Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2024-05-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers under 700 lbs and heifers under 600 lbs were not well tested. Steers over 700 lbs sold 9.00 to 12.00 higher, heifers over 600 lbs sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 to 3.00 lower. 505 lbs fancy steers sold at 352.00, a second package of 561 lbs fancy steers sold at 335.00 while a load of 670 lbs fancy heifers sold at 276.85.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $317.68/cwt on 79 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −154.55 against this barn's trailing median of $472.23.

Average price

$317.68

79 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,769

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$169

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

$46.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.94

vs KS average

+3.58 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	556	319.44	1,775	76
Medium and Large 1-2	588	273.00	1,605	3thin

One grade step is worth $46.44/cwt here — about $169 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 sale79 hd

317.68

—

KS average3 barns · 227 hd

320.62

−2.94

National average158 barns · 11,390 hd

314.10

+3.58

This barn, trailing median31 sales

472.23

−154.55

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	1,887	156.44	2,952	24
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	2,082	164.00	3,414	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,537	133.29	2,049	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,230	132.63	1,631	115
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,185	113.42	1,344	74

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,035	$1,900	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,038	$1,825	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	936	$1,725	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,406	$3,125	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,214	$2,474	34
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,200	$2,225	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,000	$1,600	3thin

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
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	2,082	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	3,414	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,135	120.65/cwt	117.00–127.00	1,369	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,278	108.24/cwt	104.00–115.00	1,383	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,552	123.55/cwt	118.00–126.00	1,917	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,444	141.96/cwt	141.00–144.00	2,050	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,261	134.29/cwt	126.00–142.00	1,693	85
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,144	91.33/cwt	87.00–97.00	1,045	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,373	145.45/cwt	144.00–146.00	1,997	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,146	133.72/cwt	133.00–135.00	1,532	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,551	133.93/cwt	130.00–139.00	2,077	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,041	120.39/cwt	118.00–122.00	1,253	21
Bulls	—	—	2,109	170.10/cwt	167.00–175.00	3,587	6
Bulls	—	—	1,831	155.62/cwt	147.00–165.00	2,849	15
Bulls	—	—	1,725	133.18/cwt	125.00–138.00	2,297	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,000	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	936	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	670	276.85/cwt	276.85–276.85	1,855	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	808	235.49/cwt	231.50–240.00	1,903	118
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	259.93/cwt	257.00–265.00	1,606	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	760	220.66/cwt	220.00–222.00	1,677	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	872	215.16/cwt	215.00–217.50	1,876	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	776	234.69/cwt	231.50–239.00	1,821	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	318.36/cwt	306.50–331.00	1,678	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	832	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	2,063	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	976	231.55/cwt	228.50–235.25	2,260	143
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	939	238.33/cwt	230.00–239.00	2,238	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	632	275.31/cwt	266.00–278.00	1,740	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	505	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	1,778	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	561	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,879	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	661	263.05/cwt	255.00–267.00	1,739	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	586	300.00/cwt	290.00–308.00	1,758	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	784	246.65/cwt	235.00–257.00	1,934	91
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	865	243.58/cwt	233.00–247.00	2,107	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	269.36/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,293	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	291.76/cwt	275.00–298.00	1,389	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,482	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	659	289.50/cwt	289.50–289.50	1,908	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,276	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	731	274.95/cwt	259.00–282.50	2,010	105
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	238.28/cwt	232.00–243.00	1,594	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	900	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,890	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	588	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,605	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	459	331.96/cwt	320.00–337.50	1,524	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	434	359.21/cwt	345.00–367.00	1,559	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	371	338.20/cwt	332.50–340.00	1,255	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	441	304.18/cwt	299.00–315.00	1,341	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	537	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,520	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	279.58/cwt	272.00–283.00	1,591	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	350.39/cwt	337.50–362.50	1,121	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	703	245.93/cwt	231.00–252.00	1,729	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	393	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,191	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,000	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	2,519.79/head	2,500.00–2,650.00	2,520	24
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	2,362.50/head	2,275.00–2,450.00	2,363	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	2,225.00/head	2,225.00–2,225.00	2,225	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,406	3,125.00/head	3,125.00–3,125.00	3,125	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,038	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	3

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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