Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2023-08-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 700 lb to 850 lb sold unevenly steady. Not enough steer calves 450 lb to 700 lb for a market test, however a higher trend was noted. One load of reputation calves sold up to 344. No recent data on heifers 400 lb to 800 lb, however a lower trend was noted. Demand was moderate. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $255.47/cwt on 870 head.

Average price

$255.47

870 head · 719 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,837

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$758

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

$72.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.44

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	721	256.86	1,852	853
Large 1	1,000	218.00	2,180	1thin
Medium and Large 1-2	595	183.99	1,095	16thin

One grade step is worth $72.86/cwt here — about $758 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 sale870 hd

255.47

—

KS average2 barns · 1,381 hd

252.03

+3.44

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	1,763	127.45	2,248	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,298	116.92	1,518	62
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,172	103.63	1,215	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,102	91.07	1,004	26

Every lot, as filed

56 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	—	885	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,726	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,086	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	234.85/cwt	234.10–235.60	1,714	131
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	860	252.12/cwt	251.10–253.85	2,168	87
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	176.97/cwt	171.00–181.00	864	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	814	240.83/cwt	238.60–252.00	1,960	340
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	690	261.02/cwt	257.00–266.50	1,801	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	343	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,140	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	392	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	1,348	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	597	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,116	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	411	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,266	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,484	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	386	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	1,173	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	777	248.58/cwt	247.50–249.50	1,931	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	246.55/cwt	245.50–248.00	1,773	140
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	907	234.22/cwt	233.50–237.00	2,124	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	571	292.90/cwt	289.00–298.00	1,672	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	282.25/cwt	279.00–290.00	1,327	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	515	321.23/cwt	300.00–332.00	1,654	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	742	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,974	15
Steers	Large 1	—	1,000	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	2,180	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	250.08/cwt	242.50–253.00	1,543	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	546	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,436	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,720	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,230	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	556	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,357	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	560	259.51/cwt	259.00–261.00	1,453	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	755	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,404	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,102	91.07/cwt	90.00–93.00	1,004	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,412	120.40/cwt	119.00–125.00	1,700	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,236	115.01/cwt	110.00–117.00	1,422	40
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,172	103.63/cwt	100.00–108.00	1,215	33
Bulls	—	—	1,743	132.01/cwt	130.00–135.00	2,301	7
Bulls	—	—	1,747	127.21/cwt	122.00–129.00	2,222	6
Bulls	—	—	2,005	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,945	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,477	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	770	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	282.23/cwt	270.00–291.00	1,067	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,530	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,499	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	990	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	2,089	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	243.89/cwt	242.00–244.00	1,646	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	772	228.99/cwt	215.00–231.50	1,768	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	263.04/cwt	259.00–267.00	1,231	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	384	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,190	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,426	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	906	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	261.65/cwt	251.00–264.00	1,096	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	812	228.50/cwt	228.50–228.50	1,855	10
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,015	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,736	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	278.01/cwt	277.00–281.00	1,404	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	263.60/cwt	253.50–265.00	1,505	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	314	271.50/cwt	271.50–271.50	853	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	607	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,712	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	482	285.46/cwt	284.00–286.00	1,376	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	438	275.47/cwt	274.00–280.00	1,207	18

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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