Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2023-04-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

* Note * Winter Livestock in Dodge City will have grass special sale next Wednesday April 12

Compared to last week. feeder steers 700 lb to 900 lb sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher, however 66 steers weighing 780 lb sold for 208 which would be 15 higher. Feeder steers 900 lb to 1,000 lb sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Steer calves 400 lb to 700 lb sold 8.00 to 10.00 higher. Heifers 500 lb to 900 lb sold 4.00 to 7.00 higher. Not enough heifer calves 400 lb to 500 lb for a market test, however a higher trend was noted. Demand was good. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $201.12/cwt on 1,003 head.

Average price

$201.12

1,003 head · 737 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,481

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$135

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$41.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.78

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	736	202.15	1,489	955
Medium and Large 1-2	722	181.94	1,313	45
Large 1	1,010	160.73	1,623	3thin

One grade step is worth $41.42/cwt here — about −$135 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 sale1,003 hd

201.12

—

KS average3 barns · 4,578 hd

203.90

−2.78

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	1,867	112.20	2,094	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,319	96.85	1,277	189
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,138	84.85	965	106
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	983	71.47	702	37

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)	1,320	$1,272	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,238	$1,265	16
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,212	$1,200	18

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	678	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,322	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	693	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,351	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	363	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	820	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	617	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,197	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	460	217.52/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,001	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	704	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,401	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,330	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	590	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,280	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	738	205.50/cwt	205.50–205.50	1,517	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	417	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,095	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	520	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,128	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	763	184.85/cwt	184.75–185.25	1,410	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	816	185.58/cwt	180.00–189.75	1,514	130
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	566	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,319	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	964	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	966	164.84/cwt	164.00–171.00	1,592	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,113	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	757	178.22/cwt	177.00–181.00	1,349	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	915	177.58/cwt	176.50–181.50	1,625	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	523	230.60/cwt	230.00–234.00	1,206	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	197.71/cwt	195.00–203.00	1,216	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	205.87/cwt	202.50–207.00	1,066	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	894	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	486	231.75/cwt	225.00–234.00	1,126	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	791	195.03/cwt	194.75–196.00	1,543	110
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	438	248.97/cwt	248.00–249.00	1,090	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	374	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	963	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	886	184.51/cwt	176.00–184.85	1,635	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	212.65/cwt	211.00–213.00	1,452	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	187.37/cwt	186.00–189.00	1,349	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	651	219.50/cwt	219.50–219.50	1,429	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	327	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	785	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	780	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,622	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	495	246.50/cwt	246.50–246.50	1,220	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	312	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	771	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	810	192.28/cwt	190.00–194.75	1,557	186
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	795	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,240	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	746	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,343	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	995	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,463	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	601	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,160	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	548	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,063	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,197	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,363	102.21/cwt	100.00–104.00	1,393	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,310	95.76/cwt	90.00–99.00	1,254	157
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,179	85.66/cwt	81.00–89.00	1,010	82
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	917	69.90/cwt	69.00–76.00	641	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	997	82.08/cwt	81.00–86.00	818	24
Bulls	—	—	1,944	116.07/cwt	111.00–119.00	2,256	14
Bulls	—	—	1,669	102.58/cwt	95.00–109.00	1,712	9
Bulls	—	—	2,098	123.01/cwt	122.00–124.00	2,581	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,091	74.06/cwt	69.00–79.00	808	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,320	1,271.65/head	925.00–1,400.00	1,272	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,212	1,199.95/head	1,150.00–1,500.00	1,200	18
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,225	118.87/cwt	111.00–132.00	1,456	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,238	1,265.24/head	1,200.00–1,275.00	1,265	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	544	215.75/cwt	215.75–215.75	1,174	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	194.39/cwt	189.00–198.00	1,104	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	833	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,056	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,478	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	431	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,034	8
Bulls	Large 1	—	1,070	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,498	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	752	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,278	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	919	165.50/cwt	165.50–165.50	1,521	23
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,042	167.23/cwt	153.00–169.50	1,743	7
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,095	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,391	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	585	215.00/cwt	206.00–216.00	1,258	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	784	182.65/cwt	181.50–184.10	1,432	128
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	502	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	858	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	192.54/cwt	192.00–197.50	994	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	887	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,384	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	211.21/cwt	208.00–216.00	691	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	957	168.49/cwt	164.50–169.85	1,612	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	851	176.45/cwt	173.00–176.60	1,502	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	779	174.87/cwt	168.00–175.35	1,362	128
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	537	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,219	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	738	180.73/cwt	180.00–186.00	1,334	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	824	169.49/cwt	165.50–173.50	1,397	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	692	177.45/cwt	175.50–178.00	1,228	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	183.85/cwt	182.50–186.00	1,052	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	434	221.47/cwt	221.00–222.00	961	15
Steers	Large 1	—	1,010	160.73/cwt	157.50–167.00	1,623	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	829	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	188.21/cwt	186.00–191.00	1,253	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	196.99/cwt	196.00–198.00	928	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	876	2

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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