Sale reports / Kansas / Winter Livestock - Dodge City / 2022-07-06

Winter Livestock - Dodge City

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dodge City, Kansas · Wed, Jul 6
● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1889
Feeder Cattle receipts
892 head
▼ 99 vs last sale 991▼ 271 vs year ago 1,163 · −23.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
465 head
▲ 223 vs last sale 242▲ 286 vs year ago 179 · +159.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
99 head
▲ 99 vs last sale 0▲ 74 vs year ago 25 · +296.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to 2 weeks ago, steers and heifers 400 lb to 900 lb sold 4.00 to 7.00 higher on light receipts. Sold approximately 100 fresh calves off the cow weighing under 300 lb for 450 to 550 by the head. Demand was good. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 7.00 to 8.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $156.51/cwt on 416 head.
Average price
$156.51
416 head · 692 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,083
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$178
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$19.72/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.00
vs KS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1695158.171,099381
Medium and Large 1-2665138.4592135
One grade step is worth $19.72/cwt here — about $178 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 sale416 hd
156.51
—
KS average1 barns · 416 hd
156.51
+0.00
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—High1,800102.431,84424
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,35791.221,23848
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,24584.731,055177
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,18176.22900152

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,390$1,5001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,400$1,2709
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,300$1,22844
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,477$1,2002thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,429$1,1755
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,272$1,0857
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,017$97817
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,276$95014

Every lot

61 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1315198.41/cwt195.00–200.006256
Steers—Medium and Large 1385206.07/cwt200.00–209.0079323
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy386218.00/cwt218.00–218.0084118
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy402220.00/cwt220.00–220.0088440
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2425161.00/cwt161.00–161.006842
Steers—Medium and Large 1435198.65/cwt195.00–199.0086411
Steers—Medium and Large 1473180.81/cwt180.00–181.008555
Steers—Medium and Large 1520180.31/cwt178.00–185.009386
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy557190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,05811
Steers—Medium and Large 1587169.00/cwt169.00–169.009924
Steers—Medium and Large 1603169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,0196
Steers—Medium and Large 1715165.62/cwt163.00–168.001,18420
Steers—Medium and Large 1776163.07/cwt161.50–163.501,2658
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy850168.75/cwt168.75–168.751,43431
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2885144.51/cwt124.00–149.501,27922
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy907161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,46057
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2970119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,1541
Steers—Large 11,010131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,3231
Steers—Large 11,185128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,5171
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1317183.82/cwt182.00–185.005835
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned358165.00/cwt165.00–165.005915
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2358158.00/cwt158.00–158.005666
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy375151.00/cwt151.00–151.005661
Heifers—Medium and Large 1378182.21/cwt180.00–187.0068934
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy415170.00/cwt170.00–170.007064
Heifers—Medium and Large 1431174.00/cwt174.00–174.0075010
Heifers—Medium and Large 1478157.79/cwt157.00–158.0075410
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy480175.39/cwt175.00–176.0084222
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2495142.50/cwt142.50–142.507052
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2527150.00/cwt150.00–150.007912
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy531166.60/cwt166.00–167.0088510
Heifers—Medium and Large 1543159.50/cwt159.00–160.008666
Heifers—Medium and Large 1582162.59/cwt159.00–163.0094619
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2608143.41/cwt143.00–145.008725
Heifers—Medium and Large 1631154.41/cwt154.00–154.5097416
Heifers—Medium and Large 1671157.93/cwt156.00–158.501,0609
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2742139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,0312
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2757145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,0985
Heifers—Medium and Large 1792155.50/cwt155.50–155.501,23282
Heifers—Medium and Large 1813152.74/cwt146.00–153.501,24273
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2829122.51/cwt117.50–130.501,01613
Heifers—Medium and Large 1878147.50/cwt147.50–147.501,29562
Heifers—Medium and Large 1943128.01/cwt122.00–129.001,20713
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1525150.00/cwt150.00–150.007881
Bulls—Medium and Large 1667150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,0012
Bulls—Medium and Large 1991130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,2883
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,55190.36/cwt87.00–97.001,4016
Bulls——1,821103.12/cwt100.00–106.001,8788
Bulls——1,932109.13/cwt107.00–112.002,10810
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,18176.22/cwt66.00–79.25900152
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24584.73/cwt80.00–89.001,055177
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,35690.99/cwt90.00–93.501,23446
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,39096.49/cwt96.00–97.001,3412
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,017977.51/head935.00–1,085.0097817
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2721,085.00/head1,085.00–1,085.001,0857
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,276950.00/head950.00–950.0095014
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3001,227.62/head1,100.00–1,285.001,22844
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3901,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,4001,270.49/head1,160.00–1,425.001,2709
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,4291,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1755
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,4771,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2002

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.