Why does Dodge go cheap with their steel?

i bought my 2014 silverado wt regular cab long bed 4x4 with the 5.3 no carpet no power windows etc new for 20k still a lot of money but seems to me if you actually buy a truck, (not a suv with a 4 foot box) prices are fairly reasonable
My daily driver is a reg cab long bed work truck. Rubber floor, manual transfer case, ect. $28k out the door.