Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2023-09-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, not enough feeder steers and heifers for a market test, however a lower trend was noted. Quality was not near as attractive as last week. Demand was moderate. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower, however 1 high yielding bull weighing 2130 sold for 137.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $249.89/cwt on 647 head.

Average price

$249.89

647 head · 701 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,751

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$535

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

$54.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.58

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	693	250.84	1,739	631
Large 1	1,048	215.00	2,253	14thin
Medium and Large 1-2	613	196.50	1,204	2thin

One grade step is worth $54.34/cwt here — about $535 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 sale647 hd

249.89

—

KS average3 barns · 4,641 hd

255.47

−5.58

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	1,738	123.67	2,149	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,324	113.54	1,503	41
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,203	99.12	1,192	43
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,092	87.75	958	15

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 Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,295	$1,550	1thin

Every lot, as filed

45 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	—	408	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	867	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	911	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,667	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	585	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,410	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	635	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,207	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,334	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,601	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	247.08/cwt	246.00–248.25	1,791	181
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,308	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,091	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	390	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,229	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	615	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,667	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	782	246.40/cwt	244.25–248.00	1,927	132
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	285	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	878	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	858	238.44/cwt	234.50–239.25	2,046	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	526	281.50/cwt	281.50–281.50	1,481	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	281	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	766	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	302.10/cwt	300.00–307.00	1,112	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,305	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,378	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,324	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	587	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,468	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	597	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,451	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	443	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,196	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	970	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	2,163	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	245.33/cwt	242.00–248.00	1,661	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	738	233.79/cwt	229.00–234.00	1,725	135
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,244	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	245.50/cwt	242.50–246.50	1,525	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	955	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,934	3
Steers	Large 1	—	1,048	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,253	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	796	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	314	288.62/cwt	284.00–291.00	906	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	290	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	728	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	411	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,089	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	385	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,082	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	827	237.23/cwt	236.00–241.00	1,962	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	772	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,783	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,295	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bulls	—	—	1,739	125.83/cwt	121.00–129.00	2,188	20
Bulls	—	—	2,118	133.53/cwt	130.00–137.00	2,828	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,416	116.39/cwt	115.00–119.00	1,648	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,092	87.75/cwt	80.00–90.00	958	15
Bulls	—	—	1,606	113.20/cwt	108.00–117.00	1,818	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,203	99.12/cwt	94.00–102.00	1,192	43
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,206	109.89/cwt	106.00–114.00	1,325	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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