Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2023-01-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers 700 lb to 925 lb sold steady. Steers 400 lb to 700 lb sold steady to 3.00 higher. Heifers 400 lb to 700 lb sold steady to 2.00 higher Demand was good. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $196.00/cwt on 2,043 head.

Average price

$196.00

2,043 head · 673 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,319

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$254

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$45.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.38

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	675	196.84	1,328	1,963
Medium and Large 1-2	626	176.01	1,101	78
Large 1	1,048	151.00	1,582	2thin

One grade step is worth $45.84/cwt here — about −$254 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 sale2,043 hd

196.00

—

KS average4 barns · 7,585 hd

191.61

+4.38

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	1,966	104.31	2,050	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,397	76.84	1,073	248
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,358	64.32	873	127
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,303	51.85	676	81

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,600	$1,225	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,221	$1,010	3thin

Every lot, as filed

82 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	—	773	170.60/cwt	165.00–173.25	1,319	229
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	308	242.46/cwt	240.00–247.00	747	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	369	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	775	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	184.83/cwt	182.50–190.00	798	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	392	249.21/cwt	247.00–259.00	977	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	629	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,258	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,001	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	490	226.51/cwt	220.50–228.00	1,110	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	560	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,176	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	818	190.38/cwt	188.00–191.60	1,557	326
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	543	187.32/cwt	178.00–192.00	1,017	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	891	171.16/cwt	161.00–172.50	1,525	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,227	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	878	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	233	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	594	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	652	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,291	109
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	741	177.98/cwt	164.00–184.00	1,319	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	402	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	663	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	489	208.07/cwt	203.00–213.00	1,017	23
Steers	Large 1	—	1,075	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,677	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	193.39/cwt	187.00–196.00	1,213	292
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	182.53/cwt	177.00–188.00	1,415	158
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	923	170.91/cwt	165.00–173.50	1,577	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	184.39/cwt	178.50–188.25	1,341	288
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	380	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	935	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	461	232.72/cwt	231.00–236.00	1,073	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	179.93/cwt	173.00–181.00	1,233	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	762	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	191.02/cwt	185.00–194.60	1,289	111
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	578	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	208.90/cwt	204.00–213.00	1,101	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	324	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	810	6
Steers	Large 1	—	1,020	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,489	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	173.77/cwt	173.00–175.00	1,090	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	337	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	644	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	827	177.33/cwt	171.00–180.00	1,467	99
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	415	245.50/cwt	245.50–245.50	1,019	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	878	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,475	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	446	208.46/cwt	201.00–210.00	930	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	521	198.45/cwt	198.00–199.00	1,034	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	352	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	753	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	630	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,058	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,017	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,303	51.85/cwt	45.00–59.50	676	81
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,410	83.73/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,181	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,395	75.96/cwt	70.00–79.00	1,060	220
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,358	64.32/cwt	60.00–69.00	873	127
Bulls	—	—	1,400	95.55/cwt	93.00–99.00	1,338	3
Bulls	—	—	2,060	105.77/cwt	100.00–109.00	2,179	18
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,001	82.32/cwt	73.00–87.50	824	29
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,221	1,010.04/head	875.00–1,075.00	1,010	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,600	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	843	166.11/cwt	165.50–167.00	1,400	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	172.92/cwt	165.00–174.85	1,255	139
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	176.77/cwt	169.00–179.35	1,098	433
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,009	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	172.50/cwt	165.00–176.00	980	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	175.05/cwt	173.00–179.50	930	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	304	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	599	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	772	160.03/cwt	155.00–162.50	1,235	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	174.71/cwt	170.75–176.25	1,178	215
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	484	200.47/cwt	197.00–203.00	970	83
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,235	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	189.22/cwt	185.00–194.00	904	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	653	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,175	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	637	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,147	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,213	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	794	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	181.67/cwt	177.00–187.00	1,054	224
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	918	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,313	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	458	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	811	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	386	184.99/cwt	183.00–187.00	714	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	169.45/cwt	167.50–175.00	724	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,080	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	300	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	668	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	436	232.94/cwt	227.50–246.00	1,016	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	537	186.85/cwt	181.50–191.00	1,003	121
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	198.75/cwt	194.00–202.00	755	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	530	225.49/cwt	218.00–231.00	1,195	114
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	418	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	846	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	436	218.39/cwt	217.50–222.50	952	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	584	187.90/cwt	186.00–193.00	1,097	33

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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