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Winter Livestock - Dodge City

Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2022-09-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dodge City, Kansas · Wed, Sep 21

● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1889

← Sep 14Sep 21Sep 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

2,828 head

▼ 283 vs last sale 3,111▲ 1,177 vs year ago 1,651 · +71.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

430 head

▲ 49 vs last sale 381▲ 280 vs year ago 150 · +186.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

140 head

▲ 133 vs last sale 7▲ 128 vs year ago 12 · +1,066.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Steer Calves sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher, Yearling Steers sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder Heifers sold 1.00 to 5.00 higher. Breaker and Boner Slaughter Cows sold steady, and Lean Cows sold 3.00 higher. Demand was moderate.

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 $185.47/cwt on 1,367 head.

Average price

$185.47

1,367 head · 652 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,208

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$418

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$28.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.11

vs KS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	654	186.23	1,217	1,298
Medium and Large 1-2	487	175.54	855	53
Large 1	1,038	157.50	1,635	16thin

One grade step is worth $28.73/cwt here — about −$418 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 sale1,367 hd

185.47

—

KS average3 barns · 4,702 hd

185.59

−0.11

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	—	Average	1,821	105.99	1,930	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,416	81.85	1,159	39
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,235	74.57	921	208
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,125	63.70	717	150

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,260	$1,230	95
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,325	$1,114	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,342	$1,100	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,192	$925	6

Every lot

69 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	321	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	634	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	341	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	754	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	356	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	698	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	380	212.77/cwt	204.00–227.00	809	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	401	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	722	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	413	230.32/cwt	226.00–234.00	951	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	431	207.85/cwt	198.50–218.00	896	72
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	479	197.77/cwt	195.00–198.50	947	62
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	479	176.50/cwt	176.50–176.50	845	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	490	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,034	39
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	516	169.21/cwt	164.50–174.00	873	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	518	205.81/cwt	200.00–211.00	1,066	89
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	526	181.03/cwt	177.00–192.00	952	41
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	539	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,046	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	551	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,091	39
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	574	187.17/cwt	179.00–192.00	1,074	139
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	646	188.50/cwt	186.75–189.00	1,218	139
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	677	172.16/cwt	169.00–179.00	1,166	136
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	708	181.50/cwt	181.50–181.50	1,285	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	731	169.76/cwt	168.00–175.50	1,241	49
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	757	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,188	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	761	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,187	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	790	174.60/cwt	170.00–178.00	1,379	116
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	846	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,497	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	863	169.75/cwt	169.75–169.75	1,465	110
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	879	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,582	82
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	914	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,554	61
Steers	—	Large 1	1,038	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,635	16
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	321	186.98/cwt	186.00–187.50	600	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	344	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	765	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	366	168.88/cwt	163.00–177.00	618	53
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	385	184.11/cwt	180.00–195.00	709	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	419	172.85/cwt	165.00–178.00	724	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	432	180.73/cwt	176.00–185.00	781	96
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	474	167.90/cwt	161.00–176.00	796	101
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	488	158.42/cwt	156.00–160.00	773	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	519	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	825	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	527	169.76/cwt	165.00–173.00	895	99
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	567	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,004	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	582	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	928	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	586	164.62/cwt	163.00–165.00	965	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	617	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,098	58
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	625	165.10/cwt	157.00–171.00	1,032	63
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	643	151.47/cwt	151.00–152.00	974	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	653	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,051	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	688	165.69/cwt	162.00–167.00	1,140	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	725	155.58/cwt	152.00–159.00	1,128	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	727	171.64/cwt	170.00–173.00	1,248	53
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	792	173.45/cwt	172.00–176.00	1,374	95
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	806	171.56/cwt	167.25–173.60	1,383	177
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	816	145.49/cwt	145.00–146.00	1,187	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	863	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,389	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	926	154.25/cwt	154.25–154.25	1,428	9
Heifers	—	Large 1	982	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,581	4
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,007	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,551	30
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	508	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	955	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	642	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,014	11
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,653	97.00/cwt	96.00–98.00	1,603	2
Bulls	—	—	1,840	106.89/cwt	103.00–109.00	1,967	11
Bulls	—	—	1,885	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	2,074	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,125	63.70/cwt	52.00–69.50	717	150
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,235	74.57/cwt	70.00–79.00	921	208
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,416	81.85/cwt	80.00–83.00	1,159	39
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	855	109.43/cwt	108.00–123.00	936	11
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,016	90.99/cwt	89.00–95.00	924	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,192	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,260	1,229.58/head	1,160.00–1,275.00	1,230	95
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,325	1,113.73/head	1,075.00–1,200.00	1,114	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,342	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	3

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 Sep 21, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,828Last week 3,111Year ago 1,651

Slaughter CattleReceipts 430Last week 381Year ago 150

Replacement CattleReceipts 140Last week 7Year ago 12

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	846	177.00	177.00
62	—	479	195.00–198.50	197.77
49	—	731	168.00–175.50	169.76
72	—	431	198.50–218.00	207.85
116	—	790	170.00–178.00	174.60
110	—	863	169.75	169.75
139	—	574	179.00–192.00	187.17
35	—	380	204.00–227.00	212.77
139	—	646	186.75–189.00	188.50
136	—	677	169.00–179.00	172.16
41	—	526	177.00–192.00	181.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	356	196.00	196.00
5	—	401	180.00	180.00
5	—	761	156.00	156.00
26	—	516	164.50–174.00	169.21
6	—	321	197.50	197.50
6	—	479	176.50	176.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	413	226.00–234.00	230.32
39	—	551	198.00	198.00
89	—	518	200.00–211.00	205.81
61	—	914	170.00	170.00
39	—	490	211.00	211.00
82	—	879	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	708	181.50	181.50
23	—	539	194.00	194.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,038	157.50	157.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	757	157.00	157.00
9	—	341	221.00	221.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	653	161.00	161.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	863	161.00	161.00
99	—	527	165.00–173.00	169.76
53	—	727	170.00–173.00	171.64
96	—	432	176.00–185.00	180.73
177	—	806	167.25–173.60	171.56
9	—	926	154.25	154.25
63	—	625	157.00–171.00	165.10
30	—	586	163.00–165.00	164.62
101	—	474	161.00–176.00	167.90
95	—	792	172.00–176.00	173.45
14	—	385	180.00–195.00	184.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,007	154.00	154.00
4	—	982	161.00	161.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	617	178.00	178.00
10	—	344	222.50	222.50
29	—	567	177.00	177.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	582	159.50	159.50
14	—	816	145.00–146.00	145.49
53	—	366	163.00–177.00	168.88
17	—	488	156.00–160.00	158.42
15	—	643	151.00–152.00	151.47
31	—	419	165.00–178.00	172.85
12	—	321	186.00–187.50	186.98
22	—	688	162.00–167.00	165.69
18	—	519	159.00	159.00
14	—	725	152.00–159.00	155.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	508	188.00	188.00
11	—	642	158.00	158.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
150	—	1,125	52.00–69.50	63.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	1,416	80.00–83.00	81.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
208	—	1,235	70.00–79.00	74.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,840	103.00–109.00	106.89
2	—	1,653	96.00–98.00	97.00
2	—	1,885	110.00	110.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,016	89.00–95.00	90.99
(<2 yrs)	Open	11	—	855	108.00–123.00	109.43

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)	95	—	1,260	1,160.00–1,275.00	1,229.58
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,192	925.00	925.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,342	1,100.00	1,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,325	1,075.00–1,200.00	1,113.73

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.