Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2024-06-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers under 850 lbs not well tested, over 850 lbs sold 9.00 to 11.00 higher. Heifers under 700 lbs not well tested, over 700 lbs sold 5.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Several nice packages of replacement cattle on hand today. Demand was moderate to good on all classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $293.38/cwt on 13 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −178.84 against this barn's trailing median of $472.23.

Average price

$293.38

13 head · 529 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,551

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+11.03

vs KS average

−6.04 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	529	293.38	1,551	13thin

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

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 sale13 hd

293.38

—

KS average2 barns · 35 hd

282.35

+11.03

National average149 barns · 7,793 hd

299.42

−6.04

This barn, trailing median31 sales

472.23

−178.84

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	1,586	168.39	2,671	104
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,440	143.94	2,073	53
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,163	139.71	1,625	169
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,056	115.75	1,223	122

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,410	$2,300	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,368	$2,276	15
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,195	$1,875	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	877	$1,700	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,513	$3,419	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,082	$2,539	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,114	$2,497	59
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,091	$2,408	73

Every lot, as filed

45 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	—	1,188	2,390.38/head	2,000.00–2,450.00	2,390	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	2,411.83/head	2,260.00–2,525.00	2,412	60
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,126	2,521.63/head	2,375.00–2,775.00	2,522	46
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	2,525.00/head	2,525.00–2,525.00	2,525	9
Bulls	—	—	2,095	191.27/cwt	186.00–196.00	4,007	5
Bulls	—	—	1,665	146.16/cwt	139.00–154.00	2,434	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	889	95.90/cwt	92.50–97.50	853	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,087	120.04/cwt	116.00–131.00	1,305	56
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,409	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,264	147.97/cwt	146.00–156.00	1,870	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,513	3,418.51/head	3,300.00–3,600.00	3,419	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	583	251.24/cwt	250.00–252.50	1,465	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	980	239.75/cwt	239.75–239.75	2,350	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	879	229.03/cwt	224.00–230.00	2,013	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	336	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,142	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	762	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,844	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,410	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,368	2,275.63/head	1,975.00–2,600.00	2,276	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,077	2,440.91/head	2,400.00–2,475.00	2,441	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	741	238.39/cwt	232.50–251.00	1,766	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	338	420.50/cwt	410.00–425.00	1,421	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	404	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,576	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	891	223.25/cwt	223.25–223.25	1,989	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	869	253.35/cwt	244.00–256.00	2,202	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	612	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,530	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	912	234.10/cwt	234.10–234.10	2,135	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	821	223.89/cwt	222.75–227.50	1,838	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	719	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,963	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	440	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,496	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	362	406.62/cwt	405.00–410.00	1,472	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,161	139.57/cwt	133.00–145.00	1,620	159
Steers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,017	227.75/cwt	227.75–227.75	2,316	23
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	877	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	722	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,769	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,538	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,624	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,360	138.77/cwt	136.00–139.00	1,887	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,074	111.10/cwt	100.00–114.00	1,193	43
Bulls	—	—	1,543	170.71/cwt	156.00–180.00	2,634	85
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,038	127.71/cwt	120.00–131.00	1,326	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,493	145.43/cwt	141.00–148.00	2,171	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,361	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	2,055	5

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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