Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2024-08-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers under 600 lbs not well tested. Steers 600 lbs to 800 lbs sold steady, while steers over 800 lbs sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Heifers under 600 lbs not well tested, 600 to 800 lbs sold 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher where bulls sold 3.00 lower. Moderate demand for heavy supply.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $285.90/cwt on 38 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −186.33 against this barn's trailing median of $472.23.

Average price

$285.90

38 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,590

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$85

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

$15.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.57

vs KS average

+15.40 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	556	286.73	1,594	36
Medium and Large 1-2	557	271.00	1,509	2thin

One grade step is worth $15.73/cwt here — about $85 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 sale38 hd

285.90

—

KS average3 barns · 143 hd

301.47

−15.57

National average163 barns · 7,520 hd

270.50

+15.40

This barn, trailing median31 sales

472.23

−186.33

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	1,804	157.15	2,836	64
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,580	139.53	2,204	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,281	138.89	1,779	236
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,263	104.14	1,315	35

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)	1,428	$1,939	3thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	945	$2,125	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,801	$3,475	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,391	$3,273	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,480	$3,068	6

Every lot, as filed

56 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	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	153.74/cwt	148.00–165.00	1,865	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,288	139.47/cwt	131.00–146.50	1,796	214
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,239	94.24/cwt	92.50–100.00	1,168	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,332	107.73/cwt	106.00–110.00	1,435	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,228	120.71/cwt	118.00–122.00	1,482	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,743	125.02/cwt	123.00–127.00	2,179	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,550	142.17/cwt	138.00–147.00	2,204	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,216	125.57/cwt	121.00–129.00	1,527	16
Bulls	—	—	1,595	145.14/cwt	140.00–149.00	2,315	14
Bulls	—	—	1,949	171.36/cwt	167.00–177.50	3,340	7
Bulls	—	—	1,849	158.75/cwt	151.00–166.00	2,935	43
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,590	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,801	3,475.00/head	3,475.00–3,475.00	3,475	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,391	3,273.33/head	2,850.00–3,485.00	3,273	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,425	2,952.50/head	2,610.00–3,200.00	2,953	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,104	171.81/cwt	150.00–193.00	1,897	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	861	201.81/cwt	194.00–205.00	1,738	6
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	2,125.00/head	2,125.00–2,125.00	2,125	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,428	1,938.73/head	1,825.00–2,000.00	1,939	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,463	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	433	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,451	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	373	388.23/cwt	379.00–404.00	1,448	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	769	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,661	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,554	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	517	272.61/cwt	269.00–275.00	1,409	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	776	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,793	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	817	245.80/cwt	236.00–251.00	2,008	286
Steers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,038	205.71/cwt	196.50–206.10	2,135	49
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	438	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	1,494	3
Heifers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,032	203.16/cwt	188.00–208.00	2,097	8
Heifers	Large 1	1100–1150	1,107	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	2,081	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	736	226.93/cwt	220.00–228.25	1,670	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	807	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,622	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	425	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,562	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	929	220.25/cwt	205.00–223.50	2,046	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	249.40/cwt	237.50–257.00	1,933	197
Steers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,082	201.50/cwt	201.50–201.50	2,180	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	612	291.81/cwt	269.00–293.50	1,786	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	640	256.67/cwt	252.00–267.50	1,643	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	371	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	1,146	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	896	221.50/cwt	221.50–221.50	1,985	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	240.89/cwt	229.00–244.50	2,096	830
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	977	218.36/cwt	218.00–218.50	2,133	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	817	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,806	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	745	259.50/cwt	257.00–260.50	1,933	283
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	359	373.66/cwt	373.00–374.00	1,341	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	913	234.17/cwt	225.75–237.50	2,138	181
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	930	213.93/cwt	202.00–217.00	1,990	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	556	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,423	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	449	391.00/cwt	391.00–391.00	1,756	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	677	264.81/cwt	261.00–267.00	1,793	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	556	286.73/cwt	285.00–296.00	1,594	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	557	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,509	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	384	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,267	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	835	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,879	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	657	245.18/cwt	225.00–249.00	1,611	33

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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