Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2024-03-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 500 lb to 950 lb sold unevenly steady. Steer calves 400 lb to 500 lb sold 10.00 to 12.00 higher. Feeder heifers 400 lb to 900 lb sold 6.00 to 10.00 higher, in places 15.00 higher. Demand was good. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 8.00 to 10.00 higher, however 1 high yielding bull weighing 2420 sold for 173.50

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $326.13/cwt on 114 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −146.10 against this barn's trailing median of $472.23.

Average price

$326.13

114 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,803

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$229

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

$36.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.43

vs KS average

+7.84 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	554	330.94	1,833	99
Medium and Large 1-2	545	294.37	1,604	15thin

One grade step is worth $36.58/cwt here — about $229 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale114 hd

326.13

—

KS average3 barns · 369 hd

326.56

−0.43

National average173 barns · 12,551 hd

318.29

+7.84

This barn, trailing median31 sales

472.23

−146.10

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	1,839	140.33	2,581	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,329	147.36	1,958	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,354	134.46	1,821	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,258	120.05	1,510	76

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,416	$2,150	9
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,310	$2,089	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,405	$2,075	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,260	$2,000	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,173	$1,852	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,107	$1,575	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,200	$2,700	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,114	$2,250	7

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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,302	124.86/cwt	120.00–128.00	1,626	47
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,186	112.26/cwt	108.00–117.50	1,331	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,318	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	2,003	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,337	143.88/cwt	141.00–148.00	1,924	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,354	134.46/cwt	131.00–139.00	1,821	39
Bulls	—	—	1,726	126.92/cwt	124.00–134.00	2,191	8
Bulls	—	—	2,125	165.81/cwt	155.00–173.50	3,523	3
Bulls	—	—	1,844	143.14/cwt	137.00–150.00	2,640	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,405	2,075.00/head	2,075.00–2,075.00	2,075	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,114	2,250.00/head	2,100.00–2,275.00	2,250	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,015	180.54/cwt	172.00–182.50	1,832	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,107	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,416	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,173	1,852.49/head	1,825.00–1,900.00	1,852	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,310	2,089.31/head	1,950.00–2,200.00	2,089	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,260	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	611	293.25/cwt	293.25–293.25	1,792	104
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	487	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,595	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	544	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,686	33
Heifers	Large 1	1100–1150	1,101	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,938	7
Heifers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,082	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	2,196	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	671	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,584	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	566	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,483	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	453	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,228	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	397	347.50/cwt	343.00–355.00	1,380	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	317	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,046	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	330.40/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,398	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	541	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,444	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	929	207.96/cwt	205.00–212.00	1,932	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	722	242.93/cwt	230.00–247.00	1,754	210
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	747	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,703	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	784	228.33/cwt	225.00–233.00	1,790	91
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	833	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,783	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,541	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,670	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	303.68/cwt	277.00–320.00	1,594	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	310	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,132	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	558	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,685	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	441	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,334	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	746	256.48/cwt	253.00–262.00	1,913	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	293.99/cwt	290.00–295.50	1,979	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	831	244.05/cwt	238.00–247.25	2,028	102
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	650–700	680	290.09/cwt	287.50–295.00	1,973	190
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	867	239.68/cwt	239.25–242.00	2,078	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	485	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,746	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	313.59/cwt	307.50–330.00	1,772	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,519	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	291.59/cwt	282.00–303.00	1,633	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	921	229.71/cwt	223.50–233.00	2,116	217
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	464	392.12/cwt	391.00–395.00	1,819	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	389	398.20/cwt	387.50–404.00	1,549	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	322.25/cwt	317.00–330.00	1,724	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	284.33/cwt	277.50–290.00	1,800	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	379.00/cwt	379.00–379.00	1,596	9
Steers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,095	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,300	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	290.32/cwt	282.50–297.50	1,666	86
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	967	222.10/cwt	219.50–222.85	2,148	82
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	766	252.68/cwt	247.00–254.00	1,936	138
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	328.72/cwt	322.50–335.00	1,581	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	650–700	695	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,814	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	284.36/cwt	283.00–295.00	1,334	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	265.27/cwt	250.00–268.00	1,631	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	365	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,515	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	553	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	1,897	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	503	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,519	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	248.54/cwt	236.00–258.00	1,660	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	827	228.86/cwt	226.00–234.00	1,893	150
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	256	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	870	3

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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