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Winter Livestock - Dodge City

Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2022-10-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dodge City, Kansas · Wed, Oct 26

● Final91 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1889

← Oct 19Oct 26Nov 2 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

2,484 head

▼ 44 vs last sale 2,528▲ 25 vs year ago 2,459 · +1.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

738 head

▲ 68 vs last sale 670▲ 264 vs year ago 474 · +55.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

38 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 31▲ 21 vs year ago 17 · +123.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, no recent comparison on feeder steers and heifers 600 lb to 900 lb, however a higher trend was noted. Steer calves 400 lb to 500 lb sold 5.00 to 6.00 lower. Steers 500 lb to 600 lb sold 5.00 to 6.00 higher. No recent comparison on heifer calves 400 lb to 600 lb , however a lower trend was noted. Demand was moderate. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower.

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 $179.92/cwt on 1,281 head.

Average price

$179.92

1,281 head · 689 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,240

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$425

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$27.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.26

vs KS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	689	183.07	1,262	1,094
Medium and Large 1-2	645	162.16	1,046	167
Large 1	1,081	156.00	1,686	20

One grade step is worth $27.07/cwt here — about −$425 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 sale1,281 hd

179.92

—

KS average4 barns · 4,143 hd

186.18

−6.26

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	—	High	1,668	85.15	1,420	31
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,409	73.46	1,035	155
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,191	64.28	766	307
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,184	55.41	656	160

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 (5-8 yrs)	1,407	$1,200	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,129	$977	24
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,173	$932	5

Every lot

91 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 · Steers36 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	295	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	590	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	316	192.00/cwt	190.00–195.00	607	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	346	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	640	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	383	195.23/cwt	192.50–198.00	748	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	387	205.29/cwt	204.00–209.00	794	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	390	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	702	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	411	202.03/cwt	201.00–203.00	830	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	432	193.99/cwt	188.00–198.00	838	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	448	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	820	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	471	203.87/cwt	201.50–206.00	960	67
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	479	186.55/cwt	183.00–191.50	894	71
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	490	180.27/cwt	179.00–180.50	883	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	175.03/cwt	165.00–183.00	915	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	530	202.72/cwt	198.00–211.00	1,074	38
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	537	192.88/cwt	186.00–194.00	1,036	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	171.13/cwt	171.00–175.00	975	62
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	572	159.72/cwt	150.00–169.00	914	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	587	195.72/cwt	189.00–215.00	1,149	137
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	609	175.27/cwt	173.00–175.50	1,067	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	616	193.81/cwt	190.00–194.50	1,194	38
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	634	163.00/cwt	159.00–166.00	1,033	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	662	169.50/cwt	169.50–169.50	1,122	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	669	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,044	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	681	178.66/cwt	175.50–180.50	1,217	123
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	719	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,093	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	734	171.12/cwt	170.00–173.00	1,256	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	790	174.50/cwt	174.50–174.50	1,379	48
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	801	156.20/cwt	156.00–157.00	1,251	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	861	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,335	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	870	171.73/cwt	170.50–174.00	1,494	174
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	913	171.59/cwt	170.50–172.00	1,567	82
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	941	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,317	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	960	176.10/cwt	176.10–176.10	1,691	59
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	980	174.60/cwt	174.60–174.60	1,711	62
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	992	117.01/cwt	109.00–150.00	1,161	5
Steers	—	Large 1	1,081	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,686	20
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	261	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	470	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	263	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	510	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	326	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	629	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	331	189.88/cwt	188.00–191.00	629	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	364	187.82/cwt	187.50–188.00	684	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	389	170.60/cwt	168.00–171.00	664	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	744	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	425	184.52/cwt	182.50–189.00	784	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	437	168.49/cwt	165.00–175.00	736	48
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	466	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	760	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	474	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	848	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	156.66/cwt	156.00–158.00	744	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	476	170.65/cwt	168.00–176.00	812	88
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	519	169.56/cwt	167.00–172.00	880	40
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	527	148.92/cwt	145.00–150.00	785	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	529	159.34/cwt	154.00–163.00	843	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	557	170.75/cwt	170.75–170.75	951	73
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	569	146.51/cwt	145.00–151.00	834	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	571	162.78/cwt	158.00–165.50	929	138
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	620	152.19/cwt	150.00–159.50	944	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	627	132.50/cwt	125.00–136.00	831	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	645	173.50/cwt	173.50–173.50	1,119	75
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	658	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	997	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	661	168.77/cwt	166.00–172.50	1,116	122
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	721	141.02/cwt	140.00–142.00	1,017	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	755	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,065	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	757	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,143	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	787	165.25/cwt	165.25–165.25	1,301	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	800	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,040	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	880	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,206	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	920	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,233	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	933	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	1,386	22
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,080	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,512	8
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,143	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,486	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	441	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	714	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	482	151.54/cwt	137.50–157.50	730	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	527	166.63/cwt	164.00–170.00	878	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	582	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	739	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	625	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	859	21
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	663	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	948	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	740	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	955	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	807	141.60/cwt	140.00–142.00	1,143	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	885	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	982	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,000	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,250	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,491	74.57/cwt	71.00–77.00	1,112	7
Bulls	—	—	1,620	84.30/cwt	80.00–89.00	1,366	17
Bulls	—	—	1,961	97.80/cwt	97.00–99.50	1,918	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,184	55.41/cwt	46.00–59.50	656	160
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,191	64.28/cwt	60.00–69.00	766	307
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,392	78.62/cwt	77.00–82.00	1,094	39
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,415	71.73/cwt	70.00–76.00	1,015	116
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,129	976.74/head	850.00–1,250.00	977	24
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,173	931.88/head	875.00–1,000.00	932	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,407	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,009	85.09/cwt	74.00–97.00	859	7

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 26, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,484Last week 2,528Year ago 2,459

Slaughter CattleReceipts 738Last week 670Year ago 474

Replacement CattleReceipts 38Last week 31Year ago 17

* Final Report *

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	523	165.00–183.00	175.03
5	—	801	156.00–157.00	156.20
28	—	572	150.00–169.00	159.72
4	—	390	180.00	180.00
7	—	719	152.00	152.00
30	—	634	159.00–166.00	163.00
18	—	490	179.00–180.50	180.27
5	—	992	109.00–150.00	117.01
3	—	448	183.00	183.00
16	—	941	140.00	140.00
12	—	861	155.00	155.00
8	—	669	156.00	156.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
174	—	870	170.50–174.00	171.73
5	—	316	190.00–195.00	192.00
62	—	570	171.00–175.00	171.13
13	—	432	188.00–198.00	193.99
71	—	479	183.00–191.50	186.55
14	—	537	186.00–194.00	192.88
8	—	734	170.00–173.00	171.12
22	—	609	173.00–175.50	175.27
62	—	980	174.60	174.60
11	—	662	169.50	169.50
12	—	295	200.00	200.00
2	—	383	192.50–198.00	195.23
82	—	913	170.50–172.00	171.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,081	156.00	156.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	387	204.00–209.00	205.29
123	—	681	175.50–180.50	178.66
137	—	587	189.00–215.00	195.72
19	—	411	201.00–203.00	202.03
67	—	471	201.50–206.00	203.87
48	—	790	174.50	174.50
38	—	616	190.00–194.50	193.81
38	—	530	198.00–211.00	202.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	346	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	960	176.10	176.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	326	193.00	193.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	261	180.00	180.00
24	—	466	163.00	163.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
122	—	661	166.00–172.50	168.77
138	—	571	158.00–165.50	162.78
48	—	437	165.00–175.00	168.49
15	—	389	168.00–171.00	170.60
4	—	721	140.00–142.00	141.02
32	—	529	154.00–163.00	159.34
34	—	620	150.00–159.50	152.19
3	—	755	141.00	141.00
19	—	331	188.00–191.00	189.88
88	—	476	168.00–176.00	170.65
3	—	263	194.00	194.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	519	167.00–172.00	169.56
16	—	787	165.25	165.25
32	—	425	182.50–189.00	184.52
75	—	645	173.50	173.50
73	—	557	170.75	170.75
22	—	933	148.50	148.50
9	—	474	179.00	179.00
14	—	364	187.50–188.00	187.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	475	156.00–158.00	156.66
3	—	920	134.00	134.00
9	—	527	145.00–150.00	148.92
9	—	658	151.50	151.50
13	—	757	151.00	151.00
19	—	627	125.00–136.00	132.50
2	—	880	137.00	137.00
17	—	569	145.00–151.00	146.51
9	—	423	176.00	176.00
1	—	800	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,143	130.00	130.00
8	—	1,080	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	885	111.00	111.00
1	—	740	129.00	129.00
3	—	441	162.00	162.00
21	—	625	137.50	137.50
14	—	527	164.00–170.00	166.63
2	—	582	127.00	127.00
4	—	663	143.00	143.00
5	—	482	137.50–157.50	151.54
1	—	1,000	125.00	125.00
5	—	807	140.00–142.00	141.60

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
116	—	1,415	70.00–76.00	71.73
39	—	1,392	77.00–82.00	78.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
307	—	1,191	60.00–69.00	64.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
160	—	1,184	46.00–59.50	55.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,961	97.00–99.50	97.80
17	—	1,620	80.00–89.00	84.30
7	—	1,491	71.00–77.00	74.57

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,173	875.00–1,000.00	931.88
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	24	—	1,129	850.00–1,250.00	976.74
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,407	1,200.00	1,200.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,009	74.00–97.00	85.09

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.