Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2024-10-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*Special calf sale next Wednesday, October 30, 2024

Compared to last week, feeder steers under 750 lbs sold steady to 15.00 higher and over 750 lbs sold steady to 4.00 higher. Heifers under 600 lbs sold steady to 10.00 higher, over 750 lbs not well tested. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady. Good demand for heavy supply.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $294.30/cwt on 373 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −177.93 against this barn's trailing median of $472.23.

Average price

$294.30

373 head · 564 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,661

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$229

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

$42.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.95

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	296.11	1,671	357
Medium and Large 1-2	568	253.87	1,442	16thin

One grade step is worth $42.25/cwt here — about $229 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 sale373 hd

294.30

—

KS average3 barns · 655 hd

292.35

+1.95

National average191 barns · 36,605 hd

299.04

−4.74

This barn, trailing median31 sales

472.23

−177.93

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	—	High	1,868	140.36	2,622	31
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,920	125.28	2,405	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,478	122.98	1,818	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,245	116.83	1,455	173
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,184	103.42	1,224	67

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)	1,055	$2,102	9
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,294	$1,730	18
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,263	$1,696	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$2,375	1thin

Every lot, as filed

80 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	400–450	438	339.20/cwt	321.00–349.00	1,486	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	265.69/cwt	261.00–269.00	1,634	114
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,352	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	262.48/cwt	256.00–274.00	1,247	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	241.62/cwt	240.00–246.00	1,621	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	331	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	1,102	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	295.35/cwt	281.00–302.00	1,568	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	230.93/cwt	226.00–233.00	1,455	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	878	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,940	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,687	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	786	231.13/cwt	225.00–238.00	1,817	89
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	757	233.00/cwt	231.00–235.00	1,764	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	237.99/cwt	236.00–243.00	1,342	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	441	275.29/cwt	272.50–284.00	1,214	17
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,310	1,715.76/head	1,575.00–2,050.00	1,716	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	2,375.00/head	2,375.00–2,375.00	2,375	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	585	248.32/cwt	247.00–250.00	1,453	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	880	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,874	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,263	1,695.94/head	1,525.00–1,935.00	1,696	15
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	962	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,756	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	884	221.08/cwt	206.00–226.00	1,954	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	546	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,425	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	382	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,031	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	2,101.65/head	1,075.00–2,200.00	2,102	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	626	239.99/cwt	238.00–241.00	1,502	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	846	203.40/cwt	186.00–208.00	1,721	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,563	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	622	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,368	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	516	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,148	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,399	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	357	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,082	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	433	276.47/cwt	267.50–282.50	1,197	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	745	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,646	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,402	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,478	122.98/cwt	122.00–124.00	1,818	5
Bulls	—	—	1,877	153.61/cwt	153.00–156.00	2,883	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,246	116.61/cwt	110.00–127.50	1,453	171
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,188	135.30/cwt	133.00–139.00	1,607	2
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,920	125.28/cwt	118.00–135.00	2,405	3
Bulls	—	—	1,866	137.81/cwt	129.00–147.00	2,572	26
Steers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,007	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	2,054	2
Heifers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,024	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,997	12
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,216	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,129	99.79/cwt	90.00–101.00	1,127	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,216	103.98/cwt	102.50–105.00	1,264	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,188	107.07/cwt	106.00–109.00	1,272	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	588	230.47/cwt	226.00–231.00	1,355	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	761	206.99/cwt	204.00–218.50	1,575	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	667	229.26/cwt	221.00–233.00	1,529	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	532	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,303	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	244.17/cwt	240.00–251.00	1,160	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	638	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,359	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	357	388.00/cwt	388.00–388.00	1,385	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	224.57/cwt	220.00–229.00	1,426	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	418	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	1,488	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	616	251.52/cwt	251.00–253.00	1,549	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	575	262.79/cwt	260.00–269.00	1,511	133
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	673	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,743	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	252.26/cwt	243.00–260.00	1,950	121
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	242.34/cwt	232.50–253.00	1,263	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	598	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,450	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,142	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	459	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,331	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	462	344.33/cwt	344.00–345.00	1,591	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	904	239.24/cwt	236.50–243.50	2,163	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	320.60/cwt	311.00–325.00	1,555	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	729	246.00/cwt	243.00–250.00	1,793	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,344	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	418	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,300	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	862	254.77/cwt	244.50–260.00	2,196	137
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	297	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	1,028	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	591	289.63/cwt	268.00–293.25	1,712	192
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	681	257.66/cwt	243.00–263.00	1,755	155
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	349	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,222	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	534	307.81/cwt	305.00–309.50	1,644	110
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	845	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,197	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	386	313.06/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,208	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	961	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,018	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	357	333.26/cwt	332.50–343.00	1,190	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	809	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,804	6

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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