Sale reports / Kansas / Winter Livestock - Dodge City / 2022-11-16

Winter Livestock - Dodge City

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dodge City, Kansas · Wed, Nov 16
● Final86 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1889
Feeder Cattle receipts
2,425 head
▼ 476 vs last sale 2,901▲ 281 vs year ago 2,144 · +13.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
502 head
▼ 59 vs last sale 561▲ 200 vs year ago 302 · +66.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
41 head
▼ 94 vs last sale 135▼ 474 vs year ago 515 · −92.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*Note * Winter Livestock will be closed next Wednesday November 23 for the Thanksgiving Break

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, not enough feeder steers and feeder heifers 700 lb to 900 lb for a market test, however a steady trend was noted. Steer calves 400 lb to 500 lb sold 8.00 to 10.00 higher. Steers 500 lb to 700 lb sold steady to 4.00 lower. Heifers 400 lb to 700 lb sold steady to 3.00 lower. Demand was moderate. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 4.00 to 5.00 lower, however one high yielding bull weighing 2425 sold for 103.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $189.65/cwt on 1,150 head.
Average price
$189.65
1,150 head · 601 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,140
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$296
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1
$52.12/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.66
vs KS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1597193.121,1531,026
Medium and Large 1-2626161.211,009122
Large 11,028141.001,4492thin
One grade step is worth $52.12/cwt here — about −$296 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 sale1,150 hd
189.65
—
KS average3 barns · 3,544 hd
185.99
+3.66
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—Low1,87285.691,60419
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,36372.14983171
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,21966.02805233
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,20554.5365748

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,338$1,1624thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,260$1,1102thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,365$1,1055
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,100$1,5001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,300$1,4255
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,300$1,4005

Every lot

86 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 · Steers34 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned295206.00/cwt206.00–206.006082
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy320237.50/cwt237.50–237.507602
Steers—Medium and Large 1320205.00/cwt205.00–205.006561
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2348171.00/cwt171.00–171.005953
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy373228.11/cwt220.00–237.0085129
Steers—Medium and Large 1385207.84/cwt207.50–208.008003
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned397181.00/cwt181.00–181.007192
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2422161.00/cwt161.00–161.006792
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy427219.51/cwt214.50–224.0093725
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned445193.00/cwt193.00–193.008591
Steers—Medium and Large 1446210.00/cwt210.00–210.0093710
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned463192.00/cwt192.00–192.008893
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy466229.68/cwt216.00–234.351,070168
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2479178.55/cwt172.00–186.008558
Steers—Medium and Large 1481194.70/cwt194.00–198.0093756
Steers—Medium and Large 1519191.00/cwt189.00–194.0099187
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy522205.61/cwt199.00–209.001,07346
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2525179.45/cwt169.00–182.009425
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy557194.74/cwt189.00–197.001,08575
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2574154.78/cwt147.00–165.5088818
Steers—Medium and Large 1580175.50/cwt172.00–180.001,01818
Steers—Medium and Large 1616182.60/cwt174.00–183.751,125181
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2635166.14/cwt157.50–170.001,05554
Steers—Medium and Large 1662173.10/cwt165.00–175.501,146105
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2689158.50/cwt158.50–158.501,09210
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy708180.50/cwt180.50–180.501,27830
Steers—Medium and Large 1718168.76/cwt163.00–169.001,21250
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2748144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,07721
Steers—Medium and Large 1768156.82/cwt156.00–157.001,20411
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2775140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0851
Steers—Medium and Large 1820167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,3691
Steers—Medium and Large 1891173.75/cwt173.75–173.751,54895
Steers—Medium and Large 1909171.50/cwt171.50–171.501,55925
Steers—Large 11,028141.00/cwt140.00–142.001,4492
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1291194.32/cwt194.00–195.005653
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy316201.00/cwt201.00–201.0063510
Heifers—Medium and Large 1328195.04/cwt190.00–197.006404
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2352158.00/cwt158.00–158.005562
Heifers—Medium and Large 1354177.42/cwt177.00–181.0062810
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy379207.97/cwt202.00–209.5078824
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy406201.95/cwt197.50–207.0082020
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned417167.54/cwt164.00–171.006994
Heifers—Medium and Large 1438184.22/cwt178.00–189.0080734
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned456159.85/cwt159.85–159.8572960
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2476166.18/cwt165.00–169.007917
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy479187.71/cwt184.00–192.0089975
Heifers—Medium and Large 1481174.64/cwt170.50–181.0084081
Heifers—Medium and Large 1519171.09/cwt165.00–175.0088864
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy520181.04/cwt179.50–183.0094148
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2531156.67/cwt151.00–158.0083218
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy554176.00/cwt176.00–176.0097520
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2577157.94/cwt153.00–162.0091118
Heifers—Medium and Large 1578168.25/cwt164.00–174.0097290
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Replacement588175.55/cwt175.00–176.001,03290
Heifers—Medium and Large 1611163.52/cwt163.00–164.0099919
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2620163.00/cwt163.00–163.001,0119
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy636173.00/cwt173.00–173.001,10054
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2652151.57/cwt147.00–152.0098812
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy682170.25/cwt170.25–170.251,16123
Heifers—Medium and Large 1685166.06/cwt157.25–167.501,13854
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2743145.30/cwt131.00–150.001,0804
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2770140.69/cwt131.00–150.001,0832
Heifers—Medium and Large 1773166.50/cwt166.50–166.501,2877
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2815130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,0601
Heifers—Medium and Large 1843160.08/cwt154.50–160.701,349184
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2868128.63/cwt120.00–146.001,1173
Heifers—Medium and Large 1909155.35/cwt155.35–155.351,41260
Heifers—Large 11,040123.00/cwt123.00–123.001,2791
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1635151.00/cwt151.00–151.009591
Bulls—Medium and Large 1665156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,0371
Bulls—Medium and Large 1900141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,2691
Bulls—Medium and Large 1980118.96/cwt115.00–123.001,1662
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,67284.59/cwt82.00–89.001,41410
Bulls——2,01370.51/cwt65.00–76.001,4193
Bulls——2,13595.10/cwt91.00–103.002,0306
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,20554.53/cwt45.00–59.0065748
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21966.02/cwt60.00–69.00805233
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,35571.40/cwt70.00–74.00967144
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,40576.11/cwt75.00–79.001,06927
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1001,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3001,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4255
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3001,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4005
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 194470.60/cwt63.00–100.0066619
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2601,110.00/head1,110.00–1,110.001,1102
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3381,161.69/head1,060.00–1,200.001,1624
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3651,105.08/head1,060.00–1,200.001,1055

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.