Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2024-09-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers under 700 lbs not well tested, over 700 lbs sold steady to 4.00 lower. Heifers under 700 lbs not well tested, over 700 lbs sold 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 lower while Bulls sold 2.00 higher. Moderate demand for moderate supply.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $295.87/cwt on 44 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −176.36 against this barn's trailing median of $472.23.

Average price

$295.87

44 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,645

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−9.72

vs KS average

+26.47 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	556	295.87	1,645	44

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 sale44 hd

295.87

—

KS average3 barns · 141 hd

305.59

−9.72

National average147 barns · 6,928 hd

269.40

+26.47

This barn, trailing median31 sales

472.23

−176.36

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	1,792	158.09	2,832	40
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,636	141.90	2,321	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,274	132.75	1,691	61
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,081	103.75	1,121	74

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 Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	868	$2,139	57

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,320	135.73/cwt	130.00–143.00	1,792	34
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	146.91/cwt	146.00–148.00	1,738	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,670	149.04/cwt	148.00–150.00	2,489	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,119	118.32/cwt	116.50–127.00	1,324	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,068	104.87/cwt	100.00–111.00	1,120	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,057	93.43/cwt	89.00–97.00	988	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,128	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	836	220.79/cwt	219.25–224.00	1,846	107
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	782	240.35/cwt	240.35–240.35	1,880	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	384	375.73/cwt	373.00–379.00	1,443	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	414	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,188	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	957	205.74/cwt	205.00–206.50	1,969	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	989	220.49/cwt	218.50–221.50	2,181	214
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,300	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	859	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,911	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	335.74/cwt	331.00–340.00	1,239	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,399	10
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	868	2,139.47/head	2,085.00–2,225.00	2,139	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	556	295.87/cwt	285.00–301.00	1,645	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	724	263.25/cwt	263.25–263.25	1,906	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	879	235.14/cwt	232.50–238.75	2,067	233
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,525	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	727	236.52/cwt	229.75–244.75	1,720	211
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	603	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,381	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	844	215.70/cwt	210.00–229.00	1,821	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	659	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,562	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	827	243.25/cwt	240.50–246.25	2,012	153
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	492	326.69/cwt	316.00–328.00	1,607	43
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,130	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	790	232.46/cwt	231.75–233.75	1,836	138
Heifers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,014	209.08/cwt	201.00–211.00	2,120	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	884	204.07/cwt	203.00–204.10	1,804	66
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,008	189.40/cwt	184.00–205.00	1,909	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	916	202.85/cwt	202.85–202.85	1,858	128
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	664	221.58/cwt	207.00–243.00	1,471	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	735	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,573	7
Bulls	—	—	1,809	157.37/cwt	148.00–168.50	2,847	39
Bulls	—	—	1,115	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	2,074	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,221	125.89/cwt	121.00–128.50	1,537	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,633	141.28/cwt	136.00–143.00	2,307	23
Steers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,009	211.72/cwt	211.50–214.00	2,136	60
Heifers	Large 1	1100–1150	1,116	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	2,165	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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