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Winter Livestock - Dodge City

Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2022-12-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-07

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dodge City, Kansas · Wed, Dec 7

● Final104 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1889

← Nov 30Dec 7Dec 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

4,031 head

▲ 1,339 vs last sale 2,692▼ 609 vs year ago 4,640 · −13.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

321 head

▼ 367 vs last sale 688▼ 64 vs year ago 385 · −16.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

59 head

▼ 73 vs last sale 132▼ 44 vs year ago 103 · −42.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, steer and heifer calves 400 lb to 500 lb sold 4.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder steers and heifers 500 lb to 900 lb sold unevenly steady. Approximately 500 head of extremely thin red angus calves sold 20.00 to 30.00 higher. Demand was good. Slaughter cows sold 12.00 to 15.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 8.00 to 10.00 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 $196.36/cwt on 1,955 head.

Average price

$196.36

1,955 head · 610 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,198

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$339

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$51.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.67

vs KS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	606	199.28	1,208	1,743
Medium and Large 1-2	644	172.47	1,111	211
Large 1	1,045	148.00	1,547	1thin

One grade step is worth $51.28/cwt here — about −$339 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 sale1,955 hd

196.36

—

KS average4 barns · 7,565 hd

197.03

−0.67

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	1,859	86.47	1,608	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,337	68.83	921	165
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,308	58.67	767	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,178	46.14	544	38

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,276	$1,035	11
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,217	$958	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	980	$939	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,200	$1,775	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,200	$1,325	1thin

Every lot

104 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 · Steers48 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	260	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	650	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	323	185.50/cwt	185.50–185.50	599	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	334	240.67/cwt	234.00–251.00	804	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	358	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	906	71
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	367	230.59/cwt	225.00–247.50	846	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	373	203.12/cwt	201.00–205.00	758	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	649	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	417	202.79/cwt	199.00–212.50	846	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	426	227.16/cwt	217.00–234.00	968	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	428	190.90/cwt	180.00–195.00	817	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	433	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,139	153
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	448	191.27/cwt	187.50–193.00	857	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	453	171.78/cwt	158.50–177.50	778	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	454	207.39/cwt	203.00–208.00	942	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	463	219.03/cwt	218.00–222.00	1,014	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	487	194.12/cwt	192.50–195.00	945	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	508	200.20/cwt	200.00–201.00	1,017	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	516	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,171	53
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	532	189.86/cwt	184.00–194.00	1,010	117
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	541	167.01/cwt	155.00–173.00	904	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	544	179.50/cwt	179.50–179.50	976	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	556	192.71/cwt	186.00–200.00	1,071	85
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	574	177.72/cwt	171.00–184.00	1,020	80
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	576	168.86/cwt	155.50–181.00	973	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	588	204.86/cwt	204.00–206.00	1,205	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	608	210.89/cwt	209.00–218.00	1,282	99
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	622	190.99/cwt	184.00–195.00	1,188	129
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	625	170.10/cwt	165.00–175.00	1,063	71
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	629	178.32/cwt	165.00–181.00	1,122	98
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	655	210.25/cwt	210.25–210.25	1,377	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	669	182.43/cwt	175.50–187.25	1,220	175
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	677	197.30/cwt	190.00–205.50	1,336	137
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	677	165.12/cwt	163.00–174.00	1,118	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	682	164.97/cwt	150.00–175.00	1,125	38
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	720	178.18/cwt	170.00–183.50	1,283	101
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	730	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,241	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	743	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,107	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	751	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	1,205	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	769	177.45/cwt	173.00–179.00	1,365	111
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	775	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,093	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	785	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,460	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	833	183.30/cwt	181.00–184.10	1,527	68
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	834	166.97/cwt	153.00–169.00	1,393	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	879	176.51/cwt	174.00–179.50	1,552	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	928	161.91/cwt	161.50–164.00	1,503	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	970	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,416	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	976	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,591	3
Steers	—	Large 1	1,045	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,547	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers40 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	330	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	640	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	348	225.76/cwt	207.50–226.00	786	69
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	362	190.18/cwt	189.00–192.00	688	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	383	165.83/cwt	161.00–169.00	635	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	385	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	812	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	400	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	756	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	418	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	986	151
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	189.00/cwt	181.00–193.00	799	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	439	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	865	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	448	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	780	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	472	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,015	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	480	179.19/cwt	173.00–186.75	860	99
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	142.55/cwt	135.00–148.00	684	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	486	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	943	58
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	496	158.74/cwt	155.00–162.50	787	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	512	185.40/cwt	182.00–187.50	949	43
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	529	161.62/cwt	147.00–169.00	855	42
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	535	159.07/cwt	150.00–162.00	851	53
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	537	175.13/cwt	170.00–180.00	940	111
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	558	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	993	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	578	152.28/cwt	151.00–159.00	880	44
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	582	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	879	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	586	170.37/cwt	165.00–176.00	998	198
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	591	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	963	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	621	172.63/cwt	165.50–176.25	1,072	273
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	621	152.41/cwt	151.00–157.50	946	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	637	158.02/cwt	147.00–161.00	1,007	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	655	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	969	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	673	167.32/cwt	166.50–170.00	1,126	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	679	159.34/cwt	154.00–164.00	1,082	85
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	716	168.97/cwt	163.00–172.75	1,210	218
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	733	151.06/cwt	145.00–162.00	1,107	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	783	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,214	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	797	168.75/cwt	168.75–168.75	1,345	76
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	847	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,398	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	902	161.35/cwt	161.35–161.35	1,455	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	908	149.75/cwt	149.75–149.75	1,360	36
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	1,025	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	1,102	3
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	1,050	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,166	3
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,108	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,341	8
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	530	158.50/cwt	158.00–159.00	840	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	565	164.37/cwt	149.00–172.00	929	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	690	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,076	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,840	85.39/cwt	83.00–88.00	1,571	8
Bulls	—	—	1,865	74.89/cwt	72.00–78.50	1,397	4
Bulls	—	—	1,878	94.31/cwt	91.00–98.00	1,771	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,178	46.14/cwt	43.00–52.00	544	38
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,308	58.67/cwt	54.00–63.00	767	44
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,326	68.28/cwt	64.00–72.00	905	151
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,460	74.80/cwt	73.00–78.00	1,092	14
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,200	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,200	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	876	114.31/cwt	97.50–121.00	1,001	37
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	980	939.22/head	900.00–1,025.00	939	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,217	957.64/head	825.00–1,125.00	958	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,276	1,035.00/head	1,035.00–1,035.00	1,035	11

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 Dec 7, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 4,031Last week 2,692Year ago 4,640

Slaughter CattleReceipts 321Last week 688Year ago 385

Replacement CattleReceipts 59Last week 132Year ago 103

* Final Report *

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
80	—	574	171.00–184.00	177.72
20	—	487	192.50–195.00	194.12
20	—	677	163.00–174.00	165.12
15	—	448	187.50–193.00	191.27
71	—	625	165.00–175.00	170.10
9	—	544	179.50	179.50
7	—	751	160.50	160.50
5	—	743	149.00	149.00
3	—	323	185.50	185.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	879	174.00–179.50	176.51
175	—	669	175.50–187.25	182.43
68	—	833	181.00–184.10	183.30
3	—	976	163.00	163.00
16	—	417	199.00–212.50	202.79
6	—	928	161.50–164.00	161.91
2	—	373	201.00–205.00	203.12
117	—	532	184.00–194.00	189.86
85	—	556	186.00–200.00	192.71
129	—	622	184.00–195.00	190.99
111	—	769	173.00–179.00	177.45
101	—	720	170.00–183.50	178.18
14	—	454	203.00–208.00	207.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	453	158.50–177.50	171.78
2	—	730	170.00	170.00
26	—	576	155.50–181.00	168.86
38	—	682	150.00–175.00	164.97
98	—	629	165.00–181.00	178.32
3	—	541	155.00–173.00	167.01
23	—	834	153.00–169.00	166.97
1	—	375	173.00	173.00
6	—	428	180.00–195.00	190.90
1	—	970	146.00	146.00
4	—	775	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	463	218.00–222.00	219.03
20	—	508	200.00–201.00	200.20
4	—	367	225.00–247.50	230.59
21	—	588	204.00–206.00	204.86
99	—	608	209.00–218.00	210.89
137	—	677	190.00–205.50	197.30
5	—	334	234.00–251.00	240.67
1	—	260	250.00	250.00
24	—	426	217.00–234.00	227.16
25	—	785	186.00	186.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,045	148.00	148.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	655	210.25	210.25
71	—	358	253.00	253.00
153	—	433	263.00	263.00
53	—	516	227.00	227.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	448	174.00	174.00
4	—	496	155.00–162.50	158.74
5	—	582	151.00	151.00
53	—	535	150.00–162.00	159.07
9	—	621	151.00–157.50	152.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	673	166.50–170.00	167.32
12	—	558	178.00	178.00
10	—	385	211.00	211.00
9	—	439	197.00	197.00
58	—	486	194.00	194.00
43	—	512	182.00–187.50	185.40
69	—	348	207.50–226.00	225.76
32	—	902	161.35	161.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
218	—	716	163.00–172.75	168.97
273	—	621	165.50–176.25	172.63
198	—	586	165.00–176.00	170.37
12	—	847	165.00	165.00
111	—	537	170.00–180.00	175.13
1	—	330	194.00	194.00
5	—	362	189.00–192.00	190.18
85	—	679	154.00–164.00	159.34
99	—	480	173.00–186.75	179.19
32	—	423	181.00–193.00	189.00
36	—	908	149.75	149.75
76	—	797	168.75	168.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	637	147.00–161.00	158.02
5	—	383	161.00–169.00	165.83
42	—	529	147.00–169.00	161.62
6	—	655	148.00	148.00
3	—	480	135.00–148.00	142.55
14	—	783	155.00	155.00
24	—	733	145.00–162.00	151.06
44	—	578	151.00–159.00	152.28
2	—	400	189.00	189.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,108	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,050	111.00	111.00
3	—	1,025	107.50	107.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	591	163.00	163.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	472	215.00	215.00
151	—	418	236.00	236.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	565	149.00–172.00	164.37
2	—	530	158.00–159.00	158.50
1	—	690	156.00	156.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	1,178	43.00–52.00	46.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
151	—	1,326	64.00–72.00	68.28
14	—	1,460	73.00–78.00	74.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	1,308	54.00–63.00	58.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,840	83.00–88.00	85.39
4	—	1,865	72.00–78.50	74.89
7	—	1,878	91.00–98.00	94.31

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	1,325.00	1,325.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,200	1,775.00	1,775.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	37	—	876	97.50–121.00	114.31

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,276	1,035.00	1,035.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	980	900.00–1,025.00	939.22
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,217	825.00–1,125.00	957.64

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.