Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2024-06-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers not well tested however a higher undertone noted. Heifers not well tested except for 850 to 900 lbs a lower undertone noted. Boning Utility and Lean slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher while Breaker utility cows and bulls sold 12.00 to 15.00 higher. Demand was moderate to good on light receipts.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $256.08/cwt on 13 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −174.91 against this barn's trailing median of $430.98.

Average price

$256.08

13 head · 586 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,501

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$129

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

$22.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.61

vs KS average

−16.95 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	586	273.00	1,600	3thin
Medium and Large 1-2	586	251.00	1,471	10thin

One grade step is worth $22.00/cwt here — about $129 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

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 sale13 hd

256.08

—

KS average2 barns · 52 hd

270.69

−14.61

National average170 barns · 13,742 hd

273.03

−16.95

This barn, trailing median32 sales

430.98

−174.91

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	1,717	168.87	2,900	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,418	146.06	2,072	34
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,277	140.85	1,799	144
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,480	121.48	1,798	102

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)	1,188	$1,802	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,300	$2,592	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	675	$1,950	3thin

Every lot, as filed

35 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	—	1,310	2,600.00/head	2,525.00–2,650.00	2,600	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2	—	675	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	3
Bulls	—	—	1,326	151.69/cwt	148.00–154.00	2,011	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,251	139.58/cwt	129.00–147.00	1,746	115
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,394	147.04/cwt	143.00–153.00	2,050	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,024	109.86/cwt	107.50–112.00	1,125	11
Bulls	—	—	2,027	189.61/cwt	184.50–192.00	3,843	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	1,897	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	979	228.03/cwt	221.25–230.00	2,232	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	324.79/cwt	317.50–335.00	1,708	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	727	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,999	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,188	1,801.96/head	1,675.00–1,900.00	1,802	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	396.93/cwt	385.00–402.00	1,302	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	586	304.87/cwt	295.00–314.00	1,787	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	249.02/cwt	248.50–250.00	1,656	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	743	238.50/cwt	238.50–238.50	1,772	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	758	227.91/cwt	226.50–235.00	1,728	25
Bulls	—	—	1,718	167.20/cwt	155.00–178.00	2,872	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,126	93.49/cwt	92.50–100.00	1,053	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,441	149.15/cwt	149.00–151.00	2,149	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,011	125.59/cwt	124.00–127.50	1,270	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,670	135.97/cwt	133.00–139.00	2,271	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	586	251.00/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,471	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,569	125.33/cwt	124.00–127.00	1,966	84
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	872	217.58/cwt	216.85–218.10	1,897	172
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	786	264.50/cwt	264.50–264.50	2,079	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	346	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,133	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	818	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,881	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	278.54/cwt	278.00–283.00	1,889	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	586	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,600	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	294.19/cwt	291.00–299.00	1,380	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	269.33/cwt	267.00–270.00	1,654	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	915	230.36/cwt	228.00–234.50	2,108	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	700–750	735	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,926	19

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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