Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2024-05-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers under 700 lbs had an uneven under tone, with instances sharply higher on calves ready to turn out on grass. Over 700 lbs sold 4.00 to 9.00 higher. Heifers under 700 lbs not well tested, over 700 lbs sold steady to 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Demand was good on moderate supply.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $334.21/cwt on 159 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −138.02 against this barn's trailing median of $472.23.

Average price

$334.21

159 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,846

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$66

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

$26.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.73

vs KS average

+24.50 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	554	335.69	1,858	148
Medium and Large 1-2	509	317.36	1,615	7thin
Medium and Large 2	580	309.00	1,792	4thin

One grade step is worth $26.69/cwt here — about $66 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

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 sale159 hd

334.21

—

KS average3 barns · 457 hd

327.48

+6.73

National average167 barns · 10,730 hd

309.71

+24.50

This barn, trailing median31 sales

472.23

−138.02

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	1,788	149.56	2,674	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,504	137.31	2,065	75
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,318	134.98	1,779	141
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,143	109.27	1,249	52

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)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,075	$1,975	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,055	$1,875	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,312	$1,700	9
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,234	$1,700	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,270	$2,685	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$2,642	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,350	$2,560	8

Every lot, as filed

58 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	350–400	386	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,216	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	626	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,440	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,329	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	966	198.42/cwt	197.00–198.50	1,917	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	826	220.09/cwt	217.50–224.25	1,818	90
Heifers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,003	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,886	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	411	350.76/cwt	347.50–357.50	1,442	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	497	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,392	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	581	322.49/cwt	320.25–337.50	1,874	49
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	1,792	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	461	345.66/cwt	335.00–352.00	1,593	36
Steers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,018	211.09/cwt	210.00–212.25	2,149	98
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	409	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,313	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,848	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,376	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	877	235.34/cwt	222.50–239.75	2,064	275
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	271.66/cwt	269.00–274.00	1,815	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	268.86/cwt	262.00–275.00	1,430	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	225.54/cwt	224.25–228.00	1,748	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	509	317.36/cwt	317.00–317.50	1,615	7
Steers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,065	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	2,098	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	920	228.38/cwt	221.50–231.25	2,101	182
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	974	215.65/cwt	207.75–222.25	2,100	303
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	303.45/cwt	299.00–307.50	1,271	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	906	208.50/cwt	208.50–208.50	1,889	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	724	271.62/cwt	265.25–276.50	1,967	123
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	374.81/cwt	357.50–380.00	1,555	30
Heifers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,071	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,735	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	247.51/cwt	240.00–251.00	1,552	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	743	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,635	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	708	234.82/cwt	223.00–238.00	1,663	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	342.22/cwt	338.00–345.00	1,848	99
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	821	243.86/cwt	231.50–246.00	2,002	163
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	208.58/cwt	204.50–220.00	1,815	217
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	677	230.09/cwt	225.00–233.00	1,558	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	800–850	806	239.75/cwt	239.75–239.75	1,932	95
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	700–750	740	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,828	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	596	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,475	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	459	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,377	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	2,641.67/head	2,525.00–2,700.00	2,642	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,380	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,904	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,576	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	2,285	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	125.44/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,273	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,501	136.99/cwt	131.00–142.50	2,056	72
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	125.33/cwt	123.00–127.00	1,564	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,307	90.61/cwt	87.50–107.00	1,184	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,325	135.59/cwt	128.00–143.00	1,797	126
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,286	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,903	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,130	108.96/cwt	95.00–119.00	1,231	37
Bulls	—	—	1,275	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,658	1
Bulls	—	—	1,798	149.03/cwt	140.00–158.00	2,680	10
Bulls	—	—	1,995	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	3,232	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,312	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,234	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	2,560.00/head	2,560.00–2,560.00	2,560	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	2,685.00/head	2,425.00–2,750.00	2,685	15

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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