Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2024-09-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers under 850 lbs not well tested, over 850 lbs sold 3.00 higher. Heifers under 650 lbs not well tested, over 650 lbs sold 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 8.00 lower while bulls sold 3.00 lower. Light to moderate demand for moderate supply.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $243.35/cwt on 81 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −187.63 against this barn's trailing median of $430.98.

Average price

$243.35

81 head · 564 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,372

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−16.71

vs KS average

+4.74 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	564	243.35	1,372	81

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

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 sale81 hd

243.35

—

KS average3 barns · 317 hd

260.06

−16.71

National average182 barns · 14,937 hd

238.61

+4.74

This barn, trailing median32 sales

430.98

−187.63

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	1,847	150.85	2,786	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,478	129.86	1,919	40
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,269	124.84	1,585	179
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,124	94.79	1,065	80

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)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,300	$1,829	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,363	$1,739	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,329	$2,650	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	850	$2,150	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,468	$1,672	2thin

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	915	240.41/cwt	238.00–241.75	2,200	185
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	832	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,893	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	247.99/cwt	242.00–252.00	1,322	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	490	313.49/cwt	309.00–321.00	1,536	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	429	264.09/cwt	261.00–271.00	1,133	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	781	234.42/cwt	226.00–235.00	1,831	88
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	1,829.32/head	1,775.00–1,850.00	1,829	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	471	287.84/cwt	287.50–290.00	1,356	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	957	204.65/cwt	200.00–206.00	1,959	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	224.31/cwt	215.50–227.50	1,615	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	646	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,441	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,468	1,672.44/head	1,560.00–1,800.00	1,672	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	369	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,033	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	707	220.67/cwt	220.00–221.00	1,560	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	926	222.00/cwt	219.50–224.00	2,056	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	681	239.11/cwt	228.50–240.60	1,628	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	384	333.09/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,279	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	338	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	955	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	239.21/cwt	230.00–242.50	1,962	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	349.43/cwt	330.00–362.50	1,139	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	588	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,617	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	328	337.74/cwt	327.50–360.00	1,108	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	893	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,822	3
Bulls	—	—	1,838	139.93/cwt	136.00–141.00	2,572	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,152	115.39/cwt	110.00–119.00	1,329	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,131	96.00/cwt	87.50–102.50	1,086	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,297	127.05/cwt	120.00–139.00	1,648	145
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,128	75.33/cwt	70.00–80.00	850	25
Bulls	—	—	1,849	153.88/cwt	146.00–170.00	2,845	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	958	211.17/cwt	210.50–211.25	2,023	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	842	218.50/cwt	218.50–218.50	1,840	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	901	214.75/cwt	214.75–214.75	1,935	58
Steers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,098	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	2,169	46
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,110	114.27/cwt	110.00–125.00	1,268	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,478	129.86/cwt	120.00–136.00	1,919	40
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	278.40/cwt	270.00–282.50	1,437	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	623	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,526	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	691	240.46/cwt	236.00–241.00	1,662	36
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,363	1,739.04/head	1,725.00–1,750.00	1,739	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,778	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	690	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,466	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	306.46/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,011	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	586	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,406	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	305.42/cwt	295.00–317.50	1,158	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	256.81/cwt	242.00–264.00	1,597	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	554	297.63/cwt	280.00–303.00	1,649	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	411	295.27/cwt	289.00–305.00	1,214	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	333.49/cwt	326.00–342.50	1,417	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	243.68/cwt	241.00–245.00	1,791	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	274.55/cwt	272.00–280.00	1,299	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	240.18/cwt	225.50–241.00	1,712	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	301.71/cwt	285.00–307.00	1,614	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	481	251.77/cwt	251.00–253.00	1,211	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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