Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2023-05-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 600 lb to 950 lb sold steady. Not enough steer calves 400 lb to 600 lb for a market test, however a lower trend was noted. Feeder heifers 750 lb to 950 lb sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Heifers 500 lb to 750 lb sold steady to 2.00 lower. Demand was moderate. Slaughter cows sold steady, however 1 high yielding cow sold for 111. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $199.66/cwt on 549 head.

Average price

$199.66

549 head · 658 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,313

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$152

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

$26.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.32

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	657	201.28	1,322	516
Medium and Large 1-2	671	174.30	1,170	33

One grade step is worth $26.98/cwt here — about $152 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 sale549 hd

199.66

—

KS average3 barns · 2,263 hd

199.98

−0.32

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	2,008	113.65	2,282	42
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,366	99.16	1,355	205
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,211	87.98	1,065	68
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,071	75.44	808	9thin

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)	1,349	$1,484	12
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,343	$1,406	21
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,385	$1,300	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,273	$1,271	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,155	$1,225	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,400	$2,275	9
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	950	$1,625	2thin

Every lot, as filed

73 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	—	935	179.50/cwt	179.50–179.50	1,678	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	622	199.48/cwt	199.25–200.00	1,241	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,212	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	553	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	890	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	495	222.39/cwt	222.00–222.50	1,101	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	888	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,474	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	523	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,271	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	735	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,521	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	810	189.47/cwt	183.00–189.75	1,535	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	865	176.88/cwt	175.00–177.50	1,530	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	195.39/cwt	190.00–211.00	828	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	197.60/cwt	194.00–201.00	1,047	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	352	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	686	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	193.67/cwt	191.00–195.00	1,423	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,529	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	961	173.52/cwt	172.50–176.00	1,668	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,020	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	652	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,252	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,294	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,388	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	672	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,519	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	420	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	979	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	353	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	953	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	227.62/cwt	227.00–229.00	1,316	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,053	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,357	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	546	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,201	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	482	252.26/cwt	245.00–256.00	1,216	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	626	233.39/cwt	232.00–235.00	1,461	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	585	233.82/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,368	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	877	191.26/cwt	189.50–193.00	1,677	127
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	976	165.50/cwt	165.50–165.50	1,615	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	177.66/cwt	167.00–181.00	1,086	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	325	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	764	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	713	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,319	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	940	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,532	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,071	75.44/cwt	75.00–77.00	808	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,331	96.95/cwt	92.00–101.00	1,290	142
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,446	104.15/cwt	102.00–111.00	1,506	63
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,211	87.98/cwt	82.00–91.00	1,065	68
Bulls	—	—	1,670	99.09/cwt	91.00–107.00	1,655	5
Bulls	—	—	2,144	122.95/cwt	120.00–124.50	2,636	4
Bulls	—	—	2,043	114.73/cwt	110.00–119.00	2,344	33
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,349	1,483.70/head	1,300.00–1,575.00	1,484	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,273	1,270.97/head	1,075.00–1,425.00	1,271	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,385	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,343	1,405.72/head	1,225.00–1,575.00	1,406	21
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	950	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	990	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,099	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,155	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,400	2,275.00/head	2,275.00–2,275.00	2,275	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,047	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,173	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	942	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,319	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	942	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,357	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	766	188.53/cwt	181.00–189.10	1,444	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	739	188.49/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,393	136
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	217.53/cwt	212.00–222.50	1,157	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	752	178.50/cwt	178.50–178.50	1,342	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	213.71/cwt	209.00–217.00	891	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	884	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	177.56/cwt	175.00–178.10	1,447	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	198.55/cwt	196.00–205.00	1,154	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	195.34/cwt	190.00–198.00	1,237	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	393	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	845	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	456	215.19/cwt	208.00–220.00	981	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	925	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,545	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	423	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,011	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	567	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,236	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	185.50/cwt	185.50–185.50	1,256	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	308	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	685	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	537	228.51/cwt	224.50–229.00	1,227	100

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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