Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2023-11-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Note * Winter Livestock in Dodge City will not have an auction next Wednesday November 22 for Thanksgiving break *

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 400 lb to 950 lb sold 6.00 to 10.00 lower. Feeder heifers 400 lb to 925 lb sold 4.00 to 8.00 lower. Demand was moderate. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold steady, however 1 high yielding bull sold for 120.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $246.33/cwt on 1,132 head.

Average price

$246.33

1,132 head · 668 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,644

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$351

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$55.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.13

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	662	247.87	1,641	1,078
Medium and Large 1-2	626	229.48	1,436	34
Large 1	1,037	192.11	1,992	20

One grade step is worth $55.76/cwt here — about −$351 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 sale1,132 hd

246.33

—

KS average4 barns · 5,102 hd

246.20

+0.13

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	1,833	103.74	1,901	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,324	94.93	1,257	348
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,213	86.74	1,052	92
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,165	74.13	864	29

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,232	$1,710	12
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,314	$1,707	47
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,165	$1,675	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,223	$1,554	17
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,267	$1,517	25
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,250	$1,500	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,250	$1,500	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,366	$1,462	39
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,372	$1,460	12
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,305	$1,441	4thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,125	$1,560	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,072	$1,450	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,155	$1,350	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,200	$2,100	2thin

Every lot, as filed

77 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	619	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,517	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	170.85/cwt	167.50–195.00	1,228	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	873	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,886	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	198.75/cwt	192.50–205.00	1,272	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	535	282.39/cwt	281.00–285.00	1,511	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	930	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	2,102	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	561	278.59/cwt	272.00–281.00	1,563	97
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	269.39/cwt	260.00–277.50	1,436	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	935	212.80/cwt	210.85–218.75	1,990	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	808	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,697	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	304.49/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,145	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	878	221.13/cwt	218.75–229.00	1,942	44
Steers	Large 1	—	1,030	193.01/cwt	161.00–195.00	1,988	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	280.97/cwt	273.00–289.00	1,329	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	282	330.39/cwt	322.50–334.00	932	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	442	314.91/cwt	314.00–316.00	1,392	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	636	232.65/cwt	221.00–237.50	1,480	148
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	299.22/cwt	297.00–308.00	1,293	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	839	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,762	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	465	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	1,390	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	813	225.50/cwt	225.50–225.50	1,833	43
Steers	Large 1	—	1,076	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	2,012	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	228.72/cwt	202.00–285.00	1,391	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	548	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,414	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	227.88/cwt	225.25–232.00	1,762	167
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	225.41/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,508	106
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	371	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,011	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	300	318.75/cwt	317.50–320.00	956	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	649	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,551	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	264.00/cwt	255.00–267.00	1,510	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	532	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,426	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	560	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,378	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	269.80/cwt	267.50–272.00	858	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	217.84/cwt	203.00–221.50	1,362	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	776	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,521	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	295.63/cwt	295.00–296.00	1,206	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	608	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,447	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	194.35/cwt	180.00–204.00	1,024	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,165	74.13/cwt	61.00–79.00	864	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,417	102.13/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,447	47
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,310	93.81/cwt	90.00–99.00	1,229	301
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	86.74/cwt	81.00–89.50	1,052	92
Bulls	—	—	1,952	114.34/cwt	111.00–120.00	2,232	3
Bulls	—	—	1,822	106.38/cwt	101.00–109.50	1,938	15
Bulls	—	—	1,799	91.85/cwt	81.00–96.00	1,652	6
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,155	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,072	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,165	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,232	1,710.20/head	1,360.00–1,975.00	1,710	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,267	1,516.82/head	1,110.00–1,700.00	1,517	25
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,372	1,460.00/head	1,460.00–1,460.00	1,460	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,314	1,706.59/head	1,310.00–1,950.00	1,707	47
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,001	153.81/cwt	150.00–168.00	1,540	16
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,125	1,560.00/head	1,560.00–1,560.00	1,560	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,250	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,223	1,553.61/head	1,275.00–1,900.00	1,554	17
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,366	1,462.41/head	1,335.00–1,575.00	1,462	39
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,250	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,305	1,440.84/head	1,250.00–1,500.00	1,441	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	208.02/cwt	206.00–209.00	1,202	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	264.32/cwt	257.00–270.00	1,226	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	799	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,726	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	290	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	805	2
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,029	185.12/cwt	174.00–196.00	1,905	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	814	196.46/cwt	195.50–198.00	1,599	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	516	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,326	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	212.49/cwt	190.00–227.00	878	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	357	293.31/cwt	288.00–300.00	1,047	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	228.76/cwt	220.00–234.00	1,302	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	207.04/cwt	201.00–210.00	1,493	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	537	231.84/cwt	226.00–242.00	1,245	171
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	615	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,581	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	369	318.79/cwt	309.00–321.00	1,176	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	931	176.19/cwt	176.00–186.00	1,640	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	479	245.46/cwt	240.00–252.50	1,176	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	305	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	862	6

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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