Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2023-06-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 725 lb to 925 lb sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower, however 1 load of 753 lb thin steers sold for 241. Not enough steers 400 lb to 725 lb for a market test, however 15 weaned steers weighing 564 sold for 308. Quality not near as attractive as last week. Feeder heifers 675 lb to 900 lb sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower on light receipts. Not enough heifers 400 lb to 675 lb for a market test, however 11 thin fleshed heifers weighing 541 lb sold for 252. Demand was moderate. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 1.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $230.51/cwt on 676 head.

Average price

$230.51

676 head · 814 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,876

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$123

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$43.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.52

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	803	233.80	1,877	607
Medium and Large 1-2	783	211.59	1,656	36
Large 1	1,049	190.70	2,000	33

One grade step is worth $43.11/cwt here — about −$123 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 sale676 hd

230.51

—

KS average2 barns · 2,261 hd

234.03

−3.52

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	1,758	122.42	2,152	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,340	107.32	1,438	62
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,139	96.29	1,097	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,080	84.99	918	82

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 (2-4 yrs)	1,340	$1,450	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,045	$1,350	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,100	$1,925	3thin

Every lot, as filed

78 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	541	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,363	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	288	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	844	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,221	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,678	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,422	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,098	1
Steers	Large 1	—	1,004	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,968	23
Steers	Large 1	—	1,152	178.50/cwt	178.50–178.50	2,056	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	315	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	945	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	491	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,252	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	933	168.59/cwt	162.00–175.00	1,573	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	876	220.80/cwt	215.10–225.00	1,934	310
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	833	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	920	219.50/cwt	219.50–219.50	2,019	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	863	211.50/cwt	211.50–211.50	1,825	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	788	228.49/cwt	221.00–230.00	1,801	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,424	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	441	288.33/cwt	288.00–290.00	1,272	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	732	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,588	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	597	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,701	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,082	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	564	306.81/cwt	305.00–308.00	1,730	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	373	305.46/cwt	304.50–307.00	1,139	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	510	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,632	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,826	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	265.35/cwt	260.00–270.00	857	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	488	288.73/cwt	287.50–290.00	1,409	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	729	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,815	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	300	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,028	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	287	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	947	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	645	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,564	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	753	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,815	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	455	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,420	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	560	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,386	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,204	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	499	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,260	5
Bulls	Large 1	—	1,127	166.18/cwt	165.00–171.00	1,873	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	920	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,610	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	610	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,266	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,299	104.20/cwt	100.00–109.00	1,354	37
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,139	96.29/cwt	90.00–99.00	1,097	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,107	86.92/cwt	80.00–89.00	962	62
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,401	111.94/cwt	110.50–116.00	1,568	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	995	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	786	20
Bulls	—	—	1,548	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,811	3
Bulls	—	—	2,045	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	2,699	1
Bulls	—	—	1,796	123.16/cwt	120.00–128.00	2,212	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,045	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,340	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	488	228.82/cwt	225.00–234.00	1,117	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	376	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,064	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	476	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,209	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	897	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,547	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	770	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,559	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	513	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,398	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	149.81/cwt	147.50–162.50	1,371	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	721	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	813	190.50/cwt	190.50–190.50	1,549	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	260.57/cwt	258.00–267.50	1,123	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	337	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	964	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	224.41/cwt	215.00–227.00	1,295	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,394	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	227.75/cwt	227.50–228.00	1,196	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	218.68/cwt	215.00–222.50	848	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,460	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,405	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	947	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	319	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	901	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	371	264.80/cwt	257.50–270.00	982	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,445	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	877	195.85/cwt	195.50–196.50	1,718	142
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	769	210.10/cwt	210.10–210.10	1,616	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	972	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	450	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,181	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	618	238.50/cwt	238.50–238.50	1,474	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	821	206.17/cwt	205.10–207.75	1,693	174

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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