Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2023-01-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 700 lb to 950 lb sold steady to 3.00 lower. Steers 575 Lb to 700 lb sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher. Steer calves 400 lb to 575 lb sold steady to 3.00 lower. Heifers 400 lb to 900 lb sold steady to 3.00 lower. Demand was moderate. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold 5.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $190.12/cwt on 1,591 head.

Average price

$190.12

1,591 head · 661 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,257

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$345

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$35.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.85

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	663	193.91	1,286	1,334
Medium and Large 1-2	635	170.98	1,086	246
Large 1	1,032	158.00	1,631	11thin

One grade step is worth $35.91/cwt here — about −$345 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 sale1,591 hd

190.12

—

KS average3 barns · 6,251 hd

191.97

−1.85

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	1,572	90.49	1,422	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,288	76.35	984	203
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,177	65.77	774	91
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,157	54.21	627	55

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)	1,341	$1,128	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,377	$1,035	4thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,000	$875	1thin

Every lot, as filed

81 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	—	414	181.35/cwt	178.00–183.00	751	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	400	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	920	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	617	205.57/cwt	198.50–212.00	1,268	228
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	291	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	698	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	709	179.22/cwt	179.00–179.25	1,271	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	712	186.89/cwt	186.50–187.25	1,331	97
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	385	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	658	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	517	215.53/cwt	201.00–223.00	1,114	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	815	181.25/cwt	181.25–181.25	1,477	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	176.25/cwt	176.00–178.00	807	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	963	155.76/cwt	152.00–161.00	1,500	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	364	223.27/cwt	220.00–225.00	813	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	371	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	879	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	160.51/cwt	160.00–162.50	921	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	1,507	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	176.13/cwt	173.00–179.60	925	112
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	747	167.14/cwt	165.50–174.00	1,249	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	858	165.92/cwt	150.00–167.50	1,424	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	562	207.48/cwt	201.35–210.00	1,166	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	191.46/cwt	191.00–197.00	919	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	171.83/cwt	171.00–173.00	1,177	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	182.07/cwt	171.50–182.50	1,393	192
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	311	234.62/cwt	232.50–235.00	730	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	878	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,563	80
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	690	185.03/cwt	183.00–186.00	1,277	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	217.98/cwt	217.00–222.50	922	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	824	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,220	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	837	164.57/cwt	161.00–172.00	1,377	19
Steers	Large 1	—	1,032	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,631	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	190.33/cwt	185.00–196.50	1,176	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	180.66/cwt	180.00–181.00	1,129	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	181.70/cwt	180.00–191.00	948	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	539	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,186	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	944	170.25/cwt	170.25–170.25	1,607	29
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,108	133.00/cwt	131.00–143.00	1,474	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	764	171.25/cwt	171.25–171.25	1,308	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	412	209.65/cwt	207.00–212.00	864	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	592	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,066	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	905	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,276	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	890	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,273	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,157	54.21/cwt	49.00–59.00	627	55
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,311	81.14/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,064	33
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,284	75.42/cwt	70.00–79.50	968	170
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,214	66.57/cwt	60.00–69.00	808	78
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	954	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	582	13
Bulls	—	—	1,815	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,652	1
Bulls	—	—	1,941	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	2,019	3
Bulls	—	—	1,379	84.63/cwt	78.00–87.00	1,167	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	928	98.77/cwt	87.50–125.00	917	21
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,000	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,341	1,128.29/head	1,100.00–1,175.00	1,128	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,377	1,035.00/head	1,035.00–1,035.00	1,035	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	357	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	714	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	528	190.85/cwt	186.50–201.00	1,008	96
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,021	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	862	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	717	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	359	171.82/cwt	170.00–180.00	617	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	837	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	871	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	467	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,074	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	191.59/cwt	188.00–197.00	1,111	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	346	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	806	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	170.73/cwt	170.50–171.00	1,263	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	298	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	527	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	693	168.41/cwt	163.50–171.75	1,167	147
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	936	147.66/cwt	141.00–148.50	1,382	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	491	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	992	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	670	194.44/cwt	191.50–197.75	1,303	148
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	817	149.87/cwt	144.00–152.50	1,224	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	1,082	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	174.30/cwt	168.00–177.50	1,081	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	585	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,076	101
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	881	148.51/cwt	143.00–149.00	1,308	22
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,012	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,467	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	783	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,237	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	590	173.40/cwt	169.00–177.00	1,023	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	476	197.28/cwt	197.00–197.50	939	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	331	183.31/cwt	180.00–185.00	607	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	959	146.11/cwt	138.00–146.75	1,401	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	180.50/cwt	177.00–181.00	861	15

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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