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Winter Livestock - Dodge City

Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2022-04-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dodge City, Kansas · Wed, Apr 20

● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1889

← Apr 13Apr 20Apr 27 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

2,522 head

▲ 899 vs last sale 1,623▲ 577 vs year ago 1,945 · +29.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

193 head

▼ 56 vs last sale 249▼ 101 vs year ago 294 · −34.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

39 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 33▼ 17 vs year ago 56 · −30.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 700 lb to 950 lb sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Yearling steers 500 lb to 700 lb sold 8.00 to 9.00 higher. No recent comparison on steer calves 400 lb to 500 lb, however a higher trend was noted. Feeder heifers 850 lb to 975 lb sold 4.00 to 5.00 higher. Yearling heifers 575 lb to 850 lb sold unevenly steady. Heifer calves 400 lb to 575 lb sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Demand was good. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 lower with the exception of 2 high yielding cows that sold for 96. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher.

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 $164.55/cwt on 1,175 head.

Average price

$164.55

1,175 head · 769 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,265

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$73

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$29.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.94

vs KS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	775	164.83	1,277	1,098
Medium and Large 1-2	676	160.86	1,088	76
Large 1	1,000	135.00	1,350	1thin

One grade step is worth $29.83/cwt here — about −$73 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 sale1,175 hd

164.55

—

KS average3 barns · 5,842 hd

162.61

+1.94

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	—	High	1,934	110.15	2,131	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,391	83.58	1,163	77
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,219	75.40	919	61
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,083	64.35	697	17

Every lot

81 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	308	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	696	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	355	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	632	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	358	195.63/cwt	192.00–204.00	700	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	386	223.50/cwt	223.50–223.50	863	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	417	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	844	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	420	192.93/cwt	191.00–195.00	810	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	429	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	862	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	456	220.86/cwt	218.00–222.00	1,007	39
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	462	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	864	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	491	196.79/cwt	195.00–198.00	966	59
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	530	189.62/cwt	188.00–193.00	1,005	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	545	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,063	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	565	192.32/cwt	190.50–193.00	1,087	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	568	174.84/cwt	163.00–176.00	993	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	610	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,232	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	616	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	967	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	657	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,209	47
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	661	160.92/cwt	159.00–166.00	1,064	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	697	174.50/cwt	174.50–174.50	1,216	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	738	163.93/cwt	162.50–166.00	1,210	61
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	755	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,117	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	774	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,308	59
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	822	151.97/cwt	148.00–154.35	1,249	114
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	833	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,299	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	872	152.32/cwt	151.00–153.75	1,328	363
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	876	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,279	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	938	148.03/cwt	147.50–148.35	1,389	197
Steers	—	Large 1	1,000	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,350	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	320	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	632	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	338	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	592	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	344	183.50/cwt	183.50–183.50	631	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	368	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	743	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	385	175.83/cwt	175.00–176.00	677	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	436	178.49/cwt	175.00–181.50	778	38
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	447	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	836	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	474	176.36/cwt	173.00–178.00	836	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	480	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	811	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	484	157.03/cwt	146.00–163.00	760	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	503	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	855	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	516	165.48/cwt	164.00–169.00	854	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	543	155.10/cwt	150.00–158.00	842	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	555	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	749	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	571	159.82/cwt	156.00–163.00	913	38
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	597	174.63/cwt	170.00–175.25	1,043	41
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	620	153.36/cwt	150.00–155.00	951	42
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	633	170.16/cwt	168.00–176.50	1,077	56
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	640	149.02/cwt	147.00–150.50	954	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	689	162.99/cwt	162.00–163.50	1,123	69
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	691	146.92/cwt	143.00–154.00	1,015	42
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	706	160.25/cwt	160.25–160.25	1,131	74
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	734	147.31/cwt	147.00–148.00	1,081	38
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	758	151.80/cwt	149.00–153.25	1,151	131
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	792	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,133	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	808	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,164	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	848	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,162	60
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	872	136.38/cwt	136.00–137.00	1,189	162
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	905	136.59/cwt	130.00–138.00	1,236	90
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	974	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,149	6
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,034	116.72/cwt	107.50–119.00	1,207	10
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,056	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	1,135	4
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,185	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,292	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	490	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	794	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	800	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,040	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Medium 1	412	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	680	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,662	95.63/cwt	95.00–96.00	1,589	3
Bulls	—	—	1,677	104.01/cwt	101.00–106.00	1,744	3
Bulls	—	—	2,028	113.80/cwt	111.00–119.00	2,308	17
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,083	64.35/cwt	61.00–68.00	697	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,219	75.40/cwt	71.00–79.50	919	61
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,390	82.60/cwt	80.00–86.00	1,148	64
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,396	88.41/cwt	88.00–90.00	1,234	13
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,157	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	12,727	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,175	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	11,750	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,220	942.37/cwt	875.00–1,000.00	11,497	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,241	1,112.16/cwt	925.00–1,200.00	13,802	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,300	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	14,300	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,395	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	15,345	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,100	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	11,275	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,168	1,113.82/cwt	1,075.00–1,135.00	13,009	17
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,200	1,285.00/cwt	1,285.00–1,285.00	15,420	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,200	1,010.00/cwt	1,010.00–1,010.00	12,120	1

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 20, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,522Last week 1,623Year ago 1,945

Slaughter CattleReceipts 193Last week 249Year ago 294

Replacement CattleReceipts 39Last week 33Year ago 56

* Final Report *

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	480	169.00	169.00
12	—	385	175.00–176.00	175.83
4	—	338	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	436	175.00–181.50	178.49
162	—	872	136.00–137.00	136.38
131	—	758	149.00–153.25	151.80
90	—	905	130.00–138.00	136.59
13	—	344	183.50	183.50
12	—	474	173.00–178.00	176.36
6	—	974	118.00	118.00
69	—	689	162.00–163.50	162.99
60	—	848	137.00	137.00
42	—	620	150.00–155.00	153.36
38	—	571	156.00–163.00	159.82
25	—	516	164.00–169.00	165.48
38	—	734	147.00–148.00	147.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	808	144.00	144.00
15	—	368	202.00	202.00
56	—	633	168.00–176.50	170.16
6	—	320	197.50	197.50
6	—	503	170.00	170.00
74	—	706	160.25	160.25
41	—	597	170.00–175.25	174.63
32	—	447	187.00	187.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	484	146.00–163.00	157.03
21	—	640	147.00–150.50	149.02
42	—	691	143.00–154.00	146.92
11	—	543	150.00–158.00	155.10
2	—	555	135.00	135.00
12	—	792	143.00	143.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,185	109.00	109.00
10	—	1,034	107.50–119.00	116.72
4	—	1,056	107.50	107.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	456	218.00–222.00	220.86
18	—	386	223.50	223.50
2	—	417	202.50	202.50
4	—	545	195.00	195.00
28	—	833	156.00	156.00
59	—	774	169.00	169.00
13	—	610	202.00	202.00
47	—	657	184.00	184.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	661	159.00–166.00	160.92
4	—	755	148.00	148.00
15	—	876	146.00	146.00
22	—	568	163.00–176.00	174.84
9	—	616	157.00	157.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
197	—	938	147.50–148.35	148.03
27	—	697	174.50	174.50
114	—	822	148.00–154.35	151.97
59	—	491	195.00–198.00	196.79
363	—	872	151.00–153.75	152.32
20	—	358	192.00–204.00	195.63
14	—	308	226.00	226.00
11	—	565	190.50–193.00	192.32
61	—	738	162.50–166.00	163.93
3	—	530	188.00–193.00	189.62
10	—	420	191.00–195.00	192.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	178.00	178.00
6	—	429	201.00	201.00
2	—	462	187.00	187.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,000	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	412	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	800	130.00	130.00
1	—	490	162.00	162.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
61	—	1,219	71.00–79.50	75.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,083	61.00–68.00	64.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,396	88.00–90.00	88.41
64	—	1,390	80.00–86.00	82.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	2,028	111.00–119.00	113.80
3	—	1,677	101.00–106.00	104.01
3	—	1,662	95.00–96.00	95.63

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,175	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,300	1,100.00	1,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,395	1,100.00	1,100.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,220	875.00–1,000.00	942.37
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,241	925.00–1,200.00	1,112.16
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,157	1,100.00	1,100.00

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	1	—	1,200	1,285.00	1,285.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,100	1,025.00	1,025.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	1,010.00	1,010.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	17	—	1,168	1,075.00–1,135.00	1,113.82

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.