Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2024-12-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*Special Red Angus Sale Today. Special Cow Sale Next Wednesday, December 11, 2024*

Compared to two weeks ago, feeder steers over 850 lbs sold steady to 5.00 higher, under 600 lbs sold 20.00 higher. Heifers over 800 lbs sold steady to 5.00 higher. Instances of reputation calves under 600 lbs sold 40.00 to 50.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 5.00 higher. Very good demand for heavy supply.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $323.21/cwt on 593 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −149.02 against this barn's trailing median of $472.23.

Average price

$323.21

593 head · 573 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,851

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$250

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

$44.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.62

vs KS average

−2.16 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	571	330.48	1,887	430
Medium and Large 1-2	578	306.83	1,772	141
Medium and Large 2	572	286.19	1,637	22

One grade step is worth $44.28/cwt here — about $250 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale593 hd

323.21

—

KS average2 barns · 968 hd

326.83

−3.62

National average187 barns · 33,494 hd

325.37

−2.16

This barn, trailing median31 sales

472.23

−149.02

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	1,930	141.70	2,735	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,513	125.34	1,897	52
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,242	118.10	1,466	443
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,165	88.65	1,033	123

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)	1,434	$2,121	13
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,468	$2,025	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,320	$1,891	13
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,238	$1,848	10
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,318	$1,803	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,450	$1,775	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,186	$1,773	12
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,232	$1,618	11
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,130	$1,550	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	840	$1,788	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,200	$2,685	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,261	$2,541	14

Every lot, as filed

104 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	350–400	397	424.35/cwt	424.00–432.50	1,685	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	771	224.68/cwt	220.00–238.00	1,732	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	271.37/cwt	259.00–280.25	1,940	262
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	343	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	1,207	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	243	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	3
Steers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,000	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	2,260	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	722	251.58/cwt	239.50–257.00	1,816	149
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	358.48/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,868	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	484	384.28/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,860	240
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	603	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,815	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	298	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,267	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	880	236.71/cwt	234.00–240.00	2,083	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	377.81/cwt	376.00–380.00	1,572	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	624	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,629	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	642	261.05/cwt	252.00–266.50	1,676	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,102	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	250–300	291	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,484	119
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	667	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,541	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	318.47/cwt	317.50–319.00	1,516	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	439	403.80/cwt	397.00–410.00	1,773	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	252.62/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,690	153
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	394.10/cwt	392.50–395.00	1,505	114
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	295.55/cwt	295.00–298.00	1,413	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,128	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	581	285.89/cwt	284.00–290.00	1,661	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	428.54/cwt	427.00–432.50	1,367	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	282.20/cwt	266.00–290.00	1,755	168
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	683	273.71/cwt	265.00–287.50	1,869	258
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	776	254.08/cwt	243.00–263.00	1,972	132
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	548	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,573	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	325.40/cwt	317.00–341.50	1,887	364
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	359	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,113	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	532	305.92/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,627	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	374.00/cwt	374.00–374.00	1,029	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	2,099	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	419	301.09/cwt	290.00–312.50	1,262	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	254.10/cwt	249.00–259.75	2,211	222
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	936	250.57/cwt	246.50–251.85	2,345	90
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	679	259.97/cwt	254.00–262.00	1,765	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	382	399.03/cwt	392.50–409.00	1,524	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	581	306.90/cwt	293.00–316.00	1,783	131
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	334.84/cwt	326.00–348.00	1,580	183
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	371	496.00/cwt	496.00–496.00	1,840	119
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	355.18/cwt	352.50–365.00	1,680	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	958	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,347	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	670	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,843	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	624	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,841	35
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	293.87/cwt	284.00–302.50	1,516	39
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	259.18/cwt	249.00–264.00	1,625	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	587	287.34/cwt	286.00–292.50	1,687	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,622	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,205	104.41/cwt	100.00–110.50	1,258	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,404	136.64/cwt	135.00–138.00	1,918	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,162	82.16/cwt	67.50–91.00	955	79
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,136	96.18/cwt	95.00–99.00	1,093	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,352	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,785	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,525	124.14/cwt	119.00–127.00	1,893	47
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,241	118.04/cwt	105.00–129.00	1,465	441
Bulls	—	—	1,887	138.69/cwt	130.00–149.00	2,617	20
Bulls	—	—	2,104	153.74/cwt	151.00–157.00	3,235	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,186	1,773.40/head	1,400.00–2,050.00	1,773	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,320	1,890.87/head	1,850.00–2,025.00	1,891	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,468	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	781	236.20/cwt	232.50–237.50	1,845	4
Stock Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,000	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	2,020	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,238	2,654.58/head	2,500.00–2,700.00	2,655	12
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	5
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,258	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,434	2,121.47/head	1,825.00–2,285.00	2,121	13
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,086	146.43/cwt	137.00–162.50	1,590	33
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	976	193.39/cwt	135.00–238.00	1,887	88
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,639.38/head	1,325.00–1,900.00	1,639	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,015	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	1,862.50/head	1,625.00–2,100.00	1,863	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	2,685.00/head	2,685.00–2,685.00	2,685	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,318	1,802.85/head	1,600.00–1,975.00	1,803	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,450	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,238	1,848.12/head	1,325.00–1,935.00	1,848	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,130	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	289	349.25/cwt	337.50–365.00	1,009	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	287	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	219	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	378.36/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,619	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	387	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,296	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	651	245.64/cwt	245.00–246.00	1,599	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	928	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,088	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	340	406.00/cwt	406.00–406.00	1,380	82
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	479	333.13/cwt	330.00–347.50	1,596	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	564	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,681	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	416	374.83/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,559	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	581	277.34/cwt	267.00–292.50	1,611	239
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	322.75/cwt	315.00–327.50	1,381	10
Heifers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,025	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	2,214	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	888	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	2,034	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	316.08/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,527	196
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	342.49/cwt	336.00–357.50	1,428	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	806	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,886	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	362	450.63/cwt	442.50–455.00	1,631	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	767	245.95/cwt	242.25–249.75	1,886	196
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	264.44/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,674	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	246.89/cwt	243.00–263.00	1,785	167
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	292.91/cwt	277.00–301.00	1,561	177
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	538	259.56/cwt	256.00–262.50	1,396	11

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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