Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2023-11-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Note * Next Wednesday November 8, Winter Livestock in Dodge City will have a Special Calf Sale *

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 800 lb to 950 lb sold steady to 2.00 higher. Steers 400 lb to 800 lb sold unevenly steady, however load lots and vaccinated cattle sold 6.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers 400 lb to 900 lb sold unevenly steady, however load lots and vaccinated heifers sold 6.00 to 10.00 higher. Demand was moderate. Slaughter cows sold steady, however 2 high yielding cows sold up to 112. Slaughter bulls sold steady, however 2 high yielding bulls sold up to 121.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $257.09/cwt on 1,139 head.

Average price

$257.09

1,139 head · 651 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,673

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$356

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$74.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.61

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	650	258.07	1,677	1,102
Medium and Large 1-2	589	236.32	1,391	31
Large 1	1,105	184.00	2,033	6thin

One grade step is worth $74.07/cwt here — about −$356 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 sale1,139 hd

257.09

—

KS average4 barns · 4,357 hd

258.70

−1.61

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	1,671	109.44	1,828	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,292	98.69	1,275	189
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,147	84.59	970	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,146	73.18	839	7thin

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)	1,325	$1,438	13
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,365	$1,435	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	821	$1,550	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$2,600	9

Every lot, as filed

71 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	—	884	233.80/cwt	230.00–234.10	2,067	80
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,301	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	254.94/cwt	243.00–261.00	1,310	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	652	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,376	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	639	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,687	138
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	413	310.10/cwt	300.00–313.00	1,281	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	929	228.02/cwt	227.50–228.50	2,118	104
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	227.31/cwt	221.50–239.50	1,516	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	387	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,118	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	809	239.43/cwt	234.00–242.00	1,937	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	227.24/cwt	223.00–238.00	1,643	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	606	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,370	14
Steers	Large 1	—	1,105	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	2,033	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	772	227.99/cwt	227.50–228.50	1,760	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,944	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	409	289.31/cwt	280.50–292.00	1,183	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	929	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	296.74/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,137	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	387	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,219	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	591	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,531	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	275.02/cwt	269.50–280.00	1,323	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	260.49/cwt	257.50–266.00	1,490	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	266.83/cwt	260.50–273.50	1,420	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	295.35/cwt	292.00–307.50	960	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	532	285.38/cwt	280.00–288.00	1,518	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	252.19/cwt	246.00–258.50	1,556	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	448	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,223	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	458	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,342	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	301	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	971	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	661	218.46/cwt	210.00–222.00	1,444	36
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	632	209.30/cwt	191.00–213.00	1,323	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	438	259.31/cwt	238.00–281.00	1,136	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	857	172.60/cwt	155.00–174.00	1,479	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	390	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	987	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	587	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,356	9
Bulls	—	—	1,958	118.28/cwt	115.00–121.00	2,316	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,146	73.18/cwt	61.00–79.00	839	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,366	104.02/cwt	100.00–112.00	1,421	71
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,248	95.48/cwt	90.00–99.00	1,192	118
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,147	84.59/cwt	81.00–89.00	970	33
Bulls	—	—	1,385	97.66/cwt	93.00–103.00	1,353	2
Bulls	—	—	1,622	108.95/cwt	105.00–114.00	1,767	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,014	134.39/cwt	122.50–152.00	1,363	11
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	821	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,365	1,435.00/head	1,435.00–1,435.00	1,435	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,325	1,438.11/head	1,375.00–1,450.00	1,438	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	543	235.99/cwt	224.00–238.00	1,281	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	994	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	244.98/cwt	236.00–250.00	1,414	237
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	228.63/cwt	224.50–237.50	1,420	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	879	197.23/cwt	196.00–201.00	1,734	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	274.56/cwt	270.00–281.00	1,183	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	714	222.34/cwt	221.50–223.00	1,588	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	250.82/cwt	245.00–259.00	1,179	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	467	272.67/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,273	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	245.53/cwt	241.00–251.00	899	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	229.89/cwt	228.50–232.00	1,322	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	910	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,775	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	736	234.25/cwt	234.25–234.25	1,724	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	503	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,333	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	813	219.68/cwt	217.00–227.25	1,786	319
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,072	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,715	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	347	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	878	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	260	315.56/cwt	297.00–317.50	820	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	372	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,157	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	592	275.81/cwt	274.50–277.00	1,633	164
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	757	210.83/cwt	210.50–212.50	1,596	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	495	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,193	9
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,016	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,737	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	468	275.21/cwt	272.00–286.00	1,288	21

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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