Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2023-10-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Note * Next Wednesday October 18, Winter Livestock will have a special calf sale *

* Final Report*

Compared to last week, feeder steers 700 lb to 1,000 lb sold 4.00 to 7.00 lower. Unweaned steer calves 400 lb to 700 lb sold 8.00 to 10.00 lower. Weaned and reputation steer calves 400 lb to 700 lb sold 8.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers 650 lb to 950 lb sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Unweaned heifer calves 400 lb to 650 lb sold 8.00 to 10.00 lower. Weaned and reputation heifer calves sold 8.00 to 10.00 higher. Demand was good on weaned and reputation cattle, moderate on all other classes of cattle. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 5.00 lower. Bulk of the slaughter bulls sold steady, however high yielding bulls sold up to 125.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $264.66/cwt on 1,684 head.

Average price

$264.66

1,684 head · 708 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,873

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$396

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

$51.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.05

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	674	270.01	1,821	1,494
Large 1	1,046	223.58	2,338	153
Medium and Large 1-2	652	218.42	1,425	37

One grade step is worth $51.59/cwt here — about $396 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 sale1,684 hd

264.66

—

KS average3 barns · 2,508 hd

261.60

+3.05

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	1,575	117.70	1,853	51
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,375	105.41	1,450	77
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,213	93.94	1,139	75
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,158	83.94	972	10

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,195	$1,450	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,105	$1,360	6

Every lot, as filed

80 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	—	756	248.40/cwt	245.00–253.50	1,878	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	258.03/cwt	254.00–260.00	1,615	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	461	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,544	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	196.09/cwt	180.00–204.50	1,228	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	293.47/cwt	281.00–295.00	1,550	133
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	623	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,757	112
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	195.43/cwt	191.00–200.00	1,319	2
Steers	Large 1	—	1,038	222.37/cwt	222.00–222.75	2,308	102
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	214.53/cwt	213.00–216.00	1,551	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	819	244.40/cwt	244.00–248.00	2,002	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	437	298.06/cwt	292.00–310.00	1,303	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	922	233.30/cwt	229.00–234.50	2,151	82
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	234.17/cwt	230.00–236.00	1,684	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	232.81/cwt	221.00–244.50	1,090	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	194.52/cwt	188.00–205.00	1,702	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	394	259.86/cwt	252.00–262.50	1,024	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	870	238.96/cwt	234.75–241.00	2,079	207
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	288.32/cwt	275.00–292.00	1,358	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	996	226.66/cwt	214.00–228.10	2,258	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	794	221.36/cwt	216.00–227.50	1,758	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	269.74/cwt	266.00–274.00	1,567	112
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	490	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,235	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	506	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,518	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	244.46/cwt	237.00–247.50	1,609	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	475	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,437	6
Steers	Large 1	—	1,061	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	2,398	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	341	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	1,190	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	915	240.50/cwt	240.50–240.50	2,201	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	605	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,470	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	429	338.93/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,454	83
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	600	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,650	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	375	345.63/cwt	337.50–356.00	1,296	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	677	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,835	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	435	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,092	2
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,030	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	2,081	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	678	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,620	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	647	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,359	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	483	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,212	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	563	231.22/cwt	207.50–242.00	1,302	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	355	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	843	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,158	83.94/cwt	76.00–89.00	972	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,451	111.36/cwt	110.00–114.00	1,616	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,357	103.97/cwt	101.00–109.00	1,411	62
Bulls	—	—	1,747	102.87/cwt	96.00–108.00	1,797	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	93.94/cwt	90.00–98.00	1,139	75
Bulls	—	—	1,465	124.30/cwt	118.00–125.00	1,821	29
Bulls	—	—	1,700	113.24/cwt	109.00–116.00	1,925	13
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	974	132.13/cwt	120.00–142.50	1,287	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,195	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,105	1,360.00/head	1,360.00–1,360.00	1,360	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	919	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	2,091	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	557	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,587	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	721	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,723	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	736	227.09/cwt	221.00–227.50	1,671	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	271.26/cwt	264.00–277.00	1,169	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	893	188.20/cwt	181.00–190.00	1,681	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	916	178.55/cwt	167.50–196.00	1,636	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	223.17/cwt	221.00–229.00	1,819	150
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	361	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	769	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	781	226.45/cwt	223.50–236.00	1,769	82
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	258.27/cwt	251.00–260.00	1,348	118
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,079	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	604	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,558	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	296.90/cwt	294.00–305.00	1,090	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	254.58/cwt	247.00–259.50	1,176	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	405	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,365	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	510	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,352	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	986	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	2,080	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	389	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,313	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	853	219.50/cwt	219.50–219.50	1,872	123
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	656	225.35/cwt	218.00–231.00	1,478	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	396	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,164	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	669	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,706	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	254.05/cwt	240.00–257.00	1,456	170
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	710	264.75/cwt	264.75–264.75	1,880	106
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	327	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,030	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	673	249.75/cwt	249.75–249.75	1,681	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	504	219.71/cwt	200.00–223.00	1,107	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	802	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,829	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	465	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,032	10

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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