Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2024-04-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers under 850 lbs sold 6.00 to 10.00 higher on limited comparison from last week. Over 850 lbs sold unevenly steady. Heifers sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $297.24/cwt on 31 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −174.98 against this barn's trailing median of $472.23.

Average price

$297.24

31 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,663

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$235

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

$34.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−18.91

vs KS average

−12.31 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	565	310.74	1,755	19thin
Medium and Large 1-2	551	275.88	1,520	12thin

One grade step is worth $34.86/cwt here — about $235 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 sale31 hd

297.24

—

KS average3 barns · 395 hd

316.15

−18.91

National average173 barns · 10,802 hd

309.55

−12.31

This barn, trailing median31 sales

472.23

−174.98

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	1,692	141.89	2,401	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,460	130.71	1,909	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,269	129.37	1,641	82
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,178	98.50	1,160	61

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)	1,191	$2,000	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,148	$1,967	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,417	$1,950	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,250	$2,995	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,200	$2,800	3thin

Every lot, as filed

52 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 1-2	800–850	835	206.27/cwt	204.50–207.00	1,722	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	776	225.97/cwt	222.50–231.25	1,754	86
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,435	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	289.11/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,980	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	1,125	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	338.76/cwt	326.00–358.00	1,406	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	289.60/cwt	287.00–290.00	1,781	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	306.66/cwt	297.50–318.00	1,769	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	584	264.44/cwt	244.00–266.50	1,544	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	350–400	382	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,115	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	682	228.10/cwt	216.50–229.50	1,556	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	503	307.63/cwt	307.50–308.00	1,547	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	865	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,817	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	975	180.50/cwt	180.50–180.50	1,760	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	968	215.53/cwt	214.75–216.10	2,086	97
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	917	219.46/cwt	215.75–223.00	2,012	156
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	770	213.98/cwt	211.00–215.00	1,648	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	492	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,368	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	662	236.80/cwt	230.50–238.00	1,568	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	261.72/cwt	254.00–265.00	1,604	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	814	216.51/cwt	213.10–219.35	1,762	227
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	500	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,663	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	359	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,239	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,495	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	319.98/cwt	313.00–326.00	1,194	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	800–850	828	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	2,178	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,655	172
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	734	243.50/cwt	231.00–245.00	1,787	107
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	888	229.15/cwt	220.85–237.25	2,035	81
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	706	284.50/cwt	267.50–292.00	2,009	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	361.60/cwt	342.50–365.00	1,367	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	828	239.37/cwt	228.85–252.50	1,982	189
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,308	136.38/cwt	135.00–137.00	1,784	5
Bulls	—	—	1,545	159.33/cwt	159.00–160.00	2,462	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,530	129.32/cwt	125.00–133.00	1,979	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	118.86/cwt	116.00–122.00	1,456	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,311	137.26/cwt	136.00–142.50	1,799	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,269	129.64/cwt	119.00–135.00	1,645	68
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,200	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,250	2,995.00/head	2,675.00–3,035.00	2,995	9
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,191	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	3
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,148	1,966.93/head	1,900.00–2,010.00	1,967	6
Steers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,003	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	2,166	18
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,417	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	907	207.03/cwt	191.00–209.50	1,878	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	784	257.33/cwt	241.50–265.00	2,017	167
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,156	119.73/cwt	113.00–124.00	1,384	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	110.72/cwt	109.00–112.00	1,135	8
Bulls	—	—	1,795	145.03/cwt	136.00–150.00	2,603	13
Bulls	—	—	1,519	129.28/cwt	123.00–135.00	1,964	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,493	123.51/cwt	123.00–124.00	1,844	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,211	91.29/cwt	75.00–97.00	1,106	43

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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