Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2023-05-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*Note *

Next week May 24, Winter Livestock will have their graze off special sale

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 600 lb to 950 lb sold 6.00 to 9.00 higher. Not enough steers 400 lb to 600 lb for a market test, however a higher trend was noted. Feeder heifers 750 lb to 975 lb sold steady. Heifers 600 lb to 750 lb sold 5.00 to 6.00 higher. Not enough heifer calves 400 lb to 600 lb for a market test, however a higher trend was noted. Demand was good. 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 $207.06/cwt on 538 head.

Average price

$207.06

538 head · 770 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,594

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$81

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

$33.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.81

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	766	208.55	1,596	514
Medium and Large 1-2	865	175.17	1,515	24

One grade step is worth $33.38/cwt here — about $81 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 sale538 hd

207.06

—

KS average3 barns · 2,765 hd

211.87

−4.81

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	1,839	114.72	2,110	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,379	103.67	1,430	131
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,222	91.30	1,116	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,293	85.69	1,108	5thin

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)	1,575	$1,575	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,275	$1,550	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,430	$1,475	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,350	$1,444	12
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,275	$1,275	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$2,100	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,100	$2,000	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$1,960	10

Every lot, as filed

68 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	—	727	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,236	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	993	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,619	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	208.90/cwt	202.00–215.00	1,431	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	331	244.71/cwt	242.50–247.50	810	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	607	219.23/cwt	213.00–223.00	1,331	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	665	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,377	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	787	203.43/cwt	203.25–207.50	1,601	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,386	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,434	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	214.16/cwt	210.00–218.00	1,330	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	224.52/cwt	222.50–225.00	1,304	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	905	189.81/cwt	185.00–193.75	1,718	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	971	177.13/cwt	173.50–178.75	1,720	97
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	860	186.50/cwt	186.50–186.50	1,604	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	814	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,587	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	196.50/cwt	196.50–196.50	1,513	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	179.80/cwt	172.50–187.50	1,210	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	855	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	520	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,391	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	536	236.86/cwt	232.50–250.00	1,270	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	807	204.50/cwt	204.50–204.50	1,650	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	674	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,503	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	495	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,148	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	443	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,152	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	620	246.27/cwt	235.00–249.00	1,527	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	437	212.13/cwt	205.00–217.50	927	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	378	275.12/cwt	271.00–285.00	1,040	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	471	257.14/cwt	251.00–261.00	1,211	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	824	180.03/cwt	178.50–180.25	1,483	134
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	798	179.74/cwt	177.00–184.50	1,434	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	853	157.02/cwt	150.00–164.00	1,339	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	985	164.25/cwt	164.00–164.50	1,618	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	208.04/cwt	205.00–209.00	1,315	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	189.36/cwt	182.00–192.50	1,081	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,290	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,406	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,294	79.86/cwt	75.00–85.00	1,033	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,438	108.30/cwt	106.00–113.00	1,557	39
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,354	101.71/cwt	93.00–105.00	1,377	92
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,222	91.30/cwt	86.00–96.00	1,116	24
Bulls	—	—	1,649	101.13/cwt	93.00–107.00	1,668	7
Bulls	—	—	2,049	123.32/cwt	120.00–129.50	2,527	11
Bulls	—	—	1,595	114.87/cwt	111.00–117.00	1,832	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,275	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,575	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,400	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,000	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	9
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	931	127.03/cwt	117.50–132.50	1,183	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,275	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,430	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,350	1,444.47/head	1,350.00–1,575.00	1,444	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,000	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	1,960.00/head	1,960.00–1,960.00	1,960	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,217	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,125	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,021	1
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,080	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,593	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	864	167.71/cwt	166.00–174.50	1,449	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,522	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	185.89/cwt	180.00–192.00	1,232	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	747	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,401	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	736	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,288	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	151.60/cwt	145.00–157.50	1,402	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	469	233.97/cwt	229.00–240.00	1,097	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	935	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,646	98
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	415	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	955	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	578	218.90/cwt	213.00–223.00	1,265	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,083	1
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,040	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,534	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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