Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2024-11-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Special calf sale next Wednesday, November 13, 2024

Compared to last week, feeder steers under 600 lbs were 10.00 higher, while steers over 900 lbs sold steady to 3.00 higher. Heifers under 700 lbs sold 5.00 higher, over 700 lbs, not enough for comparison. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Good demand for moderate supply.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $302.41/cwt on 127 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −169.82 against this barn's trailing median of $472.23.

Average price

$302.41

127 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,695

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+9.65

vs KS average

+0.56 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	560	302.41	1,695	127

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

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 sale127 hd

302.41

—

KS average4 barns · 623 hd

292.75

+9.65

National average187 barns · 26,509 hd

301.85

+0.56

This barn, trailing median31 sales

472.23

−169.82

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	1,908	141.23	2,695	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,486	117.89	1,751	36
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,149	113.96	1,310	395
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,228	103.02	1,265	56

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,240	$2,764	78
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,025	$2,698	21
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,235	$2,302	75
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,561	$2,125	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,166	$2,075	15
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,136	$2,019	40
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,225	$1,750	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$2,700	1thin

Every lot, as filed

61 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	550–600	574	247.11/cwt	240.00–252.50	1,418	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	524	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,305	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	338	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,073	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	474	269.83/cwt	267.00–271.00	1,279	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	375.45/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,551	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	896	235.50/cwt	235.50–235.50	2,110	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	411	287.48/cwt	278.00–296.00	1,182	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	724	253.93/cwt	246.00–260.00	1,838	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	260.97/cwt	259.00–268.00	1,717	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	274.72/cwt	261.00–284.00	1,701	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	613	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,428	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	431	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,196	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	609	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,766	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	974	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	2,367	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	848	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	2,027	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	295.48/cwt	285.00–310.00	1,693	97
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	918	252.47/cwt	243.00–253.25	2,318	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	864	241.52/cwt	239.25–249.00	2,087	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	330.93/cwt	317.00–335.00	1,718	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	481	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	1,592	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	521	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,605	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	325	394.00/cwt	394.00–394.00	1,281	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	2,046	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	647	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,676	14
Heifers	Large 1	1150–1200	1,160	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	2,308	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	698	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,752	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	683	245.42/cwt	241.00–250.00	1,676	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	813	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,333	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	502	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,436	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	557	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,487	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,708	120.05/cwt	119.00–121.00	2,050	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,020	103.40/cwt	97.00–107.00	1,055	80
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	900	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,242	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,361	112.03/cwt	108.00–117.00	1,525	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,416	110.27/cwt	107.00–110.50	1,561	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,421	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,819	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,562	122.24/cwt	116.00–125.00	1,909	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,197	115.50/cwt	105.00–128.00	1,383	299
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,076	94.71/cwt	82.50–101.00	1,019	31
Bulls	—	—	2,030	151.90/cwt	148.00–156.00	3,084	2
Bulls	—	—	1,878	138.56/cwt	134.00–140.00	2,602	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	2,697.83/head	2,575.00–2,800.00	2,698	21
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	2,763.81/head	1,975.00–2,825.00	2,764	78
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,166	2,075.00/head	2,075.00–2,075.00	2,075	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,561	2,125.00/head	2,125.00–2,125.00	2,125	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	998	180.80/cwt	141.00–209.00	1,804	29
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	2,302.06/head	1,860.00–2,450.00	2,302	75
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,136	2,018.98/head	1,375.00–2,425.00	2,019	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	313.48/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,191	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	638	241.73/cwt	237.00–244.00	1,542	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	695	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,605	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	534	270.35/cwt	267.75–286.00	1,444	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	528	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,600	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	553	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,499	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	281.28/cwt	280.00–283.00	1,300	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	656	239.08/cwt	236.00–240.50	1,568	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	311	339.36/cwt	327.50–352.00	1,055	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	1,589	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	774	241.30/cwt	239.00–242.00	1,868	75

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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