Sale reports / Kansas / Winter Livestock - Dodge City / 2022-06-08

Winter Livestock - Dodge City

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dodge City, Kansas · Wed, Jun 8
● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1889
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,051 head
▼ 266 vs last sale 1,317▼ 506 vs year ago 1,557 · −32.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
351 head
▲ 23 vs last sale 328▲ 77 vs year ago 274 · +28.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
7 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 9▼ 14 vs year ago 21 · −66.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, steers 400 lb to 950 lb sold 10.00 to 13.00 higher on light receipts. Heifers 400 lb to 940 lb sold 7.00 to 12.00 higher on light receipts. Demand was good. Slaughter cows sold 10.00 to 12.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $165.23/cwt on 462 head.
Average price
$165.23
462 head · 772 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,276
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$56
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1
$35.18/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.44
vs KS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1773167.181,292413
Medium and Large 1-2723151.641,09742
Large 11,021132.001,3487thin
One grade step is worth $35.18/cwt here — about −$56 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 sale462 hd
165.23
—
KS average2 barns · 2,460 hd
168.67
−3.44
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Low1,720106.211,82717
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,33997.891,311207
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,19785.581,02466
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,14176.8687713

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,208$1,2103thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,195$1,1504thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)975$1,0751thin

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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1379205.95/cwt200.00–208.0078111
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned380191.27/cwt186.00–195.0072713
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy438211.00/cwt211.00–211.0092414
Steers—Medium and Large 1467188.35/cwt182.50–189.0088010
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2528186.00/cwt186.00–186.009825
Steers—Medium and Large 1539193.10/cwt188.00–194.001,04126
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy559196.50/cwt196.50–196.501,09821
Steers—Medium and Large 1561183.90/cwt183.00–186.001,0327
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2580158.00/cwt158.00–158.009166
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2625157.50/cwt157.50–157.509842
Steers—Medium and Large 1630182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,14713
Steers—Medium and Large 1667174.11/cwt169.00–176.001,16130
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2675163.00/cwt163.00–163.001,1001
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2745132.00/cwt132.00–132.009832
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2781147.17/cwt136.00–154.001,14921
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2830120.00/cwt120.00–120.009962
Steers—Medium and Large 1849160.50/cwt160.50–160.501,36349
Steers—Medium and Large 1876156.60/cwt153.50–158.851,37293
Steers—Medium and Large 1924154.79/cwt154.75–155.001,43072
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2926139.50/cwt139.50–139.501,2923
Steers—Medium and Large 1960145.50/cwt145.50–145.501,39754
Steers—Large 11,021132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,3487
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1338196.84/cwt193.00–197.5066510
Heifers—Medium and Large 1393183.86/cwt182.50–184.0072311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1425195.10/cwt195.00–196.0082910
Heifers—Medium and Large 1473183.00/cwt183.00–183.0086611
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2481159.00/cwt159.00–159.007653
Heifers—Medium and Large 1526171.15/cwt168.50–173.0090034
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2540165.00/cwt165.00–165.008916
Heifers—Medium and Large 1565162.55/cwt160.00–165.0091833
Heifers—Medium and Large 1631157.00/cwt157.00–157.009914
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2663132.32/cwt131.00–133.008773
Heifers—Medium and Large 1681152.48/cwt149.00–153.751,03846
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2770136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,0473
Heifers—Medium and Large 1798147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,17366
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2820120.00/cwt120.00–120.009841
Heifers—Medium and Large 1821142.52/cwt140.00–144.751,1706
Heifers—Medium and Large 1885141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,2481
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2890131.14/cwt115.00–133.001,16719
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2927107.00/cwt107.00–107.009922
Heifers—Medium and Large 1933136.08/cwt135.85–138.001,270149
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2955113.00/cwt113.00–113.001,0791
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1470182.00/cwt182.00–182.008553
Bulls—Medium and Large 1585165.00/cwt165.00–165.009651
Bulls—Medium and Large 1630160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,0081
Bulls—Medium and Large 1876132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,1563
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,60591.81/cwt84.00–98.001,4742
Bulls——1,661104.65/cwt102.00–107.001,7387
Bulls——1,800111.18/cwt110.00–113.002,0018
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,14176.86/cwt71.00–79.0087713
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19785.58/cwt80.50–89.001,02466
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,33194.82/cwt90.00–99.001,262137
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,355103.91/cwt100.00–107.001,40870
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 19751,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0751
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1951,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1504
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2081,210.00/head1,210.00–1,210.001,2103

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.