Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2024-05-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers under 700 lbs not well tested, over 700 lbs sold unevenly steady. Heifers under 600 lbs not well tested, over 600 lbs sold 7.00 to 9.00 higher, except 800 to 850 lbs sold weak. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $272.12/cwt on 25 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −158.86 against this barn's trailing median of $430.98.

Average price

$272.12

25 head · 567 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,543

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−25.44

vs KS average

+4.50 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	567	272.12	1,543	25

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

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 sale25 hd

272.12

—

KS average3 barns · 125 hd

297.56

−25.44

National average129 barns · 6,320 hd

267.62

+4.50

This barn, trailing median32 sales

430.98

−158.86

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	1,562	158.57	2,476	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,290	140.70	1,815	103
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,426	135.41	1,931	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,140	106.86	1,219	44

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,288	$2,708	33
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,329	$2,644	17
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,188	$2,565	12

Every lot, as filed

42 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	550–600	567	272.12/cwt	260.00–279.00	1,543	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	287.20/cwt	275.00–292.00	1,769	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,150	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,188	2,564.58/head	2,475.00–2,950.00	2,565	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	2,608.33/head	2,350.00–2,900.00	2,608	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,294	2,767.19/head	2,150.00–2,925.00	2,767	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	12
Bulls	—	—	1,527	156.51/cwt	144.00–163.00	2,390	26
Bulls	—	—	1,786	171.93/cwt	167.50–175.00	3,071	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,269	139.84/cwt	130.00–143.00	1,775	74
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,397	146.49/cwt	145.00–151.00	2,046	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,085	125.63/cwt	120.00–128.00	1,363	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,426	135.41/cwt	131.00–142.00	1,931	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,507	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	369	342.97/cwt	325.00–347.50	1,266	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	342	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	992	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	982	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	2,092	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	908	225.50/cwt	225.50–225.50	2,048	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	364.00/cwt	364.00–364.00	1,693	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	300.02/cwt	295.50–311.00	1,695	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	242.15/cwt	240.00–247.00	1,865	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	719	272.86/cwt	269.00–276.00	1,962	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	834	228.59/cwt	224.00–234.00	1,906	197
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	842	253.45/cwt	241.00–258.00	2,134	88
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	878	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	2,160	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	767	242.41/cwt	236.00–243.00	1,859	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	864	225.87/cwt	223.00–227.60	1,952	254
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	676	247.96/cwt	247.00–248.50	1,676	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	327.22/cwt	305.00–337.50	1,063	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	900–950	924	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	2,292	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	900–950	928	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	2,343	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	489	294.80/cwt	280.00–305.00	1,442	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	303.72/cwt	291.00–315.00	1,136	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	704	243.01/cwt	233.00–244.00	1,711	46
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,161	108.34/cwt	101.00–115.00	1,258	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	985	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	657	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,728	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	783	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,691	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	513	289.88/cwt	287.00–302.50	1,487	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	586	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,553	8

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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