Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2024-01-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Final

Compared to last week, not enough of a comparison to make an accurate market trend on feeder cattle. A steady to stronger undertone is noted. Demand was good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $247.73/cwt on 2,065 head.

Average price

$247.73

2,065 head · 761 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,885

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$182

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$47.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.78

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	762	248.80	1,895	1,937
Medium and Large 1-2	724	234.79	1,699	115
Large 1	1,029	201.77	2,076	13thin

One grade step is worth $47.03/cwt here — about −$182 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 sale2,065 hd

247.73

—

KS average4 barns · 5,282 hd

252.50

−4.78

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	1,851	114.01	2,110	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,333	113.31	1,510	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,356	106.89	1,449	125
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,198	87.61	1,050	117

Every lot, as filed

41 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 1-2	—	727	236.53/cwt	233.00–238.00	1,720	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	824	237.05/cwt	226.50–242.25	1,953	403
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	929	215.70/cwt	211.75–217.85	2,004	355
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	261.15/cwt	256.00–269.00	1,768	143
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	762	235.47/cwt	229.75–243.25	1,794	193
Steers	Large 1	—	1,066	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	2,079	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	459	336.19/cwt	332.50–337.50	1,543	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	208.19/cwt	205.50–209.25	1,511	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	239.37/cwt	235.00–241.00	1,261	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	777	220.05/cwt	212.50–228.50	1,710	243
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	942	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,762	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	272.54/cwt	266.00–279.00	1,139	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	888	196.75/cwt	195.60–202.00	1,747	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	253.14/cwt	243.00–257.00	1,820	419
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	981	205.85/cwt	205.85–205.85	2,019	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	487	321.97/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,568	73
Steers	Large 1	—	1,018	203.80/cwt	195.00–206.00	2,075	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	819	215.54/cwt	215.00–216.00	1,765	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	693	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,746	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	300.87/cwt	275.00–309.00	1,742	98
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	281.58/cwt	269.00–293.00	1,749	146
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	838	202.03/cwt	196.00–214.50	1,693	177
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	852	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,917	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	227.32/cwt	222.00–230.00	1,525	172
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	269.57/cwt	257.50–274.00	1,456	223
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	248.49/cwt	245.00–256.50	1,434	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	233.29/cwt	226.00–237.00	1,418	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	456	274.31/cwt	274.00–275.00	1,251	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,362	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,134	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	245.06/cwt	239.50–251.00	1,519	223
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	764	206.33/cwt	200.50–209.00	1,576	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	222.42/cwt	211.00–231.50	1,595	367
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	426	290.93/cwt	287.50–292.50	1,239	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	215.19/cwt	215.00–215.50	1,485	18
Bulls	—	—	1,861	110.54/cwt	102.00–117.00	2,057	13
Bulls	—	—	1,828	121.54/cwt	119.00–125.00	2,222	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,356	106.89/cwt	95.00–115.00	1,449	125
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,333	113.31/cwt	104.00–121.00	1,510	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,098	70.43/cwt	70.00–72.00	773	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,214	90.33/cwt	80.00–93.50	1,097	101

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.

Kansas feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →