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Winter Livestock - Dodge City

Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2023-02-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dodge City, Kansas · Wed, Feb 8

● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1889

← Feb 1Feb 8Feb 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

2,624 head

▲ 297 vs last sale 2,327▼ 693 vs year ago 3,317 · −20.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

305 head

▼ 40 vs last sale 345▼ 170 vs year ago 475 · −35.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

65 head

▲ 56 vs last sale 9▼ 1 vs year ago 66 · −1.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers 800 lb to 950 lb sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Steers and heifers 500 lb to 800 lb sold steady. Steer calves 400 lb to 500 lb sold 10.00 to 20.00 higher. Heifer calves 400 lb to 500 lb sold 10.00 to 15.00 higher. Demand was good. Slaughter cows sold steady, however 2 high yielding cows sold for 99. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $186.88/cwt on 1,252 head.

Average price

$186.88

1,252 head · 648 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,212

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$164

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1-2

$50.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.92

vs KS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	645	187.87	1,211	1,218
Medium and Large 1-2	667	156.53	1,044	23
Large 1	1,038	140.90	1,463	10thin
Large 1-2	1,000	137.50	1,375	1thin

One grade step is worth $50.37/cwt here — about −$164 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 sale1,252 hd

186.88

—

KS average4 barns · 3,439 hd

185.96

+0.92

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	2,015	112.41	2,265	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,319	86.71	1,144	201
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,186	75.09	891	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,095	65.74	720	36

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)	1,330	$1,362	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,280	$1,224	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,120	$1,179	10
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,212	$1,140	10
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,294	$1,125	19
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	980	$1,075	1thin

Every lot

80 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 · Steers33 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	296	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	755	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	333	241.17/cwt	240.00–251.00	803	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	339	217.40/cwt	212.50–222.50	737	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	350	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	866	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	373	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	962	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	395	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	999	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	408	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	857	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	427	264.71/cwt	260.00–268.00	1,130	45
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	485	247.33/cwt	244.00–248.00	1,200	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	506	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,063	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	525	225.42/cwt	217.50–230.00	1,183	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	540	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	994	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	552	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,143	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	580	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,224	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	609	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,230	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	610	179.26/cwt	177.50–181.00	1,093	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	628	196.68/cwt	194.00–198.00	1,235	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	662	170.46/cwt	164.00–180.00	1,128	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	677	192.64/cwt	184.00–194.00	1,304	96
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	727	176.12/cwt	175.50–177.00	1,280	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	729	193.75/cwt	193.75–193.75	1,412	48
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	737	184.74/cwt	181.50–189.00	1,362	82
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	753	188.25/cwt	188.25–188.25	1,418	109
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	774	181.60/cwt	175.00–184.00	1,406	116
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	783	166.62/cwt	165.00–170.00	1,305	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	818	162.00/cwt	161.00–163.00	1,325	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	821	179.96/cwt	173.00–183.00	1,477	57
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	879	179.69/cwt	177.75–181.25	1,579	286
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	897	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,507	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	927	154.33/cwt	151.00–156.00	1,431	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	929	173.31/cwt	172.25–178.50	1,610	84
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	983	160.75/cwt	160.75–160.75	1,580	23
Steers	—	Large 1	1,038	153.01/cwt	152.00–154.00	1,588	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	262	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	609	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	329	243.64/cwt	242.50–244.00	802	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	373	221.62/cwt	215.00–228.00	827	45
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	389	224.98/cwt	217.50–227.50	875	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	471	191.30/cwt	186.00–194.00	901	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	489	207.36/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,014	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	492	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,087	80
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	522	215.07/cwt	212.00–217.50	1,123	154
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	530	193.57/cwt	191.00–197.00	1,026	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	541	166.66/cwt	164.00–172.00	902	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	569	190.39/cwt	185.00–193.50	1,083	49
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	595	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,232	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	619	157.51/cwt	151.00–163.00	975	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	621	173.54/cwt	172.50–175.50	1,078	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	634	183.71/cwt	181.00–184.50	1,165	65
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	673	180.48/cwt	180.00–180.50	1,215	59
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	683	173.24/cwt	165.00–175.60	1,183	205
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	711	175.52/cwt	170.00–177.75	1,248	152
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	723	148.11/cwt	142.50–150.00	1,071	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	775	147.60/cwt	140.00–155.00	1,144	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	791	169.31/cwt	167.00–171.25	1,339	100
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	819	171.64/cwt	166.75–172.60	1,406	149
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	820	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,312	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	870	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,462	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	946	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	1,462	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	961	152.60/cwt	152.00–155.00	1,466	5
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	1,000	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,375	1
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,016	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,524	7
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,090	119.68/cwt	117.00–121.00	1,305	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	523	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,098	30
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	620	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	961	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	735	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,044	2
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,005	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,497	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,792	105.99/cwt	102.00–109.00	1,899	10
Bulls	—	—	2,154	116.43/cwt	111.00–122.00	2,508	16
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	956	66.01/cwt	65.00–67.00	631	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,123	65.68/cwt	57.50–68.00	738	30
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,186	75.09/cwt	70.00–79.00	891	26
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,272	84.98/cwt	80.00–89.00	1,081	143
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,436	90.99/cwt	90.00–99.00	1,307	58
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,120	1,179.05/head	1,125.00–1,185.00	1,179	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,212	1,140.00/head	1,140.00–1,140.00	1,140	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,280	1,224.48/head	1,160.00–1,300.00	1,224	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,294	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	19
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,330	1,362.23/head	1,135.00–1,450.00	1,362	4
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	995	98.02/cwt	77.50–125.00	975	17
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	980	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	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 Feb 8, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,624Last week 2,327Year ago 3,317

Slaughter CattleReceipts 305Last week 345Year ago 475

Replacement CattleReceipts 65Last week 9Year ago 66

* Final Report *

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	870	168.00	168.00
149	—	819	166.75–172.60	171.64
5	—	961	152.00–155.00	152.60
45	—	373	215.00–228.00	221.62
152	—	711	170.00–177.75	175.52
100	—	791	167.00–171.25	169.31
8	—	946	154.50	154.50
20	—	621	172.50–175.50	173.54
49	—	569	185.00–193.50	190.39
29	—	530	191.00–197.00	193.57
13	—	471	186.00–194.00	191.30
205	—	683	165.00–175.60	173.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,016	150.00	150.00
3	—	1,090	117.00–121.00	119.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	389	217.50–227.50	224.98
19	—	489	200.00–210.00	207.36
17	—	329	242.50–244.00	243.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	595	207.00	207.00
154	—	522	212.00–217.50	215.07
80	—	492	221.00	221.00
59	—	673	180.00–180.50	180.48
4	—	262	232.50	232.50
65	—	634	181.00–184.50	183.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	619	151.00–163.00	157.51
4	—	723	142.50–150.00	148.11
3	—	541	164.00–172.00	166.66
3	—	820	160.00	160.00
2	—	775	140.00–155.00	147.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,000	137.50	137.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	485	244.00–248.00	247.33
29	—	609	202.00	202.00
109	—	753	188.25	188.25
15	—	580	211.00	211.00
48	—	729	193.75	193.75
45	—	427	260.00–268.00	264.71
14	—	373	258.00	258.00
10	—	525	217.50–230.00	225.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
286	—	879	177.75–181.25	179.69
23	—	983	160.75	160.75
96	—	677	184.00–194.00	192.64
2	—	552	207.00	207.00
31	—	628	194.00–198.00	196.68
9	—	333	240.00–251.00	241.17
57	—	821	173.00–183.00	179.96
5	—	506	210.00	210.00
2	—	350	247.50	247.50
84	—	929	172.25–178.50	173.31
116	—	774	175.00–184.00	181.60
82	—	737	181.50–189.00	184.74
9	—	296	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	727	175.50–177.00	176.12
2	—	818	161.00–163.00	162.00
2	—	897	168.00	168.00
2	—	610	177.50–181.00	179.26
3	—	927	151.00–156.00	154.33
12	—	540	184.00	184.00
9	—	662	164.00–180.00	170.46
6	—	783	165.00–170.00	166.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,038	152.00–154.00	153.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	408	210.00	210.00
4	—	339	212.50–222.50	217.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	395	253.00	253.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,005	149.00	149.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	523	210.00	210.00
2	—	735	142.00	142.00
1	—	620	155.00	155.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
143	—	1,272	80.00–89.00	84.98
58	—	1,436	90.00–99.00	90.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,186	70.00–79.00	75.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,123	57.50–68.00	65.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	956	65.00–67.00	66.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	2,154	111.00–122.00	116.43
10	—	1,792	102.00–109.00	105.99

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	4	—	1,280	1,160.00–1,300.00	1,224.48
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	19	—	1,294	1,125.00	1,125.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,330	1,135.00–1,450.00	1,362.23
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,212	1,140.00	1,140.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	—	1,120	1,125.00–1,185.00	1,179.05

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	17	—	995	77.50–125.00	98.02

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	—	980	1,075.00	1,075.00

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.