Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2024-10-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 700 lb to 950 lb sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher, with most advance on 9 wt steers. Feeder heifers 600 lb to 875 lb sold 3.00 to 6.00 lower. A lower trend was noted on steer and heifer calves as the majority were unweaned. Demand was good on feeder steers, moderate on heifers. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady, however 1 high yielding bull sold for 158 which is 7.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $256.24/cwt on 60 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −174.74 against this barn's trailing median of $430.98.

Average price

$256.24

60 head · 527 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,350

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−6.79

vs KS average

+9.46 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	527	256.24	1,350	60

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 sale60 hd

256.24

—

KS average3 barns · 336 hd

263.03

−6.79

National average172 barns · 12,740 hd

246.78

+9.46

This barn, trailing median32 sales

430.98

−174.74

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	2,050	147.64	3,027	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,274	124.61	1,588	82
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,262	117.43	1,482	87
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,154	98.96	1,142	45

Every lot, as filed

45 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	299.54/cwt	272.50–318.00	1,270	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,564	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,421	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	256.24/cwt	251.00–264.00	1,350	60
Heifers	Large 1	1100–1150	1,110	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,865	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	876	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	897	247.25/cwt	247.25–247.25	2,218	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	314.23/cwt	305.00–324.00	1,502	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	287.52/cwt	283.00–291.00	1,642	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	287.83/cwt	280.00–304.00	1,511	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	412	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,277	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	487	288.65/cwt	287.00–290.00	1,406	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	687	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,635	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	839	252.44/cwt	246.00–253.00	2,118	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	430	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	1,509	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,597	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	337.79/cwt	332.50–341.00	1,257	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	754	247.08/cwt	236.00–249.00	1,863	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	331	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	947	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	956	227.75/cwt	227.75–227.75	2,177	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	395	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,027	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	795	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,765	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,262	117.43/cwt	111.00–126.50	1,482	87
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,154	98.96/cwt	92.00–109.00	1,142	45
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,343	135.31/cwt	133.00–135.50	1,817	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,260	122.41/cwt	120.00–131.00	1,542	68
Bulls	—	—	2,345	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	3,271	1
Bulls	—	—	2,047	145.92/cwt	140.00–149.00	2,987	3
Bulls	—	—	1,908	154.28/cwt	151.00–158.00	2,944	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	238.18/cwt	236.00–238.75	1,567	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	871	213.45/cwt	213.00–213.50	1,859	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,289	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	268.88/cwt	268.00–269.00	1,003	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	736	238.68/cwt	231.00–239.50	1,757	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	827	222.15/cwt	218.85–225.00	1,837	272
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,040	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	656	257.43/cwt	254.00–261.00	1,689	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	707	264.74/cwt	260.50–267.25	1,872	160
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	582	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,542	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	769	230.43/cwt	227.00–233.00	1,772	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	274.40/cwt	270.00–281.00	1,142	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	240.20/cwt	236.00–242.50	1,477	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	845	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,977	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	917	245.14/cwt	245.00–245.25	2,248	108
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	297	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	988	2

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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