Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2023-03-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 800 b to 950 lb sold steady to 2.00 lower. Steers 600 lb to 800 lb sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Steer calves 400 lb to 600 lb sold 6.00 to 10.00 higher, instances 20.00 higher. Feeder heifers 700 lb to 950 lb sold steady to 2.00 lower. Heifers 400 lb to 700 lb sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher, instances 15.00 higher Demand was good. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $190.14/cwt on 2,178 head.

Average price

$190.14

2,178 head · 783 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,488

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$223

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$27.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.23

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	784	190.37	1,492	2,131
Medium and Large 1-2	591	189.03	1,117	31
Large 1	1,056	162.39	1,715	16thin

One grade step is worth $27.97/cwt here — about −$223 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 sale2,178 hd

190.14

—

KS average3 barns · 4,644 hd

198.37

−8.23

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	—	Average	1,781	110.45	1,968	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,341	92.63	1,242	147
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,148	83.80	962	46
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,169	73.25	856	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,275	$1,360	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,348	$1,333	13
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,212	$1,085	13
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,070	$1,150	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	870	$885	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,100	$1,350	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$1,350	2thin

Every lot, as filed

91 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	—	669	186.89/cwt	186.00–189.50	1,250	168
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	636	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,367	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	897	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	433	212.91/cwt	210.00–215.00	922	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	363	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	824	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	480	222.09/cwt	213.00–227.00	1,066	172
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	567	208.83/cwt	203.00–214.00	1,184	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	767	186.66/cwt	180.00–189.00	1,432	138
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	969	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	965	168.65/cwt	166.00–170.00	1,627	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	330	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	832	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	359	252.83/cwt	252.50–253.00	908	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	708	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,451	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,477	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	835	182.35/cwt	177.00–184.75	1,523	451
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	796	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	179.69/cwt	179.00–180.00	1,292	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	544	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,044	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	913	174.77/cwt	166.00–176.60	1,596	200
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	239.22/cwt	237.50–241.00	754	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	661	200.88/cwt	199.00–202.00	1,328	84
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	554	212.09/cwt	210.00–213.00	1,175	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	228.92/cwt	225.00–233.00	1,106	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	871	178.96/cwt	175.35–182.50	1,559	576
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	222	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	511	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	510	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,178	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	480	246.29/cwt	242.00–251.00	1,182	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	733	193.75/cwt	193.75–193.75	1,420	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	404	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	899	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	191.04/cwt	185.00–194.00	1,290	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	222.98/cwt	219.00–227.50	1,162	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	744	187.11/cwt	182.00–188.35	1,392	121
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	644	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,449	90
Steers	Large 1	—	1,138	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	1,826	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	579	221.34/cwt	216.00–223.50	1,282	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	526	234.90/cwt	233.00–240.00	1,236	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	203.88/cwt	199.00–209.00	1,305	24
Steers	Large 1	—	1,037	162.83/cwt	152.00–166.00	1,689	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	430	250.83/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,079	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	822	188.50/cwt	188.50–188.50	1,549	83
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,452	1
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,230	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,562	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	877	158.94/cwt	151.00–163.00	1,394	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	638	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,174	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	740	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,162	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,245	72.79/cwt	61.00–77.00	906	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,278	89.04/cwt	87.00–93.50	1,138	74
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,157	83.86/cwt	78.00–86.50	970	44
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	955	82.52/cwt	81.00–84.00	788	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	971	74.45/cwt	67.00–77.00	723	10
Bulls	—	—	1,651	111.61/cwt	108.00–117.00	1,843	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,404	96.27/cwt	94.00–104.00	1,352	73
Bulls	—	—	1,986	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	2,403	4
Bulls	—	—	1,931	99.24/cwt	92.00–105.00	1,916	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	870	885.00/head	885.00–885.00	885	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,348	1,332.99/head	1,050.00–1,425.00	1,333	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,212	1,084.93/head	1,050.00–1,100.00	1,085	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,275	1,360.00/head	1,360.00–1,360.00	1,360	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	974	117.03/cwt	112.50–122.00	1,140	15
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,070	1,149.53/head	950.00–1,300.00	1,150	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	168.06/cwt	165.00–174.00	963	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	955	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,595	11
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,005	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,357	1
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,101	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,404	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	574	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,125	49
Heifers	Large 1Fancy	—	1,158	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,691	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	185.15/cwt	181.50–186.00	1,155	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	176.83/cwt	173.00–179.50	1,278	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	175.45/cwt	173.00–183.00	914	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	185.50/cwt	181.00–190.00	1,150	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	520	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,139	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	205.60/cwt	198.00–207.00	880	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	221.27/cwt	220.00–225.00	907	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	209.24/cwt	202.00–212.00	988	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	229.65/cwt	227.50–230.00	891	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	629	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,214	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	857	170.34/cwt	164.50–171.10	1,460	94
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	170.81/cwt	166.00–174.00	1,155	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	361	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	747	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	840	169.38/cwt	163.00–170.85	1,423	123
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	295	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	593	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	338	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	764	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	186.81/cwt	179.00–189.00	1,076	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,088	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	882	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,376	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	453	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	870	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,256	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	171.70/cwt	168.50–176.75	1,305	85
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,303	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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