Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2024-11-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*No Sale Wednesday, November 27, 2024 for Thanksgiving*

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers not well tested, higher undertone noted. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 higher. Special Cow Sale today. Good demand for moderate supply.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $292.04/cwt on 44 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −180.19 against this barn's trailing median of $472.23.

Average price

$292.04

44 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,599

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$134

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

$11.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.27

vs KS average

−17.22 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	567	300.92	1,706	9thin
Medium and Large 1-2	543	289.76	1,572	35

One grade step is worth $11.16/cwt here — about $134 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale44 hd

292.04

—

KS average3 barns · 911 hd

306.31

−14.27

National average182 barns · 24,645 hd

309.26

−17.22

This barn, trailing median31 sales

472.23

−180.19

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	—	Average	1,757	138.47	2,433	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,521	120.00	1,825	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,219	116.43	1,420	158
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,217	98.69	1,201	53

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)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,191	$2,700	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,248	$2,656	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,023	$2,642	17
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$2,589	175
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,215	$2,525	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,113	$2,382	79
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,247	$2,275	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,050	$2,199	50
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	863	$2,150	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,162	$2,010	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,027	$2,000	14
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,252	$1,798	3thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,262	$2,627	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,350	$2,950	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,300	$2,675	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,325	$2,344	4thin

Every lot, as filed

57 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
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,074	163.47/cwt	157.50–164.00	1,756	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,023	2,642.31/head	2,600.00–2,700.00	2,642	17
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,191	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,776	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	296.50/cwt	296.50–296.50	1,586	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,465	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,027	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	643	251.77/cwt	251.00–253.00	1,619	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	783	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,785	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,517	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,113	2,381.76/head	2,100.00–2,550.00	2,382	79
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,247	2,275.00/head	2,275.00–2,275.00	2,275	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	2,588.91/head	1,950.00–2,825.00	2,589	175
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,248	2,656.23/head	2,500.00–2,775.00	2,656	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	878	216.50/cwt	216.50–216.50	1,901	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	972	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	2,061	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	812	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,827	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	863	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	913	202.96/cwt	162.50–213.00	1,853	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,217	98.69/cwt	87.50–106.00	1,201	53
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,521	120.00/cwt	105.00–125.00	1,825	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,345	134.69/cwt	131.00–136.00	1,812	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,216	115.96/cwt	102.00–127.00	1,410	154
Bulls	—	—	1,717	137.51/cwt	127.00–144.00	2,361	13
Bulls	—	—	2,275	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	3,435	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	2,675.00/head	2,675.00–2,675.00	2,675	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,325	2,343.75/head	2,175.00–2,400.00	2,344	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	281.75/cwt	269.00–283.25	1,916	172
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	2,199.47/head	2,175.00–2,225.00	2,199	50
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,162	2,010.00/head	2,010.00–2,010.00	2,010	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,252	1,797.66/head	1,225.00–2,010.00	1,798	3
Steers	Large 1	1300–1350	1,313	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	2,560	3
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	1,262	2,626.57/head	2,075.00–3,050.00	2,627	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	440	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,441	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,647	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	686	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,784	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	483	379.50/cwt	379.50–379.50	1,833	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	365	407.81/cwt	405.00–410.00	1,489	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	918	241.36/cwt	238.25–246.50	2,216	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	461	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,579	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,414	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,810	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,620	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	868	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,300	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	878	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,958	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	972	242.95/cwt	242.25–243.75	2,361	118
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	278.51/cwt	264.00–289.50	1,732	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	300.92/cwt	300.00–304.00	1,706	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	271.54/cwt	267.00–273.75	1,963	89
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	814	260.28/cwt	252.25–264.00	2,119	141
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	791	255.19/cwt	251.00–257.00	2,019	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	772	223.77/cwt	216.00–228.50	1,728	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	812	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,892	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	581	259.23/cwt	252.00–262.50	1,506	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,497	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	2,525.00/head	2,525.00–2,525.00	2,525	5

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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