Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2024-09-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers under 600 lbs sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower, with the exception of 300 to 400 lbs which sold sharply higher. Steers over 600 lbs sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Heifers under 700 lbs sold 7.00 to 10.00 higher, except for 4-weight heifers 5.00 to 7.00 lower. Heifers over 700 lbs were not well tested. Several Fancy heifer lots sold sharply higher. Breaker and Boning slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher, while Lean cows sold 5.00 to 8.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Good to Very good demand for moderate supply.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $278.92/cwt on 105 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −193.31 against this barn's trailing median of $472.23.

Average price

$278.92

105 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,542

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$225

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

$46.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.09

vs KS average

+12.28 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	282.46	1,558	97
Medium and Large 1-2	565	236.00	1,333	8thin

One grade step is worth $46.46/cwt here — about $225 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale105 hd

278.92

—

KS average3 barns · 292 hd

287.01

−8.09

National average174 barns · 10,991 hd

266.64

+12.28

This barn, trailing median31 sales

472.23

−193.31

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	1,837	148.79	2,734	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,554	122.86	1,909	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,244	118.42	1,473	109
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,128	93.55	1,055	60

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)	1,530	$2,475	16
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,308	$2,453	45
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,598	$2,400	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,267	$1,884	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$2,613	2thin

Every lot, as filed

64 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	700–750	707	237.42/cwt	228.00–243.00	1,679	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	664	254.52/cwt	249.50–255.00	1,690	108
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	761	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,750	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	446	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,423	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	471	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	1,663	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	344	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,307	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	782	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,783	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,294	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	845	243.04/cwt	237.75–250.00	2,054	109
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	684	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,607	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	626	236.40/cwt	232.00–241.00	1,480	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,333	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	713	217.33/cwt	217.00–219.00	1,550	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	883	243.52/cwt	238.50–247.25	2,150	188
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	867	228.06/cwt	226.00–236.00	1,977	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	281.62/cwt	270.00–288.00	1,611	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,860	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	538	283.03/cwt	278.00–302.50	1,523	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	261.91/cwt	254.00–265.00	1,108	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	657	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,675	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	353.93/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,143	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	490	303.44/cwt	301.00–314.00	1,487	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	357.99/cwt	356.00–367.00	1,364	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	722	233.64/cwt	233.00–237.00	1,687	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	443	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,302	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	268.21/cwt	266.00–269.00	1,647	109
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	482	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,451	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	618	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,687	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,582	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	445	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,202	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	260.59/cwt	260.00–263.00	1,363	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	342	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,300	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,202	130.58/cwt	121.00–139.00	1,570	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,046	84.39/cwt	80.00–90.00	883	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,120	104.83/cwt	101.00–116.00	1,174	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,605	114.11/cwt	111.00–119.00	1,831	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,493	133.35/cwt	132.00–139.00	1,991	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,264	112.42/cwt	106.00–118.00	1,421	73
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,198	96.41/cwt	94.00–100.00	1,155	27
Bulls	—	—	1,726	138.50/cwt	132.50–143.00	2,391	5
Bulls	—	—	1,877	152.46/cwt	145.00–163.50	2,862	14
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	873	160.53/cwt	141.00–192.00	1,401	20
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,530	2,475.00/head	2,475.00–2,475.00	2,475	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,598	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,308	2,453.12/head	2,200.00–2,700.00	2,453	45
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,267	1,884.14/head	1,875.00–1,900.00	1,884	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	2,612.50/head	2,525.00–2,700.00	2,613	2
Heifers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,030	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	2,039	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	809	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,820	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	256.53/cwt	252.50–259.00	1,326	48
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,073	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	932	207.07/cwt	201.00–209.00	1,930	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	515	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,457	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	312	325.79/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,016	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	640	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,466	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	255.95/cwt	243.00–263.00	1,461	97
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	288.28/cwt	277.00–300.00	1,237	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	858	221.50/cwt	221.50–221.50	1,900	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	269.36/cwt	261.00–273.00	1,290	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	247.90/cwt	238.50–252.50	1,554	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	393	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,041	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	327.46/cwt	312.00–335.00	1,277	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	861	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,774	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	497	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,228	7

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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