Sale reports / Kansas / Winter Livestock - Dodge City / 2021-12-22

Winter Livestock - Dodge City

Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2021-12-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dodge City, Kansas · Wed, Dec 22

● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1889

← Dec 15Dec 22Jan 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

698 head

▼ 2,923 vs last sale 3,621▲ 698 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

241 head

▼ 94 vs last sale 335▲ 241 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

13 head

▼ 176 vs last sale 189▲ 13 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

* Note * Winter Livestock in Dodge City will not have a sale next Wednesday December 29th due to Christmas Break. On January 5th, 2022, Winter Livestock in Dodge City will have a weaned calf special

* Compared to last week, not enough steers and heifers on offer for a market test, however a steady trend was noted. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower with the exception of high yielding breaking cows selling steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $161.79/cwt on 340 head.

Average price

$161.79

340 head · 761 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,232

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$188

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2

$15.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.60

vs KS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	762	162.06	1,235	334
Medium and Large 1-2	712	147.01	1,047	6thin

One grade step is worth $15.05/cwt here — about $188 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 sale340 hd

161.79

—

KS average3 barns · 4,586 hd

176.39

−14.60

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	1,954	83.64	1,634	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,374	65.30	897	95
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,193	57.07	681	102
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,067	44.10	471	11

Every lot

45 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	348	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	668	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	362	178.71/cwt	174.00–181.00	647	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	403	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	870	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	447	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	809	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	468	166.61/cwt	163.00–170.00	780	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	511	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	910	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	585	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,012	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	585	156.66/cwt	153.00–158.00	916	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	610	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	942	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	637	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,089	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	660	157.49/cwt	153.00–159.00	1,039	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	709	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,184	39
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	711	162.91/cwt	159.50–164.50	1,158	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	712	147.01/cwt	146.00–148.00	1,047	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	794	160.25/cwt	160.25–160.25	1,272	92
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	806	158.58/cwt	157.50–159.50	1,278	59
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	940	139.37/cwt	139.00–140.50	1,310	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	980	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	1,357	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	986	152.25/cwt	152.25–152.25	1,501	46
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	333	152.44/cwt	150.00–155.00	508	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	368	164.19/cwt	162.00–166.00	604	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	471	149.05/cwt	145.00–151.00	702	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	479	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	771	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	527	156.79/cwt	151.00–158.00	826	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	579	145.89/cwt	140.00–149.00	845	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	641	144.02/cwt	141.00–145.00	923	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	681	142.90/cwt	142.50–143.00	973	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	689	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,082	66
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	747	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,135	66
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	790	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,114	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	819	149.79/cwt	146.50–151.50	1,227	46
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	864	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	1,076	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	903	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	1,061	3
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,055	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,319	1
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,100	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,276	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,922	78.96/cwt	75.00–82.00	1,518	5
Bulls	—	—	1,981	87.54/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,734	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,067	44.10/cwt	41.00–49.00	471	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,193	57.07/cwt	51.00–59.50	681	102
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,328	63.45/cwt	60.00–68.00	843	75
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,547	72.26/cwt	70.00–77.00	1,118	20
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,040	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,320	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,148	1,017.59/cwt	825.00–1,150.00	11,682	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,196	871.98/cwt	710.00–1,085.00	10,429	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,325	917.94/cwt	850.00–1,050.00	12,163	3

This sale against other markets

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.

Kansas feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Winter Livestock - Dodge City, KS

Wed Dec 22, 2021

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Manhattan, KS (LS-DC)

Feeder CattleReceipts 698Last week 3,621Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 241Last week 335Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 189Year ago 0

* Final Report *

* Note * Winter Livestock in Dodge City will not have a sale next Wednesday December 29th due to Christmas Break. On January 5th, 2022, Winter Livestock in Dodge City will have a weaned calf special

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	527	151.00–158.00	156.79
3	—	903	117.50	117.50
9	—	471	145.00–151.00	149.05
6	—	864	124.50	124.50
8	—	641	141.00–145.00	144.02
66	—	747	152.00	152.00
9	—	579	140.00–149.00	145.89
4	—	790	141.00	141.00
7	—	368	162.00–166.00	164.19
2	—	333	150.00–155.00	152.44
15	—	681	142.50–143.00	142.90
46	—	819	146.50–151.50	149.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,100	116.00	116.00
1	—	1,055	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
66	—	689	157.00	157.00
7	—	479	161.00	161.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	348	192.00	192.00
4	—	447	181.00	181.00
4	—	940	139.00–140.50	139.37
92	—	794	160.25	160.25
3	—	511	178.00	178.00
6	—	468	163.00–170.00	166.61
3	—	362	174.00–181.00	178.71
59	—	806	157.50–159.50	158.58
26	—	711	159.50–164.50	162.91
8	—	660	153.00–159.00	157.49
7	—	610	154.50	154.50
6	—	585	153.00–158.00	156.66
7	—	980	138.50	138.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	403	216.00	216.00
39	—	709	167.00	167.00
46	—	986	152.25	152.25
4	—	637	171.00	171.00
6	—	585	173.00	173.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	712	146.00–148.00	147.01

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,067	41.00–49.00	44.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,547	70.00–77.00	72.26
75	—	1,328	60.00–68.00	63.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
102	—	1,193	51.00–59.50	57.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,922	75.00–82.00	78.96
6	—	1,981	85.00–90.00	87.54

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,148	825.00–1,150.00	1,017.59
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,196	710.00–1,085.00	871.98
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,325	850.00–1,050.00	917.94
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,040	800.00	800.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.