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Winter Livestock - Dodge City

Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2022-04-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-27

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dodge City, Kansas · Wed, Apr 27

● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1889

← Apr 20Apr 27May 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

2,564 head

▲ 42 vs last sale 2,522▲ 634 vs year ago 1,930 · +32.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

427 head

▲ 234 vs last sale 193▲ 234 vs year ago 193 · +121.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

39 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 39▲ 18 vs year ago 21 · +85.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 500 lb to 975 lb sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder heifer 800 lb to 900 lb sold steady to 2.00 higher. Yearling heifers 500 lb to 800 lb sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower. Demand was moderate. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 6.00 to 8.00 lower.

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 $146.18/cwt on 1,540 head.

Average price

$146.18

1,540 head · 762 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,114

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$44

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$49.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.22

vs KS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	752	148.30	1,116	1,421
Medium and Large 1-2	742	134.32	997	74
Large 1	1,087	98.62	1,072	45

One grade step is worth $49.68/cwt here — about $44 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 sale1,540 hd

146.18

—

KS average3 barns · 4,832 hd

152.40

−6.22

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	1,836	102.26	1,877	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,415	79.88	1,130	209
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,237	74.10	917	65
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,240	65.48	812	37

Every lot

68 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	430	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	800	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	436	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	863	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	477	193.92/cwt	188.00–196.00	925	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	485	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	907	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	498	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	991	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	541	182.38/cwt	180.00–186.00	987	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	564	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,114	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	564	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	981	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	571	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	908	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	580	180.86/cwt	174.00–182.00	1,049	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	633	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,057	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	635	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,048	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	661	171.67/cwt	171.50–172.00	1,135	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	718	156.29/cwt	152.00–159.00	1,122	44
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	748	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,085	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	767	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,220	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	783	150.77/cwt	149.50–152.75	1,181	42
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	822	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,241	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	870	150.36/cwt	148.00–152.10	1,308	162
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	882	139.84/cwt	126.00–144.00	1,233	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	885	152.91/cwt	152.60–154.25	1,353	69
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	926	144.27/cwt	140.50–149.75	1,336	129
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	985	141.67/cwt	140.00–142.10	1,395	79
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	297	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	646	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	325	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	585	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	360	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	612	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	416	179.86/cwt	172.00–181.00	748	44
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	440	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	757	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	481	170.37/cwt	164.00–174.00	819	64
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	494	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	865	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	516	163.46/cwt	160.00–164.00	843	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	618	164.02/cwt	163.50–166.00	1,014	92
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	139.22/cwt	138.00–140.00	863	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	629	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,076	69
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	677	150.81/cwt	149.00–154.00	1,021	79
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	694	142.09/cwt	133.00–146.00	986	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	723	139.70/cwt	136.00–144.00	1,010	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	726	133.85/cwt	128.50–135.00	972	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	728	146.25/cwt	146.25–146.25	1,065	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	779	147.75/cwt	147.75–147.75	1,151	67
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	779	142.24/cwt	141.25–144.75	1,108	169
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	809	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,116	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	818	140.98/cwt	137.50–143.00	1,153	447
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	874	139.56/cwt	135.75–141.50	1,220	230
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	880	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,162	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	903	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	903	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	913	138.29/cwt	137.00–138.35	1,263	70
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	998	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,098	5
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,008	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,058	16
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,072	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,179	2
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,135	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,067	27
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	582	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	978	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	712	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,096	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	751	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,111	22
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	901	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,162	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	990	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,059	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,335	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,175	1
Bulls	—	—	1,863	106.46/cwt	101.00–111.50	1,983	8
Bulls	—	—	1,930	95.80/cwt	95.00–97.50	1,849	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,237	74.10/cwt	70.00–76.00	917	65
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,240	65.48/cwt	60.00–69.00	812	37
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,326	78.15/cwt	77.00–79.50	1,036	114
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,521	81.96/cwt	80.00–86.00	1,247	95
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,000	2,000.00/cwt	2,000.00–2,000.00	20,000	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,200	1,062.78/cwt	985.00–1,160.00	12,753	9
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,065	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	8,786	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,185	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	12,739	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,189	1,078.93/cwt	925.00–1,150.00	12,828	8

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 27, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,564Last week 2,522Year ago 1,930

Slaughter CattleReceipts 427Last week 193Year ago 193

Replacement CattleReceipts 39Last week 39Year ago 21

* 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
69	—	885	152.60–154.25	152.91
32	—	767	159.00	159.00
11	—	498	199.00	199.00
2	—	564	197.50	197.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	564	174.00	174.00
21	—	882	126.00–144.00	139.84
13	—	748	145.00	145.00
3	—	633	167.00	167.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	580	174.00–182.00	180.86
129	—	926	140.50–149.75	144.27
1	—	635	165.00	165.00
4	—	477	188.00–196.00	193.92
42	—	783	149.50–152.75	150.77
79	—	985	140.00–142.10	141.67
162	—	870	148.00–152.10	150.36
10	—	541	180.00–186.00	182.38
19	—	822	151.00	151.00
44	—	718	152.00–159.00	156.29
24	—	661	171.50–172.00	171.67
5	—	436	198.00	198.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	485	187.00	187.00
6	—	571	159.00	159.00
2	—	430	186.00	186.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
230	—	874	135.75–141.50	139.56
169	—	779	141.25–144.75	142.24
1	—	360	170.00	170.00
34	—	516	160.00–164.00	163.46
447	—	818	137.50–143.00	140.98
20	—	723	136.00–144.00	139.70
92	—	618	163.50–166.00	164.02
64	—	481	164.00–174.00	170.37
44	—	416	172.00–181.00	179.86
79	—	677	149.00–154.00	150.81
70	—	913	137.00–138.35	138.29
3	—	325	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	440	172.00	172.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,135	94.00	94.00
2	—	1,072	110.00	110.00
16	—	1,008	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	494	175.00	175.00
67	—	779	147.75	147.75
5	—	297	217.50	217.50
69	—	629	171.00	171.00
17	—	728	146.25	146.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	726	128.50–135.00	133.85
25	—	694	133.00–146.00	142.09
5	—	620	138.00–140.00	139.22
5	—	998	110.00	110.00
1	—	880	132.00	132.00
3	—	903	100.00	100.00
6	—	809	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	582	168.00	168.00
22	—	751	148.00	148.00
4	—	990	107.00	107.00
7	—	712	154.00	154.00
8	—	901	129.00	129.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
114	—	1,326	77.00–79.50	78.15
95	—	1,521	80.00–86.00	81.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	1,237	70.00–76.00	74.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,240	60.00–69.00	65.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,863	101.00–111.50	106.46
3	—	1,930	95.00–97.50	95.80
1	—	1,335	88.00	88.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	20	—	1,000	2,000.00	2,000.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,200	985.00–1,160.00	1,062.78

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,189	925.00–1,150.00	1,078.93
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,185	1,075.00	1,075.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,065	825.00	825.00

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.