Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2023-12-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Final

Compared to last week, Steer and Heifer Calves sold unevenly steady. Yearling Feeder Steers and Heifers sold 3.00 to 9.00 higher. Slaughter cows and Bulls sold steady. Demand was good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $250.57/cwt on 890 head.

Average price

$250.57

890 head · 686 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,718

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$492

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

$63.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.66

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	565	252.75	1,427	61
Medium and Large 1	685	252.32	1,728	804
Large 1	1,016	188.92	1,919	25

One grade step is worth $63.83/cwt here — about −$492 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 sale890 hd

250.57

—

KS average3 barns · 3,531 hd

244.92

+5.66

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	1,914	103.69	1,984	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,478	98.24	1,452	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,305	94.22	1,230	151
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,134	83.68	949	104

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 (2-4 yrs)	1,212	$2,925	12
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,325	$2,550	9
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,255	$2,110	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,285	$2,059	48
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,462	$1,775	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,398	$1,754	14
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,386	$1,550	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,365	$1,550	6
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	993	$2,378	48
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	985	$2,333	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,329	$2,603	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,642	$1,850	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,501	$1,650	3thin

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,342	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	496	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,146	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	269.00/cwt	260.00–272.00	1,272	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,487	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,295	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	687	207.76/cwt	203.00–208.25	1,427	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	730	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,387	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	450	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,053	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	917	206.93/cwt	201.00–207.25	1,898	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	882	213.53/cwt	210.00–221.00	1,883	107
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,636	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,505	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	631	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,530	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	670	216.50/cwt	216.50–216.50	1,451	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,495	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,322	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	827	221.58/cwt	218.50–221.75	1,832	77
Steers	Large 1	—	1,025	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,948	16
Steers	Large 1	—	999	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,868	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	323.40/cwt	303.00–332.00	1,543	128
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	322	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	1,008	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	592	250.39/cwt	242.00–254.00	1,482	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	713	221.65/cwt	206.00–223.00	1,580	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	781	228.01/cwt	219.50–231.00	1,781	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	263.48/cwt	259.00–267.50	1,655	154
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	559	269.18/cwt	268.00–269.50	1,505	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	314.13/cwt	305.00–316.50	1,322	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	672	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,519	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	597	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,469	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	430	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,301	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,359	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	343	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,003	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	220.69/cwt	220.00–221.00	1,148	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	526	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,310	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	597	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,325	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	393	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,051	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,305	94.22/cwt	90.00–100.00	1,230	151
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,136	87.37/cwt	81.00–91.00	993	81
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,478	98.24/cwt	96.00–101.00	1,452	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,127	70.70/cwt	63.00–80.00	797	23
Bulls	—	—	2,158	119.68/cwt	117.00–122.00	2,583	2
Bulls	—	—	1,938	105.92/cwt	101.00–109.00	2,053	6
Bulls	—	—	1,702	88.58/cwt	83.00–100.00	1,508	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,386	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,365	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,141	113.25/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,292	20
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,212	2,925.00/head	2,925.00–2,925.00	2,925	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,285	2,058.87/head	1,675.00–2,150.00	2,059	48
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,462	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	985	2,333.33/head	2,300.00–2,375.00	2,333	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	2,110.00/head	2,110.00–2,110.00	2,110	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,398	1,753.99/head	1,700.00–1,900.00	1,754	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,501	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	993	2,378.23/head	2,200.00–2,410.00	2,378	48
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,332	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,325	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,642	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	445	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,304	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	399	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,141	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	274.33/cwt	267.50–276.00	1,267	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,405	91
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,077	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,809	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	221.50/cwt	221.50–221.50	1,362	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	254.20/cwt	233.00–278.00	1,075	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	812	206.61/cwt	198.00–209.00	1,678	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	211.50/cwt	211.50–211.50	1,607	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	210.15/cwt	203.00–213.50	1,534	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	243.17/cwt	231.00–248.00	1,277	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	633	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,348	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	498	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,140	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	574	223.31/cwt	222.50–225.00	1,282	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	866	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,559	20

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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