Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2023-04-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 700 lb to 900 lb sold steady to 2.00 higher. Not enough steers 400 to 700 lb for a market test. Feeder heifers 600 lb to 950 lb sold steady to 2.00 higher. Not enough heifer calves 400 lb to 600 lb for a market test. Demand was moderate. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 5.00 to 6.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $185.76/cwt on 786 head.

Average price

$185.76

786 head · 779 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,448

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$499

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

$45.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.84

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	779	186.56	1,453	772
Large 1	1,160	142.99	1,658	4thin
Medium and Large 1-2	675	141.20	954	10thin

One grade step is worth $45.35/cwt here — about $499 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 sale786 hd

185.76

—

KS average3 barns · 5,393 hd

196.60

−10.84

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	1,981	115.38	2,285	39
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,301	94.28	1,227	202
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,110	86.71	962	76
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,281	77.47	992	23

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,420	$1,561	7
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	975	$1,075	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$1,910	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,013	$1,763	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,150	$1,510	7

Every lot, as filed

66 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 1-2	—	870	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,523	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	505	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,156	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	740	211.61/cwt	205.50–215.50	1,566	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	850	189.25/cwt	189.25–189.25	1,609	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	877	177.63/cwt	173.00–184.00	1,558	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,340	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	796	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,441	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,259	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	819	201.62/cwt	201.50–202.00	1,651	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	400	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	990	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,384	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	556	223.51/cwt	222.00–225.00	1,243	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	808	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,252	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	977	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,671	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	846	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,574	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	946	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	842	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	300	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	744	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	962	182.19/cwt	175.00–184.50	1,753	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	733	190.02/cwt	188.00–192.00	1,393	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	781	193.15/cwt	192.00–194.00	1,509	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	419	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,142	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	535	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,295	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	640	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,376	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	387	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	929	2
Steers	Large 1	—	1,005	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,658	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	731	181.93/cwt	178.00–187.00	1,330	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	188.00/cwt	186.00–190.00	949	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	719	192.25/cwt	191.00–192.50	1,382	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	774	190.48/cwt	188.00–193.50	1,474	179
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	810	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,077	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	640	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,254	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,281	77.47/cwt	68.00–79.00	992	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,395	101.29/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,413	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,288	93.29/cwt	90.00–99.00	1,202	177
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,110	86.71/cwt	83.00–89.00	962	76
Bulls	—	—	1,620	94.31/cwt	90.00–100.00	1,528	3
Bulls	—	—	2,065	119.77/cwt	113.00–123.00	2,473	28
Bulls	—	—	1,820	107.93/cwt	102.00–112.00	1,964	8
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	975	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,420	1,561.41/head	1,450.00–1,650.00	1,561	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,150	1,510.00/head	1,510.00–1,510.00	1,510	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,000	1,792.50/head	1,775.00–1,810.00	1,793	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	1,560.00/head	1,560.00–1,560.00	1,560	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	1,910.00/head	1,910.00–1,910.00	1,910	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	696	183.19/cwt	182.50–192.00	1,275	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	818	183.44/cwt	179.00–187.00	1,501	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,110	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	141.81/cwt	140.00–146.00	865	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	712	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	943	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	554	189.43/cwt	180.00–191.00	1,049	7
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,135	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,487	1
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,168	146.99/cwt	141.00–150.00	1,717	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	976	156.05/cwt	151.00–160.00	1,523	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	936	164.44/cwt	155.00–167.00	1,539	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	196.81/cwt	195.00–197.00	1,220	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	789	184.58/cwt	182.00–188.00	1,456	96
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	571	238.50/cwt	238.50–238.50	1,362	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	949	170.75/cwt	170.75–170.75	1,620	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	689	208.42/cwt	208.00–210.00	1,436	96
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	597	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,278	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	528	216.79/cwt	211.00–220.00	1,145	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	863	175.13/cwt	170.50–178.00	1,511	188
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	943	181.50/cwt	181.50–181.50	1,712	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,505	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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