Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2023-03-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers 600 lb to 900 lb sold 2.00 lower, however high quality and fancy steers and heifers sold 2.00 higher. Steer and heifer calves 400 lb to 600 lb sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Demand was good on high quality and fancy cattle. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $194.59/cwt on 1,081 head.

Average price

$194.59

1,081 head · 733 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,426

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$392

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$23.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.44

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	704	197.24	1,388	954
Medium and Large 1-2	685	178.59	1,224	27
Large 1	1,025	173.67	1,780	100

One grade step is worth $23.57/cwt here — about −$392 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 sale1,081 hd

194.59

—

KS average3 barns · 4,144 hd

192.15

+2.44

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	1,911	110.97	2,121	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,385	97.45	1,349	145
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,273	87.56	1,115	105
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,050	68.85	723	41

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)	1,425	$1,450	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,100	$1,525	1thin

Every lot, as filed

73 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	—	345	253.50/cwt	253.50–253.50	875	9
Steers	Large 1	—	1,025	173.67/cwt	172.50–174.50	1,780	100
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	533	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,103	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	473	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	989	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	540	208.51/cwt	207.50–212.00	1,126	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	879	165.53/cwt	159.00–165.75	1,455	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	212.02/cwt	209.00–217.00	1,128	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	861	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,614	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	479	229.68/cwt	228.00–233.00	1,100	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	790	192.85/cwt	192.85–192.85	1,524	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	660	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,294	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	203.49/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,166	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	179.52/cwt	174.50–180.50	1,490	172
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	892	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,436	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	686	188.33/cwt	184.50–194.50	1,292	106
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	187.79/cwt	183.00–192.00	1,365	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	772	179.96/cwt	177.00–184.25	1,389	90
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	848	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	180.48/cwt	178.00–183.00	1,287	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	195.49/cwt	190.00–195.75	1,234	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,033	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,036	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	798	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,341	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	546	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,103	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	215.32/cwt	211.00–219.00	1,025	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	874	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	925	176.60/cwt	175.00–177.35	1,634	93
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	903	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	388	252.19/cwt	252.00–258.00	978	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	451	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,033	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	625	215.45/cwt	211.00–218.50	1,347	81
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	716	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,138	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	825	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,312	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	394	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	942	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	685	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,226	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	450	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	873	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,196	77.76/cwt	73.00–79.00	930	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,385	96.44/cwt	92.00–99.50	1,336	111
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,273	87.56/cwt	81.00–91.50	1,115	105
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	956	63.15/cwt	61.00–66.00	604	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,383	100.73/cwt	100.00–104.00	1,393	34
Bulls	—	—	1,853	110.15/cwt	108.00–113.00	2,041	14
Bulls	—	—	1,949	100.84/cwt	90.00–105.00	1,965	4
Bulls	—	—	2,021	119.64/cwt	117.00–123.00	2,418	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,425	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	842	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	523	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,119	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	672	184.00/cwt	183.00–185.50	1,236	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	336	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	753	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	575	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,104	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	213.01/cwt	212.00–227.00	816	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	841	169.71/cwt	161.00–170.10	1,427	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	738	176.53/cwt	173.50–180.00	1,303	317
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,163	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	176.41/cwt	171.00–180.00	1,025	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	472	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,001	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	616	198.25/cwt	198.25–198.25	1,221	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	350	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	851	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	196.51/cwt	187.00–198.00	1,045	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	763	175.68/cwt	170.50–177.00	1,340	204
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	637	170.55/cwt	163.00–173.00	1,086	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	166.05/cwt	157.00–168.00	1,134	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	916	161.02/cwt	159.00–165.00	1,475	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,180	3
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,021	149.40/cwt	147.50–160.50	1,525	8
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,126	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,419	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	176.86/cwt	174.50–179.50	1,190	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	489	198.91/cwt	193.00–200.00	973	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	639	179.01/cwt	177.00–186.00	1,144	115
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	873	173.74/cwt	170.00–177.50	1,517	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	567	227.92/cwt	226.00–229.00	1,292	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	420	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	966	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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