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Winter Livestock - Dodge City

Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2021-11-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dodge City, Kansas · Wed, Nov 17

● Final89 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1889

← Nov 10Nov 17Dec 1 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

2,144 head

▼ 1,707 vs last sale 3,851▼ 1,065 vs year ago 3,209 · −33.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

302 head

▼ 31 vs last sale 333▼ 156 vs year ago 458 · −34.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

515 head

▲ 337 vs last sale 178▲ 63 vs year ago 452 · +13.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 600 lb to 900 lb sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Steers 600 lb to 650 lb sold steady. Steer calves 400 lb to 600 lb sold 5.00 to 6.00 lower. Feeder heifers 400 lb to 900 lb sold steady to 4.00 lower. Demand was moderate. Slaughter cows sold 8.00 lower. Slaughter bull sold steady on light receipts

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $171.56/cwt on 979 head.

Average price

$171.56

979 head · 618 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,060

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$179

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

$33.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs KS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	607	172.89	1,049	936
Large 1	1,071	145.50	1,558	22
Medium and Large 1-2	623	139.74	870	21

One grade step is worth $33.15/cwt here — about $179 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale979 hd

171.56

—

KS average1 barns · 979 hd

171.56

+0.00

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	1,809	76.22	1,379	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,438	61.74	888	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,237	54.11	669	122
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,125	45.89	516	66

Every lot

89 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	330	185.93/cwt	180.00–191.00	614	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	335	171.57/cwt	167.00–175.00	575	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	393	180.65/cwt	180.00–187.50	710	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	414	167.34/cwt	166.00–170.00	693	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	430	179.50/cwt	176.00–185.00	772	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	433	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	920	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	460	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	630	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	469	172.80/cwt	171.00–179.00	810	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	481	183.50/cwt	183.50–183.50	883	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	483	198.90/cwt	192.00–206.25	961	159
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	508	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	864	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	535	170.33/cwt	168.00–177.50	911	37
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	541	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	968	47
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	549	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	873	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	567	181.92/cwt	179.00–186.00	1,031	92
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	579	168.22/cwt	160.00–170.00	974	59
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	602	178.50/cwt	178.50–178.50	1,075	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	635	165.31/cwt	163.00–172.50	1,050	81
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	643	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	775	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	644	158.40/cwt	150.00–159.00	1,020	44
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	670	157.08/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,052	108
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	710	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,101	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	767	146.97/cwt	141.00–147.50	1,127	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	787	168.50/cwt	168.50–168.50	1,326	52
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	830	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,096	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	832	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,227	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	904	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,419	61
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	907	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	1,283	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	960	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,440	10
Steers	—	Large 1	1,071	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	1,558	22
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	328	196.39/cwt	191.00–202.50	644	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	331	186.36/cwt	185.00–189.00	617	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	367	169.28/cwt	162.00–171.00	621	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	372	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	554	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	521	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	378	187.47/cwt	182.00–189.00	709	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	427	175.24/cwt	174.00–177.50	748	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	433	180.28/cwt	177.00–182.50	781	86
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	473	172.63/cwt	167.00–175.00	817	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	477	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	675	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	488	162.10/cwt	158.00–164.00	791	68
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	514	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	694	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	517	167.85/cwt	161.00–172.25	868	117
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	526	161.19/cwt	157.50–163.00	848	78
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	543	147.60/cwt	147.50–148.00	801	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	564	135.04/cwt	132.00–141.00	762	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	576	137.71/cwt	133.00–139.00	793	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	577	157.14/cwt	155.00–158.00	907	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	602	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	756	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	624	134.14/cwt	133.00–135.00	837	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	627	146.37/cwt	142.00–150.50	918	150
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	641	164.49/cwt	159.50–165.50	1,054	96
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	663	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	961	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	710	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	902	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	746	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	970	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	766	158.25/cwt	158.25–158.25	1,212	69
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	808	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	1,079	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	895	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	1,195	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	910	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	1,151	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	976	132.39/cwt	131.50–132.75	1,292	17
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	431	155.85/cwt	140.50–170.00	672	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	524	152.01/cwt	151.00–162.50	797	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	598	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	861	7
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,615	64.49/cwt	64.00–65.00	1,042	2
Bulls	—	—	1,723	73.78/cwt	71.00–76.00	1,271	5
Bulls	—	—	2,014	85.14/cwt	82.50–86.00	1,715	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,125	45.89/cwt	40.00–49.00	516	66
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,237	54.11/cwt	50.00–59.50	669	122
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,354	60.32/cwt	60.00–62.00	817	20
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,624	64.88/cwt	63.00–69.00	1,054	9
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,050	930.00/cwt	825.00–1,035.00	9,765	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,200	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	13,500	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows13 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	917	1,260.00/cwt	1,260.00–1,260.00	11,554	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,063	1,267.28/cwt	1,225.00–1,275.00	13,471	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,160	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,280	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,226	749.31/cwt	585.00–960.00	9,187	34
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,239	1,075.63/cwt	700.00–1,325.00	13,327	43
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,241	654.28/cwt	610.00–660.00	8,120	72
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,251	886.70/cwt	610.00–1,010.00	11,093	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,256	773.84/cwt	575.00–835.00	9,719	125
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,276	1,224.01/cwt	810.00–1,600.00	15,618	39
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,295	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	15,540	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,300	945.02/cwt	560.00–1,010.00	12,285	118
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,304	981.63/cwt	800.00–1,225.00	12,800	25
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,334	1,350.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,350.00	18,009	15
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,000	1,325.00/cwt	1,325.00–1,325.00	13,250	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,105	1,416.51/cwt	910.00–1,600.00	15,652	10
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,120	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	12,600	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,285	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	15,420	1

This sale against other markets

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.

Kansas feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Winter Livestock - Dodge City, KS

Wed Nov 17, 2021

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Manhattan, KS (LS-DC)

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,144Last week 3,851Year ago 3,209

Slaughter CattleReceipts 302Last week 333Year ago 458

Replacement CattleReceipts 515Last week 178Year ago 452

* Final Report *

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
96	—	641	159.50–165.50	164.49
9	—	378	182.00–189.00	187.47
9	—	328	191.00–202.50	196.39
86	—	433	177.00–182.50	180.28
5	—	473	167.00–175.00	172.63
117	—	517	161.00–172.25	167.85
69	—	766	158.25	158.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	543	147.50–148.00	147.60
9	—	624	133.00–135.00	134.14
3	—	746	130.00	130.00
7	—	372	149.00	149.00
10	—	564	132.00–141.00	135.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	910	126.50	126.50
24	—	577	155.00–158.00	157.14
68	—	488	158.00–164.00	162.10
24	—	427	174.00–177.50	175.24
17	—	976	131.50–132.75	132.39
7	—	331	185.00–189.00	186.36
150	—	627	142.00–150.50	146.37
5	—	895	133.50	133.50
8	—	663	145.00	145.00
5	—	367	162.00–171.00	169.28
8	—	808	133.50	133.50
78	—	526	157.50–163.00	161.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	710	127.00	127.00
15	—	514	135.00	135.00
4	—	602	125.50	125.50
21	—	477	141.50	141.50
9	—	576	133.00–139.00	137.71
5	—	375	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	469	171.00–179.00	172.80
5	—	832	147.50	147.50
12	—	430	176.00–185.00	179.50
8	—	710	155.00	155.00
9	—	907	141.50	141.50
10	—	960	150.00	150.00
81	—	635	163.00–172.50	165.31
37	—	535	168.00–177.50	170.33
59	—	579	160.00–170.00	168.22
108	—	670	150.00–160.00	157.08
24	—	393	180.00–187.50	180.65
24	—	767	141.00–147.50	146.97
8	—	330	180.00–191.00	185.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	335	167.00–175.00	171.57
7	—	549	159.00	159.00
44	—	644	150.00–159.00	158.40
10	—	481	183.50	183.50
16	—	414	166.00–170.00	167.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	643	120.50	120.50
6	—	508	170.00	170.00
5	—	830	132.00	132.00
3	—	460	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	433	212.50	212.50
92	—	567	179.00–186.00	181.92
52	—	787	168.50	168.50
159	—	483	192.00–206.25	198.90
35	—	602	178.50	178.50
47	—	541	179.00	179.00
61	—	904	157.00	157.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,071	145.50	145.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	598	144.00	144.00
11	—	524	151.00–162.50	152.01
16	—	431	140.50–170.00	155.85

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,200	1,125.00	1,125.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,050	825.00–1,035.00	930.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	39	—	1,276	810.00–1,600.00	1,224.01
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	118	—	1,300	560.00–1,010.00	945.02
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,295	1,200.00	1,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	25	—	1,304	800.00–1,225.00	981.63
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,063	1,225.00–1,275.00	1,267.28
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	34	—	1,226	585.00–960.00	749.31
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,160	800.00	800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	917	1,260.00	1,260.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	—	1,251	610.00–1,010.00	886.70
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	72	—	1,241	610.00–660.00	654.28
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	15	—	1,334	1,350.00	1,350.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	43	—	1,239	700.00–1,325.00	1,075.63
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	125	—	1,256	575.00–835.00	773.84

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,000	1,325.00	1,325.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,105	910.00–1,600.00	1,416.51
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,120	1,125.00	1,125.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,285	1,200.00	1,200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,723	71.00–76.00	73.78
2	—	1,615	64.00–65.00	64.49
4	—	2,014	82.50–86.00	85.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
122	—	1,237	50.00–59.50	54.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,354	60.00–62.00	60.32
9	—	1,624	63.00–69.00	64.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
66	—	1,125	40.00–49.00	45.89

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.