Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2024-03-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*Final Report*

Compared to last week, feeder steers 850 lb to 950 lb sold steady to 4.00 higher. Steers 650 lb to 850 lb sold unevenly steady. Steer calves 450 lb to 650 lb sold 8.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers 450 lb to 900 lb sold 4.00 to 8.00 lower. Demand was moderate. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 10.00 to 12.00 higher. One high yielding bull sold for 175.00

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $311.44/cwt on 9 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −160.78 against this barn's trailing median of $472.23.

Average price

$311.44

9 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,734

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$207

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

$53.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.74

vs KS average

+1.18 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	335.00	1,822	5thin
Medium and Large 1-2	573	282.00	1,616	4thin

One grade step is worth $53.00/cwt here — about $207 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 sale9 hd

311.44

—

KS average3 barns · 416 hd

325.19

−13.74

National average156 barns · 8,291 hd

310.26

+1.18

This barn, trailing median31 sales

472.23

−160.78

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	1,871	153.13	2,864	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,438	141.95	2,041	52
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,348	127.80	1,723	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,208	104.30	1,260	79

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,557	$2,275	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,275	$2,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,200	$2,800	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,400	$2,600	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$2,425	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,200	$2,375	4thin

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	2,828.57/head	2,800.00–2,850.00	2,829	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	2,375.00/head	2,375.00–2,375.00	2,375	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	2,425.00/head	2,375.00–2,500.00	2,425	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,400	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	3
Bulls	—	—	1,914	162.37/cwt	161.00–164.00	3,108	9
Bulls	—	—	2,180	170.13/cwt	167.00–175.00	3,709	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,236	108.22/cwt	97.00–121.00	1,338	61
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,114	91.02/cwt	89.00–93.00	1,014	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,348	127.80/cwt	120.00–129.00	1,723	32
Bulls	—	—	1,735	140.53/cwt	131.00–155.00	2,438	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	737	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,710	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	736	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,943	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	544	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,822	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,275	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,133	149.73/cwt	147.00–175.00	1,696	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	763	226.43/cwt	225.00–228.00	1,728	23
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,557	2,275.00/head	2,275.00–2,275.00	2,275	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	951	222.85/cwt	222.85–222.85	2,119	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	906	236.01/cwt	235.25–237.00	2,138	113
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	244.19/cwt	238.10–249.50	1,905	114
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	682	240.50/cwt	240.50–240.50	1,640	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	275.18/cwt	264.00–288.00	1,566	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	305.91/cwt	301.00–307.00	1,918	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	373.00/cwt	373.00–373.00	1,421	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	330.05/cwt	314.00–332.50	1,561	79
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	895	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,812	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	338	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	1,169	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	261.14/cwt	255.00–267.50	1,616	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	804	218.75/cwt	218.75–218.75	1,759	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,616	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	845	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,825	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	487	353.11/cwt	341.00–356.00	1,720	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	652	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,907	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	343	372.31/cwt	362.00–387.50	1,277	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,410	135.16/cwt	131.00–139.00	1,906	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,450	144.97/cwt	140.00–151.00	2,102	36
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	851	208.50/cwt	208.50–208.50	1,774	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	871	236.57/cwt	234.10–240.50	2,061	232
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	392	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	1,360	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,528	8

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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