Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2023-02-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifer 400 lb to 925 lb sold 3.00 to 7.00 higher. Outstanding offering of thin fleshed black calves and feeders. Demand was good. Slaughter cows sold 8.00 to 10.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 5.00 higher on light receipts.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $196.21/cwt on 1,795 head.

Average price

$196.21

1,795 head · 733 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,438

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$163

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

$25.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.80

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	732	196.97	1,443	1,742
Medium and Large 1-2	748	171.21	1,280	53

One grade step is worth $25.76/cwt here — about $163 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 sale1,795 hd

196.21

—

KS average3 barns · 3,790 hd

191.41

+4.80

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	1,794	106.77	1,915	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,378	97.89	1,349	73
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,251	83.95	1,050	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,053	69.34	730	2thin

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$1,600	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,100	$1,250	4thin

Every lot, as filed

93 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 1-2	—	630	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,213	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	196.49/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,320	122
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	334	205.88/cwt	202.50–208.00	688	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,046	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	539	208.70/cwt	201.00–210.00	1,125	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	873	153.88/cwt	147.50–160.00	1,343	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	881	180.85/cwt	171.50–183.85	1,593	311
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	352	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	855	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	515	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,169	14
Bulls	—	—	1,950	103.54/cwt	100.00–107.00	2,019	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	180.16/cwt	178.50–187.00	1,133	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	438	254.70/cwt	252.50–255.00	1,116	92
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	295	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	782	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	655	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	184.64/cwt	182.00–186.00	1,076	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	201.14/cwt	195.00–203.00	1,255	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1Source/Aged	—	512	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,290	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	835	183.15/cwt	177.00–185.10	1,529	470
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	756	187.02/cwt	182.00–188.00	1,414	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	709	196.50/cwt	196.50–196.50	1,393	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	178.23/cwt	176.00–185.00	1,194	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	736	188.88/cwt	186.00–191.50	1,390	90
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	521	205.50/cwt	205.50–205.50	1,071	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	463	229.32/cwt	229.00–230.00	1,062	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	175.90/cwt	170.00–179.00	911	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	171.89/cwt	165.50–175.00	1,239	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	610	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,092	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	901	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,451	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	922	175.35/cwt	174.75–175.85	1,617	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	600	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,266	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	748	197.25/cwt	197.25–197.25	1,475	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	783	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,378	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Source/Aged	—	471	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,178	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	573	219.60/cwt	215.00–224.00	1,258	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	374	257.68/cwt	254.00–262.50	964	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	653	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,254	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	301	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	641	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	400	231.25/cwt	230.00–232.50	925	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	340	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	823	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	673	202.43/cwt	201.25–203.50	1,362	108
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	474	246.92/cwt	241.00–257.00	1,170	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Source/Aged	—	607	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,299	12
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,095	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,560	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	457	209.74/cwt	205.00–211.00	959	70
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	842	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,297	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	985	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,320	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Source/Aged	—	544	227.23/cwt	210.00–233.00	1,236	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Source/Aged	—	353	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	819	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,366	95.15/cwt	91.00–99.00	1,300	46
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	1,003	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	883	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,276	83.54/cwt	80.00–89.00	1,066	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	69.34/cwt	60.00–79.00	730	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,398	102.55/cwt	100.00–108.00	1,434	27
Bulls	—	—	1,600	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,584	1
Bulls	—	—	1,675	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	2,027	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	510	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,046	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	412	209.16/cwt	209.00–209.50	862	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	167.02/cwt	161.00–173.00	1,134	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	810	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	444	199.90/cwt	196.00–205.00	888	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	185.33/cwt	185.00–186.00	988	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	177.40/cwt	174.00–180.00	1,288	126
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	174.06/cwt	171.00–174.50	1,445	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	882	170.94/cwt	164.00–173.00	1,508	134
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	868	153.36/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,331	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	580	200.91/cwt	198.00–203.75	1,165	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	732	165.05/cwt	159.00–167.00	1,208	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	445	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	997	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	493	196.85/cwt	191.00–198.00	970	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	609	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,218	84
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	425	235.54/cwt	231.00–239.00	1,001	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	573	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,175	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Source/Aged	—	637	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,210	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Source/Aged	—	567	211.99/cwt	211.85–214.00	1,202	119
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,032	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	315	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	690	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Source/Aged	—	455	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,001	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	765	179.85/cwt	179.85–179.85	1,376	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Source/Aged	—	773	179.75/cwt	179.75–179.75	1,389	91
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	188.32/cwt	183.00–191.00	1,098	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	175.52/cwt	173.00–178.00	983	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	922	165.60/cwt	165.60–165.60	1,527	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Source/Aged	—	667	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,254	90
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	381	223.23/cwt	213.00–225.00	851	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	774	174.98/cwt	169.00–176.25	1,354	153
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	181.26/cwt	175.00–185.00	1,204	255
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	164.78/cwt	163.00–165.50	1,257	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	184.18/cwt	181.00–191.00	1,151	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	964	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,620	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	393	201.89/cwt	199.00–204.00	793	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,280	1

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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