Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2024-03-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers 475 lb to 975 lb sold steady to 3.00 lower, however reputation cattle sold steady to 3.00 higher. Demand was moderate. Slaughter cows sola 6.00 to 8.00 higher, however 2 high yielding cows sold up to 144. Slaughter bulls sold 5.00 to 6.00 higher, however 2 high yielding bulls sold for 154.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $335.77/cwt on 70 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −136.46 against this barn's trailing median of $472.23.

Average price

$335.77

70 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,850

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+11.40

vs KS average

+19.70 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	335.77	1,850	70

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

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 sale70 hd

335.77

—

KS average3 barns · 410 hd

324.37

+11.40

National average167 barns · 13,796 hd

316.07

+19.70

This barn, trailing median31 sales

472.23

−136.46

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	—	Low	1,786	140.74	2,514	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,446	134.83	1,950	49
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,271	124.73	1,585	53
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,172	110.38	1,294	47

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,135	$2,100	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,263	$2,077	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,212	$2,072	7
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,145	$1,875	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,120	$1,725	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	930	$1,260	1thin

Every lot, as filed

69 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	700–750	731	231.05/cwt	224.50–235.50	1,689	119
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	564	291.25/cwt	286.00–292.50	1,643	70
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,145	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	827	222.15/cwt	218.50–227.00	1,837	95
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	624	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,669	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	306.49/cwt	291.00–312.00	1,281	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	251.11/cwt	242.00–252.25	1,564	37
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,135	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	700–750	721	272.75/cwt	272.75–272.75	1,967	68
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,162	125.33/cwt	107.00–182.50	1,456	15
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	930	1,260.00/head	1,260.00–1,260.00	1,260	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,511	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	476	333.31/cwt	325.00–344.00	1,587	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	603	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,827	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	654	260.50/cwt	260.50–260.50	1,704	19
Bulls	—	—	1,610	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	2,093	1
Bulls	—	—	1,903	148.01/cwt	141.00–154.00	2,817	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,482	132.82/cwt	130.00–135.50	1,968	34
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,271	124.73/cwt	120.00–129.00	1,585	53
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,366	139.39/cwt	136.00–144.00	1,904	15
Bulls	—	—	1,728	137.08/cwt	135.00–140.00	2,369	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	683	250.58/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,711	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	829	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,641	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	387	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,180	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	667	222.49/cwt	221.00–225.50	1,484	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	830	231.07/cwt	229.50–238.00	1,918	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	585	261.50/cwt	261.50–261.50	1,530	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	388	366.88/cwt	358.00–376.00	1,423	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,120	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	867	213.54/cwt	207.00–218.50	1,851	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	511	273.44/cwt	272.00–282.00	1,397	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	966	211.50/cwt	211.50–211.50	2,043	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	230.32/cwt	222.00–238.25	1,785	331
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,212	2,072.38/head	1,775.00–2,300.00	2,072	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	750–800	766	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,838	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	677	240.09/cwt	230.00–244.75	1,625	131
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,771	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	593	270.96/cwt	265.00–274.00	1,607	82
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	301.05/cwt	277.00–305.00	1,424	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	351.77/cwt	344.00–354.00	1,178	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	286.66/cwt	264.00–301.00	1,502	157
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	866	236.24/cwt	229.75–241.50	2,046	487
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	326.17/cwt	323.00–347.50	1,204	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	547	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	1,849	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	969	221.04/cwt	219.75–225.00	2,142	75
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	224.25/cwt	223.00–237.00	1,626	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	443	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,378	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	451	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,155	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	662	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,490	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	920	214.10/cwt	207.00–216.00	1,970	129
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	777	248.28/cwt	235.00–250.50	1,929	182
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	824	244.86/cwt	233.75–255.75	2,018	337
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	298.90/cwt	285.00–310.00	1,868	81
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	721	257.19/cwt	255.00–259.00	1,854	87
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	918	230.41/cwt	218.50–235.25	2,115	385
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	691	264.61/cwt	261.00–266.00	1,828	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	622	231.85/cwt	220.00–237.50	1,442	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	491	309.50/cwt	295.00–317.00	1,520	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	728	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,791	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	758	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,812	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,263	2,077.33/head	2,050.00–2,100.00	2,077	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	498	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,370	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	860	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,711	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,164	113.40/cwt	110.00–119.00	1,320	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,189	103.94/cwt	96.00–108.00	1,236	15
Heifers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,001	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	2,112	4
Steers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,020	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,142	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	569	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	1,855	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	673	281.98/cwt	280.00–286.00	1,898	58

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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