Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2024-04-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steer calves not well tested. Steers weighing 700 to 900 lbs 1.00 to 4.00 higher, over 900 lbs sold steady to weak. Heifers not well tested today, however, a lower undertone noted. Slaughter cows and bulls sold unevenly steady. Demand was moderate to good on light to moderate supply.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $329.93/cwt on 62 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −142.30 against this barn's trailing median of $472.23.

Average price

$329.93

62 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,823

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$183

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

$24.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.73

vs KS average

+24.46 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	554	331.90	1,838	57
Medium and Large 1-2	538	307.50	1,654	5thin

One grade step is worth $24.40/cwt here — about $183 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale62 hd

329.93

—

KS average3 barns · 545 hd

330.67

−0.73

National average170 barns · 11,306 hd

305.47

+24.46

This barn, trailing median31 sales

472.23

−142.30

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	1,921	149.41	2,871	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,592	133.51	2,126	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,271	132.37	1,682	54
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,130	103.46	1,169	72

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)	1,371	$2,129	15
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,283	$1,886	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,155	$1,725	1thin

Every lot, as filed

56 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	500–550	505	289.34/cwt	281.00–291.00	1,461	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	329.13/cwt	319.00–331.00	1,863	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	952	203.50/cwt	203.50–203.50	1,937	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	690	279.98/cwt	271.00–282.50	1,932	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	895	227.15/cwt	217.50–230.00	2,033	307
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,371	2,128.92/head	1,975.00–2,325.00	2,129	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,357	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	511	268.63/cwt	267.50–269.00	1,373	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,446	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	353.21/cwt	340.00–357.00	1,635	123
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	303.72/cwt	287.50–310.00	1,276	101
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	538	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,654	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	266.04/cwt	262.50–275.00	1,277	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	552	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,347	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	859	204.04/cwt	199.00–209.00	1,753	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	921	193.28/cwt	188.00–195.00	1,780	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,283	1,885.97/head	1,835.00–2,100.00	1,886	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	708	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,798	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	362	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,162	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	114.36/cwt	109.00–120.00	1,315	2
Bulls	—	—	1,993	151.29/cwt	145.00–158.00	3,015	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,835	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	2,294	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,576	134.08/cwt	129.00–141.00	2,113	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,415	140.54/cwt	140.00–142.00	1,989	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,246	131.50/cwt	122.00–136.00	1,638	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	251.43/cwt	243.00–258.00	1,448	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	741	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,649	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	361	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,047	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	271.39/cwt	250.00–287.50	1,286	7
Steers	Large 1	1100–1150	1,106	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	2,124	8
Steers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,004	204.04/cwt	202.50–204.75	2,049	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	828	215.14/cwt	215.00–216.00	1,781	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	850–900	878	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,844	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	674	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,570	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	460	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,573	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	656	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,732	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	238.66/cwt	232.50–245.00	1,599	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	940	215.36/cwt	213.25–222.35	2,024	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	389.60/cwt	389.00–392.50	1,488	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	337.44/cwt	322.50–349.00	1,785	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	832	244.39/cwt	230.00–249.35	2,033	107
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,630	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	291.18/cwt	285.00–298.00	1,363	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	951	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,045	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	334.40/cwt	322.00–347.50	1,234	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,089	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	646	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,796	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	727	261.05/cwt	259.00–264.00	1,898	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	561	282.17/cwt	271.00–285.50	1,583	128
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,176	104.49/cwt	95.00–113.00	1,229	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,158	134.88/cwt	130.00–137.00	1,562	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,092	89.35/cwt	77.50–92.00	976	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	999	119.80/cwt	112.00–126.00	1,197	9
Bulls	—	—	2,148	167.01/cwt	165.00–169.00	3,587	2
Bulls	—	—	1,736	138.74/cwt	131.00–143.00	2,409	4

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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