Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2023-08-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, not enough steers and heifers for a market test. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady on light receipts.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $238.16/cwt on 73 head.

Average price

$238.16

73 head · 594 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,414

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$152

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

$52.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.31

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	588	241.73	1,422	68
Medium and Large 1-2	669	189.71	1,269	5thin

One grade step is worth $52.02/cwt here — about $152 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 sale73 hd

238.16

—

KS average3 barns · 468 hd

250.47

−12.31

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	1,599	129.47	2,071	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,295	123.85	1,604	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,030	93.00	958	2thin

Every lot, as filed

30 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	—	895	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,620	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	787	201.40/cwt	190.00–205.00	1,585	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	218.70/cwt	218.50–219.00	1,815	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	895	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,351	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	900	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,584	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	446	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,182	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	704	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,637	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	588	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,161	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	549	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,373	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	738	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,827	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	931	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	960	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	771	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,766	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,444	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	390	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,034	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	840	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,957	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,100	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	784	227.02/cwt	219.00–229.00	1,780	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	255.87/cwt	253.00–258.00	1,110	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	220.27/cwt	218.00–222.50	1,024	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	169.50/cwt	168.00–171.00	1,381	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,327	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	834	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,544	2
Bulls	—	—	1,800	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	2,178	1
Bulls	—	—	1,567	134.86/cwt	131.50–140.00	2,113	5
Bulls	—	—	1,560	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,732	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,193	119.22/cwt	116.00–123.00	1,422	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,356	126.63/cwt	125.00–131.00	1,717	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	958	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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