Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2023-10-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Note * Next Wednesday November 1, Winter Livestock in Dodge City will have a Special Calf sale *

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, not enough feeder steers and heifers 400 lb to 850 lb for a market test, however a definite lower trend was noted.. Demand was moderate. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 5.00 to 7.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $268.92/cwt on 723 head.

Average price

$268.92

723 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,504

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$444

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$92.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.43

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	272.94	1,499	657
Medium and Large 1-2	614	234.61	1,440	59
Large 1	1,076	180.50	1,942	7thin

One grade step is worth $92.44/cwt here — about −$444 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 sale723 hd

268.92

—

KS average3 barns · 2,765 hd

264.49

+4.43

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	1,688	101.94	1,721	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,275	95.99	1,224	289
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,177	86.81	1,022	64
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,100	72.34	796	17

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)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,258	$1,675	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,350	$2,393	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,300	$2,350	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,400	$2,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,400	$2,100	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,400	$2,000	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,300	$2,000	1thin

Every lot, as filed

73 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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,400	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,258	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,364	2,438.64/head	2,425.00–2,500.00	2,439	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,400	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,400	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,300	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	467	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,191	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	252.92/cwt	250.00–262.50	1,179	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	433	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,234	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	462	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,317	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	383	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	935	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	347	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	777	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	272	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	903	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	489	244.74/cwt	244.00–247.00	1,197	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	246.50/cwt	246.50–246.50	1,442	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	865	202.74/cwt	202.00–203.50	1,754	2
Steers	Large 1	—	1,076	180.50/cwt	180.50–180.50	1,942	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,536	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	938	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,651	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	575	269.19/cwt	268.00–272.00	1,548	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	268.09/cwt	263.50–277.50	1,413	90
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	707	236.73/cwt	229.00–237.00	1,674	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	661	239.14/cwt	233.00–244.00	1,581	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	878	186.65/cwt	181.00–198.00	1,639	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	747	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,382	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	436	267.93/cwt	266.00–272.00	1,168	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	962	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	295.77/cwt	295.00–296.00	1,112	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	263.66/cwt	260.00–267.50	838	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	489	265.96/cwt	263.00–272.00	1,301	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	763	220.52/cwt	215.00–231.00	1,683	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	264.02/cwt	261.00–267.00	1,640	138
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	590	256.96/cwt	250.00–266.00	1,516	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	475	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,363	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	290	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,022	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	436	302.35/cwt	301.00–313.00	1,318	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	524	293.57/cwt	282.50–296.00	1,538	140
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	385	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,117	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,415	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	630	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,361	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	535	241.22/cwt	237.00–265.00	1,291	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	343	303.09/cwt	282.50–305.00	1,040	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	72.34/cwt	66.00–79.00	796	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,237	93.62/cwt	90.00–101.00	1,158	223
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,177	86.81/cwt	81.00–89.50	1,022	64
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,404	104.00/cwt	100.00–107.00	1,460	66
Bulls	—	—	1,788	103.74/cwt	101.00–109.00	1,855	14
Bulls	—	—	1,435	91.39/cwt	76.00–99.00	1,311	8
Bulls	—	—	1,793	111.80/cwt	110.50–114.00	2,005	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,300	2,225.00/head	2,225.00–2,225.00	2,225	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,300	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	238.00/cwt	237.00–240.00	1,238	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	532	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,346	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	385	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,163	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	410	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,148	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	819	184.80/cwt	176.00–195.00	1,514	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	412	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,154	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	729	224.88/cwt	222.00–227.50	1,639	89
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	233.23/cwt	201.00–236.00	1,192	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	703	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,357	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	210.95/cwt	190.00–225.50	1,316	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,195	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	595	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,428	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	606	232.50/cwt	227.00–239.00	1,409	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	438	265.07/cwt	262.00–272.50	1,161	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	805	219.25/cwt	219.25–219.25	1,765	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	393	291.57/cwt	287.00–292.00	1,146	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	227.81/cwt	226.00–230.00	1,499	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	480	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,291	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	406	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,218	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	539	265.34/cwt	256.00–266.00	1,430	119
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	324	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	1,001	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	444	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,092	11

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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