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Winter Livestock - Dodge City

Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2023-01-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dodge City, Kansas · Wed, Jan 18

● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1889

← Jan 11Jan 18Jan 25 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

2,676 head

▼ 1,552 vs last sale 4,228▼ 944 vs year ago 3,620 · −26.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

382 head

▼ 102 vs last sale 484▲ 89 vs year ago 293 · +30.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

30 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 33▼ 93 vs year ago 123 · −75.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 700 lb to 950 lb sold steady to 3.00 lower. Steers 575 Lb to 700 lb sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher. Steer calves 400 lb to 575 lb sold steady to 3.00 lower. Heifers 400 lb to 900 lb sold steady to 3.00 lower. Demand was moderate. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold 5.00 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 $190.12/cwt on 1,591 head.

Average price

$190.12

1,591 head · 661 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,257

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$345

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$35.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.85

vs KS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	663	193.91	1,286	1,334
Medium and Large 1-2	635	170.98	1,086	246
Large 1	1,032	158.00	1,631	11thin

One grade step is worth $35.91/cwt here — about −$345 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 sale1,591 hd

190.12

—

KS average3 barns · 6,251 hd

191.97

−1.85

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	1,572	90.49	1,422	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,288	76.35	984	203
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,177	65.77	774	91
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,157	54.21	627	55

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)	1,341	$1,128	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,377	$1,035	4thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,000	$875	1thin

Every lot

81 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 1Fancy	291	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	698	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	311	234.62/cwt	232.50–235.00	730	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	346	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	806	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	364	223.27/cwt	220.00–225.00	813	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	371	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	879	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	920	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	217.98/cwt	217.00–222.50	922	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	458	176.25/cwt	176.00–178.00	807	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	467	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,074	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	480	191.46/cwt	191.00–197.00	919	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	517	215.53/cwt	201.00–223.00	1,114	71
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	522	181.70/cwt	180.00–191.00	948	65
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	176.13/cwt	173.00–179.60	925	112
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	539	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,186	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	562	207.48/cwt	201.35–210.00	1,166	71
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	574	160.51/cwt	160.00–162.50	921	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	580	191.59/cwt	188.00–197.00	1,111	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	617	205.57/cwt	198.50–212.00	1,268	228
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	618	190.33/cwt	185.00–196.50	1,176	51
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	625	180.66/cwt	180.00–181.00	1,129	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	670	194.44/cwt	191.50–197.75	1,303	148
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	685	171.83/cwt	171.00–173.00	1,177	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	690	185.03/cwt	183.00–186.00	1,277	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	709	179.22/cwt	179.00–179.25	1,271	57
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	712	186.89/cwt	186.50–187.25	1,331	97
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	747	167.14/cwt	165.50–174.00	1,249	72
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	765	182.07/cwt	171.50–182.50	1,393	192
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	815	181.25/cwt	181.25–181.25	1,477	53
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	824	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,220	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	837	164.57/cwt	161.00–172.00	1,377	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	858	165.92/cwt	150.00–167.50	1,424	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	878	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,563	80
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	944	170.25/cwt	170.25–170.25	1,607	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	945	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	1,507	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	963	155.76/cwt	152.00–161.00	1,500	5
Steers	—	Large 1	1,032	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,631	11
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	298	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	527	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	331	183.31/cwt	180.00–185.00	607	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	357	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	714	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	359	171.82/cwt	170.00–180.00	617	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	385	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	658	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	412	209.65/cwt	207.00–212.00	864	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	414	181.35/cwt	178.00–183.00	751	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	440	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	717	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	476	197.28/cwt	197.00–197.50	939	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	477	180.50/cwt	177.00–181.00	861	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	491	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	992	46
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	495	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	837	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	528	190.85/cwt	186.50–201.00	1,008	96
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	577	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	871	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	585	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,076	101
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	590	173.40/cwt	169.00–177.00	1,023	52
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	592	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,066	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	616	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	862	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	620	174.30/cwt	168.00–177.50	1,081	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	663	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,021	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	693	168.41/cwt	163.50–171.75	1,167	147
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	724	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	1,082	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	740	170.73/cwt	170.50–171.00	1,263	44
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	764	171.25/cwt	171.25–171.25	1,308	43
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	783	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,237	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	817	149.87/cwt	144.00–152.50	1,224	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	881	148.51/cwt	143.00–149.00	1,308	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	936	147.66/cwt	141.00–148.50	1,382	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	959	146.11/cwt	138.00–146.75	1,401	14
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,012	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,467	2
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,108	133.00/cwt	131.00–143.00	1,474	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	890	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,273	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	905	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,276	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,379	84.63/cwt	78.00–87.00	1,167	7
Bulls	—	—	1,815	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,652	1
Bulls	—	—	1,941	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	2,019	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	954	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	582	13
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,157	54.21/cwt	49.00–59.00	627	55
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,214	66.57/cwt	60.00–69.00	808	78
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,284	75.42/cwt	70.00–79.50	968	170
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,311	81.14/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,064	33
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	928	98.77/cwt	87.50–125.00	917	21
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,000	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,341	1,128.29/head	1,100.00–1,175.00	1,128	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,377	1,035.00/head	1,035.00–1,035.00	1,035	4

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 18, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,676Last week 4,228Year ago 3,620

Slaughter CattleReceipts 382Last week 484Year ago 293

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 33Year ago 123

* Final Report *

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	414	178.00–183.00	181.35
8	—	359	170.00–180.00	171.82
44	—	740	170.50–171.00	170.73
147	—	693	163.50–171.75	168.41
9	—	936	141.00–148.50	147.66
35	—	817	144.00–152.50	149.87
37	—	620	168.00–177.50	174.30
22	—	881	143.00–149.00	148.51
52	—	590	169.00–177.00	173.40
12	—	331	180.00–185.00	183.31
14	—	959	138.00–146.75	146.11
15	—	477	177.00–181.00	180.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	385	171.00	171.00
5	—	298	177.00	177.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,108	131.00–143.00	133.00
2	—	1,012	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	764	171.25	171.25
30	—	412	207.00–212.00	209.65
13	—	592	180.00	180.00
11	—	357	200.00	200.00
96	—	528	186.50–201.00	190.85
30	—	476	197.00–197.50	197.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	663	154.00	154.00
8	—	616	140.00	140.00
8	—	440	163.00	163.00
1	—	495	169.00	169.00
2	—	577	151.00	151.00
8	—	724	149.50	149.50
3	—	783	158.00	158.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	491	202.00	202.00
101	—	585	184.00	184.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	400	230.00	230.00
228	—	617	198.50–212.00	205.57
3	—	291	240.00	240.00
97	—	712	186.50–187.25	186.89
71	—	517	201.00–223.00	215.53
53	—	815	181.25	181.25
8	—	371	237.00	237.00
71	—	562	201.35–210.00	207.48
15	—	467	230.00	230.00
4	—	346	233.00	233.00
148	—	670	191.50–197.75	194.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	709	179.00–179.25	179.22
5	—	963	152.00–161.00	155.76
20	—	364	220.00–225.00	223.27
13	—	480	191.00–197.00	191.46
192	—	765	171.50–182.50	182.07
7	—	311	232.50–235.00	234.62
80	—	878	178.00	178.00
35	—	690	183.00–186.00	185.03
11	—	423	217.00–222.50	217.98
19	—	837	161.00–172.00	164.57
51	—	618	185.00–196.50	190.33
65	—	522	180.00–191.00	181.70
29	—	944	170.25	170.25
17	—	580	188.00–197.00	191.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	458	176.00–178.00	176.25
5	—	574	160.00–162.50	160.51
1	—	945	159.50	159.50
112	—	525	173.00–179.60	176.13
72	—	747	165.50–174.00	167.14
11	—	858	150.00–167.50	165.92
14	—	685	171.00–173.00	171.83
14	—	824	148.00	148.00
9	—	625	180.00–181.00	180.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,032	158.00	158.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	539	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	905	141.00	141.00
1	—	890	143.00	143.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	1,157	49.00–59.00	54.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,311	80.00–85.00	81.14
170	—	1,284	70.00–79.50	75.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
78	—	1,214	60.00–69.00	66.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	954	61.00	61.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,815	91.00	91.00
3	—	1,941	104.00	104.00
7	—	1,379	78.00–87.00	84.63

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	21	—	928	87.50–125.00	98.77

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	875.00	875.00

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)	4	—	1,341	1,100.00–1,175.00	1,128.29
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,377	1,035.00	1,035.00

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.