Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2024-10-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Special Calf Sale next Wednesday, November 6, 2024

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers under 700 lbs sold 10.00 to 20.00 higher. Steers over 700 lbs sold steady to 5.00 higher. Heifers, not enough for comparison. Slaughter cows sold steady to 6.00 lower. Good demand for moderate supply.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $304.26/cwt on 218 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −167.97 against this barn's trailing median of $472.23.

Average price

$304.26

218 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,641

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$286

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

$65.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.74

vs KS average

+3.57 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	305.16	1,645	215
Medium and Large 1-2	566	240.00	1,358	3thin

One grade step is worth $65.16/cwt here — about $286 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 sale218 hd

304.26

—

KS average4 barns · 1,650 hd

296.52

+7.74

National average185 barns · 40,108 hd

300.69

+3.57

This barn, trailing median31 sales

472.23

−167.97

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	1,981	145.37	2,879	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,557	119.64	1,863	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,283	113.00	1,450	183
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,170	100.77	1,180	69

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)	1,401	$2,363	10
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,406	$2,354	11
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,365	$1,625	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,300	$2,400	1thin

Every lot, as filed

78 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 1-2	700–750	726	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,757	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	677	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,496	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	746	223.50/cwt	223.50–223.50	1,667	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,164	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	128.67/cwt	124.00–132.50	1,593	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,298	113.64/cwt	103.00–122.00	1,475	160
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	97.76/cwt	90.00–101.00	1,124	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	631	240.01/cwt	230.00–243.50	1,514	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	442	331.18/cwt	324.00–350.00	1,464	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	275.73/cwt	265.00–281.00	1,301	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	856	224.99/cwt	219.00–229.00	1,926	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	292.25/cwt	275.00–299.00	1,251	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	387	312.29/cwt	311.00–312.50	1,209	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	334	361.03/cwt	355.00–367.50	1,206	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	538	273.42/cwt	267.50–277.00	1,471	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	793	234.22/cwt	224.50–238.00	1,857	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	241.17/cwt	237.50–244.50	1,761	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	441	267.78/cwt	267.00–270.00	1,181	19
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	353.56/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,163	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	565	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,283	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	531	241.38/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,282	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	500	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,430	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	484	254.16/cwt	251.00–256.00	1,230	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	241.70/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,494	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,365	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,401	2,362.67/head	2,125.00–2,535.00	2,363	10
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	888	164.72/cwt	134.00–205.00	1,463	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,406	2,353.54/head	1,950.00–2,450.00	2,354	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	397	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,215	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	871	237.90/cwt	224.00–239.00	2,072	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	816	233.02/cwt	229.00–237.00	1,901	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	763	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,774	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	490	307.37/cwt	307.00–310.00	1,506	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	972	213.61/cwt	210.00–216.00	2,076	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	352	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	994	5
Bulls	—	—	1,974	134.14/cwt	131.00–137.50	2,648	4
Bulls	—	—	1,235	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,976	1
Bulls	—	—	2,091	149.70/cwt	144.00–155.00	3,130	7
Stock Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,110	172.14/cwt	127.00–197.50	1,911	8
Steers	Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,070	216.50/cwt	216.50–216.50	2,317	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,260	104.33/cwt	98.00–109.00	1,315	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,047	95.87/cwt	87.50–100.00	1,004	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,675	126.60/cwt	124.00–131.00	2,121	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,542	118.77/cwt	115.00–122.00	1,831	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,386	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	350–400	381	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	972	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	927	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,956	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	328	320.54/cwt	307.50–325.00	1,051	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	300–350	330	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	809	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	566	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,358	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	613	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,578	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	419	307.45/cwt	303.00–313.00	1,288	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	452	353.63/cwt	352.00–358.00	1,598	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	377	380.43/cwt	375.00–387.50	1,434	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	750–800	766	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	2,038	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	560	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,428	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	512	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,521	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	484	289.18/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,400	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	971	239.55/cwt	233.00–242.00	2,326	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	438	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	1,586	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	818	258.04/cwt	249.00–266.00	2,111	141
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	248.54/cwt	241.00–264.50	1,702	50
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	903	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,625	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	632	274.11/cwt	272.00–287.50	1,732	87
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	586	245.21/cwt	230.00–252.50	1,437	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	524	325.86/cwt	321.00–331.00	1,708	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	561	317.57/cwt	313.00–319.00	1,782	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	307.34/cwt	296.00–312.50	1,586	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	921	252.08/cwt	244.25–255.00	2,322	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	776	245.81/cwt	236.00–250.00	1,907	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	819	227.48/cwt	227.00–228.00	1,863	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	396	349.99/cwt	342.50–355.00	1,386	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	254.27/cwt	250.50–259.00	2,212	178
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	588	265.91/cwt	259.00–271.50	1,564	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	255.26/cwt	250.00–259.00	1,593	95
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	666	249.47/cwt	248.00–249.75	1,661	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	342	308.61/cwt	307.50–317.50	1,055	18

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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