Sale reports / Kansas / Winter Livestock - Dodge City / 2022-09-14

Winter Livestock - Dodge City

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dodge City, Kansas · Wed, Sep 14
● Final99 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1889
Feeder Cattle receipts
3,111 head
▲ 694 vs last sale 2,417▲ 1,265 vs year ago 1,846 · +68.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
381 head
▼ 24 vs last sale 405▲ 233 vs year ago 148 · +157.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
7 head
▼ 15 vs last sale 22▲ 7 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Note * Winter Livestock in Dodge City will have a special calf sale next Wednesday September 21 in conjunction with their regular Wednesday sale.

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 775 lb to 975 lb sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Steers 500 lb to 775 lb sold steady to 4.00 lower. Steer calves 400 lb to 500 lb sold 10.00 to 20.00 lower. Heifers 550 lb to 925 lb sold steady to 2.00 higher, however thin fleshed and fancy heifers sold 8.00 to 10.00 higher. Heifer calves 400 lb to 550 lb sold 7.00 to 9.00 lower. Demand was moderate. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $176.28/cwt on 1,550 head.
Average price
$176.28
1,550 head · 717 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,264
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$364
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1
$32.73/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−6.68
vs KS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1692180.311,2471,306
Medium and Large 1-2753157.661,188172
Large 11,092147.581,61172
One grade step is worth $32.73/cwt here — about −$364 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 sale1,550 hd
176.28
—
KS average3 barns · 4,440 hd
182.96
−6.68
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—Average2,010108.892,18911
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,38682.831,148159
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,14974.00850136
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,18058.6469249

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)1,445$1,3501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,113$1,1254thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,015$9751thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)980$1,1101thin

Every lot

99 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 1300212.50/cwt212.50–212.506381
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy321236.00/cwt236.00–236.007586
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned331183.00/cwt183.00–183.006063
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy351242.50/cwt242.50–242.508515
Steers—Medium and Large 1374222.52/cwt220.00–226.0083234
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned387203.00/cwt203.00–203.007862
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2410167.50/cwt167.50–167.506871
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy438195.00/cwt195.00–195.008545
Steers—Medium and Large 1438188.88/cwt185.00–189.508277
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned439175.11/cwt171.00–177.0076927
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2457175.00/cwt175.00–175.008007
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy467197.50/cwt197.50–197.509227
Steers—Medium and Large 1482187.14/cwt182.00–192.00902138
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned487175.00/cwt175.00–175.008524
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy524193.89/cwt187.50–199.001,01646
Steers—Medium and Large 1536178.11/cwt172.00–179.5095549
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned561171.00/cwt171.00–171.009598
Steers—Medium and Large 1563180.22/cwt177.00–182.001,01565
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned565155.00/cwt155.00–155.008762
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy576189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,0899
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned603167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,0073
Steers—Medium and Large 1618176.83/cwt173.00–179.001,09327
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2632159.88/cwt147.00–163.001,01025
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy634183.75/cwt183.75–183.751,16549
Steers—Medium and Large 1677171.86/cwt171.00–173.501,16374
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2690141.00/cwt141.00–141.009731
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2717158.43/cwt150.00–164.001,13619
Steers—Medium and Large 1736168.55/cwt167.50–169.001,24126
Steers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed744179.83/cwt176.00–181.601,338100
Steers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed756181.85/cwt181.85–181.851,37567
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2774158.87/cwt149.50–169.001,23049
Steers—Medium and Large 1782173.26/cwt172.00–175.001,35585
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2835154.14/cwt150.00–158.001,28768
Steers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed837178.93/cwt176.60–181.001,498275
Steers—Medium and Large 1837168.79/cwt162.00–171.001,41341
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy839174.77/cwt174.25–175.751,46695
Steers—Medium and Large 1856167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,43014
Steers—Medium and Large 1913151.84/cwt149.00–159.001,3867
Steers—Medium and Large 1986161.45/cwt160.00–163.001,59227
Steers—Large 11,015153.11/cwt152.00–154.001,55454
Steers—Large 11,321131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,73118
Feeder Cattle · Heifers44 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy275210.00/cwt210.00–210.005781
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned292167.00/cwt167.00–167.004882
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy320210.00/cwt210.00–210.0067210
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2328156.86/cwt152.00–160.005155
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned335167.00/cwt167.00–167.005591
Heifers—Medium and Large 1337196.00/cwt196.00–196.006612
Heifers—Medium and Large 1374188.53/cwt184.00–190.0070517
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy388220.00/cwt220.00–220.008546
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy409195.00/cwt195.00–195.007985
Heifers—Medium and Large 1436182.02/cwt178.00–185.0079420
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned437167.03/cwt167.00–167.5073033
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy460182.50/cwt182.50–182.508403
Heifers—Medium and Large 1468166.99/cwt163.00–171.75782143
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned471156.91/cwt155.00–160.0073912
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2485162.50/cwt162.50–162.507881
Heifers—Medium and Large 1532164.37/cwt163.00–170.5087476
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy541176.50/cwt176.50–176.5095520
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned544159.00/cwt159.00–159.0086512
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy563176.00/cwt176.00–176.0099143
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned564156.00/cwt156.00–156.0088010
Heifers—Medium and Large 1565170.00/cwt170.00–170.009613
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2593150.00/cwt150.00–150.008903
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2615148.56/cwt141.00–156.0091419
Heifers—Medium and Large 1626157.78/cwt156.00–165.0098859
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed638180.37/cwt177.00–182.001,15154
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2661161.66/cwt158.00–167.001,06929
Heifers—Medium and Large 1666178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,18574
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed681181.59/cwt179.00–183.751,237125
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy687186.25/cwt186.25–186.251,28075
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2715148.20/cwt143.00–156.001,06024
Heifers—Medium and Large 1724166.97/cwt162.00–171.001,209109
Heifers—Medium and Large 1766164.39/cwt161.00–167.001,25936
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed781172.25/cwt172.25–172.251,34527
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2781140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0934
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed811173.00/cwt173.00–173.001,40352
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2814147.91/cwt131.00–158.001,20423
Heifers—Medium and Large 1816168.50/cwt163.00–169.501,375154
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2855141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,2062
Heifers—Medium and Large 1924156.22/cwt149.00–157.001,44340
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2962122.63/cwt122.00–123.001,18011
Heifers—Large 11,018154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,56811
Heifers—Large 11,051138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,45010
Heifers—Large 11,110118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,3101
Heifers—Large 11,291131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,69122
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1462147.50/cwt147.50–147.506812
Bulls—Medium and Large 1541164.00/cwt164.00–164.008873
Bulls—Medium and Large 1740160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,1841
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,850106.74/cwt102.00–109.001,9754
Bulls——2,087112.13/cwt110.00–114.002,3406
Bulls——2,19098.00/cwt98.00–98.002,1461
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14974.00/cwt70.00–79.00850136
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,18058.64/cwt52.50–66.0069249
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,36382.38/cwt80.00–85.501,123145
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,62687.44/cwt87.00–89.001,42214
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 19801,110.00/head1,110.00–1,110.001,1101
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,015975.00/head975.00–975.009751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1131,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1254
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,4451,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501

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.