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Winter Livestock - Dodge City

Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2022-04-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dodge City, Kansas · Wed, Apr 6

● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1889

← Mar 30Apr 6Apr 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

2,462 head

▼ 309 vs last sale 2,771▼ 1,066 vs year ago 3,528 · −30.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

262 head

▲ 53 vs last sale 209▲ 86 vs year ago 176 · +48.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

34 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 39▼ 3 vs year ago 37 · −8.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*Final*

Grass Special. Compared to last week, feeder steers under 700 lbs sold on a light test with a weak undertone noted, while those over 700 lbs sold 5.00 to 8.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 550 lbs sold 6.00 to 8.00 lower; 550 to 650 lbs 2.00 to 4.00 higher; over 650 lbs 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold uneven; leans and boners 5.00 to 7.00 higher, while breakers 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Buyer demand and attendance was moderate.

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 $148.15/cwt on 1,505 head.

Average price

$148.15

1,505 head · 719 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,065

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$189

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

$12.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.92

vs KS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	572	158.52	907	279
Medium and Large 1	752	145.79	1,096	1,226

One grade step is worth $12.73/cwt here — about −$189 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 sale1,505 hd

148.15

—

KS average3 barns · 5,452 hd

152.07

−3.92

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	2,050	103.72	2,127	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,462	88.73	1,298	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,376	84.04	1,156	105
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,184	71.79	850	58

Every lot

56 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	404	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	873	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	509	187.68/cwt	186.00–189.00	955	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	577	171.73/cwt	171.00–172.00	991	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	604	178.50/cwt	178.50–178.50	1,078	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	627	167.04/cwt	165.00–170.00	1,047	54
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	635	151.40/cwt	151.00–154.00	961	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	678	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,112	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	706	154.41/cwt	150.00–155.00	1,090	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	781	154.38/cwt	146.50–157.50	1,206	149
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	791	139.17/cwt	138.50–140.50	1,101	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	811	135.27/cwt	132.50–139.00	1,097	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	816	148.71/cwt	148.50–149.50	1,213	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	866	145.78/cwt	143.00–146.50	1,262	86
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	921	141.22/cwt	141.00–142.25	1,301	256
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	982	134.09/cwt	132.00–136.25	1,317	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	1,058	128.66/cwt	126.00–129.25	1,361	22
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	321	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	632	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	358	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	680	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	383	172.35/cwt	172.00–172.50	660	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	405	176.00/cwt	173.00–177.50	713	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	466	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	843	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	495	172.47/cwt	171.00–173.50	854	122
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	785	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	548	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,014	39
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	567	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	998	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	579	170.83/cwt	169.50–173.00	989	81
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	584	144.01/cwt	143.00–146.00	841	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	591	152.74/cwt	152.50–156.00	903	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	623	154.08/cwt	150.00–159.00	960	79
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	638	146.32/cwt	144.00–148.00	934	40
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	665	147.02/cwt	146.00–147.25	978	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	684	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	978	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	734	144.59/cwt	140.25–149.75	1,061	148
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	769	132.75/cwt	131.00–133.00	1,021	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	782	145.02/cwt	144.00–146.25	1,134	105
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	783	139.90/cwt	136.50–141.60	1,095	283
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	832	136.20/cwt	136.00–136.60	1,133	206
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	871	134.97/cwt	133.00–135.50	1,176	192
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	933	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	1,218	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	976	124.25/cwt	124.25–124.25	1,213	12
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	739	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	533	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	879	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	600	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	876	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	815	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,068	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	1,083	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,332	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,853	95.18/cwt	93.00–99.00	1,764	4
Bulls	—	—	2,098	109.26/cwt	107.00–110.50	2,292	8
Bulls	—	—	2,118	102.03/cwt	101.00–104.00	2,161	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,127	64.68/cwt	63.00–66.00	729	13
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,200	73.84/cwt	70.00–77.00	886	45
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,340	92.04/cwt	90.00–94.00	1,233	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,376	84.04/cwt	80.00–86.50	1,156	105
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,500	87.71/cwt	86.00–89.00	1,316	13
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	945	124.87/cwt	121.00–129.00	1,180	15
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,073	108.58/cwt	105.00–112.00	1,165	12
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,426	1,154.37/cwt	1,150.00–1,175.00	16,461	6

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 Apr 6, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,462Last week 2,771Year ago 3,528

Slaughter CattleReceipts 262Last week 209Year ago 176

Replacement CattleReceipts 34Last week 39Year ago 37

*Final*

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	567	176.00	176.00
39	—	548	185.00	185.00
105	—	782	144.00–146.25	145.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
206	—	832	136.00–136.60	136.20
10	—	358	190.00	190.00
8	—	933	130.50	130.50
192	—	871	133.00–135.50	134.97
79	—	623	150.00–159.00	154.08
18	—	466	181.00	181.00
283	—	783	136.50–141.60	139.90
8	—	321	197.00	197.00
81	—	579	169.50–173.00	170.83
148	—	734	140.25–149.75	144.59
37	—	665	146.00–147.25	147.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
122	—	495	171.00–173.50	172.47
24	—	769	131.00–133.00	132.75
7	—	383	172.00–172.50	172.35
8	—	520	151.00	151.00
40	—	638	144.00–148.00	146.32
18	—	405	173.00–177.50	176.00
15	—	584	143.00–146.00	144.01
12	—	976	124.25	124.25
13	—	684	143.00	143.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	591	152.50–156.00	152.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	404	216.00	216.00
149	—	781	146.50–157.50	154.38
14	—	678	164.00	164.00
256	—	921	141.00–142.25	141.22
17	—	706	150.00–155.00	154.41
9	—	509	186.00–189.00	187.68
29	—	816	148.50–149.50	148.71
86	—	866	143.00–146.50	145.78
54	—	627	165.00–170.00	167.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	982	132.00–136.25	134.09
22	—	1,058	126.00–129.25	128.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	604	178.50	178.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	811	132.50–139.00	135.27
11	—	577	171.00–172.00	171.73
10	—	635	151.00–154.00	151.40
15	—	791	138.50–140.50	139.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	600	146.00	146.00
4	—	815	131.00	131.00
8	—	480	154.00	154.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	533	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,083	123.00	123.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,340	90.00–94.00	92.04
13	—	1,500	86.00–89.00	87.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	1,200	70.00–77.00	73.84
13	—	1,127	63.00–66.00	64.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
105	—	1,376	80.00–86.50	84.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,853	93.00–99.00	95.18
8	—	2,098	107.00–110.50	109.26
6	—	2,118	101.00–104.00	102.03

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,073	105.00–112.00	108.58

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	15	—	945	121.00–129.00	124.87

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,426	1,150.00–1,175.00	1,154.37

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.