Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2023-02-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 700 lb to 900 lb sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Steers 400 lb to 700 lb sold 10.00 to 12.00 higher. Feeder heifers 600 lb to 950 lb sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Heifers 400 lb to 600 lb sold 10.00 higher. Demand was good. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $189.18/cwt on 1,575 head.

Average price

$189.18

1,575 head · 752 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,423

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$346

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$22.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.06

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	743	190.17	1,413	1,498
Medium and Large 1-2	669	174.42	1,166	25
Large 1	1,048	167.91	1,759	52

One grade step is worth $22.25/cwt here — about −$346 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 sale1,575 hd

189.18

—

KS average3 barns · 4,392 hd

186.13

+3.06

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	2,021	112.11	2,266	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,378	89.28	1,230	205
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,221	74.07	904	95
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,125	67.36	758	24

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)	1,410	$1,252	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,257	$1,125	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,400	$1,200	1thin

Every lot, as filed

72 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	Large 1	—	1,042	168.33/cwt	161.00–169.00	1,754	47
Steers	Large 1	—	1,102	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,807	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	518	229.29/cwt	220.00–241.00	1,188	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	650	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,307	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	623	210.95/cwt	207.00–212.00	1,314	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	917	150.04/cwt	146.00–152.00	1,376	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	706	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,218	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	556	224.95/cwt	216.00–230.00	1,251	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	392	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	794	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	838	175.25/cwt	172.00–180.50	1,469	182
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,270	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	971	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,486	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	724	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	689	189.51/cwt	180.00–191.00	1,306	153
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	744	186.72/cwt	179.00–187.25	1,389	103
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	881	175.98/cwt	174.50–179.50	1,550	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	999	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	723	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,410	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	884	185.17/cwt	185.00–185.50	1,637	180
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	901	174.50/cwt	174.50–174.50	1,572	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	183.03/cwt	175.00–186.50	1,391	222
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	457	218.14/cwt	210.00–219.00	997	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	197.50/cwt	190.00–199.00	1,128	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	440	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	880	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	632	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,289	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	809	185.74/cwt	182.00–186.25	1,503	129
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	579	212.43/cwt	211.25–222.00	1,230	79
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	539	210.68/cwt	205.00–212.50	1,136	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	787	187.75/cwt	187.75–187.75	1,478	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	641	191.26/cwt	191.00–201.00	1,226	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	443	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	806	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	534	197.75/cwt	197.50–200.00	1,056	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	351	226.26/cwt	225.00–230.00	794	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	437	205.67/cwt	202.00–212.00	899	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	514	202.63/cwt	200.00–204.00	1,042	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	641	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,090	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,221	74.07/cwt	70.00–79.00	904	95
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,173	66.93/cwt	59.00–69.50	785	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,430	92.78/cwt	90.00–96.00	1,327	115
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,311	84.80/cwt	80.00–89.00	1,112	90
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	941	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	649	5
Bulls	—	—	2,137	115.14/cwt	111.00–118.00	2,461	5
Bulls	—	—	1,827	107.07/cwt	104.00–109.00	1,956	3
Stock Cows	Large 1	—	1,120	103.57/cwt	92.50–112.50	1,160	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,400	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,410	1,252.46/head	1,250.00–1,260.00	1,252	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,257	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	784	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	166.32/cwt	165.00–171.00	1,054	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	172.33/cwt	169.50–175.00	1,318	190
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	711	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,145	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	511	197.11/cwt	196.75–198.00	1,007	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	170.17/cwt	169.00–174.00	997	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	175.21/cwt	170.00–182.50	901	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	191.40/cwt	188.00–195.00	800	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	868	155.99/cwt	151.50–160.50	1,354	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	180.23/cwt	175.00–183.50	1,119	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	183.92/cwt	177.00–188.50	1,054	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	277	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	623	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	812	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,397	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	317	195.98/cwt	195.00–197.50	621	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	394	200.62/cwt	197.00–202.00	790	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	944	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,425	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	968	145.64/cwt	145.00–147.50	1,410	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	170.41/cwt	165.00–173.00	1,224	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	377	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	886	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	303	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	788	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	428	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,006	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	598	185.52/cwt	184.00–187.00	1,109	87
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	174.08/cwt	168.00–177.50	1,189	17
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,010	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,454	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	983	6

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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