Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2024-01-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Final Report

The Bellringer Special brought a lot of quality cattle to town. Compared to a couple weeks ago on a lighter test, feeder heifers were 5.00 to 10.00 higher and feeder steers were 5.00 to 14.00 higher. Calves were up 10.00 to 20.00. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $250.23/cwt on 2,406 head.

Average price

$250.23

2,406 head · 731 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,830

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$86

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$59.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.30

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	734	250.98	1,843	2,258
Medium and Large 1-2	682	239.12	1,632	147
Large 1	1,010	191.00	1,929	1thin

One grade step is worth $59.98/cwt here — about −$86 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 sale2,406 hd

250.23

—

KS average2 barns · 4,285 hd

249.94

+0.30

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	1,843	104.78	1,931	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,402	96.00	1,346	50
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,217	90.09	1,096	72
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,122	80.05	898	94

Every lot, as filed

52 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	—	529	250.80/cwt	244.00–257.00	1,327	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	492	252.04/cwt	246.00–267.50	1,240	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	989	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	273.14/cwt	272.50–275.00	1,060	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	250.69/cwt	243.00–259.00	1,429	171
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	177.85/cwt	169.00–189.00	1,289	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	781	222.04/cwt	221.00–226.00	1,734	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,486	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	934	216.64/cwt	214.25–222.00	2,023	157
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	296.43/cwt	296.00–298.00	1,595	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	294.09/cwt	290.00–302.50	1,456	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	332.95/cwt	321.00–344.00	1,545	189
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	233.44/cwt	224.75–244.50	1,821	331
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	586	284.48/cwt	276.00–298.00	1,667	84
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	985	212.19/cwt	210.50–213.50	2,090	104
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	747	184.99/cwt	181.00–205.00	1,382	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	238.40/cwt	224.00–248.00	1,736	168
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	337	342.70/cwt	337.50–355.00	1,155	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	824	212.16/cwt	206.00–216.00	1,748	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	259.82/cwt	251.00–265.00	1,476	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	228.14/cwt	227.00–229.00	1,551	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	819	229.72/cwt	215.00–233.25	1,881	151
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	989	185.50/cwt	185.50–185.50	1,835	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	853	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,578	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	305.91/cwt	297.50–328.00	1,597	106
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	245.03/cwt	231.50–253.00	1,664	182
Steers	Large 1	—	1,010	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,929	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	506	336.53/cwt	333.00–338.00	1,703	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	233.62/cwt	224.00–246.00	1,472	107
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,055	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,720	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	337.02/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,436	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	879	220.94/cwt	217.50–225.00	1,942	432
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	267.33/cwt	249.50–273.00	1,679	285
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	206	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	431	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,743	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	225.25/cwt	221.00–226.75	1,638	200
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	278.03/cwt	257.50–286.00	1,187	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	777	219.18/cwt	215.00–224.50	1,703	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	550	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,694	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	643	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,370	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	661	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,454	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	201.50/cwt	201.50–201.50	1,672	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	225.61/cwt	212.00–231.00	1,534	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,320	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,062	2
Bulls	—	—	1,878	104.27/cwt	96.00–111.50	1,958	10
Bulls	—	—	1,833	119.48/cwt	117.00–121.00	2,190	3
Bulls	—	—	1,683	85.29/cwt	76.00–95.00	1,435	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	84.87/cwt	75.00–91.00	925	64
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,189	69.78/cwt	50.00–82.50	830	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,217	90.09/cwt	87.00–96.00	1,096	72
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,402	96.00/cwt	86.00–102.00	1,346	50

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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