Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2024-05-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers under 700 lbs sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher, over 700 lbs were 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Heifers under 700 lbs sold 3.00 higher, over 700 lbs steady to 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $282.88/cwt on 24 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −148.10 against this barn's trailing median of $430.98.

Average price

$282.88

24 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,575

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$151

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

$11.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.93

vs KS average

+14.50 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	565	285.76	1,613	18thin
Medium and Large 1-2	533	274.26	1,462	6thin

One grade step is worth $11.50/cwt here — about $151 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

32 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $458.54, low $370.48, median $430.98 across 32 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 sale24 hd

282.88

—

KS average3 barns · 343 hd

287.81

−4.93

National average173 barns · 11,009 hd

268.38

+14.50

This barn, trailing median32 sales

430.98

−148.10

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	1,584	144.69	2,293	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,562	131.52	2,054	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,311	131.31	1,721	54
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,131	112.14	1,268	87

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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,280	$2,225	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,570	$2,100	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	915	$1,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	911	$2,325	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,088	$2,198	10

Every lot, as filed

51 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 1-2	—	911	2,325.00/head	2,325.00–2,325.00	2,325	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,088	2,197.50/head	1,625.00–2,425.00	2,198	10
Bulls	—	—	1,295	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,334	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,348	131.05/cwt	126.00–135.00	1,767	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,064	112.90/cwt	101.00–118.00	1,201	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,168	93.17/cwt	89.00–96.00	1,088	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,148	122.35/cwt	119.00–126.00	1,405	41
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	124.78/cwt	124.00–125.00	1,520	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	274.26/cwt	267.50–281.00	1,462	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	977	212.22/cwt	210.50–213.00	2,073	178
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	490	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,617	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	923	202.81/cwt	199.00–207.00	1,872	226
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	764	213.93/cwt	210.50–218.50	1,634	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	806	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,660	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,150	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	818	236.15/cwt	229.50–240.00	1,932	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	290.62/cwt	289.00–291.00	1,912	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	307.95/cwt	297.00–319.00	1,731	34
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	763	252.82/cwt	234.50–254.50	1,929	100
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	879	224.32/cwt	218.00–227.75	1,972	145
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	310.39/cwt	307.00–328.00	1,450	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	343.32/cwt	336.00–347.50	1,775	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	659	247.75/cwt	235.50–258.00	1,633	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	876	203.92/cwt	200.00–204.10	1,786	118
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	781	223.51/cwt	216.00–227.00	1,746	106
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	732	261.85/cwt	255.00–278.00	1,917	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	343	386.10/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,324	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,546	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	282.51/cwt	279.00–292.50	1,624	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	639	264.79/cwt	256.00–269.00	1,692	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	944	215.11/cwt	210.50–216.00	2,031	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	638	292.08/cwt	286.00–295.00	1,863	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	468	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,432	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	545	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,564	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	877	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,929	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	721	237.01/cwt	232.25–238.00	1,709	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	953	198.50/cwt	198.50–198.50	1,892	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	822	216.61/cwt	211.00–225.75	1,781	339
Steers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,025	212.83/cwt	206.00–213.75	2,182	196
Steers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,088	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	2,149	6
Steers	Large 1	1100–1150	1,117	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	2,133	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	484	282.40/cwt	278.00–288.00	1,367	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	698	256.50/cwt	256.50–256.50	1,790	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	712	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,869	18
Bulls	—	—	1,624	147.06/cwt	133.00–155.00	2,388	19
Bulls	—	—	1,608	160.72/cwt	160.00–163.00	2,584	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,241	138.17/cwt	135.00–140.00	1,715	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,562	131.52/cwt	130.00–136.50	2,054	14
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,570	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,280	2,225.00/head	2,225.00–2,225.00	2,225	2

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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