Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2024-12-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Special Bred Cow Sale today. No Sale on Christmas and New Year's Day

Compared to last week, feeder steers under 650 lbs sold steady to 5.00 lower while steers over 650 lbs sold steady to 3.00 lower. Heifers 500 weight sold 8.00 lower, over 600 lbs not well tested, softer undertone noted. Feeders under 500 lbs were fleshier than last week. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher. Good demand for heavy supply.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $322.79/cwt on 362 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −149.44 against this barn's trailing median of $472.23.

Average price

$322.79

362 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,785

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$416

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

$62.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.79

vs KS average

−1.56 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	556	326.68	1,816	315
Medium and Large 1-2	534	306.60	1,636	36
Medium and Large 2	530	264.36	1,400	11thin

One grade step is worth $62.32/cwt here — about $416 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 sale362 hd

322.79

—

KS average3 barns · 1,297 hd

339.58

−16.79

National average185 barns · 29,268 hd

324.35

−1.56

This barn, trailing median31 sales

472.23

−149.44

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	1,809	139.01	2,514	43
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,533	120.84	1,852	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,218	118.37	1,442	412
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	2,055	117.00	2,404	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,175	91.65	1,077	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,002	$2,827	35
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,293	$2,585	182
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,411	$2,423	21
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,361	$2,381	75
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,285	$2,348	41
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	999	$2,282	34
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,334	$2,101	27
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,345	$2,030	151
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,341	$1,867	6
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	961	$2,658	37
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	925	$2,578	10
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	936	$2,300	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,204	$2,948	23
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,100	$2,860	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,000	$2,725	6

Every lot, as filed

93 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 1-2	400–450	434	315.15/cwt	309.00–334.00	1,368	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	496	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,339	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	542	264.51/cwt	257.00–272.00	1,434	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	316	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	972	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,411	2,423.30/head	2,150.00–2,535.00	2,423	21
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,361	2,380.83/head	1,725.00–2,575.00	2,381	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	800	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,824	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	377	374.01/cwt	365.00–385.00	1,410	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	347.21/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,128	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	1,457	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	1,077	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	242.92/cwt	232.00–250.00	1,858	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	391	331.72/cwt	327.50–341.00	1,297	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	797	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,841	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	627	285.93/cwt	277.00–291.00	1,793	92
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	297.46/cwt	279.00–306.00	1,701	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	281	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,131	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	808	220.55/cwt	220.00–222.00	1,782	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	269.06/cwt	255.00–278.00	1,526	175
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	936	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	688	245.93/cwt	232.00–252.00	1,692	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	512	311.76/cwt	292.50–322.50	1,596	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	302.96/cwt	292.50–310.00	1,442	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	743	246.54/cwt	245.00–250.50	1,832	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	910	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	2,166	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,341	1,867.33/head	1,725.00–2,025.00	1,867	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	707	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,697	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,243	1,780.30/head	1,550.00–1,825.00	1,780	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,334	2,101.16/head	1,675.00–2,225.00	2,101	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	486	329.46/cwt	322.00–340.00	1,601	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	753	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,672	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	587	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,468	9
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,104	151.58/cwt	127.00–201.00	1,673	26
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	999	2,282.38/head	1,800.00–2,485.00	2,282	34
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,293	2,584.65/head	1,510.00–3,100.00	2,585	182
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,285	2,347.91/head	1,650.00–2,700.00	2,348	41
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	2,055	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	2,404	1
Bulls	—	—	1,688	125.66/cwt	124.00–129.00	2,121	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	118.30/cwt	103.00–127.50	1,441	410
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,042	92.93/cwt	92.50–93.00	968	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,536	120.46/cwt	114.00–127.00	1,850	32
Bulls	—	—	1,795	139.58/cwt	130.00–147.00	2,505	34
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	2,725.00/head	2,725.00–2,725.00	2,725	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	2,992.50/head	2,900.00–3,025.00	2,993	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	967	2,650.00/head	2,350.00–2,800.00	2,650	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	2,860.00/head	2,860.00–2,860.00	2,860	9
Steers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,038	224.75/cwt	224.75–224.75	2,333	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,222	97.86/cwt	95.00–113.00	1,196	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,167	86.91/cwt	80.00–90.00	1,014	36
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,435	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,909	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	132.77/cwt	132.50–133.00	1,644	2
Bulls	—	—	2,074	150.87/cwt	149.00–154.00	3,129	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,354	2,051.79/head	1,675.00–2,185.00	2,052	139
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	961	2,658.07/head	1,525.00–2,800.00	2,658	37
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	2,578.26/head	2,125.00–2,625.00	2,578	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	501	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,343	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,496	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,453	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	551	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,639	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	964	225.75/cwt	225.75–225.75	2,176	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	709	268.50/cwt	256.00–278.00	1,904	134
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	430	376.89/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,621	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	790	257.81/cwt	256.00–262.00	2,037	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	651	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,907	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	302.06/cwt	300.00–314.00	1,607	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	292	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,416	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	366.26/cwt	355.00–378.00	1,732	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	453	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,755	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	455	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,456	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	507	309.04/cwt	306.00–313.00	1,567	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	422.20/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,381	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	341.33/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,427	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	915	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	2,260	50
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,660	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,586	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	644	366.00/cwt	366.00–366.00	2,357	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	409.24/cwt	400.00–418.00	1,514	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	437	366.98/cwt	360.00–377.50	1,604	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	679	248.03/cwt	235.00–260.00	1,684	105
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	423	411.73/cwt	400.00–413.00	1,742	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	309.49/cwt	296.00–322.00	1,916	186
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	541	331.49/cwt	322.50–340.00	1,793	168
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	719	232.96/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,675	23
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	727	227.81/cwt	202.50–240.00	1,656	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	917	228.50/cwt	228.50–228.50	2,095	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	684	278.84/cwt	272.50–284.00	1,907	110
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	888	248.45/cwt	232.00–253.00	2,206	106
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	819	252.58/cwt	249.00–255.00	2,069	115
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,002	2,826.72/head	2,800.00–2,850.00	2,827	35
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	193.86/cwt	140.00–235.00	1,900	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	284.95/cwt	277.00–302.00	1,513	153
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	321.18/cwt	311.50–330.00	1,840	147
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	259.14/cwt	247.00–268.00	1,594	162

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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