Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2023-03-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

* Note * Winter Livestock will have their Wheat Grazer Special next Wednesday March 15

Compared to last week, feeder steers 800 lb to 950 lb sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Steers 600 lb to 800 lb sold steady to 3.00 lower. Steer calves 400 lb to 600 lb sold 6.00 to 7.00 higher. Heifers 400 lb to 950 lb sold steady to 2.00 higher. Demand was good. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 6.00 lower, however 5 high yielding cows sold for 101. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $177.21/cwt on 1,296 head.

Average price

$177.21

1,296 head · 745 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,320

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$212

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

$77.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.40

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	178.02	1,323	1,256
Medium and Large 1-2	729	157.48	1,148	32
Large 1	1,056	138.70	1,465	6thin
Large 1-2	1,100	101.00	1,111	2thin

One grade step is worth $77.02/cwt here — about $212 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 sale1,296 hd

177.21

—

KS average3 barns · 4,128 hd

183.61

−6.40

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	1,858	110.58	2,055	34
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,353	93.63	1,267	161
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,101	81.35	896	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,113	75.00	835	8thin

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)	1,227	$1,230	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,210	$1,085	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,000	$1,450	1thin

Every lot, as filed

85 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	—	335	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	888	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	797	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,506	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	581	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,284	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	509	207.88/cwt	206.00–214.00	1,058	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	393	217.39/cwt	215.00–219.00	854	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	680	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,058	3
Steers	Large 1	—	1,147	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,961	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	813	186.35/cwt	179.00–188.00	1,515	85
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,058	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	912	176.75/cwt	167.00–177.75	1,612	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Source/Aged	—	841	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,505	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	172.49/cwt	171.00–174.00	1,342	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	166.02/cwt	160.00–167.50	970	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	875	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	811	176.50/cwt	176.50–176.50	1,431	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	182.33/cwt	178.00–184.00	1,304	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	590	208.63/cwt	208.00–212.50	1,231	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	187.92/cwt	185.00–191.00	908	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	187.77/cwt	185.00–193.50	1,277	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	875	178.11/cwt	176.25–180.75	1,558	161
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	536	188.91/cwt	187.50–197.50	1,013	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	972	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Source/Aged	—	922	179.50/cwt	179.50–179.50	1,655	92
Steers	Medium and Large 1Source/Aged	—	958	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,648	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1Source/Aged	—	775	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,442	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	772	181.33/cwt	178.00–186.00	1,400	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	191.73/cwt	188.00–195.00	1,200	12
Steers	Large 1	—	1,020	170.74/cwt	170.00–171.35	1,742	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	382	275.68/cwt	264.00–277.00	1,053	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	827	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,588	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	430	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,062	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	345	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	880	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	643	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,305	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	481	239.34/cwt	235.00–242.00	1,151	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	799	194.25/cwt	194.25–194.25	1,552	40
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	1,100	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,111	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	490	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,044	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	583	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,183	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	697	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,129	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	335	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	771	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	715	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,094	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,381	96.84/cwt	95.00–101.00	1,337	86
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,321	89.94/cwt	85.00–94.00	1,188	75
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,101	81.35/cwt	76.00–93.00	896	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,131	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	848	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	990	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	743	1
Bulls	—	—	1,877	115.21/cwt	110.00–118.00	2,162	20
Bulls	—	—	1,795	101.12/cwt	85.00–106.00	1,815	12
Bulls	—	—	2,050	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	2,481	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,227	1,230.47/head	975.00–1,300.00	1,230	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,000	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	899	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	773	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,210	1,084.53/head	975.00–1,275.00	1,085	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	858	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	172.87/cwt	166.00–180.00	899	2
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,125	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,643	1
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,051	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,545	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	600	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,170	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	525	211.89/cwt	204.00–214.00	1,112	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	857	170.83/cwt	169.00–172.00	1,464	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	165.21/cwt	160.00–170.00	948	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	938	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,069	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	873	159.03/cwt	157.00–161.00	1,388	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	1,136	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	169.28/cwt	167.00–171.00	1,060	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	612	187.13/cwt	182.00–191.00	1,145	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	942	147.23/cwt	145.00–147.50	1,387	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	858	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	797	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	170.76/cwt	169.00–175.00	1,392	433
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	834	166.60/cwt	160.00–168.00	1,389	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	432	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,015	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	778	175.57/cwt	173.00–177.25	1,366	129
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	684	181.28/cwt	173.00–184.00	1,240	79
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	191.01/cwt	184.00–193.00	902	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	190.41/cwt	190.00–192.50	811	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	194.55/cwt	187.00–198.00	1,128	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	221.37/cwt	218.00–225.00	1,038	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Source/Aged	—	743	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,337	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Source/Aged	—	876	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,498	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	973	150.09/cwt	146.00–154.00	1,460	2
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,030	122.59/cwt	103.00–142.00	1,263	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	177.87/cwt	170.00–180.50	1,298	288
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	983	169.70/cwt	169.50–170.00	1,668	47

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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