Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2024-03-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers over 700 lbs sold steady to 3.00 higher. Steer and heifer calves weighing 500 lbs to 700 lbs sold steady to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. One outstanding high yielding individual Breaking utility cow sold at 132.00. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 3.00 lower. Demand was good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $312.90/cwt on 170 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −159.33 against this barn's trailing median of $472.23.

Average price

$312.90

170 head · 565 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,766

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$320

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

$35.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs KS average

−0.10 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	569	316.63	1,802	152
Medium and Large 1-2	527	281.40	1,482	18thin

One grade step is worth $35.23/cwt here — about $320 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 900–1000 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

31 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $513.49, low $343.81, median $472.23 across 31 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale170 hd

312.90

—

KS average1 barns · 170 hd

312.90

+0.00

National average178 barns · 13,961 hd

313.00

−0.10

This barn, trailing median31 sales

472.23

−159.33

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	1,771	129.89	2,301	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,384	118.63	1,642	74
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,202	101.43	1,219	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,156	86.99	1,006	33

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,217	$2,591	52
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,316	$2,474	62
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,422	$2,297	32
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,237	$1,852	22
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,010	$1,800	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,135	$1,753	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,285	$1,710	1thin

Every lot, as filed

70 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 1Fancy	500–550	504	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,552	91
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	750–800	755	268.25/cwt	268.25–268.25	2,025	124
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	770	220.96/cwt	214.00–221.50	1,701	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	227.99/cwt	192.50–231.50	1,539	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	820	210.50/cwt	210.50–210.50	1,726	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	637	234.76/cwt	221.00–251.00	1,495	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	783	221.74/cwt	221.00–225.00	1,736	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	815	228.49/cwt	201.00–232.00	1,862	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	506	262.33/cwt	261.00–267.50	1,327	5
Bulls	—	—	2,250	141.51/cwt	141.00–142.00	3,184	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,353	114.81/cwt	110.00–121.50	1,553	53
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,156	86.99/cwt	80.00–93.00	1,006	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,202	101.43/cwt	95.00–108.00	1,219	40
Bulls	—	—	1,794	120.37/cwt	116.00–126.00	2,159	5
Bulls	—	—	1,664	132.32/cwt	127.50–139.00	2,202	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	353	406.47/cwt	403.00–408.00	1,435	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	206.87/cwt	202.00–210.00	1,696	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	919	205.13/cwt	202.00–212.00	1,885	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	875	217.35/cwt	216.00–219.00	1,902	47
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,010	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	262.11/cwt	255.00–271.00	1,622	113
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	280.77/cwt	270.00–286.00	1,584	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	921	232.72/cwt	226.00–238.25	2,143	410
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,217	2,590.56/head	1,750.00–2,770.00	2,591	52
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,135	1,753.47/head	1,675.00–1,910.00	1,753	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	273.66/cwt	270.00–277.50	1,404	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	457	314.24/cwt	280.00–320.00	1,436	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	737	234.87/cwt	231.75–240.00	1,731	195
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	437	323.92/cwt	302.50–326.00	1,416	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	468	312.34/cwt	312.00–312.50	1,462	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	626	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,747	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	839	240.64/cwt	234.00–246.00	2,019	292
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	382.44/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,449	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	700–750	737	247.25/cwt	247.25–247.25	1,822	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	343	355.23/cwt	339.00–359.00	1,218	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	823	224.21/cwt	217.00–227.50	1,845	57
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,422	2,297.18/head	2,025.00–2,620.00	2,297	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	967	225.38/cwt	221.00–227.50	2,179	135
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	252.71/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,857	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	427	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,398	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	241.43/cwt	233.00–252.00	1,637	36
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,237	1,852.30/head	1,725.00–1,925.00	1,852	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	784	228.60/cwt	227.00–237.00	1,792	214
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,250	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	784	249.12/cwt	240.25–254.50	1,953	212
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	296.33/cwt	287.50–305.00	1,396	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	312.74/cwt	305.00–322.50	1,654	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	315.49/cwt	310.00–321.00	1,846	113
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	301.29/cwt	296.00–312.50	1,871	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	862	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,819	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	567	219.92/cwt	216.00–235.00	1,247	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	489	315.16/cwt	314.00–317.50	1,541	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	880	237.74/cwt	230.00–243.00	2,092	333
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	687	271.88/cwt	253.00–278.00	1,868	202
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	371	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,289	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	557	251.29/cwt	243.00–276.00	1,400	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	989	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,909	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,597	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	622	263.52/cwt	257.00–268.00	1,639	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,502	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,316	2,473.84/head	1,800.00–2,685.00	2,474	62
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,285	1,710.00/head	1,710.00–1,710.00	1,710	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,650	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	855	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,565	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,462	128.26/cwt	124.00–132.00	1,875	21
Steers	Large 1Fleshy	1000–1050	1,041	190.50/cwt	190.50–190.50	1,983	16
Steers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,016	217.67/cwt	209.00–218.00	2,212	154
Steers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,070	213.64/cwt	205.00–214.00	2,286	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	510	334.28/cwt	330.00–338.00	1,705	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	673	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,878	18

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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