Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2023-03-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Cow Special. Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers overall sold uneven, 1.00 lower to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows overall sold sharply higher. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher. A heavy offering of replacement cattle was available, consisting of several long strings of attractive quality bred cows and cow-calf pairs. Demand was moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $211.45/cwt on 1,877 head.

Average price

$211.45

1,877 head · 614 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,299

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$153

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

$1.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.26

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	548	212.38	1,164	222
Medium and Large 1	623	211.33	1,317	1,655

One grade step is worth $1.05/cwt here — about −$153 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 sale1,877 hd

211.45

—

KS average3 barns · 5,811 hd

206.19

+5.26

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	1,755	113.42	1,990	40
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,441	104.85	1,511	75
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,267	97.27	1,232	133
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,103	84.34	930	61

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)	1,400	$1,521	69
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,311	$1,377	12
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,287	$1,348	44
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,361	$1,562	27
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,241	$1,550	4thin

Every lot, as filed

55 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	—	568	217.51/cwt	214.00–222.00	1,235	356
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	905	175.50/cwt	175.50–175.50	1,588	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	606	201.98/cwt	196.00–202.50	1,224	126
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	770	198.41/cwt	197.25–199.25	1,528	101
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	809	169.93/cwt	167.60–172.25	1,375	124
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	215.73/cwt	215.00–216.00	1,016	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	173.99/cwt	172.00–177.00	1,260	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	209.32/cwt	205.00–213.00	1,116	359
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	787	164.94/cwt	163.00–166.00	1,298	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,326	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	197.92/cwt	196.00–206.50	1,326	180
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	204.74/cwt	198.00–206.00	1,179	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	227.81/cwt	227.50–231.00	996	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	549	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,114	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	224.00/cwt	222.00–233.00	1,091	97
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	243.83/cwt	236.00–254.00	1,126	124
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	184.27/cwt	182.25–185.00	1,437	100
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	875	179.43/cwt	174.00–179.85	1,570	88
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	292	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	838	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,422	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	997	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	172.54/cwt	171.00–175.00	1,177	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	782	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	1,081	145.51/cwt	143.00–146.00	1,573	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	557	163.75/cwt	163.75–163.75	912	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	567	198.93/cwt	198.00–200.00	1,128	47
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	508	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,082	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,048	69.82/cwt	69.00–72.50	732	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,108	85.64/cwt	82.00–90.00	949	56
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,449	108.70/cwt	108.00–110.00	1,575	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,440	104.45/cwt	100.00–107.00	1,504	68
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,177	91.15/cwt	90.00–94.00	1,073	42
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,308	100.09/cwt	96.00–106.50	1,309	91
Bulls	—	—	1,827	115.50/cwt	110.00–119.00	2,110	24
Bulls	—	—	1,539	103.44/cwt	99.00–107.00	1,592	10
Bulls	—	—	1,826	121.76/cwt	121.00–124.00	2,223	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,320	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,373	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,372	1,483.29/head	1,425.00–1,495.00	1,483	48
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,311	1,377.12/head	1,375.00–1,400.00	1,377	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,287	1,348.23/head	1,325.00–1,360.00	1,348	44
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	1,463	1,608.75/head	1,600.00–1,650.00	1,609	21
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,204	107.71/cwt	100.00–112.50	1,297	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,374	1,534.72/head	1,500.00–1,550.00	1,535	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,241	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,043	138.55/cwt	134.00–144.00	1,445	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,334	1,616.67/head	1,600.00–1,625.00	1,617	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	195.98/cwt	192.00–200.00	856	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	222.80/cwt	214.00–237.00	1,167	330
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	584	189.46/cwt	187.00–209.00	1,106	143
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	444	224.59/cwt	215.00–226.00	997	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	196.00/cwt	193.00–199.00	1,011	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	196.08/cwt	194.00–204.00	949	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	784	172.41/cwt	169.75–175.00	1,352	149
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	839	184.62/cwt	184.50–185.25	1,549	104
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	637	187.00/cwt	183.50–187.50	1,191	114

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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