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Winter Livestock - Dodge City

Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2023-01-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-11

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dodge City, Kansas · Wed, Jan 11

● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1889

← Jan 4Jan 11Jan 18 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

4,228 head

▼ 372 vs last sale 4,600▼ 1,876 vs year ago 6,104 · −30.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

484 head

▲ 145 vs last sale 339▲ 145 vs year ago 339 · +42.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

33 head

▼ 80 vs last sale 113▼ 93 vs year ago 126 · −73.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers 700 lb to 925 lb sold steady. Steers 400 lb to 700 lb sold steady to 3.00 higher. Heifers 400 lb to 700 lb sold steady to 2.00 higher Demand was good. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher.

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 $196.00/cwt on 2,043 head.

Average price

$196.00

2,043 head · 673 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,319

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$254

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$45.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.38

vs KS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	675	196.84	1,328	1,963
Medium and Large 1-2	626	176.01	1,101	78
Large 1	1,048	151.00	1,582	2thin

One grade step is worth $45.84/cwt here — about −$254 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 sale2,043 hd

196.00

—

KS average4 barns · 7,585 hd

191.61

+4.38

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	1,966	104.31	2,050	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,397	76.84	1,073	248
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,358	64.32	873	127
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,303	51.85	676	81

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)	1,600	$1,225	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,221	$1,010	3thin

Every lot

82 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 · Steers38 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	233	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	594	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	275	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	578	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	308	242.46/cwt	240.00–247.00	747	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	324	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	810	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	337	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	644	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	372	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	878	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	380	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	935	37
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	392	249.21/cwt	247.00–259.00	977	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	402	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	663	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	415	245.50/cwt	245.50–245.50	1,019	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	436	232.94/cwt	227.50–246.00	1,016	39
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	436	218.39/cwt	217.50–222.50	952	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	461	232.72/cwt	231.00–236.00	1,073	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	482	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	762	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	489	208.07/cwt	203.00–213.00	1,017	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	490	226.51/cwt	220.50–228.00	1,110	39
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	527	208.90/cwt	204.00–213.00	1,101	64
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	530	225.49/cwt	218.00–231.00	1,195	114
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	543	187.32/cwt	178.00–192.00	1,017	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	550	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,001	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	560	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,176	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	584	187.90/cwt	186.00–193.00	1,097	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	627	193.39/cwt	187.00–196.00	1,213	292
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	627	173.77/cwt	173.00–175.00	1,090	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	629	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,258	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	652	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,291	109
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	675	191.02/cwt	185.00–194.60	1,289	111
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	685	179.93/cwt	173.00–181.00	1,233	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	727	184.39/cwt	178.50–188.25	1,341	288
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	741	177.98/cwt	164.00–184.00	1,319	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	775	182.53/cwt	177.00–188.00	1,415	158
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	818	190.38/cwt	188.00–191.60	1,557	326
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	827	177.33/cwt	171.00–180.00	1,467	99
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	870	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,227	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	891	171.16/cwt	161.00–172.50	1,525	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	923	170.91/cwt	165.00–173.50	1,577	57
Steers	—	Large 1	1,020	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,489	1
Steers	—	Large 1	1,075	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,677	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	668	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	304	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	599	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	352	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	753	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	369	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	775	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	380	198.75/cwt	194.00–202.00	755	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	386	184.99/cwt	183.00–187.00	714	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	418	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	846	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	427	169.45/cwt	167.50–175.00	724	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	432	184.83/cwt	182.50–190.00	798	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	446	208.46/cwt	201.00–210.00	930	40
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	458	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	811	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	478	189.22/cwt	185.00–194.00	904	43
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	481	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	794	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	484	200.47/cwt	197.00–203.00	970	83
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	521	198.45/cwt	198.00–199.00	1,034	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	531	175.05/cwt	173.00–179.50	930	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	537	186.85/cwt	181.50–191.00	1,003	121
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	568	172.50/cwt	165.00–176.00	980	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	580	181.67/cwt	177.00–187.00	1,054	224
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	615	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,009	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	621	176.77/cwt	169.00–179.35	1,098	433
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	637	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,147	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	653	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,175	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	674	174.71/cwt	170.75–176.25	1,178	215
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	675	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,080	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	726	172.92/cwt	165.00–174.85	1,255	139
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	735	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,213	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	772	160.03/cwt	155.00–162.50	1,235	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	773	170.60/cwt	165.00–173.25	1,319	229
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	840	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,235	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	843	166.11/cwt	165.50–167.00	1,400	52
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	878	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,475	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	918	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,313	12
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	565	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,017	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	630	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,058	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,400	95.55/cwt	93.00–99.00	1,338	3
Bulls	—	—	2,060	105.77/cwt	100.00–109.00	2,179	18
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,303	51.85/cwt	45.00–59.50	676	81
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,358	64.32/cwt	60.00–69.00	873	127
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,395	75.96/cwt	70.00–79.00	1,060	220
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,410	83.73/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,181	28
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,001	82.32/cwt	73.00–87.50	824	29
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,221	1,010.04/head	875.00–1,075.00	1,010	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,600	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1

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 Jan 11, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 4,228Last week 4,600Year ago 6,104

Slaughter CattleReceipts 484Last week 339Year ago 339

Replacement CattleReceipts 33Last week 113Year ago 126

* Final Report

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
229	—	773	165.00–173.25	170.60
17	—	432	182.50–190.00	184.83
52	—	843	165.50–167.00	166.11
139	—	726	165.00–174.85	172.92
433	—	621	169.00–179.35	176.77
7	—	304	197.00	197.00
215	—	674	170.75–176.25	174.71
43	—	478	185.00–194.00	189.22
224	—	580	177.00–187.00	181.67
12	—	918	143.00	143.00
121	—	537	181.50–191.00	186.85
25	—	380	194.00–202.00	198.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	369	210.00	210.00
14	—	300	222.50	222.50
12	—	418	202.50	202.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	878	168.00	168.00
40	—	446	201.00–210.00	208.46
35	—	521	198.00–199.00	198.45
9	—	352	214.00	214.00
83	—	484	197.00–203.00	200.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	164.00	164.00
34	—	568	165.00–176.00	172.50
26	—	531	173.00–179.50	175.05
6	—	772	155.00–162.50	160.03
1	—	840	147.00	147.00
2	—	735	165.00	165.00
3	—	481	165.00	165.00
4	—	427	167.50–175.00	169.45
2	—	675	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	653	180.00	180.00
9	—	637	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	458	177.00	177.00
8	—	386	183.00–187.00	184.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	308	240.00–247.00	242.46
26	—	392	247.00–259.00	249.21
18	—	629	200.00	200.00
39	—	490	220.50–228.00	226.51
27	—	560	210.00	210.00
326	—	818	188.00–191.60	190.38
3	—	233	255.00	255.00
109	—	652	198.00	198.00
39	—	436	227.50–246.00	232.94
114	—	530	218.00–231.00	225.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	550	182.00	182.00
6	—	543	178.00–192.00	187.32
1	—	870	141.00	141.00
10	—	741	164.00–184.00	177.98
7	—	402	165.00	165.00
22	—	685	173.00–181.00	179.93
2	—	482	158.00	158.00
25	—	627	173.00–175.00	173.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	891	161.00–172.50	171.16
7	—	372	236.00	236.00
23	—	489	203.00–213.00	208.07
292	—	627	187.00–196.00	193.39
158	—	775	177.00–188.00	182.53
57	—	923	165.00–173.50	170.91
288	—	727	178.50–188.25	184.39
111	—	675	185.00–194.60	191.02
2	—	275	210.00	210.00
64	—	527	204.00–213.00	208.90
99	—	827	171.00–180.00	177.33
14	—	436	217.50–222.50	218.39
33	—	584	186.00–193.00	187.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,075	156.00	156.00
1	—	1,020	146.00	146.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	380	246.00	246.00
35	—	461	231.00–236.00	232.72
6	—	324	250.00	250.00
14	—	415	245.50	245.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	337	191.00	191.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	630	168.00	168.00
1	—	565	180.00	180.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
81	—	1,303	45.00–59.50	51.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,410	80.00–85.00	83.73
220	—	1,395	70.00–79.00	75.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
127	—	1,358	60.00–69.00	64.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,400	93.00–99.00	95.55
18	—	2,060	100.00–109.00	105.77

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
(<2 yrs)	Open	29	—	1,001	73.00–87.50	82.32

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,221	875.00–1,075.00	1,010.04
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,600	1,225.00	1,225.00

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.