Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2023-02-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, steers 475 lb to 950 lb sold steady. Heifers 400 lb to 950 lb sold steady to 2.00 higher. Demand was good. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 5.00 to 6.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $186.67/cwt on 873 head.

Average price

$186.67

873 head · 775 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,446

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$276

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$19.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.23

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	766	187.57	1,436	832
Medium and Large 1-2	693	169.56	1,175	8thin
Large 1	1,018	168.15	1,712	33

One grade step is worth $19.42/cwt here — about −$276 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 sale873 hd

186.67

—

KS average3 barns · 3,672 hd

191.90

−5.23

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	1,997	107.03	2,137	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,414	86.27	1,220	116
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,143	77.02	880	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	948	57.35	544	30

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)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,320	$1,200	1thin

Every lot, as filed

74 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	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	310	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	729	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	821	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,519	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	539	213.62/cwt	209.00–220.00	1,151	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	368	257.02/cwt	252.50–262.00	946	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	518	195.83/cwt	195.50–196.50	1,014	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	594	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,111	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	345	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	835	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	440	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	928	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	608	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,161	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	886	179.47/cwt	175.50–181.00	1,590	135
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	707	187.42/cwt	184.00–188.75	1,325	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	778	183.84/cwt	178.50–186.60	1,430	301
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	544	194.20/cwt	193.00–196.00	1,056	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	226.95/cwt	226.00–228.00	858	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	867	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	978	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	675	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,219	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	946	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,665	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	196.93/cwt	191.00–197.50	1,260	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	175.76/cwt	172.00–179.75	1,459	131
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	927	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,502	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	495	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,084	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	657	188.89/cwt	188.00–189.00	1,241	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	322	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	797	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	355	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	692	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	411	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,038	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	472	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,166	27
Steers	Large 1	—	1,018	168.15/cwt	162.00–169.00	1,712	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,332	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	391	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	978	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	935	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,309	1
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,048	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,582	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	692	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,259	35
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	880	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,153	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	705	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	969	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	532	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	971	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,143	77.02/cwt	71.00–79.00	880	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	541	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	926	58.62/cwt	55.00–66.00	543	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,413	86.07/cwt	80.00–89.00	1,216	113
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,453	93.87/cwt	91.50–96.00	1,364	3
Bulls	—	—	2,123	113.75/cwt	112.00–116.50	2,415	6
Bulls	—	—	1,940	107.19/cwt	104.50–110.00	2,079	4
Bulls	—	—	1,733	86.53/cwt	81.00–91.00	1,500	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,320	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	395	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	881	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	479	199.71/cwt	195.50–205.00	957	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	404	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	816	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	705	178.50/cwt	178.50–178.50	1,258	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,313	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,224	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	493	189.52/cwt	185.00–194.00	934	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	932	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,351	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	161.50/cwt	161.50–161.50	1,155	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	808	146.01/cwt	137.50–147.50	1,180	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	917	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	959	152.50/cwt	149.00–153.00	1,462	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,025	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	762	166.60/cwt	166.60–166.60	1,269	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	172.51/cwt	171.00–175.00	1,054	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	759	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	173.98/cwt	166.00–177.25	1,331	168
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	938	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,482	16
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,077	143.41/cwt	131.00–146.50	1,545	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	681	171.05/cwt	166.00–173.00	1,165	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,018	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	190.80/cwt	190.00–192.50	1,088	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	373	241.11/cwt	235.00–242.00	899	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	602	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,174	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	836	169.70/cwt	164.00–171.25	1,419	107
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	886	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,471	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	641	184.90/cwt	181.00–186.00	1,185	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	171.62/cwt	165.00–172.00	1,219	38

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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