Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2023-04-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 700 lb to 975 lb sold steady to 2.00 higher with the most advance on thin fleshed steers. Steer calves 400 lb to 700 lb sold 5.00 to 6.00 lower. Feeder heifers 600 lb to 850 lb sold steady to 3.00 higher with the most advance on thin fleshed heifers. Heifer calves 400 lb to 700 lb sold 5.00 to 6.00 lower. Demand was good on feeder cattle and moderate on calves. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $200.49/cwt on 1,022 head.

Average price

$200.49

1,022 head · 777 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,559

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$172

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

$16.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.36

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	778	200.73	1,561	1,007
Medium and Large 1-2	755	184.00	1,389	15thin

One grade step is worth $16.73/cwt here — about $172 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 sale1,022 hd

200.49

—

KS average3 barns · 6,261 hd

211.85

−11.36

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	—	Low	1,795	117.46	2,108	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,373	95.84	1,316	360
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,227	86.55	1,062	162
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,193	74.06	884	20

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)	1,586	$1,475	7
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,479	$1,468	17
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,235	$1,450	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,335	$1,394	17
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,210	$1,110	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,300	$2,075	12

Every lot, as filed

79 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	—	307	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	746	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	415	231.40/cwt	231.00–232.00	960	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	538	215.80/cwt	212.00–216.00	1,161	93
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	178.37/cwt	177.00–181.00	1,373	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,530	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	729	190.11/cwt	183.00–195.00	1,386	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	247.50/cwt	240.00–255.00	908	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	544	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,156	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	778	198.98/cwt	192.00–200.00	1,548	93
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	216.89/cwt	212.00–220.00	1,247	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	867	186.27/cwt	184.25–191.75	1,615	300
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	819	196.11/cwt	195.50–196.50	1,606	98
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,485	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,035	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,433	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	922	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,604	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	686	211.10/cwt	208.00–213.00	1,448	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	490	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,112	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	978	176.88/cwt	175.00–178.50	1,730	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	203.81/cwt	200.00–208.00	1,488	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	200.76/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,235	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	487	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,130	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	763	211.50/cwt	211.50–211.50	1,614	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	731	213.00/cwt	210.50–216.50	1,557	137
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	695	215.22/cwt	215.00–218.00	1,496	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	852	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,644	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	437	238.19/cwt	238.00–239.00	1,041	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	622	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,244	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	479	215.24/cwt	210.00–217.00	1,031	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	625	217.76/cwt	213.00–223.00	1,361	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	517	233.99/cwt	230.00–236.00	1,210	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	310	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	840	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	587	227.76/cwt	226.00–228.00	1,337	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	562	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,135	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	983	143.02/cwt	141.00–145.00	1,406	2
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,025	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,507	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	656	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,194	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	995	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,368	2
Bulls	Large 1	—	1,095	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,445	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,193	74.06/cwt	65.00–79.00	884	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,342	93.74/cwt	90.00–97.50	1,258	250
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,443	100.62/cwt	98.00–106.00	1,452	110
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,227	86.55/cwt	80.00–89.00	1,062	162
Bulls	—	—	1,494	100.25/cwt	91.00–105.00	1,498	4
Bulls	—	—	1,880	124.23/cwt	120.00–131.00	2,336	13
Bulls	—	—	1,810	114.28/cwt	111.00–117.00	2,068	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,586	1,474.64/head	1,410.00–1,575.00	1,475	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,335	1,394.49/head	1,300.00–1,600.00	1,394	17
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,235	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,479	1,467.53/head	1,450.00–1,600.00	1,468	17
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,300	2,075.00/head	2,075.00–2,075.00	2,075	12
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	986	98.86/cwt	93.00–107.50	975	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,210	1,110.00/head	1,110.00–1,110.00	1,110	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	696	178.11/cwt	173.00–180.00	1,240	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	769	182.04/cwt	176.00–186.00	1,400	293
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,071	7
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,059	151.45/cwt	139.00–154.00	1,604	18
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,103	157.43/cwt	154.00–158.00	1,736	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	187.91/cwt	186.00–190.00	1,099	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	833	178.85/cwt	178.00–181.00	1,490	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	856	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,532	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	166.12/cwt	155.00–168.00	1,354	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	203.80/cwt	202.50–205.00	852	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	177.69/cwt	173.00–185.00	1,091	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	197.12/cwt	193.00–202.50	1,039	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	351	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	821	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	192.00/cwt	186.00–195.50	1,392	158
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	196.86/cwt	192.00–200.50	1,213	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	144.44/cwt	141.00–148.00	1,257	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	182.39/cwt	181.00–185.00	952	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	461	222.22/cwt	214.00–224.00	1,024	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	638	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,314	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	833	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,574	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	689	191.36/cwt	188.00–199.00	1,318	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	490	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,005	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	928	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,216	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	454	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,149	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	369	228.30/cwt	227.50–230.00	842	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	585	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,264	11

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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