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Winter Livestock - Dodge City

Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2023-02-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-01

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dodge City, Kansas · Wed, Feb 1

● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1889

← Jan 25Feb 1Feb 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

2,327 head

▲ 1,601 vs last sale 726▲ 1,349 vs year ago 978 · +137.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

345 head

▲ 114 vs last sale 231▲ 243 vs year ago 102 · +238.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

9 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 9▲ 5 vs year ago 4 · +125.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 700 lb to 900 lb sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Steers 400 lb to 700 lb sold 10.00 to 12.00 higher. Feeder heifers 600 lb to 950 lb sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Heifers 400 lb to 600 lb sold 10.00 higher. Demand was good. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold 6.00 to 8.00 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 $189.18/cwt on 1,575 head.

Average price

$189.18

1,575 head · 752 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,423

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$346

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$22.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.06

vs KS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	743	190.17	1,413	1,498
Medium and Large 1-2	669	174.42	1,166	25
Large 1	1,048	167.91	1,759	52

One grade step is worth $22.25/cwt here — about −$346 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 sale1,575 hd

189.18

—

KS average3 barns · 4,392 hd

186.13

+3.06

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	2,021	112.11	2,266	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,378	89.28	1,230	205
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,221	74.07	904	95
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,125	67.36	758	24

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)	1,410	$1,252	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,257	$1,125	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,400	$1,200	1thin

Every lot

72 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 · Steers34 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	303	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	788	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	333	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	724	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	377	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	886	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	392	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	794	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	428	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,006	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	440	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	880	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	457	218.14/cwt	210.00–219.00	997	50
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	512	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	983	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	518	229.29/cwt	220.00–241.00	1,188	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	539	210.68/cwt	205.00–212.50	1,136	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	555	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	999	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	556	224.95/cwt	216.00–230.00	1,251	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	571	197.50/cwt	190.00–199.00	1,128	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	579	212.43/cwt	211.25–222.00	1,230	79
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	623	210.95/cwt	207.00–212.00	1,314	58
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	632	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,289	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	641	191.26/cwt	191.00–201.00	1,226	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,307	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	689	189.51/cwt	180.00–191.00	1,306	153
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	706	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,218	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	723	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,410	39
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	744	186.72/cwt	179.00–187.25	1,389	103
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	760	183.03/cwt	175.00–186.50	1,391	222
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	765	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,270	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	787	187.75/cwt	187.75–187.75	1,478	73
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	809	185.74/cwt	182.00–186.25	1,503	129
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	838	175.25/cwt	172.00–180.50	1,469	182
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	881	175.98/cwt	174.50–179.50	1,550	54
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	884	185.17/cwt	185.00–185.50	1,637	180
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	901	174.50/cwt	174.50–174.50	1,572	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	917	150.04/cwt	146.00–152.00	1,376	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	971	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,486	6
Steers	—	Large 1	1,042	168.33/cwt	161.00–169.00	1,754	47
Steers	—	Large 1	1,102	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,807	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	277	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	623	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	317	195.98/cwt	195.00–197.50	621	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	351	226.26/cwt	225.00–230.00	794	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	394	200.62/cwt	197.00–202.00	790	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	418	191.40/cwt	188.00–195.00	800	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	437	205.67/cwt	202.00–212.00	899	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	443	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	806	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	487	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	784	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	511	197.11/cwt	196.75–198.00	1,007	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	514	175.21/cwt	170.00–182.50	901	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	534	197.75/cwt	197.50–200.00	1,056	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	183.92/cwt	177.00–188.50	1,054	51
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	586	170.17/cwt	169.00–174.00	997	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	598	185.52/cwt	184.00–187.00	1,109	87
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	621	180.23/cwt	175.00–183.50	1,119	77
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	634	166.32/cwt	165.00–171.00	1,054	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	683	174.08/cwt	168.00–177.50	1,189	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	711	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,145	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	718	170.41/cwt	165.00–173.00	1,224	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	765	172.33/cwt	169.50–175.00	1,318	190
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	812	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,397	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	868	155.99/cwt	151.50–160.50	1,354	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	944	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,425	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	968	145.64/cwt	145.00–147.50	1,410	4
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,010	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,454	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	514	202.63/cwt	200.00–204.00	1,042	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	641	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,090	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,827	107.07/cwt	104.00–109.00	1,956	3
Bulls	—	—	2,137	115.14/cwt	111.00–118.00	2,461	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	941	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	649	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,173	66.93/cwt	59.00–69.50	785	19
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,221	74.07/cwt	70.00–79.00	904	95
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,311	84.80/cwt	80.00–89.00	1,112	90
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,430	92.78/cwt	90.00–96.00	1,327	115
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Large 1	1,120	103.57/cwt	92.50–112.50	1,160	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,400	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,257	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,410	1,252.46/head	1,250.00–1,260.00	1,252	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 Feb 1, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,327Last week 726Year ago 978

Slaughter CattleReceipts 345Last week 231Year ago 102

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 9Year ago 4

* Final Report *

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	1,042	161.00–169.00	168.33
5	—	1,102	164.00	164.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	518	220.00–241.00	229.29
9	—	650	201.00	201.00
58	—	623	207.00–212.00	210.95
28	—	556	216.00–230.00	224.95
2	—	377	235.00	235.00
4	—	303	260.00	260.00
3	—	428	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	917	146.00–152.00	150.04
5	—	706	172.50	172.50
6	—	765	166.00	166.00
5	—	555	180.00	180.00
6	—	512	192.00	192.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	392	202.50	202.50
182	—	838	172.00–180.50	175.25
6	—	971	153.00	153.00
5	—	333	217.50	217.50
153	—	689	180.00–191.00	189.51
103	—	744	179.00–187.25	186.72
54	—	881	174.50–179.50	175.98
23	—	901	174.50	174.50
222	—	760	175.00–186.50	183.03
50	—	457	210.00–219.00	218.14
10	—	571	190.00–199.00	197.50
13	—	539	205.00–212.50	210.68
36	—	641	191.00–201.00	191.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	723	195.00	195.00
180	—	884	185.00–185.50	185.17
9	—	632	204.00	204.00
129	—	809	182.00–186.25	185.74
79	—	579	211.25–222.00	212.43
73	—	787	187.75	187.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	440	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	443	182.00	182.00
2	—	487	161.00	161.00
18	—	634	165.00–171.00	166.32
3	—	711	161.00	161.00
37	—	586	169.00–174.00	170.17
7	—	514	170.00–182.50	175.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	534	197.50–200.00	197.75
20	—	351	225.00–230.00	226.26
11	—	437	202.00–212.00	205.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
190	—	765	169.50–175.00	172.33
35	—	511	196.75–198.00	197.11
14	—	418	188.00–195.00	191.40
12	—	868	151.50–160.50	155.99
77	—	621	175.00–183.50	180.23
51	—	573	177.00–188.50	183.92
5	—	277	225.00	225.00
16	—	812	172.00	172.00
5	—	317	195.00–197.50	195.98
11	—	394	197.00–202.00	200.62
11	—	944	151.00	151.00
4	—	968	145.00–147.50	145.64
23	—	718	165.00–173.00	170.41
17	—	683	168.00–177.50	174.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
87	—	598	184.00–187.00	185.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,010	144.00	144.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	514	200.00–204.00	202.63
3	—	641	170.00	170.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
95	—	1,221	70.00–79.00	74.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,173	59.00–69.50	66.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
115	—	1,430	90.00–96.00	92.78
90	—	1,311	80.00–89.00	84.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	941	69.00	69.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	2,137	111.00–118.00	115.14
3	—	1,827	104.00–109.00	107.07

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,120	92.50–112.50	103.57

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,400	1,200.00	1,200.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,410	1,250.00–1,260.00	1,252.46
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,257	1,125.00	1,125.00

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.