Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2023-05-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 750 lb to 950 lb sold 10.00 to 12.00 higher, however a big load of feeder steers weighing 1019 lb sold for 199.50 which would be 25.00 higher Not enough steers 400 lb to 750 lb for a market test, however a higher trend was noted. Feeder heifers 600 lb to 900 lb sold 10.00 to 12.00 higher. Not enough heifers 400 lb to 600 lb for a market test, however a higher trend was noted. Demand was good. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $203.68/cwt on 955 head.

Average price

$203.68

955 head · 777 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,582

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$21

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$57.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.96

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	775	204.40	1,585	941
Medium and Large 1-2	820	158.59	1,300	10thin
Large 1	1,062	147.28	1,563	4thin

One grade step is worth $57.13/cwt here — about $21 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 sale955 hd

203.68

—

KS average3 barns · 2,138 hd

206.64

−2.96

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	121.31	2,230	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,406	111.09	1,562	125
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,294	94.76	1,226	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,145	85.47	979	60

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)	1,264	$1,520	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	985	$1,350	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,129	$2,414	28
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,167	$2,108	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,070	$1,843	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$1,800	1thin

Every lot, as filed

64 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	—	445	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,124	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,406	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,517	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	222.59/cwt	220.00–225.00	741	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	590	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,298	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	889	191.04/cwt	187.50–192.00	1,698	14
Steers	Large 1	—	1,054	183.50/cwt	183.50–183.50	1,934	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	989	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,751	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,431	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	391	268.66/cwt	263.00–272.50	1,050	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	565	242.18/cwt	242.00–243.00	1,368	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,096	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,088	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	410	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,271	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	291	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	960	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	294.43/cwt	293.00–297.00	1,240	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,590	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	970	195.50/cwt	195.50–195.50	1,896	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	229.62/cwt	222.50–237.00	1,286	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	864	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,823	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	580	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,595	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	545	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,259	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	823	206.41/cwt	200.00–209.25	1,699	126
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	637	214.12/cwt	211.00–227.00	1,364	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	499	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,507	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	732	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,625	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	545	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,286	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	204.41/cwt	198.00–206.00	1,474	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	639	207.03/cwt	204.00–208.00	1,323	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	635	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,245	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	392	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	784	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	830	173.92/cwt	167.00–181.00	1,444	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,438	114.46/cwt	110.00–118.00	1,646	80
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,294	94.76/cwt	91.00–99.00	1,226	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,145	85.47/cwt	78.00–89.00	979	60
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,349	105.11/cwt	100.00–109.00	1,418	45
Bulls	—	—	1,695	110.12/cwt	104.00–113.00	1,867	4
Bulls	—	—	2,079	129.72/cwt	126.00–133.00	2,697	6
Bulls	—	—	1,665	120.18/cwt	115.50–124.00	2,001	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,007	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,138	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,264	1,520.32/head	1,460.00–1,550.00	1,520	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	985	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,167	2,108.33/head	2,025.00–2,150.00	2,108	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,129	2,414.29/head	1,900.00–2,550.00	2,414	28
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,070	1,843.00/head	1,710.00–1,900.00	1,843	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,000	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	782	199.05/cwt	198.50–199.25	1,557	547
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	234.70/cwt	232.00–240.00	1,115	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,428	1
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,120	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,658	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	771	177.39/cwt	175.00–178.00	1,368	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	804	196.48/cwt	188.50–196.85	1,580	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	778	213.94/cwt	210.00–217.50	1,664	98
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	308	317.97/cwt	297.50–320.00	979	22
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,028	148.05/cwt	145.00–151.00	1,522	2
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,070	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,552	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	412	251.81/cwt	240.00–258.00	1,037	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	953	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,668	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	793	210.56/cwt	203.00–213.00	1,670	13
Steers	Large 1Fancy	—	1,019	199.50/cwt	199.50–199.50	2,033	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	573	252.72/cwt	245.00–254.00	1,448	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,334	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	821	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,108	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	867	196.83/cwt	192.25–199.00	1,707	152

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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