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Winter Livestock - Dodge City

Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2022-08-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-24

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dodge City, Kansas · Wed, Aug 24

● Final85 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1889

← Aug 17Aug 24Aug 31 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

2,289 head

▲ 957 vs last sale 1,332▲ 874 vs year ago 1,415 · +61.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

518 head

▼ 30 vs last sale 548▲ 281 vs year ago 237 · +118.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

13 head

▲ 12 vs last sale 1▲ 5 vs year ago 8 · +62.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 700 lb to 900 lb sold 6.00 to 10.00 higher. Steer calves 400 lb to 700 lb sold 10.00 to 15.00 higher. Feeder heifers 500 lb to 900 lb sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Heifers 400 lb to 500 lb sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Demand was good. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 7.00 to 8.00 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 $186.32/cwt on 1,188 head.

Average price

$186.32

1,188 head · 727 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,355

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$296

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$28.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.89

vs KS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	716	188.50	1,350	1,078
Medium and Large 1-2	587	170.76	1,002	49
Large 1	1,027	160.29	1,647	61

One grade step is worth $28.21/cwt here — about −$296 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 sale1,188 hd

186.32

—

KS average3 barns · 4,887 hd

185.43

+0.89

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	—	Low	1,731	99.77	1,727	33
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,307	84.26	1,101	203
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,190	76.39	909	144
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,214	67.54	820	73

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,610	$1,275	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,353	$1,185	8
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,073	$1,153	2thin

Every lot

85 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 · Steers32 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	315	216.30/cwt	214.00–221.00	681	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	330	220.92/cwt	219.00–222.00	729	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	366	194.20/cwt	192.00–200.00	711	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	379	219.85/cwt	217.00–224.50	833	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	418	192.91/cwt	192.50–193.00	806	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	419	206.33/cwt	200.00–209.00	865	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	435	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	748	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	485	202.42/cwt	198.00–207.50	982	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	486	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	928	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	511	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	971	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	513	199.71/cwt	196.50–202.00	1,025	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	517	172.01/cwt	158.00–176.00	889	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	560	175.91/cwt	173.00–177.00	985	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	562	218.31/cwt	211.00–220.00	1,227	39
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	569	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,001	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	619	198.05/cwt	191.50–200.00	1,226	43
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	622	210.50/cwt	210.50–210.50	1,309	80
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	630	168.65/cwt	163.00–179.50	1,062	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	668	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,303	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	703	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,294	41
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	706	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,341	92
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	793	178.67/cwt	176.00–185.00	1,417	201
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	814	167.18/cwt	155.00–169.00	1,361	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	826	176.35/cwt	173.00–178.00	1,457	123
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	840	181.50/cwt	181.50–181.50	1,525	57
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	865	175.05/cwt	172.25–180.50	1,514	111
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	904	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,636	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	907	185.50/cwt	185.50–185.50	1,682	78
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	975	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,453	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	980	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,343	1
Steers	—	Large 1	1,026	160.58/cwt	145.00–160.85	1,648	59
Steers	—	Large 1	1,065	151.74/cwt	151.00–152.50	1,616	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers40 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	258	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	510	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	292	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	625	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	321	200.86/cwt	194.00–202.00	645	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	365	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	701	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	370	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	648	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	415	181.58/cwt	175.00–184.00	754	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	420	190.48/cwt	190.00–192.50	800	121
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	425	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	820	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	441	176.39/cwt	173.00–179.00	778	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	455	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	742	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	482	177.94/cwt	177.00–179.00	858	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	505	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	970	68
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	520	189.28/cwt	186.00–191.00	984	94
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	524	178.29/cwt	176.00–179.00	934	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	528	171.26/cwt	167.00–173.00	904	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	539	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	911	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	551	171.36/cwt	167.50–176.00	944	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	567	148.90/cwt	141.00–160.00	844	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	571	188.50/cwt	188.50–188.50	1,076	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	600	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	858	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	615	181.15/cwt	179.50–182.00	1,114	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	665	184.65/cwt	180.00–186.25	1,228	97
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	679	170.13/cwt	165.00–172.50	1,155	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	688	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,004	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	721	166.89/cwt	165.50–169.00	1,203	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	730	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,343	62
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	735	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	875	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	762	173.50/cwt	173.50–173.50	1,322	71
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	779	139.82/cwt	136.00–143.00	1,089	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	800	166.75/cwt	166.75–166.75	1,334	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	814	168.30/cwt	164.00–171.00	1,370	64
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	816	174.43/cwt	174.25–175.00	1,423	122
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	842	168.75/cwt	168.75–168.75	1,421	50
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	850	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,211	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	870	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,235	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	901	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,216	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	960	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,354	1
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,026	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,272	3
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,082	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,277	5
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,130	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,367	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	631	143.93/cwt	140.00–156.00	908	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	681	165.08/cwt	155.00–167.00	1,124	18
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	793	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,023	11
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,611	88.51/cwt	80.00–92.00	1,426	7
Bulls	—	—	1,635	99.18/cwt	95.00–104.00	1,622	18
Bulls	—	—	2,052	110.94/cwt	107.00–117.50	2,276	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,190	76.39/cwt	71.00–79.00	909	144
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,214	67.54/cwt	60.00–69.50	820	73
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,298	83.24/cwt	80.00–89.00	1,080	182
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,387	93.09/cwt	91.00–95.00	1,291	21
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,353	1,185.00/head	1,185.00–1,185.00	1,185	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,610	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,073	1,152.51/head	1,125.00–1,175.00	1,153	2

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 Aug 24, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,289Last week 1,332Year ago 1,415

Slaughter CattleReceipts 518Last week 548Year ago 237

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 1Year ago 8

* Final Report *

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	1,026	145.00–160.85	160.58
2	—	1,065	151.00–152.50	151.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	980	137.00	137.00
8	—	814	155.00–169.00	167.18
11	—	435	172.00	172.00
11	—	560	173.00–177.00	175.91
9	—	517	158.00–176.00	172.01
9	—	630	163.00–179.50	168.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
123	—	826	173.00–178.00	176.35
201	—	793	176.00–185.00	178.67
8	—	904	181.00	181.00
2	—	975	149.00	149.00
41	—	703	184.00	184.00
29	—	419	200.00–209.00	206.33
28	—	513	196.50–202.00	199.71
16	—	379	217.00–224.50	219.85
111	—	865	172.25–180.50	175.05
43	—	619	191.50–200.00	198.05
30	—	485	198.00–207.50	202.42
18	—	668	195.00	195.00
12	—	330	219.00–222.00	220.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
92	—	706	190.00	190.00
57	—	840	181.50	181.50
39	—	562	211.00–220.00	218.31
78	—	907	185.50	185.50
80	—	622	210.50	210.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	486	191.00	191.00
3	—	315	214.00–221.00	216.30
16	—	418	192.50–193.00	192.91
11	—	366	192.00–200.00	194.20
7	—	569	176.00	176.00
24	—	511	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	258	197.50	197.50
25	—	528	167.00–173.00	171.26
19	—	415	175.00–184.00	181.58
5	—	455	163.00	163.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	679	165.00–172.50	170.13
64	—	814	164.00–171.00	168.30
11	—	292	214.00	214.00
1	—	870	142.00	142.00
23	—	615	179.50–182.00	181.15
14	—	321	194.00–202.00	200.86
11	—	551	167.50–176.00	171.36
6	—	365	192.00	192.00
17	—	524	176.00–179.00	178.29
121	—	420	190.00–192.50	190.48
23	—	721	165.50–169.00	166.89
4	—	901	135.00	135.00
17	—	482	177.00–179.00	177.94
1	—	960	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
94	—	520	186.00–191.00	189.28
71	—	762	173.50	173.50
97	—	665	180.00–186.25	184.65
50	—	842	168.75	168.75
8	—	571	188.50	188.50
6	—	425	193.00	193.00
62	—	730	184.00	184.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,130	121.00	121.00
5	—	1,082	118.00	118.00
3	—	1,026	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	735	119.00	119.00
1	—	370	175.00	175.00
7	—	539	169.00	169.00
7	—	567	141.00–160.00	148.90
7	—	441	173.00–179.00	176.39
3	—	688	146.00	146.00
8	—	800	166.75	166.75
1	—	600	143.00	143.00
12	—	779	136.00–143.00	139.82
1	—	850	142.50	142.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
122	—	816	174.25–175.00	174.43
68	—	505	192.00	192.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	681	155.00–167.00	165.08
11	—	793	129.00	129.00
4	—	631	140.00–156.00	143.93

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
182	—	1,298	80.00–89.00	83.24
21	—	1,387	91.00–95.00	93.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
144	—	1,190	71.00–79.00	76.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
73	—	1,214	60.00–69.50	67.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,611	80.00–92.00	88.51
8	—	2,052	107.00–117.50	110.94
18	—	1,635	95.00–104.00	99.18

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	1,353	1,185.00	1,185.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,610	1,275.00	1,275.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,073	1,125.00–1,175.00	1,152.51

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.