Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2024-08-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers sold steady. Heifers under 700 lbs sold steady to 7.00 higher, over 700 lbs not well tested. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Good demand for moderate supply.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $275.22/cwt on 9 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −197.01 against this barn's trailing median of $472.23.

Average price

$275.22

9 head · 573 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,578

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−26.98

vs KS average

+0.14 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	573	275.22	1,578	9thin

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 sale9 hd

275.22

—

KS average2 barns · 98 hd

302.20

−26.98

National average145 barns · 4,636 hd

275.08

+0.14

This barn, trailing median31 sales

472.23

−197.01

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	1,755	174.59	3,063	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,556	142.56	2,218	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,288	140.70	1,812	55
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,174	111.54	1,310	71

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)	1,089	$1,931	5

Every lot, as filed

39 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	385	316.30/cwt	311.00–321.50	1,218	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	241.66/cwt	240.00–242.00	1,629	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	829	223.64/cwt	222.00–226.00	1,854	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	313.87/cwt	303.00–328.00	1,491	28
Bulls	—	—	1,634	166.35/cwt	159.00–171.00	2,718	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,556	142.56/cwt	136.00–149.50	2,218	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,312	91.85/cwt	90.00–97.50	1,205	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,178	115.32/cwt	106.00–128.00	1,358	61
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	994	85.13/cwt	82.50–87.50	846	5
Bulls	—	—	1,851	181.19/cwt	175.00–189.00	3,354	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	233.82/cwt	232.50–240.00	1,466	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	684	268.59/cwt	262.00–271.00	1,837	30
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,089	1,931.40/head	1,100.00–2,625.00	1,931	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	826	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,801	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	922	212.19/cwt	208.00–216.50	1,956	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	1,556	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	851	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,915	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	591	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,578	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	768	263.11/cwt	236.00–269.50	2,021	328
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	1,479	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	647	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,643	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	716	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,618	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	802	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,805	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,307	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	910	252.65/cwt	222.00–253.10	2,299	92
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	874	252.42/cwt	231.00–258.00	2,206	417
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	242.12/cwt	225.00–243.00	1,344	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	767	219.44/cwt	219.00–220.00	1,683	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	928	211.75/cwt	211.75–211.75	1,965	26
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,117	175.57/cwt	158.00–191.00	1,961	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	721	246.03/cwt	237.00–255.00	1,774	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	955	238.25/cwt	238.25–238.25	2,275	41
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,150	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,294	138.13/cwt	130.00–144.00	1,787	38
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,273	146.44/cwt	145.50–150.00	1,864	17
Steers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,018	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	2,168	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	883	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,951	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	731	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,601	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	343	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,080	4

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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