Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2024-10-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers under 500 lbs sold 5.00 lower and over 500 lbs sold steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder Heifers sold unevenly steady; 2.00 lower to 2.00 higher. Slaughter Cows sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Demand was good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $292.55/cwt on 253 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −179.67 against this barn's trailing median of $472.23.

Average price

$292.55

253 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,597

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$173

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

$45.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.39

vs KS average

−6.78 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	294.54	1,604	242
Medium and Large 1-2	575	248.87	1,431	11thin

One grade step is worth $45.67/cwt here — about $173 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale253 hd

292.55

—

KS average3 barns · 762 hd

295.95

−3.39

National average188 barns · 32,793 hd

299.33

−6.78

This barn, trailing median31 sales

472.23

−179.67

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	2,081	140.37	2,921	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,503	125.52	1,886	46
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,211	122.33	1,481	91
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,130	102.96	1,163	92

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,278	$1,835	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,404	$1,807	26

Every lot, as filed

84 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	750–800	768	240.61/cwt	229.50–244.00	1,848	165
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,404	1,807.15/head	1,775.00–1,925.00	1,807	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	386	294.51/cwt	293.00–296.00	1,137	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	245.00/cwt	235.00–260.00	1,139	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	771	209.27/cwt	205.00–213.50	1,613	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	252.77/cwt	248.50–256.50	1,699	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	342	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,091	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	277.45/cwt	276.00–281.00	1,174	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	929	229.50/cwt	229.50–229.50	2,132	63
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,278	1,835.14/head	1,775.00–1,900.00	1,835	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	955	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,986	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	244.58/cwt	238.00–246.00	1,521	113
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	282	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	895	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	362	319.67/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,157	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	831	233.62/cwt	227.00–238.00	1,941	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	683	251.72/cwt	241.00–265.00	1,719	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	394	352.70/cwt	346.00–361.00	1,390	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	293.79/cwt	280.00–300.50	1,557	89
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	244.83/cwt	233.50–246.50	1,775	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	265.84/cwt	261.00–269.50	1,364	109
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	833	246.26/cwt	229.00–252.00	2,051	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	434	246.86/cwt	240.00–251.00	1,071	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,041	158.36/cwt	157.00–162.00	1,649	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	899	187.49/cwt	160.00–208.00	1,686	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	448	271.29/cwt	270.00–273.00	1,215	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	960	212.75/cwt	212.50–213.00	2,042	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	248.87/cwt	236.00–257.00	1,431	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	768	237.91/cwt	226.00–243.50	1,827	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	919	232.19/cwt	232.00–232.50	2,134	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	644	247.85/cwt	232.00–250.00	1,596	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	241.47/cwt	230.50–256.00	1,265	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,048	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	672	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,505	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	377	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	1,237	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	945	211.50/cwt	211.50–211.50	1,999	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	729	225.41/cwt	221.00–231.00	1,643	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	111.96/cwt	108.00–119.00	1,232	59
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,335	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,575	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	115.35/cwt	109.00–118.00	1,350	38
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,142	140.91/cwt	137.00–145.00	1,609	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	124.55/cwt	120.00–129.00	1,569	44
Bulls	—	—	2,015	132.51/cwt	132.00–133.00	2,670	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,110	79.76/cwt	70.00–92.50	885	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,310	99.28/cwt	98.00–101.00	1,301	12
Bulls	—	—	2,340	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	3,627	1
Bulls	—	—	2,018	140.92/cwt	137.00–144.00	2,844	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,466	130.99/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,920	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,546	125.39/cwt	121.00–129.00	1,939	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	269.35/cwt	262.00–287.00	1,306	48
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	705	210.45/cwt	207.50–219.00	1,484	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	243.88/cwt	227.50–251.00	1,402	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	724	219.08/cwt	211.00–226.50	1,586	29
Steers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,069	215.07/cwt	215.00–216.00	2,299	15
Steers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,026	218.68/cwt	218.50–220.00	2,244	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	318	374.77/cwt	372.50–376.00	1,192	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	471	332.01/cwt	327.00–335.00	1,564	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	682	270.50/cwt	270.50–270.50	1,845	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	437	305.76/cwt	305.00–308.50	1,336	149
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	372	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	882	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	839	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,854	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	473	294.64/cwt	293.00–300.00	1,394	126
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	595	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,583	80
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	631	268.81/cwt	264.00–277.50	1,696	258
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	918	247.62/cwt	242.50–249.50	2,273	194
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	519	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,671	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	628	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,796	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	727	252.25/cwt	243.00–257.50	1,834	84
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	245.30/cwt	233.00–250.00	1,496	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	552	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,468	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	722	230.10/cwt	224.00–237.50	1,661	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	1,404	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	427	367.46/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,569	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	296	406.99/cwt	405.00–415.00	1,205	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	310.84/cwt	298.00–324.00	1,508	148
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	332	319.60/cwt	312.50–327.50	1,061	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	276.90/cwt	270.00–281.00	1,290	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	372	386.18/cwt	385.50–387.50	1,437	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	557	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	1,665	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	404	319.10/cwt	315.00–333.00	1,289	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	890	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,967	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	584	254.56/cwt	248.00–260.00	1,487	123
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	875	249.46/cwt	237.50–255.00	2,183	334
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	787	258.93/cwt	256.00–260.50	2,038	153
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	275.26/cwt	270.00–281.00	1,588	86

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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