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Winter Livestock - Dodge City

Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2022-02-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Dodge City, Kansas · Wed, Feb 23

● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1889

← Feb 16Feb 23Mar 2 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

2,394 head

▼ 768 vs last sale 3,162▼ 1,657 vs year ago 4,051 · −40.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

128 head

▼ 185 vs last sale 313▼ 182 vs year ago 310 · −58.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 650 lb to 975 lb sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Steer calves 350 lb to 650 lb sold 6.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers 625 lb to 900 lb sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Heifer calves 400 lb to 625 lb sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher. Demand was good on lightweight calves, moderate on feeder cattle. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold 5.00 lower. Average quality on the slaughter bulls.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $165.29/cwt on 1,147 head.

Average price

$165.29

1,147 head · 648 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,072

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$165

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$53.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.31

vs KS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	654	166.11	1,086	1,032
Medium and Large 1-2	556	161.75	899	106
Large 1	1,110	112.67	1,251	9thin

One grade step is worth $53.45/cwt here — about −$165 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 sale1,147 hd

165.29

—

KS average3 barns · 3,616 hd

161.98

+3.31

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	1,887	99.52	1,878	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,261	87.64	1,105	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,405	80.34	1,129	66
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,149	72.59	834	5thin

Every lot

63 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	325	206.24/cwt	200.00–229.00	670	37
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	340	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	809	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	355	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	834	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	390	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	546	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	393	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	986	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	416	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	932	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	436	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,042	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	466	202.54/cwt	202.00–203.00	944	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	474	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,048	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	526	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	986	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	559	200.53/cwt	200.00–202.00	1,121	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	583	182.79/cwt	161.50–190.00	1,066	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	600	158.50/cwt	158.50–158.50	951	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	636	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,227	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	654	173.07/cwt	171.00–173.75	1,132	69
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	679	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,086	45
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	726	167.16/cwt	161.50–169.00	1,214	130
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	787	154.46/cwt	153.00–157.50	1,216	43
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	794	136.72/cwt	135.00–138.00	1,086	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	823	157.05/cwt	152.50–158.60	1,293	308
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	880	153.66/cwt	150.00–156.00	1,352	217
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	918	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	1,418	64
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	971	143.92/cwt	143.50–149.00	1,397	26
Steers	—	Large 1	1,034	128.78/cwt	127.00–130.00	1,332	5
Steers	—	Large 1	1,087	131.31/cwt	126.00–132.50	1,427	16
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	325	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	689	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	375	194.41/cwt	190.00–211.00	729	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	378	167.25/cwt	167.00–167.50	632	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	395	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	711	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	439	198.36/cwt	190.00–200.00	871	148
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	448	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	793	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	478	164.86/cwt	162.00–167.50	788	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	507	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	918	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	511	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	996	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	161.30/cwt	157.00–165.00	844	53
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	570	189.50/cwt	189.50–189.50	1,080	93
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	584	170.23/cwt	169.00–171.00	994	76
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	584	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	923	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	615	168.79/cwt	168.00–169.00	1,038	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	621	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	969	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	680	151.92/cwt	150.00–153.25	1,033	113
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	710	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	905	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	726	155.58/cwt	153.00–158.85	1,130	169
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	782	149.75/cwt	145.00–150.50	1,171	147
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	813	149.26/cwt	149.00–149.50	1,213	85
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	813	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,073	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	871	146.25/cwt	146.25–146.25	1,274	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	885	140.73/cwt	139.00–141.00	1,245	49
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	885	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	1,084	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	987	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,283	2
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,000	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,210	1
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,078	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,272	5
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,200	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,212	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	513	184.64/cwt	146.00–194.00	947	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	765	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	926	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	895	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,083	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,630	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,842	1
Bulls	—	—	1,878	101.67/cwt	99.00–106.00	1,909	6
Bulls	—	—	2,043	86.35/cwt	85.00–88.00	1,764	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,149	72.59/cwt	70.00–74.00	834	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,247	86.56/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,079	16
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,318	91.94/cwt	91.00–95.00	1,212	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,405	80.34/cwt	75.00–84.00	1,129	66

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 Feb 23, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,394Last week 3,162Year ago 4,051

Slaughter CattleReceipts 128Last week 313Year ago 310

* Final Report *

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	393	251.00	251.00
9	—	436	239.00	239.00
9	—	474	221.00	221.00
4	—	636	193.00	193.00
30	—	340	238.00	238.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	559	200.00–202.00	200.53
69	—	654	171.00–173.75	173.07
130	—	726	161.50–169.00	167.16
217	—	880	150.00–156.00	153.66
37	—	325	200.00–229.00	206.24
43	—	787	153.00–157.50	154.46
5	—	526	187.50	187.50
4	—	416	224.00	224.00
9	—	466	202.00–203.00	202.54
2	—	355	235.00	235.00
64	—	918	154.50	154.50
308	—	823	152.50–158.60	157.05
26	—	971	143.50–149.00	143.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	794	135.00–138.00	136.72
45	—	679	160.00	160.00
31	—	583	161.50–190.00	182.79
21	—	600	158.50	158.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,087	126.00–132.50	131.31
5	—	1,034	127.00–130.00	128.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	390	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,200	101.00	101.00
1	—	1,000	121.00	121.00
5	—	1,078	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	885	122.50	122.50
3	—	813	132.00	132.00
2	—	710	127.50	127.50
2	—	395	180.00	180.00
53	—	523	157.00–165.00	161.30
22	—	584	158.00	158.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	615	168.00–169.00	168.79
148	—	439	190.00–200.00	198.36
93	—	570	189.50	189.50
2	—	325	212.00	212.00
22	—	871	146.25	146.25
23	—	511	195.00	195.00
18	—	375	190.00–211.00	194.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	885	139.00–141.00	140.73
76	—	584	169.00–171.00	170.23
37	—	448	177.00	177.00
85	—	813	149.00–149.50	149.26
2	—	987	130.00	130.00
169	—	726	153.00–158.85	155.58
5	—	621	156.00	156.00
4	—	478	162.00–167.50	164.86
2	—	378	167.00–167.50	167.25
113	—	680	150.00–153.25	151.92
147	—	782	145.00–150.50	149.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	507	181.00	181.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	121.00	121.00
1	—	895	121.00	121.00
5	—	513	146.00–194.00	184.64

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,318	91.00–95.00	91.94
16	—	1,247	85.00–90.00	86.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
66	—	1,405	75.00–84.00	80.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,149	70.00–74.00	72.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,878	99.00–106.00	101.67
2	—	2,043	85.00–88.00	86.35
1	—	1,630	113.00	113.00

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.