Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2023-02-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers 800 lb to 950 lb sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Steers and heifers 500 lb to 800 lb sold steady. Steer calves 400 lb to 500 lb sold 10.00 to 20.00 higher. Heifer calves 400 lb to 500 lb sold 10.00 to 15.00 higher. Demand was good. Slaughter cows sold steady, however 2 high yielding cows sold for 99. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $186.88/cwt on 1,252 head.

Average price

$186.88

1,252 head · 648 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,212

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$164

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

$50.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.92

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	645	187.87	1,211	1,218
Medium and Large 1-2	667	156.53	1,044	23
Large 1	1,038	140.90	1,463	10thin
Large 1-2	1,000	137.50	1,375	1thin

One grade step is worth $50.37/cwt here — about −$164 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 sale1,252 hd

186.88

—

KS average4 barns · 3,439 hd

185.96

+0.92

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	2,015	112.41	2,265	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,319	86.71	1,144	201
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,186	75.09	891	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,095	65.74	720	36

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)	1,330	$1,362	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,280	$1,224	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,120	$1,179	10
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,212	$1,140	10
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,294	$1,125	19
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	980	$1,075	1thin

Every lot, as filed

80 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	—	870	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,462	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	485	247.33/cwt	244.00–248.00	1,200	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	609	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,230	29
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,016	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,524	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	753	188.25/cwt	188.25–188.25	1,418	109
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	580	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,224	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	729	193.75/cwt	193.75–193.75	1,412	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	879	179.69/cwt	177.75–181.25	1,579	286
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	176.12/cwt	175.50–177.00	1,280	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	389	224.98/cwt	217.50–227.50	875	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	818	162.00/cwt	161.00–163.00	1,325	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	897	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,507	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	179.26/cwt	177.50–181.00	1,093	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	983	160.75/cwt	160.75–160.75	1,580	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	192.64/cwt	184.00–194.00	1,304	96
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	427	264.71/cwt	260.00–268.00	1,130	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	927	154.33/cwt	151.00–156.00	1,431	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	994	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	552	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,143	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	196.68/cwt	194.00–198.00	1,235	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	241.17/cwt	240.00–251.00	803	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	170.46/cwt	164.00–180.00	1,128	9
Steers	Large 1	—	1,038	153.01/cwt	152.00–154.00	1,588	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	821	179.96/cwt	173.00–183.00	1,477	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	506	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,063	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	350	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	866	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	408	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	857	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	929	173.31/cwt	172.25–178.50	1,610	84
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	395	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	999	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	339	217.40/cwt	212.50–222.50	737	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	774	181.60/cwt	175.00–184.00	1,406	116
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	737	184.74/cwt	181.50–189.00	1,362	82
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	783	166.62/cwt	165.00–170.00	1,305	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	296	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	755	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	595	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,232	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	522	215.07/cwt	212.00–217.50	1,123	154
Bulls	Large 1	—	1,005	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,497	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,098	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	735	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,044	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	961	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,272	84.98/cwt	80.00–89.00	1,081	143
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,186	75.09/cwt	70.00–79.00	891	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,123	65.68/cwt	57.50–68.00	738	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	956	66.01/cwt	65.00–67.00	631	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,436	90.99/cwt	90.00–99.00	1,307	58
Bulls	—	—	2,154	116.43/cwt	111.00–122.00	2,508	16
Bulls	—	—	1,792	105.99/cwt	102.00–109.00	1,899	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,280	1,224.48/head	1,160.00–1,300.00	1,224	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,294	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	19
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,330	1,362.23/head	1,135.00–1,450.00	1,362	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	995	98.02/cwt	77.50–125.00	975	17
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	980	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,212	1,140.00/head	1,140.00–1,140.00	1,140	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,120	1,179.05/head	1,125.00–1,185.00	1,179	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	492	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,087	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	819	171.64/cwt	166.75–172.60	1,406	149
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	961	152.60/cwt	152.00–155.00	1,466	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	157.51/cwt	151.00–163.00	975	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	221.62/cwt	215.00–228.00	827	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	148.11/cwt	142.50–150.00	1,071	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	673	180.48/cwt	180.00–180.50	1,215	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	262	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	609	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	711	175.52/cwt	170.00–177.75	1,248	152
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	791	169.31/cwt	167.00–171.25	1,339	100
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	541	166.66/cwt	164.00–172.00	902	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	634	183.71/cwt	181.00–184.50	1,165	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	946	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	1,462	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,312	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	147.60/cwt	140.00–155.00	1,144	2
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,090	119.68/cwt	117.00–121.00	1,305	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	489	207.36/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,014	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	173.54/cwt	172.50–175.50	1,078	20
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	1,000	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,375	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	190.39/cwt	185.00–193.50	1,083	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	193.57/cwt	191.00–197.00	1,026	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	373	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	962	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	525	225.42/cwt	217.50–230.00	1,183	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	191.30/cwt	186.00–194.00	901	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	329	243.64/cwt	242.50–244.00	802	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	173.24/cwt	165.00–175.60	1,183	205

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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