Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2023-10-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Note * Winter LIvestock in Dodge City will have a special calf sale next Wednesday October 25th

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 600 lb to 900 lb sold 4.00 to 5.00 lower, however load lots of steers sold up to 15.00 higher. Steer calves 400 lb to 600 lb sold 5.00 to 6.00 higher, however fancy and thin fleshed steer calves sold up to 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers 500 lb to 1,000 lb sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower, however load lots sold up to 15.00 higher. Heifer calves 400 lb to 500 lb sold 5.00 to 6.00 higher. Demand was good on calves and moderate on feeders. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $269.06/cwt on 927 head.

Average price

$269.06

927 head · 639 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,720

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$369

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$71.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.45

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	634	271.76	1,722	877
Medium and Large 1-2	727	222.65	1,618	48
Large 1	1,043	200.50	2,091	2thin

One grade step is worth $71.26/cwt here — about −$369 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 sale927 hd

269.06

—

KS average3 barns · 3,198 hd

265.61

+3.45

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	1,943	114.06	2,216	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,327	104.62	1,388	187
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,280	96.37	1,234	119
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,177	83.30	980	70

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)	1,396	$1,591	11
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,210	$1,550	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,365	$1,460	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,284	$1,410	6

Every lot, as filed

75 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	—	425	298.65/cwt	291.00–301.00	1,269	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	417	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,105	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	608	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,593	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	643	240.80/cwt	238.00–242.50	1,548	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	933	228.63/cwt	225.50–230.00	2,133	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	827	240.18/cwt	235.50–242.75	1,986	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	256.36/cwt	251.00–260.00	1,856	114
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	585	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,691	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	397	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	957	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	955	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	511	289.69/cwt	281.00–293.00	1,480	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	791	240.08/cwt	239.00–240.25	1,899	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	607	284.50/cwt	284.50–284.50	1,727	29
Steers	Large 1	—	1,043	200.50/cwt	199.00–202.00	2,091	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	510	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	1,576	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	661	241.57/cwt	232.50–249.00	1,597	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	460	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,214	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	361	328.95/cwt	328.00–332.50	1,188	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	366	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	1,285	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	881	239.50/cwt	239.50–239.50	2,110	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	275.45/cwt	272.50–277.00	1,559	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	403	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,400	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	277.43/cwt	271.50–285.00	1,337	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	486	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,580	92
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	558	300.50/cwt	300.50–300.50	1,677	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	315.00/cwt	307.50–322.50	977	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	253.70/cwt	248.00–258.00	1,565	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	520	275.50/cwt	275.50–275.50	1,433	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	347	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	982	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	432	268.96/cwt	267.50–270.00	1,162	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	802	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,981	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	216.70/cwt	206.00–225.00	1,346	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,743	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	687	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,649	38
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	455	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,138	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,038	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	540	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,134	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,298	101.89/cwt	100.00–109.50	1,323	133
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,280	96.37/cwt	90.00–99.00	1,234	119
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,177	83.30/cwt	76.00–89.00	980	70
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,398	111.35/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,557	54
Bulls	—	—	1,660	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,560	1
Bulls	—	—	2,012	118.09/cwt	116.00–120.00	2,376	9
Bulls	—	—	1,775	105.98/cwt	100.00–112.00	1,881	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,210	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,284	1,410.00/head	1,410.00–1,410.00	1,410	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,365	1,460.00/head	1,460.00–1,460.00	1,460	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,396	1,591.35/head	1,500.00–1,610.00	1,591	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	595	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,529	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	998	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,906	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,451	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	240.70/cwt	233.00–249.50	1,389	54
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	568	228.27/cwt	211.00–235.00	1,297	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	606	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,400	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	819	220.50/cwt	220.50–220.50	1,806	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	454	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,371	83
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	551	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,460	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	241.54/cwt	236.00–250.00	1,263	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	812	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,389	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	482	268.86/cwt	266.00–272.00	1,296	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	276.66/cwt	274.00–278.00	1,170	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	396	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	1,243	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	679	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,759	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	495	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,193	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	240.13/cwt	231.00–244.00	1,465	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	914	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	252.38/cwt	249.00–259.00	1,204	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	454	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,371	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	332	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	1,149	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	362	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,184	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	231.53/cwt	225.50–235.00	1,660	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	798	219.52/cwt	219.25–225.00	1,752	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	513	279.46/cwt	272.50–286.50	1,434	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,376	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	862	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,845	27

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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