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Winter Livestock - Dodge City

Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2022-01-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dodge City, Kansas · Wed, Jan 26

● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1889

← Jan 19Jan 26Feb 2 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

2,026 head

▼ 1,594 vs last sale 3,620▲ 1,157 vs year ago 869 · +133.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

232 head

▼ 61 vs last sale 293▲ 209 vs year ago 23 · +908.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

186 head

▲ 63 vs last sale 123▲ 177 vs year ago 9 · +1,966.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, yearling steers 550 lb to 900 lb sold steady with the exception of approximately 250 outstanding steers that averaged 877 lb and sold for 166.95 average. Steer calves 400 lb to 550 lb sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Yearling heifers 600 lb to 950 lb sold steady to 3.00 lower. Heifer calves 400 lb to 600 lb sold unevenly steady. Demand was good. Slaughter cows sold 8.00 to 10.00 higher. No slaughter bulls available for a market test.

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 $168.30/cwt on 1,247 head.

Average price

$168.30

1,247 head · 733 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,234

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$129

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$57.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.98

vs KS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	735	168.57	1,239	1,219
Medium and Large 1-2	644	158.27	1,019	27
Large 1	1,000	111.00	1,110	1thin

One grade step is worth $57.57/cwt here — about $129 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 sale1,247 hd

168.30

—

KS average3 barns · 4,725 hd

165.33

+2.98

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,410	79.13	1,116	111
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,208	65.42	790	78
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,180	55.33	653	7thin

Every lot

61 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	356	231.49/cwt	221.00–232.00	824	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	366	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	845	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	442	203.93/cwt	203.00–205.00	901	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	469	187.53/cwt	186.00–190.00	880	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	474	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,000	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	173.18/cwt	170.00–178.00	909	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	537	194.37/cwt	193.00–194.50	1,044	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	539	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,105	60
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	572	175.59/cwt	170.00–177.00	1,004	40
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	613	168.46/cwt	165.00–170.00	1,033	63
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	690	167.62/cwt	164.00–169.00	1,157	110
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	699	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,014	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	700	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,190	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	727	161.07/cwt	157.00–163.75	1,171	193
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	759	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,116	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	788	155.49/cwt	154.50–156.50	1,225	231
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	839	150.43/cwt	150.00–152.00	1,262	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	842	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,356	48
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	875	156.24/cwt	153.25–159.50	1,367	140
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	877	166.95/cwt	166.25–167.35	1,464	183
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	910	147.34/cwt	146.50–148.00	1,341	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	960	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,277	1
Steers	—	Large 1	1,000	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,110	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	304	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	599	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	385	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	703	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	401	162.45/cwt	160.00–164.00	651	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	452	169.93/cwt	169.00–171.00	768	41
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	464	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	752	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	519	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	851	53
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	154.51/cwt	153.00–155.00	808	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	531	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	749	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	563	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	839	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	566	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	894	46
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	624	148.90/cwt	143.00–150.50	929	75
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	625	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	825	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	655	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	845	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	667	150.49/cwt	149.00–152.00	1,004	89
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	717	149.02/cwt	147.50–150.25	1,068	56
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	745	140.75/cwt	140.75–140.75	1,049	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	759	147.25/cwt	147.25–147.25	1,118	44
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	828	141.71/cwt	141.50–142.00	1,173	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	869	140.81/cwt	138.50–144.00	1,224	60
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	911	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,239	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	955	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,060	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,140	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,197	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	695	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	945	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,180	55.33/cwt	50.00–58.00	653	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,208	65.42/cwt	60.00–69.50	790	78
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,361	76.38/cwt	70.00–79.50	1,040	52
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,453	81.55/cwt	80.00–86.00	1,185	59
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,050	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	11,813	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,164	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	11,640	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,250	885.00/cwt	885.00–885.00	11,063	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,309	951.43/cwt	775.00–1,010.00	12,454	17
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,406	1,027.53/cwt	760.00–1,125.00	14,447	51
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,425	1,375.00/cwt	1,375.00–1,375.00	19,594	21
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,449	1,096.34/cwt	1,010.00–1,135.00	15,886	44
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,456	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	16,744	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,482	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	16,302	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	995	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	8,955	6
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,027	1,146.51/cwt	1,125.00–1,175.00	11,775	30

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 26, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,026Last week 3,620Year ago 869

Slaughter CattleReceipts 232Last week 293Year ago 23

Replacement CattleReceipts 186Last week 123Year ago 9

* Final Report *

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	1,361	70.00–79.50	76.38
59	—	1,453	80.00–86.00	81.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,180	50.00–58.00	55.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
78	—	1,208	60.00–69.50	65.42

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	759	147.25	147.25
41	—	452	169.00–171.00	169.93
15	—	304	197.00	197.00
36	—	523	153.00–155.00	154.51
1	—	1,140	105.00	105.00
13	—	401	160.00–164.00	162.45
46	—	566	158.00	158.00
56	—	717	147.50–150.25	149.02
7	—	828	141.50–142.00	141.71
37	—	911	136.00	136.00
28	—	385	182.50	182.50
1	—	955	111.00	111.00
75	—	624	143.00–150.50	148.90
60	—	869	138.50–144.00	140.81
89	—	667	149.00–152.00	150.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	563	149.00	149.00
1	—	625	132.00	132.00
6	—	464	162.00	162.00
18	—	745	140.75	140.75
6	—	531	141.00	141.00
3	—	655	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	519	164.00	164.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	537	193.00–194.50	194.37
40	—	572	170.00–177.00	175.59
8	—	469	186.00–190.00	187.53
193	—	727	157.00–163.75	161.07
9	—	910	146.50–148.00	147.34
14	—	839	150.00–152.00	150.43
140	—	875	153.25–159.50	156.24
110	—	690	164.00–169.00	167.62
13	—	442	203.00–205.00	203.93
231	—	788	154.50–156.50	155.49
63	—	613	165.00–170.00	168.46
23	—	356	221.00–232.00	231.49
1	—	960	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	759	147.00	147.00
12	—	525	170.00–178.00	173.18
5	—	699	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	474	211.00	211.00
19	—	366	231.00	231.00
48	—	842	161.00	161.00
183	—	877	166.25–167.35	166.95
60	—	539	205.00	205.00
10	—	700	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,000	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	136.00	136.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	4	—	1,482	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,164	1,000.00	1,000.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	51	—	1,406	760.00–1,125.00	1,027.53
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	17	—	1,309	775.00–1,010.00	951.43
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	44	—	1,449	1,010.00–1,135.00	1,096.34
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,456	1,150.00	1,150.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,050	1,125.00	1,125.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	21	—	1,425	1,375.00	1,375.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,250	885.00	885.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	30	—	1,027	1,125.00–1,175.00	1,146.51
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	995	900.00	900.00

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.