Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2023-05-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 600 lb to 925 lb sold 8.00 to 12.00 higher. Steer calves 400 lb to 600 lb sold 20.00 to 30.00 higher. Feeder heifers 700 lb to 875 lb sold 8.00 to 12.00 higher. Heifer calves 500 lb to 700 lb sold 20.00 to 30.00 higher. Demand was excellent on very light receipts. Slaughter cows sold steady, however 4 high yielding cows sold at 118. Bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $223.80/cwt on 397 head.

Average price

$223.80

397 head · 753 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,685

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$92

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$54.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.41

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	743	227.57	1,690	367
Medium and Large 1-2	723	182.49	1,320	15thin
Large 1	1,030	173.00	1,782	15thin

One grade step is worth $54.57/cwt here — about −$92 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 sale397 hd

223.80

—

KS average3 barns · 2,370 hd

221.39

+2.41

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	1,795	118.40	2,125	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,412	107.45	1,517	117
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,294	93.88	1,215	83
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,253	70.57	884	14

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)	1,413	$1,483	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,345	$1,435	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,100	$1,325	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,325	$2,250	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,267	$2,189	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,350	$2,125	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,300	$1,925	2thin

Every lot, as filed

75 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	—	443	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,271	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	270.00/cwt	262.50–277.50	891	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	171.38/cwt	168.00–175.00	1,153	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	918	199.60/cwt	199.60–199.60	1,832	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	355	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	802	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	717	215.59/cwt	214.25–219.50	1,546	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	758	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,497	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,394	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	531	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,184	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	520	280.24/cwt	266.00–283.00	1,457	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	859	206.75/cwt	206.75–206.75	1,776	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	755	215.43/cwt	206.00–216.00	1,626	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	978	156.67/cwt	152.50–161.00	1,532	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	733	198.44/cwt	192.50–202.00	1,455	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	775	207.52/cwt	206.00–208.50	1,608	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,072	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	731	184.20/cwt	179.00–196.00	1,347	13
Steers	Large 1	—	1,030	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,782	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	219.46/cwt	217.50–222.50	1,268	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	878	183.50/cwt	183.50–183.50	1,611	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	716	217.04/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,554	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	877	199.17/cwt	196.75–201.25	1,747	121
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	424	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	1,289	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	715	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,609	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	650	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,674	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,465	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	768	192.72/cwt	189.00–196.00	1,480	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,284	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	940	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,739	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	590	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,387	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	465	254.45/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,183	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	990	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,792	1
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,067	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,793	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	204.08/cwt	204.00–205.00	1,041	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,050	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,338	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	887	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	807	188.77/cwt	186.00–189.00	1,523	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	403	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,098	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	685	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,480	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,033	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	887	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,092	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	940	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,110	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,248	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,292	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,400	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,400	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,300	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,325	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,413	1,482.95/head	1,435.00–1,525.00	1,483	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,345	1,435.00/head	1,435.00–1,435.00	1,435	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,063	119.58/cwt	109.00–127.50	1,271	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,300	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	2,067.50/head	1,735.00–2,400.00	2,068	2
Bulls	—	—	2,019	128.79/cwt	125.00–133.00	2,600	8
Bulls	—	—	1,655	103.97/cwt	97.50–109.00	1,721	5
Bulls	—	—	1,726	117.72/cwt	110.00–122.00	2,032	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,294	93.88/cwt	90.00–99.00	1,215	83
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,526	112.07/cwt	108.00–118.00	1,710	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,253	70.57/cwt	66.00–86.00	884	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,361	105.40/cwt	100.00–109.50	1,434	81
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	507	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,204	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	315	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	788	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	523	296.78/cwt	289.50–302.50	1,552	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	393	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,203	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	841	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,186	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	971	144.99/cwt	137.50–147.50	1,408	4
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,115	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,728	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	716	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,518	49
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	615	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,199	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	785	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,295	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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