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Winter Livestock - Dodge City

Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2022-10-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dodge City, Kansas · Wed, Oct 5

● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1889

← Sep 28Oct 5Oct 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,750 head

▼ 786 vs last sale 2,536▼ 745 vs year ago 2,495 · −29.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

799 head

▲ 346 vs last sale 453▲ 388 vs year ago 411 · +94.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

52 head

▲ 52 vs last sale 0▲ 1 vs year ago 51 · +2.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

* Note * Next Wednesday October 12, Winter Livestock in Dodge City will have a Special Calf Sale *

Compared to last week, not enough feeder steers 700 lb to 950 lb for a market test, however a lower trend was noted. Three part loads of fancy steers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Steers 550 lb to 700 lb sold steady to 4.00 higher. Not enough steer calves 400 lb to 550 lb for a market test, however a lower trend was noted. Not enough heifers 600 lb to 800 lb for a market test, however a higher trend was noted. Not enough heifer calves 400 lb to 600 lb for a market test, however a lower trend was noted. Demand was moderate. Slaughter cows sold 7.00 to 9.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $163.20/cwt on 860 head.

Average price

$163.20

860 head · 580 lb average

Value per head Derived

$946

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$269

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2

$21.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.98

vs KS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	587	164.81	967	797
Medium and Large 1-2	489	142.88	698	63

One grade step is worth $21.93/cwt here — about $269 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 sale860 hd

163.20

—

KS average3 barns · 3,105 hd

165.19

−1.98

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	1,708	92.71	1,584	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,369	73.32	1,004	233
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,206	64.63	779	381
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,215	55.66	676	129

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,205	$1,100	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,501	$1,080	10
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,120	$1,060	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,278	$1,039	20

Every lot

79 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 · Steers33 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	291	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	614	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	343	171.92/cwt	154.00–184.00	590	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	363	190.48/cwt	183.00–193.00	691	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	377	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	671	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	391	206.91/cwt	201.00–207.50	809	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	445	188.01/cwt	186.00–189.50	837	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	447	168.56/cwt	155.00–176.00	753	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	463	164.19/cwt	151.00–181.00	760	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	472	188.56/cwt	184.00–192.00	890	40
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	531	153.77/cwt	148.00–158.00	817	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	537	177.16/cwt	173.00–179.00	951	48
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	539	193.70/cwt	188.00–195.00	1,044	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	569	172.54/cwt	170.00–175.50	982	63
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	570	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,037	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	573	159.02/cwt	136.00–167.50	911	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	615	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,002	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	626	169.93/cwt	163.00–170.50	1,064	39
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	676	155.86/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,054	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	697	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,342	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	700	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	952	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	710	142.97/cwt	141.00–151.00	1,015	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	729	179.50/cwt	179.50–179.50	1,309	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	756	149.43/cwt	145.00–150.00	1,130	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	769	167.58/cwt	160.50–170.00	1,289	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	805	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,167	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	814	180.25/cwt	180.25–180.25	1,467	51
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	827	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,282	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	855	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,325	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	857	130.27/cwt	119.00–133.50	1,116	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	975	136.98/cwt	135.50–138.50	1,336	10
Steers	—	Large 1	1,085	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,508	1
Steers	—	Large 1	1,145	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,534	1
Steers	—	Large 1	1,267	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	1,501	11
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	326	160.44/cwt	160.00–166.00	523	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	330	174.43/cwt	171.00–181.00	576	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	336	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	638	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	371	178.77/cwt	175.00–181.00	663	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	529	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	401	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	750	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	436	172.13/cwt	166.00–175.00	750	41
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	445	159.00/cwt	151.00–163.00	708	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	479	177.17/cwt	171.00–181.50	849	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	152.51/cwt	131.00–158.50	732	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	487	163.28/cwt	160.00–166.00	795	54
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	522	168.50/cwt	168.50–168.50	880	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	526	163.77/cwt	156.00–166.00	861	137
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	542	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	813	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	557	138.32/cwt	137.00–139.00	770	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	580	156.65/cwt	154.00–158.00	909	52
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	613	159.47/cwt	158.00–161.60	978	75
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	623	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,059	48
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	645	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	839	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	652	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	776	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	654	145.18/cwt	141.00–149.00	949	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	675	169.75/cwt	169.75–169.75	1,146	46
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	713	157.64/cwt	155.00–161.50	1,124	44
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	716	134.99/cwt	123.00–141.00	967	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	758	162.25/cwt	162.25–162.25	1,230	72
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	790	165.60/cwt	165.25–170.00	1,308	79
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	815	120.51/cwt	120.00–121.50	982	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	494	170.94/cwt	161.00–172.00	844	59
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	504	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	867	20
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	578	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	983	35
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	610	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	854	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	662	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	920	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	904	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	1,252	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	972	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,337	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,529	84.67/cwt	83.00–87.00	1,295	5
Bulls	—	—	1,731	92.10/cwt	88.00–97.00	1,594	5
Bulls	—	—	1,903	103.53/cwt	100.00–107.00	1,970	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,206	64.63/cwt	60.00–69.50	779	381
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,215	55.66/cwt	46.00–59.00	676	129
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,365	80.25/cwt	80.00–80.50	1,095	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,369	73.26/cwt	70.00–78.00	1,003	231
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,120	1,060.00/head	1,060.00–1,060.00	1,060	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,205	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,278	1,038.76/head	1,000.00–1,050.00	1,039	20
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,501	1,080.00/head	1,080.00–1,080.00	1,080	10
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	941	120.90/cwt	100.00–131.00	1,138	22

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 Oct 5, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,750Last week 2,536Year ago 2,495

Slaughter CattleReceipts 799Last week 453Year ago 411

Replacement CattleReceipts 52Last week 0Year ago 51

* Final Report *

* Note * Next Wednesday October 12, Winter Livestock in Dodge City will have a Special Calf Sale *

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	713	155.00–161.50	157.64
21	—	654	141.00–149.00	145.18
72	—	758	162.25	162.25
52	—	580	154.00–158.00	156.65
41	—	436	166.00–175.00	172.13
35	—	371	175.00–181.00	178.77
137	—	526	156.00–166.00	163.77
3	—	330	171.00–181.00	174.43
75	—	613	158.00–161.60	159.47
54	—	487	160.00–166.00	163.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	675	169.75	169.75
48	—	623	170.00	170.00
28	—	479	171.00–181.50	177.17
21	—	522	168.50	168.50
5	—	336	190.00	190.00
8	—	401	187.00	187.00
79	—	790	165.25–170.00	165.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	542	150.00	150.00
2	—	652	119.00	119.00
6	—	716	123.00–141.00	134.99
3	—	445	151.00–163.00	159.00
1	—	645	130.00	130.00
3	—	815	120.00–121.50	120.51
3	—	557	137.00–139.00	138.32
25	—	375	141.00	141.00
18	—	480	131.00–158.50	152.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	326	160.00–166.00	160.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	569	170.00–175.50	172.54
48	—	537	173.00–179.00	177.16
1	—	855	155.00	155.00
5	—	710	141.00–151.00	142.97
39	—	626	163.00–170.50	169.93
40	—	472	184.00–192.00	188.56
8	—	827	155.00	155.00
21	—	445	186.00–189.50	188.01
8	—	363	183.00–193.00	190.48
23	—	769	160.50–170.00	167.58
14	—	676	150.00–160.00	155.86
10	—	975	135.50–138.50	136.98
8	—	291	211.00	211.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	697	192.50	192.50
26	—	729	179.50	179.50
15	—	570	182.00	182.00
10	—	391	201.00–207.50	206.91
51	—	814	180.25	180.25
25	—	539	188.00–195.00	193.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	463	151.00–181.00	164.19
6	—	531	148.00–158.00	153.77
2	—	615	163.00	163.00
17	—	447	155.00–176.00	168.56
1	—	805	145.00	145.00
13	—	573	136.00–167.50	159.02
9	—	756	145.00–150.00	149.43
1	—	700	136.00	136.00
10	—	857	119.00–133.50	130.27
27	—	343	154.00–184.00	171.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,145	134.00	134.00
1	—	1,085	139.00	139.00
11	—	1,267	118.50	118.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	377	178.00	178.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	904	138.50	138.50
4	—	972	137.50	137.50
59	—	494	161.00–172.00	170.94
1	—	610	140.00	140.00
35	—	578	170.00	170.00
20	—	504	172.00	172.00
12	—	662	139.00	139.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
129	—	1,215	46.00–59.00	55.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,365	80.00–80.50	80.25
231	—	1,369	70.00–78.00	73.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
381	—	1,206	60.00–69.50	64.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,731	88.00–97.00	92.10
5	—	1,529	83.00–87.00	84.67
4	—	1,903	100.00–107.00	103.53

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)	10	—	1,501	1,080.00	1,080.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,120	1,060.00	1,060.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	20	—	1,278	1,000.00–1,050.00	1,038.76
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,205	1,100.00	1,100.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	22	—	941	100.00–131.00	120.90

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.