Sale reports / Kansas / Winter Livestock - Dodge City / 2022-09-07

Winter Livestock - Dodge City

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dodge City, Kansas · Wed, Sep 7
● Final89 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1889
Feeder Cattle receipts
2,417 head
▼ 931 vs last sale 3,348▲ 687 vs year ago 1,730 · +39.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
405 head
▲ 28 vs last sale 377▲ 320 vs year ago 85 · +376.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
22 head
▲ 21 vs last sale 1▲ 22 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 600 lb to 1,000 lb sold steady to 2.00 lower. Steer calves 400 lb to 600 lb sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers 700 lb to 900 lb sold steady to 2.00 higher. Heifer calves 400 lb to 700 lb sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Demand was good on steer calves, otherwise, demand was moderate. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $195.51/cwt on 1,149 head.
Average price
$195.51
1,149 head · 585 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,144
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$383
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1
$52.67/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+8.85
vs KS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1592198.831,1781,001
Medium and Large 1-2518174.02901143
Large 11,068146.161,5615thin
One grade step is worth $52.67/cwt here — about −$383 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 sale1,149 hd
195.51
—
KS average3 barns · 4,860 hd
186.66
+8.85
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—Average1,768102.271,80821
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,34684.831,141155
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,20776.05918136
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,17860.9771848

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,365$1,22511
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,078$1,1507
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,065$1,0773thin

Every lot

89 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 · Steers41 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1326206.70/cwt200.00–215.0067413
Steers—Medium and Large 1363212.50/cwt212.50–212.507714
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned381208.00/cwt208.00–208.007927
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy389227.19/cwt225.00–232.5088443
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2390184.00/cwt184.00–184.0071810
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned400182.50/cwt182.50–182.507306
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy406230.38/cwt225.00–232.5093511
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned409198.01/cwt190.00–200.0081026
Steers—Medium and Large 1422218.73/cwt218.00–220.0092317
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2430192.46/cwt189.00–194.0082840
Steers—Medium and Large 1464197.73/cwt190.00–204.0091730
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned479184.98/cwt183.00–188.0088615
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2481161.76/cwt154.10–180.0077834
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy484222.05/cwt215.00–232.001,075181
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2521174.34/cwt162.50–178.0090813
Steers—Medium and Large 1530196.52/cwt195.00–203.001,042103
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy533210.16/cwt206.50–218.001,120142
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned547188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,02836
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2567162.30/cwt157.50–169.009205
Steers—Medium and Large 1576189.40/cwt188.00–196.001,09172
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned576175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,0083
Steers—Medium and Large 1603180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,0857
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2615169.83/cwt168.00–170.001,04412
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy617188.38/cwt188.00–190.001,16232
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2659160.49/cwt156.00–167.001,0585
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy660189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,24714
Steers—Medium and Large 1686176.26/cwt169.00–180.001,20914
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2713162.24/cwt156.00–166.001,15711
Steers—Medium and Large 1738178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,31415
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy753182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,37027
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2755155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,1702
Steers—Medium and Large 1774171.26/cwt170.00–172.001,32611
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2805160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,2881
Steers—Medium and Large 1840173.00/cwt173.00–173.001,4538
Steers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed860181.74/cwt175.50–182.001,563102
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2860155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,3332
Steers—Medium and Large 1884166.88/cwt166.00–169.001,47510
Steers—Medium and Large 1993163.73/cwt161.50–164.251,62658
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2998134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,3372
Steers—Large 11,030144.94/cwt133.00–151.001,4933
Steers—Large 11,125148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,6652
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy326225.00/cwt225.00–225.007343
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned331195.15/cwt193.00–197.506468
Heifers—Medium and Large 1338209.94/cwt200.00–212.5071014
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy370206.00/cwt206.00–206.007622
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned373182.50/cwt182.50–182.506816
Heifers—Medium and Large 1377201.13/cwt194.00–204.0075829
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2394178.00/cwt178.00–178.0070119
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy411202.00/cwt202.00–202.0083026
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned426175.99/cwt170.00–180.0075016
Heifers—Medium and Large 1437190.22/cwt184.50–195.00831110
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy465191.00/cwt191.00–191.0088828
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned480169.00/cwt169.00–169.008114
Heifers—Medium and Large 1482179.74/cwt174.00–186.00866154
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2485152.50/cwt152.50–152.507401
Heifers—Medium and Large 1519169.36/cwt166.25–174.0087954
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2532146.89/cwt137.50–150.007814
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy552174.00/cwt174.00–174.0096027
Heifers—Medium and Large 1559162.62/cwt159.00–167.509097
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2566159.37/cwt157.50–160.009028
Heifers—Medium and Large 1626153.46/cwt152.00–157.0096110
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2660137.00/cwt137.00–137.009042
Heifers—Medium and Large 1675165.06/cwt165.00–165.251,11421
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed730177.25/cwt177.25–177.251,29459
Heifers—Medium and Large 1733155.75/cwt148.00–158.501,14211
Heifers—Medium and Large 1770156.27/cwt152.50–158.501,20322
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed779170.38/cwt170.25–170.501,327130
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2780134.45/cwt134.00–138.001,0499
Heifers—Medium and Large 1810157.33/cwt156.25–159.501,274134
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2825147.50/cwt147.50–147.501,2171
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2880134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,1792
Heifers—Medium and Large 1881154.48/cwt154.00–154.501,36162
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy909154.29/cwt148.00–154.501,40262
Heifers—Medium and Large 1917134.17/cwt134.00–135.001,2306
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1529168.40/cwt161.00–172.5089111
Bulls—Medium and Large 1600146.00/cwt146.00–146.008762
Bulls—Medium and Large 1720141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,0154
Bulls—Medium and Large 1877127.50/cwt127.50–127.501,1182
Bulls—Medium and Large 1965135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,3038
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,46692.02/cwt91.00–94.001,3498
Bulls——1,927105.09/cwt101.00–108.002,0258
Bulls——1,996114.15/cwt112.00–118.002,2785
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,17860.97/cwt51.00–69.0071848
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20776.05/cwt71.00–79.00918136
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,29882.77/cwt80.00–88.001,074116
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,48790.97/cwt89.00–94.501,35339
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0651,077.46/head1,025.00–1,100.001,0773
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0781,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1507
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3651,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,22511

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.