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Winter Livestock - Dodge City

Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2022-04-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-13

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dodge City, Kansas · Wed, Apr 13

● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1889

← Apr 6Apr 13Apr 20 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,623 head

▼ 839 vs last sale 2,462▼ 640 vs year ago 2,263 · −28.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

249 head

▼ 13 vs last sale 262▲ 30 vs year ago 219 · +13.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

33 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 34▼ 218 vs year ago 251 · −86.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, yearling steers and heifer 600 lb to 800 lb sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder steers and heifers 800 lb to 950 lb sold steady to 2.00 higher. No recent comparison on steer and heifer calves 400 lb to 600 lb , however a lower trend was noted. Demand was good. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Outstanding offering of 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 $148.44/cwt on 798 head.

Average price

$148.44

798 head · 735 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,091

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$11

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$42.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.33

vs KS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	737	149.46	1,102	726
Medium and Large 1-2	652	144.38	941	60
Large 1	1,037	107.33	1,113	12thin

One grade step is worth $42.12/cwt here — about −$11 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 sale798 hd

148.44

—

KS average3 barns · 3,991 hd

147.12

+1.33

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	1,866	103.51	1,931	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,371	86.87	1,191	75
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,318	79.24	1,044	58
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,204	65.29	786	30

Every lot

54 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	317	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	682	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	365	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	701	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	398	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	693	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	427	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	807	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	441	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	781	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	540	190.33/cwt	184.00–192.00	1,028	52
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	570	184.16/cwt	183.00–185.00	1,050	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	172.02/cwt	171.00–173.00	986	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	588	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,000	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,086	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	647	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,022	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	679	168.50/cwt	168.50–168.50	1,144	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	715	161.62/cwt	158.00–163.00	1,156	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	778	153.73/cwt	149.00–156.00	1,196	56
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	835	151.13/cwt	149.00–151.50	1,262	67
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	878	150.93/cwt	148.25–151.75	1,325	175
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	933	144.74/cwt	142.00–147.75	1,350	164
Steers	—	Large 1	1,027	133.75/cwt	133.75–133.75	1,374	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	369	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	690	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	377	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	645	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	424	170.78/cwt	166.00–175.00	724	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	464	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	677	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	476	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	757	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	504	148.11/cwt	143.00–149.00	746	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	568	163.79/cwt	163.50–165.00	930	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	571	148.52/cwt	143.00–152.00	848	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	626	161.79/cwt	160.00–165.00	1,013	61
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	648	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,004	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	675	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	878	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	686	154.06/cwt	151.25–156.50	1,057	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	715	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	851	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	716	153.12/cwt	149.00–154.25	1,096	109
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	788	144.64/cwt	138.50–147.50	1,140	145
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	823	146.36/cwt	140.50–146.85	1,205	78
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	828	133.88/cwt	132.00–135.00	1,109	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	837	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,030	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	867	136.47/cwt	134.00–137.25	1,183	167
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	926	131.06/cwt	127.50–133.50	1,214	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	927	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,103	7
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,030	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,082	10
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,070	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,273	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	795	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	1,061	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,533	88.30/cwt	85.00–91.00	1,354	5
Bulls	—	—	1,890	105.88/cwt	102.00–109.00	2,001	10
Bulls	—	—	2,103	112.25/cwt	110.00–114.50	2,361	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,204	65.29/cwt	60.00–71.00	786	30
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,318	79.24/cwt	74.00–83.00	1,044	58
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,369	86.26/cwt	84.00–89.00	1,181	64
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,386	90.44/cwt	90.00–94.00	1,253	11
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,044	945.01/cwt	875.00–960.00	9,866	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	900	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	7,875	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	951	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	9,748	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,093	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	8,853	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,300	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	16,900	19

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 13, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,623Last week 2,462Year ago 2,263

Slaughter CattleReceipts 249Last week 262Year ago 219

Replacement CattleReceipts 33Last week 34Year ago 251

* 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
17	—	571	143.00–152.00	148.52
1	—	675	130.00	130.00
7	—	927	119.00	119.00
2	—	377	171.00	171.00
6	—	464	146.00	146.00
1	—	715	119.00	119.00
6	—	837	123.00	123.00
20	—	648	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	926	127.50–133.50	131.06
8	—	828	132.00–135.00	133.88
7	—	504	143.00–149.00	148.11
26	—	369	187.00	187.00
36	—	424	166.00–175.00	170.78
30	—	686	151.25–156.50	154.06
61	—	626	160.00–165.00	161.79
37	—	568	163.50–165.00	163.79
109	—	716	149.00–154.25	153.12
167	—	867	134.00–137.25	136.47
3	—	476	159.00	159.00
145	—	788	138.50–147.50	144.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,030	105.00	105.00
2	—	1,070	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
78	—	823	140.50–146.85	146.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	317	215.00	215.00
164	—	933	142.00–147.75	144.74
52	—	540	184.00–192.00	190.33
2	—	573	171.00–173.00	172.02
175	—	878	148.25–151.75	150.93
10	—	679	168.50	168.50
5	—	427	189.00	189.00
56	—	778	149.00–156.00	153.73
14	—	365	192.00	192.00
67	—	835	149.00–151.50	151.13
30	—	715	158.00–163.00	161.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	441	177.00	177.00
5	—	647	158.00	158.00
3	—	398	174.00	174.00
5	—	588	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	600	181.00	181.00
19	—	570	183.00–185.00	184.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,027	133.75	133.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	795	133.50	133.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,204	60.00–71.00	65.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
64	—	1,369	84.00–89.00	86.26
11	—	1,386	90.00–94.00	90.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	1,318	74.00–83.00	79.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,533	85.00–91.00	88.30
6	—	2,103	110.00–114.50	112.25
10	—	1,890	102.00–109.00	105.88

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	6	—	1,044	875.00–960.00	945.01

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)	3	—	1,093	810.00	810.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	900	875.00	875.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	951	1,025.00	1,025.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	19	—	1,300	1,300.00	1,300.00

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.