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Winter Livestock - Dodge City

Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2022-01-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dodge City, Kansas · Wed, Jan 12

● Final88 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1889

← Jan 5Jan 12Jan 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

6,104 head

▲ 892 vs last sale 5,212▲ 1,821 vs year ago 4,283 · +42.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

339 head

▲ 121 vs last sale 218▲ 91 vs year ago 248 · +36.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

126 head

▲ 17 vs last sale 109▲ 104 vs year ago 22 · +472.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, yearling steers and heifers 550 lb to 950 lb sold steady to 3.00 lower. Steer calves 400 lb to 550 lb sold 6.00 to 10.00 higher. Heifer calves 400 lb to 550 lb sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Demand was good on cattle under 550 lb. Demand was moderate on cattle over 550 lb. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

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 $167.46/cwt on 3,317 head.

Average price

$167.46

3,317 head · 704 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,178

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$228

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$48.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.25

vs KS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	712	168.06	1,197	3,008
Medium and Large 1-2	614	161.86	993	307
Large 1	1,193	119.50	1,425	2thin

One grade step is worth $48.56/cwt here — about −$228 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 sale3,317 hd

167.46

—

KS average3 barns · 7,377 hd

166.21

+1.25

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	1,888	86.75	1,638	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,414	66.44	940	132
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,237	57.83	715	118
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,213	43.95	533	55

Every lot

88 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 · Steers32 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	292	195.89/cwt	191.00–197.50	572	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	337	199.46/cwt	197.00–201.00	672	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	361	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	801	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	390	208.85/cwt	202.50–210.00	815	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	401	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	858	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	197.16/cwt	196.50–200.00	834	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	440	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	730	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	474	213.54/cwt	208.00–215.50	1,012	129
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	481	195.94/cwt	192.00–200.00	942	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	485	173.90/cwt	159.00–179.00	843	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	516	172.33/cwt	157.00–177.00	889	43
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	528	202.45/cwt	201.00–203.50	1,069	64
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	529	186.04/cwt	180.00–192.00	984	81
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	562	195.53/cwt	190.00–200.75	1,099	174
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	578	178.37/cwt	174.50–186.00	1,031	143
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	590	169.76/cwt	169.50–170.00	1,002	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	618	158.75/cwt	158.75–158.75	981	59
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	620	168.33/cwt	161.00–173.00	1,044	184
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	621	180.25/cwt	180.25–180.25	1,119	88
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	670	165.08/cwt	159.50–169.50	1,106	182
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	677	171.94/cwt	170.00–174.60	1,164	211
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	690	154.32/cwt	151.50–155.75	1,065	108
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	717	154.49/cwt	154.49–154.49	1,108	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	723	163.00/cwt	161.50–165.75	1,178	306
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	765	168.75/cwt	168.75–168.75	1,291	87
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	770	158.57/cwt	153.00–163.75	1,221	274
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	786	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,171	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	824	154.30/cwt	151.00–158.50	1,271	631
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	876	151.21/cwt	146.00–154.75	1,325	259
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	920	150.36/cwt	143.00–151.50	1,383	128
Steers	—	Large 1	1,160	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,450	1
Steers	—	Large 1	1,225	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,397	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	292	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	561	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	340	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	639	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	383	213.50/cwt	213.50–213.50	818	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	393	173.87/cwt	169.00–180.00	683	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	415	178.67/cwt	175.00–181.00	741	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	430	163.61/cwt	146.00–180.00	704	48
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	474	178.83/cwt	174.50–184.00	848	42
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	487	169.38/cwt	164.00–175.00	825	111
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	492	145.32/cwt	145.00–146.00	715	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	516	173.69/cwt	171.25–179.00	896	112
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	533	159.37/cwt	157.00–164.00	849	70
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	534	149.31/cwt	136.00–153.50	797	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	571	157.95/cwt	151.00–161.50	902	215
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	580	142.88/cwt	141.50–146.50	829	81
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	852	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	602	160.68/cwt	158.00–161.50	967	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	633	152.97/cwt	148.50–157.00	968	158
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	646	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	933	65
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	656	158.60/cwt	158.60–158.60	1,040	98
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	676	150.38/cwt	144.50–151.75	1,017	127
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	719	153.85/cwt	153.85–153.85	1,106	63
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	720	136.25/cwt	136.25–136.25	981	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	726	148.91/cwt	146.00–150.50	1,081	151
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	773	147.53/cwt	142.00–151.25	1,140	303
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	774	138.81/cwt	138.00–140.00	1,074	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	823	147.84/cwt	144.50–149.00	1,217	187
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	883	143.60/cwt	143.60–143.60	1,268	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	913	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,132	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	914	144.05/cwt	144.00–144.25	1,317	72
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	945	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	917	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	955	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,175	2
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,085	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,248	1
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,147	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,216	2
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,171	107.49/cwt	106.00–112.00	1,259	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	526	165.60/cwt	163.00–170.00	871	22
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	565	161.73/cwt	160.00–164.50	914	23
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	639	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	990	24
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	655	147.81/cwt	147.00–150.00	968	30
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	750	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,050	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	940	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,203	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,715	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,286	1
Bulls	—	—	1,829	85.13/cwt	80.00–89.00	1,557	5
Bulls	—	—	2,045	93.36/cwt	91.00–95.00	1,909	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,213	43.95/cwt	40.00–49.00	533	55
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,237	57.83/cwt	51.00–61.00	715	118
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,406	65.60/cwt	63.00–68.50	922	110
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,455	70.62/cwt	69.00–71.00	1,028	22
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1	900	1,375.00/cwt	1,375.00–1,375.00	12,375	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,155	1,225.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,225.00	14,149	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,197	995.83/cwt	785.00–1,150.00	11,920	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,275	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	7,778	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,296	804.01/cwt	760.00–850.00	10,420	37
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,305	842.19/cwt	675.00–960.00	10,991	42
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,307	724.20/cwt	660.00–825.00	9,465	21
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,365	988.14/cwt	900.00–1,075.00	13,488	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,383	1,188.93/cwt	1,175.00–1,200.00	16,443	8

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 Jan 12, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 6,104Last week 5,212Year ago 4,283

Slaughter CattleReceipts 339Last week 218Year ago 248

Replacement CattleReceipts 126Last week 109Year ago 22

* Final Report *

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	945	97.00	97.00
65	—	646	144.50	144.50
12	—	774	138.00–140.00	138.81
81	—	580	141.50–146.50	142.88
48	—	430	146.00–180.00	163.61
34	—	492	145.00–146.00	145.32
33	—	534	136.00–153.50	149.31
29	—	720	136.25	136.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,171	106.00–112.00	107.49
1	—	1,085	115.00	115.00
2	—	1,147	106.00	106.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	340	188.00	188.00
215	—	571	151.00–161.50	157.95
19	—	415	175.00–181.00	178.67
6	—	913	124.00	124.00
2	—	955	123.00	123.00
158	—	633	148.50–157.00	152.97
187	—	823	144.50–149.00	147.84
151	—	726	146.00–150.50	148.91
15	—	393	169.00–180.00	173.87
5	—	292	192.00	192.00
111	—	487	164.00–175.00	169.38
70	—	533	157.00–164.00	159.37
303	—	773	142.00–151.25	147.53
127	—	676	144.50–151.75	150.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	883	143.60	143.60
112	—	516	171.25–179.00	173.69
34	—	602	158.00–161.50	160.68
63	—	719	153.85	153.85
42	—	474	174.50–184.00	178.83
72	—	914	144.00–144.25	144.05
98	—	656	158.60	158.60
6	—	383	213.50	213.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	600	142.00	142.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,160	125.00	125.00
1	—	1,225	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	361	222.00	222.00
129	—	474	208.00–215.50	213.54
174	—	562	190.00–200.75	195.53
64	—	528	201.00–203.50	202.45
88	—	621	180.25	180.25
87	—	765	168.75	168.75
6	—	401	214.00	214.00
211	—	677	170.00–174.60	171.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
108	—	690	151.50–155.75	154.32
35	—	485	159.00–179.00	173.90
15	—	717	154.49	154.49
5	—	786	149.00	149.00
34	—	590	169.50–170.00	169.76
8	—	440	166.00	166.00
59	—	618	158.75	158.75
43	—	516	157.00–177.00	172.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	337	197.00–201.00	199.46
274	—	770	153.00–163.75	158.57
306	—	723	161.50–165.75	163.00
259	—	876	146.00–154.75	151.21
184	—	620	161.00–173.00	168.33
81	—	529	180.00–192.00	186.04
182	—	670	159.50–169.50	165.08
128	—	920	143.00–151.50	150.36
22	—	481	192.00–200.00	195.94
631	—	824	151.00–158.50	154.30
4	—	292	191.00–197.50	195.89
11	—	390	202.50–210.00	208.85
16	—	423	196.50–200.00	197.16
143	—	578	174.50–186.00	178.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	526	163.00–170.00	165.60
2	—	940	128.00	128.00
2	—	750	140.00	140.00
24	—	639	155.00	155.00
23	—	565	160.00–164.50	161.73
30	—	655	147.00–150.00	147.81

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
118	—	1,237	51.00–61.00	57.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	1,213	40.00–49.00	43.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
110	—	1,406	63.00–68.50	65.60
22	—	1,455	69.00–71.00	70.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,715	75.00	75.00
3	—	2,045	91.00–95.00	93.36
5	—	1,829	80.00–89.00	85.13

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	1,375.00	1,375.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,275	610.00	610.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,365	900.00–1,075.00	988.14
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,197	785.00–1,150.00	995.83
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,155	1,225.00	1,225.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	21	—	1,307	660.00–825.00	724.20
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,383	1,175.00–1,200.00	1,188.93
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	42	—	1,305	675.00–960.00	842.19
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	37	—	1,296	760.00–850.00	804.01

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.