Sale reports / Kansas / Winter Livestock - Dodge City / 2022-02-09

Winter Livestock - Dodge City

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dodge City, Kansas · Wed, Feb 9
● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1889
Feeder Cattle receipts
3,317 head
▲ 2,339 vs last sale 978▲ 2,267 vs year ago 1,050 · +215.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
475 head
▲ 373 vs last sale 102▲ 475 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
66 head
▲ 62 vs last sale 4▲ 56 vs year ago 10 · +560.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, yearling steers 625 lb to 800 lb sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. No recent comparison on steers 800 lb to 950 lb, however a definite higher undertone was noted. Steer calves 400 lb to 625 lb sold 10.00 to 15.00 higher. Feeder heifers 600 lb to 975 lb sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Heifer calves 400 lb to 600 lb sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Demand was good. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $169.77/cwt on 1,658 head.
Average price
$169.77
1,658 head · 760 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,290
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$136
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1
$33.12/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.39
vs KS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1755172.491,3031,424
Medium and Large 1-2742155.951,157195
Large 11,032139.371,43939
One grade step is worth $33.12/cwt here — about −$136 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 sale1,658 hd
169.77
—
KS average2 barns · 2,157 hd
167.38
+2.39
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Low1,956106.952,09222
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,41685.021,204248
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,35876.931,045162
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,07766.8572013

Every lot

82 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers33 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy309232.00/cwt232.00–232.007175
Steers—Medium and Large 1340203.00/cwt203.00–203.006901
Steers—Medium and Large 1350207.00/cwt207.00–207.007251
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy395203.00/cwt203.00–203.008021
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy424221.04/cwt210.00–223.0093756
Steers—Medium and Large 1433204.63/cwt200.00–209.008862
Steers—Medium and Large 1470207.97/cwt207.00–209.009776
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy484227.95/cwt219.00–229.001,103108
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2491193.00/cwt193.00–193.009489
Steers—Medium and Large 1510183.08/cwt182.00–185.0093411
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy533198.68/cwt196.00–200.001,0593
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2560180.11/cwt178.00–187.001,00921
Steers—Medium and Large 1568198.11/cwt193.00–200.001,12523
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy575206.29/cwt206.00–209.001,18620
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy582179.50/cwt179.50–179.501,04527
Steers—Medium and Large 1625181.35/cwt176.00–184.001,13391
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy652180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,17431
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2672156.76/cwt153.00–163.001,05311
Steers—Medium and Large 1690174.05/cwt170.00–176.251,201161
Steers—Medium and Large 1739167.27/cwt164.00–167.751,23639
Steers—Medium and Large 1774158.93/cwt157.50–160.001,23040
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy785164.10/cwt164.10–164.101,28833
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2785138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,08315
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2815146.89/cwt137.00–152.501,19781
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy821164.08/cwt163.85–164.351,347164
Steers—Medium and Large 1822158.58/cwt154.00–161.751,304188
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2863142.56/cwt133.00–145.251,23024
Steers—Medium and Large 1869157.35/cwt153.50–161.001,367194
Steers—Medium and Large 1918157.93/cwt151.00–159.251,450158
Steers—Medium and Large 1960151.27/cwt151.00–151.501,45288
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2983133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,3077
Steers—Large 11,020145.47/cwt132.50–151.001,48428
Steers—Large 11,064123.86/cwt123.75–125.001,31811
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1340198.00/cwt198.00–198.006732
Heifers—Medium and Large 1385182.86/cwt182.50–184.007044
Heifers—Medium and Large 1405189.00/cwt189.00–189.0076521
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2477162.00/cwt162.00–162.007732
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy482192.31/cwt180.00–194.0092799
Heifers—Medium and Large 1484162.08/cwt158.00–163.0078420
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2503149.00/cwt149.00–149.0074923
Heifers—Medium and Large 1531177.22/cwt170.00–179.0094141
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy546181.50/cwt181.50–181.5099150
Heifers—Medium and Large 1570172.13/cwt169.50–175.5098158
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2579157.21/cwt146.00–166.0091017
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy604167.50/cwt165.00–169.001,01220
Heifers—Medium and Large 1637157.59/cwt151.50–160.501,00488
Heifers—Medium and Large 1676157.83/cwt152.00–159.751,067169
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2679147.50/cwt147.50–147.501,0025
Heifers—Medium and Large 1723154.11/cwt150.75–156.851,114137
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2724142.13/cwt133.00–147.501,02922
Heifers—Medium and Large 1768154.21/cwt153.50–154.851,184167
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2787138.00/cwt127.50–140.501,08610
Heifers—Medium and Large 1807152.33/cwt146.00–153.751,229226
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2809135.92/cwt128.00–140.001,1006
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2853136.50/cwt136.50–136.501,1643
Heifers—Medium and Large 1883148.29/cwt147.00–149.501,30951
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy926140.25/cwt140.25–140.251,29985
Heifers—Medium and Large 1936129.26/cwt127.50–130.001,21010
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2942139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,3094
Heifers—Medium and Large 1978129.50/cwt129.50–129.501,26710
Heifers—Large 11,023129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,3205
Heifers—Large 1Fleshy1,03185.50/cwt85.50–85.508823
Heifers—Large 11,060121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,2831
Heifers—Large 1Fleshy1,08393.00/cwt93.00–93.001,0075
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1526175.46/cwt172.00–178.0092318
Bulls—Medium and Large 1585163.00/cwt163.00–163.009541
Bulls—Large 11,095117.50/cwt117.50–117.501,2872
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,62690.02/cwt86.00–96.001,4644
Bulls——1,739105.28/cwt102.00–109.001,8318
Bulls——2,262115.06/cwt110.00–119.002,60310
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07766.85/cwt64.00–69.0072013
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,35876.93/cwt71.00–79.001,045162
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,40484.16/cwt80.00–86.501,182203
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47088.89/cwt87.00–93.501,30745
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 11,1751,250.00/cwt1,250.00–1,250.0014,6881
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,080860.00/cwt860.00–860.009,2882
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2091,060.59/cwt1,025.00–1,100.0012,8234
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2701,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.0012,7001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,4051,222.26/cwt1,100.00–1,410.0017,17332
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,4301,163.57/cwt950.00–1,335.0016,63917
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3002,100.00/cwt2,100.00–2,100.0027,3005
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,5001,700.00/cwt1,700.00–1,700.0025,5004

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.