Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2023-04-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Note: Next Week Winter Livestock in Dodge City will have a Special Cow Sale

* Compared to last week, feeder steers 600 lb to 950 lb sold 8.00 to 9.00 higher. Steer calves 400 lb to 600 lb sold 11.00 to 20.00 higher. Feeder heifers 600 lb to 900 lb sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Heifer calves 400 lb to 600 lb sold 10.00 to 12.00 higher. Most advance on home raised thin fleshed cattle. Demand was good. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 5.00 to 6.00 lower, however 1 high yielding bull sold for 126.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $188.81/cwt on 1,180 head.

Average price

$188.81

1,180 head · 738 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,394

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$163

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$42.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.27

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	734	190.03	1,394	1,138
Medium and Large 1-2	780	159.41	1,244	29
Large 1	1,059	147.08	1,558	13thin

One grade step is worth $42.96/cwt here — about −$163 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 sale1,180 hd

188.81

—

KS average3 barns · 3,572 hd

197.08

−8.27

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	—	High	1,942	108.45	2,106	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,351	95.05	1,284	242
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,232	85.40	1,052	120
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,171	69.42	813	19

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,300	$1,260	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,154	$1,234	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,245	$1,175	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,097	$1,077	4thin

Every lot, as filed

93 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	Large 1	—	1,015	133.75/cwt	122.50–145.00	1,358	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	420	234.76/cwt	227.50–240.00	986	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	864	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,521	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	991	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	313	233.90/cwt	230.00–235.00	732	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	232.15/cwt	227.50–237.50	1,001	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	964	172.64/cwt	166.00–173.00	1,664	59
Steers	Large 1	—	1,065	166.78/cwt	155.00–168.00	1,776	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	218.42/cwt	211.00–222.00	1,356	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	222.52/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,179	2
Steers	Large 1	—	1,012	171.25/cwt	171.25–171.25	1,733	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	885	191.10/cwt	188.50–193.00	1,691	148
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	238.72/cwt	237.00–240.50	1,093	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	218.53/cwt	212.50–222.50	1,237	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	832	195.32/cwt	190.25–202.00	1,625	91
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	458	224.55/cwt	220.00–229.00	1,028	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	512	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	973	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,534	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	170.50/cwt	165.00–176.00	1,611	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,255	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	476	256.14/cwt	252.00–260.00	1,219	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	922	162.26/cwt	160.50–165.50	1,496	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	182.19/cwt	177.00–186.25	1,412	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,401	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	220.59/cwt	212.50–225.00	1,136	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	216.64/cwt	212.50–221.00	802	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	500	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,075	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	739	187.46/cwt	182.00–192.00	1,385	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,228	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	832	188.61/cwt	188.00–189.00	1,569	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	756	197.68/cwt	197.50–200.00	1,494	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	617	233.23/cwt	228.00–235.00	1,439	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	711	214.64/cwt	207.50–216.00	1,526	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	655	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,415	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,244	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	734	196.03/cwt	191.00–198.50	1,439	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	532	245.66/cwt	240.00–249.00	1,307	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	824	201.92/cwt	201.00–206.00	1,664	91
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	477	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,288	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	443	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,108	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	253.36/cwt	250.00–263.00	968	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	684	198.62/cwt	196.00–201.00	1,359	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	953	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,696	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	395	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	889	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	571	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,245	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	798	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,381	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,281	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	552	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,121	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	661	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,388	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	718	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,335	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,087	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,587	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,318	94.22/cwt	90.00–99.00	1,242	198
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,498	98.79/cwt	98.00–103.00	1,480	44
Bulls	—	—	2,335	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	2,942	1
Bulls	—	—	1,965	112.11/cwt	104.50–118.00	2,203	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,232	85.40/cwt	80.00–89.50	1,052	120
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,171	69.42/cwt	60.00–77.50	813	19
Bulls	—	—	1,839	98.61/cwt	92.50–101.00	1,813	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,086	109.96/cwt	107.50–112.50	1,194	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,300	1,260.00/head	1,260.00–1,260.00	1,260	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,154	1,234.42/head	1,050.00–1,385.00	1,234	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,097	1,077.22/head	1,050.00–1,085.00	1,077	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,245	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	204.64/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,173	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	194.59/cwt	188.00–199.00	1,230	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	995	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,612	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	787	166.12/cwt	161.00–167.50	1,307	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	564	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,173	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	421	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	939	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	142.07/cwt	141.00–142.50	1,257	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	301	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	625	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,077	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	847	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	483	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,123	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	204.71/cwt	199.00–210.00	1,054	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	670	203.31/cwt	198.00–211.00	1,362	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	587	249.50/cwt	249.50–249.50	1,465	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	906	190.25/cwt	190.00–190.50	1,724	120
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	714	199.47/cwt	195.00–203.25	1,424	197
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	178.01/cwt	177.00–179.00	1,219	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	841	150.09/cwt	137.00–163.00	1,262	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	568	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,187	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	776	188.28/cwt	188.00–189.00	1,461	210
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	605	209.12/cwt	202.50–216.00	1,265	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	816	176.20/cwt	176.00–176.35	1,438	212
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	141.72/cwt	136.00–147.50	1,375	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	161.00/cwt	157.00–165.00	1,191	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	218.33/cwt	210.00–222.50	928	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	876	170.09/cwt	163.00–171.00	1,490	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	686	189.75/cwt	189.00–196.00	1,302	18
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,067	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	1,595	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,215	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,050	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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