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Winter Livestock - Dodge City

Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2023-02-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dodge City, Kansas · Wed, Feb 22

● Final93 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1889

← Feb 15Feb 22Mar 1 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

3,651 head

▲ 1,806 vs last sale 1,845▲ 1,257 vs year ago 2,394 · +52.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

150 head

▼ 48 vs last sale 198▲ 22 vs year ago 128 · +17.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

10 head

▲ 9 vs last sale 1▲ 10 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifer 400 lb to 925 lb sold 3.00 to 7.00 higher. Outstanding offering of thin fleshed black calves and feeders. Demand was good. Slaughter cows sold 8.00 to 10.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 5.00 higher on light receipts.

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 $196.21/cwt on 1,795 head.

Average price

$196.21

1,795 head · 733 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,438

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$163

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

$25.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.80

vs KS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	732	196.97	1,443	1,742
Medium and Large 1-2	748	171.21	1,280	53

One grade step is worth $25.76/cwt here — about $163 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 sale1,795 hd

196.21

—

KS average3 barns · 3,790 hd

191.41

+4.80

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	1,794	106.77	1,915	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,378	97.89	1,349	73
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,251	83.95	1,050	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,053	69.34	730	2thin

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$1,600	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,100	$1,250	4thin

Every lot

93 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 · Steers39 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	295	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	782	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	301	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	641	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	340	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	823	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	352	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	855	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	374	257.68/cwt	254.00–262.50	964	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	385	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	655	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	400	231.25/cwt	230.00–232.50	925	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	425	235.54/cwt	231.00–239.00	1,001	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	438	254.70/cwt	252.50–255.00	1,116	92
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	463	229.32/cwt	229.00–230.00	1,062	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Source/Aged	471	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,178	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	474	246.92/cwt	241.00–257.00	1,170	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	481	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,046	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Source/Aged	512	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,290	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	515	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,169	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	518	175.90/cwt	170.00–179.00	911	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	539	208.70/cwt	201.00–210.00	1,125	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	573	219.60/cwt	215.00–224.00	1,258	58
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	573	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,175	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	583	184.64/cwt	182.00–186.00	1,076	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	600	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,266	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Source/Aged	607	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,299	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	624	201.14/cwt	195.00–203.00	1,255	69
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	630	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,213	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	653	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,254	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	670	178.23/cwt	176.00–185.00	1,194	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	672	196.49/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,320	122
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	673	202.43/cwt	201.25–203.50	1,362	108
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	709	196.50/cwt	196.50–196.50	1,393	77
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	721	171.89/cwt	165.50–175.00	1,239	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	736	188.88/cwt	186.00–191.50	1,390	90
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	748	197.25/cwt	197.25–197.25	1,475	49
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	756	187.02/cwt	182.00–188.00	1,414	38
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	783	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,378	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	835	183.15/cwt	177.00–185.10	1,529	470
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	873	153.88/cwt	147.50–160.00	1,343	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	881	180.85/cwt	171.50–183.85	1,593	311
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	901	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,451	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	922	175.35/cwt	174.75–175.85	1,617	64
Feeder Cattle · Heifers40 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	315	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	690	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	334	205.88/cwt	202.50–208.00	688	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	381	223.23/cwt	213.00–225.00	851	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	393	201.89/cwt	199.00–204.00	793	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	412	209.16/cwt	209.00–209.50	862	42
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	444	199.90/cwt	196.00–205.00	888	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	445	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	997	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	450	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	810	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Source/Aged	455	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,001	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	457	209.74/cwt	205.00–211.00	959	70
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	493	196.85/cwt	191.00–198.00	970	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	510	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,046	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	521	205.50/cwt	205.50–205.50	1,071	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	521	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,032	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	533	185.33/cwt	185.00–186.00	988	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	560	175.52/cwt	173.00–178.00	983	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Source/Aged	567	211.99/cwt	211.85–214.00	1,202	119
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	580	200.91/cwt	198.00–203.75	1,165	72
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	583	188.32/cwt	183.00–191.00	1,098	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	609	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,218	84
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	610	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,092	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	625	184.18/cwt	181.00–191.00	1,151	59
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	629	180.16/cwt	178.50–187.00	1,133	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Source/Aged	637	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,210	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	664	181.26/cwt	175.00–185.00	1,204	255
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Source/Aged	667	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,254	90
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	679	167.02/cwt	161.00–173.00	1,134	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	726	177.40/cwt	174.00–180.00	1,288	126
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	732	165.05/cwt	159.00–167.00	1,208	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	763	164.78/cwt	163.00–165.50	1,257	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	765	179.85/cwt	179.85–179.85	1,376	66
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Source/Aged	773	179.75/cwt	179.75–179.75	1,389	91
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	774	174.98/cwt	169.00–176.25	1,354	153
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	805	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,280	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	830	174.06/cwt	171.00–174.50	1,445	62
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	868	153.36/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,331	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	882	170.94/cwt	164.00–173.00	1,508	134
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	922	165.60/cwt	165.60–165.60	1,527	38
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	964	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,620	5
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,095	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,560	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Source/Aged	353	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	819	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Source/Aged	544	227.23/cwt	210.00–233.00	1,236	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	842	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,297	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	985	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,320	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,600	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,584	1
Bulls	—	—	1,675	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	2,027	1
Bulls	—	—	1,950	103.54/cwt	100.00–107.00	2,019	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	1,003	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	883	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,053	69.34/cwt	60.00–79.00	730	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,276	83.54/cwt	80.00–89.00	1,066	40
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,366	95.15/cwt	91.00–99.00	1,300	46
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,398	102.55/cwt	100.00–108.00	1,434	27
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,100	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,200	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	6

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 22, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,651Last week 1,845Year ago 2,394

Slaughter CattleReceipts 150Last week 198Year ago 128

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 1Year ago 0

* Final Report *

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	192.50	192.50
2	—	873	147.50–160.00	153.88
2	—	385	170.00	170.00
13	—	670	176.00–185.00	178.23
3	—	518	170.00–179.00	175.90
8	—	721	165.50–175.00	171.89
14	—	901	161.00	161.00
10	—	783	176.00	176.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
122	—	672	190.00–200.00	196.49
4	—	481	217.50	217.50
21	—	539	201.00–210.00	208.70
311	—	881	171.50–183.85	180.85
3	—	295	265.00	265.00
3	—	583	182.00–186.00	184.64
69	—	624	195.00–203.00	201.14
470	—	835	177.00–185.10	183.15
38	—	756	182.00–188.00	187.02
90	—	736	186.00–191.50	188.88
64	—	922	174.75–175.85	175.35
2	—	400	230.00–232.50	231.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	352	243.00	243.00
77	—	709	196.50	196.50
19	—	463	229.00–230.00	229.32
17	—	425	231.00–239.00	235.54
6	—	573	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	515	227.00	227.00
92	—	438	252.50–255.00	254.70
12	—	600	211.00	211.00
49	—	748	197.25	197.25
58	—	573	215.00–224.00	219.60
16	—	374	254.00–262.50	257.68
4	—	340	242.00	242.00
108	—	673	201.25–203.50	202.43
22	—	474	241.00–257.00	246.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Source/Aged$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	512	252.00	252.00
4	—	471	250.00	250.00
12	—	607	214.00	214.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	653	192.00	192.00
3	—	301	213.00	213.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	334	202.50–208.00	205.88
5	—	610	179.00	179.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	629	178.50–187.00	180.16
28	—	679	161.00–173.00	167.02
1	—	450	180.00	180.00
3	—	533	185.00–186.00	185.33
3	—	868	150.00–160.00	153.36
4	—	732	159.00–167.00	165.05
2	—	560	173.00–178.00	175.52
7	—	763	163.00–165.50	164.78
1	—	805	159.00	159.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	521	205.50	205.50
10	—	445	224.00	224.00
84	—	609	200.00	200.00
1	—	315	219.00	219.00
66	—	765	179.85	179.85
33	—	381	213.00–225.00	223.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,095	142.50	142.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
70	—	457	205.00–211.00	209.74
2	—	510	205.00	205.00
42	—	412	209.00–209.50	209.16
72	—	580	198.00–203.75	200.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	444	196.00–205.00	199.90
126	—	726	174.00–180.00	177.40
62	—	830	171.00–174.50	174.06
134	—	882	164.00–173.00	170.94
31	—	493	191.00–198.00	196.85
22	—	521	198.00	198.00
10	—	583	183.00–191.00	188.32
38	—	922	165.60	165.60
153	—	774	169.00–176.25	174.98
255	—	664	175.00–185.00	181.26
59	—	625	181.00–191.00	184.18
5	—	964	168.00	168.00
7	—	393	199.00–204.00	201.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Source/Aged$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	637	190.00	190.00
119	—	567	211.85–214.00	211.99
20	—	455	220.00	220.00
91	—	773	179.75	179.75
90	—	667	188.00	188.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	842	154.00	154.00
2	—	985	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Source/Aged$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	544	210.00–233.00	227.23
3	—	353	232.00	232.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,950	100.00–107.00	103.54
1	—	1,600	99.00	99.00
1	—	1,675	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	1,366	91.00–99.00	95.15
27	—	1,398	100.00–108.00	102.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,003	88.00	88.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	1,276	80.00–89.00	83.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,053	60.00–79.00	69.34

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,100	1,250.00	1,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,200	1,600.00	1,600.00

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.