Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2023-07-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to 3 weeks ago, not enough cattle in any class for a market test, however a definitely higher trend was noted. Demand was good. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $245.73/cwt on 408 head.

Average price

$245.73

408 head · 817 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,008

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$318

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

$12.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	818	245.82	2,010	405
Medium and Large 1-2	727	232.83	1,692	3thin

One grade step is worth $12.99/cwt here — about $318 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 sale408 hd

245.73

—

KS average1 barns · 408 hd

245.73

+0.00

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	—	Average	1,681	126.25	2,123	31
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,189	118.99	1,415	60
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,418	101.53	1,440	139
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,054	83.57	881	98

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)	1,280	$1,435	5

Every lot, as filed

41 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	725	198.98/cwt	186.00–212.50	1,443	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	585	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,433	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	974	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	209.54/cwt	209.00–212.50	1,314	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,418	101.53/cwt	94.00–107.00	1,440	139
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,054	83.57/cwt	80.00–90.00	881	98
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,173	112.25/cwt	109.00–116.00	1,317	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,195	121.66/cwt	118.00–125.00	1,454	43
Bulls	—	—	1,655	126.96/cwt	124.00–129.00	2,101	19
Bulls	—	—	1,669	114.24/cwt	102.00–118.00	1,907	5
Bulls	—	—	1,761	132.91/cwt	130.00–134.00	2,341	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	976	136.83/cwt	126.00–153.00	1,335	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,280	1,435.00/head	1,435.00–1,435.00	1,435	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	953	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,041	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	602	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,174	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	834	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,793	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,112	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,454	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	930	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,232	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	736	229.18/cwt	225.00–230.50	1,687	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	233.99/cwt	233.00–235.00	1,076	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	881	168.60/cwt	166.00–174.00	1,485	3
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,007	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,636	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	240.38/cwt	237.00–245.00	1,373	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,729	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,632	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	880	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,650	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	500	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,425	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,805	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	795	246.71/cwt	245.00–247.00	1,961	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	878	242.40/cwt	240.75–245.00	2,128	150
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	756	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,079	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	613	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,465	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	497	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,247	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,072	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	816	242.87/cwt	236.50–250.00	1,982	123
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,709	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	258.79/cwt	248.00–261.50	1,742	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	778	186.00/cwt	185.00–188.00	1,447	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	342	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	864	2

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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