Sale reports / Kansas / Winter Livestock - Dodge City / 2022-06-15

Winter Livestock - Dodge City

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dodge City, Kansas · Wed, Jun 15
● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1889
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,090 head
▲ 39 vs last sale 1,051▲ 155 vs year ago 935 · +16.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
351 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 351▲ 248 vs year ago 103 · +240.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
45 head
▲ 38 vs last sale 7▲ 28 vs year ago 17 · +164.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 650 lb to 950 lb sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Not enough steers 450 lb to 650 lb for a market test. Feeder heifers 650 lb to 850 lb sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. One fancy load of heifers weighing 731# sold for 159.85 which would be 10.00 higher than last week. Not enough heifers 450 lb to 650 lb for a market test, however a lower trend was noted. Demand was good. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 4.00 to 5.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $155.62/cwt on 601 head.
Average price
$155.62
601 head · 694 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,080
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$206
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1
$37.18/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.37
vs KS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1676158.561,071544
Medium and Large 1-2731132.0596633
Large 11,052121.381,27724
One grade step is worth $37.18/cwt here — about −$206 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 sale601 hd
155.62
—
KS average2 barns · 1,235 hd
151.25
+4.37
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—Low1,833110.042,01722
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,31795.701,260186
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,17984.0999176
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,22274.9791639

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,236$1,18618
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,226$1,18313
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,210$1,1352thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,217$1,0859
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,300$1,5503thin

Every lot

58 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 1351210.00/cwt210.00–210.0073715
Steers—Medium and Large 1423186.71/cwt185.00–187.507903
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy460202.00/cwt202.00–202.009293
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2465165.00/cwt165.00–165.007672
Steers—Medium and Large 1479187.77/cwt182.00–192.0089928
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2507174.00/cwt174.00–174.008822
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy512208.00/cwt208.00–208.001,06517
Steers—Medium and Large 1570185.21/cwt184.00–186.001,05618
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2579158.02/cwt156.00–159.009156
Steers—Medium and Large 1628177.35/cwt172.00–178.001,1149
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2640169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,0822
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2657162.04/cwt154.00–168.001,0657
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy660182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,20131
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2710156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,1081
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2760150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1401
Steers—Medium and Large 1843167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,40833
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2896136.50/cwt136.50–136.501,22317
Steers—Medium and Large 1947158.93/cwt156.50–160.251,50596
Steers—Large 11,010134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,3531
Steers—Large 11,085128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,3891
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,092127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,3872
Steers—Large 11,123140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,57218
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1353190.00/cwt190.00–190.0067128
Heifers—Medium and Large 1405178.20/cwt171.00–179.0072233
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy454171.00/cwt171.00–171.0077610
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2460126.00/cwt126.00–126.005801
Heifers—Medium and Large 1466164.39/cwt159.00–168.0076631
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2506154.00/cwt154.00–154.007793
Heifers—Medium and Large 1520171.38/cwt166.50–174.0089197
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2575122.00/cwt122.00–122.007023
Heifers—Medium and Large 1585154.27/cwt152.00–159.009023
Heifers—Medium and Large 1646141.68/cwt141.00–142.5091511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2685147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,0073
Heifers—Medium and Large 1692155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,0736
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy731159.85/cwt159.85–159.851,16969
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2733139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,01910
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2765123.48/cwt121.00–126.009452
Heifers—Medium and Large 1824147.58/cwt146.00–149.001,216248
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2830125.95/cwt122.00–132.001,0455
Heifers—Medium and Large 1875125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,0943
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2882118.84/cwt112.50–121.001,0484
Heifers—Medium and Large 1903134.00/cwt130.00–135.001,2105
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2918110.24/cwt108.00–112.501,0122
Heifers—Large 11,009116.05/cwt113.00–125.001,1714
Heifers—Large 11,061122.45/cwt105.50–129.001,29920
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1820127.48/cwt125.00–130.001,0452
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,654106.82/cwt100.00–110.001,7678
Bulls——1,84590.13/cwt85.00–96.001,6632
Bulls——1,950115.50/cwt111.00–118.002,25212
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17984.09/cwt80.00–89.0099176
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,22274.97/cwt70.00–79.0091639
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,29894.17/cwt90.00–99.501,222149
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,392101.85/cwt100.00–104.001,41837
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2101,135.00/head1,135.00–1,135.001,1352
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2171,085.00/head1,085.00–1,085.001,0859
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2261,183.16/head1,050.00–1,325.001,18313
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2361,186.46/head1,135.00–1,260.001,18618
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3001,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5503

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.