good. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $176.18/cwt on 1,287 head.

Average price

$176.18

1,287 head · 680 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,197

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$77

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$61.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.77

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	682	177.68	1,212	1,188
Medium and Large 1-2	632	159.99	1,012	95
Large 1	1,110	116.14	1,289	4thin

One grade step is worth $61.53/cwt here — about −$77 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 sale1,287 hd

176.18

—

KS average3 barns · 3,017 hd

175.41

+0.77

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	1,738	92.12	1,601	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,496	70.70	1,058	190
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,231	62.10	764	148
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,309	52.79	691	17

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 (2-4 yrs)	1,165	$1,475	11
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	915	$1,461	19
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,116	$1,425	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,378	$1,424	32
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,315	$1,361	56
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,290	$1,325	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,244	$1,153	9
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,282	$1,142	10
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,406	$1,050	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,202	$1,025	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,370	$975	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,200	$1,500	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,150	$1,500	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$1,400	3thin

Every lot, as filed

90 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	—	801	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,514	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	858	188.75/cwt	188.75–188.75	1,619	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	290	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	587	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	172.11/cwt	165.00–175.00	904	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	172.59/cwt	170.50–173.75	1,244	172
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	814	170.43/cwt	167.50–171.85	1,387	463
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	293	261.91/cwt	240.00–265.00	767	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,320	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	522	220.90/cwt	205.00–225.50	1,153	104
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	588	208.03/cwt	200.00–209.50	1,223	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	491	237.48/cwt	228.00–241.00	1,166	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	649	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,298	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	427	258.46/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,104	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	365	238.00/cwt	222.50–252.50	869	11
Steers	Large 1	—	1,050	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,176	1
Steers	Large 1	—	1,000	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	1,125	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	901	181.50/cwt	181.50–181.50	1,635	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	328	236.98/cwt	222.50–245.00	777	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	180.25/cwt	176.00–181.00	1,136	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	166.69/cwt	165.00–173.00	1,132	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,093	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	856	176.91/cwt	170.50–179.50	1,514	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,015	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	559	165.36/cwt	159.00–180.00	924	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	188.34/cwt	187.50–192.50	1,008	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	780	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	215.76/cwt	208.00–218.00	807	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,231	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	542	175.89/cwt	163.00–178.50	953	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	684	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	180.74/cwt	174.00–183.00	1,300	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,051	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	240	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	540	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	188.19/cwt	182.50–192.00	1,265	112
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	141.50/cwt	140.00–143.00	1,231	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	819	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,441	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	471	186.44/cwt	185.00–189.00	878	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	970	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,649	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	185.39/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,046	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	600	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,032	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	495	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	911	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	503	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	931	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	715	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,080	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	376	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	760	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	156.12/cwt	153.00–157.00	895	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,309	52.79/cwt	48.00–55.00	691	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,646	73.37/cwt	72.00–75.00	1,208	52
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,440	69.70/cwt	67.00–71.00	1,004	138
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,231	62.10/cwt	56.00–66.00	764	148
Bulls	—	—	1,869	94.29/cwt	91.00–98.00	1,762	8
Bulls	—	—	1,476	87.78/cwt	86.00–89.00	1,296	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,202	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	915	1,460.68/head	950.00–1,600.00	1,461	19
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,315	1,360.61/head	1,200.00–1,485.00	1,361	56
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,165	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,406	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,370	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,024	100.42/cwt	89.00–110.00	1,028	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,282	1,141.66/head	1,125.00–1,150.00	1,142	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,290	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,378	1,424.28/head	1,350.00–1,475.00	1,424	32
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,244	1,152.67/head	935.00–1,325.00	1,153	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,116	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,150	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	792	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,366	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	377	214.27/cwt	211.00–216.00	808	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	323	210.43/cwt	210.00–211.00	680	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	505	192.07/cwt	191.50–194.00	970	104
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	435	203.97/cwt	196.00–206.00	887	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	613	182.28/cwt	178.00–182.50	1,117	100
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	634	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	172.15/cwt	169.00–177.00	1,141	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	547	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	810	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	156.03/cwt	151.00–161.00	971	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	917	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	843	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,458	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,101	3
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,131	105.69/cwt	102.00–113.00	1,195	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	150.55/cwt	136.00–158.00	986	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	714	151.49/cwt	138.00–156.00	1,082	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	186.86/cwt	181.00–189.00	888	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	165.47/cwt	161.00–169.00	778	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	178.60/cwt	177.50–180.00	768	7
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,045	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,541	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	848	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,365	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	593	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,026	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	168.58/cwt	161.00–170.00	1,028	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	159.32/cwt	157.00–160.00	1,219	12

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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