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Winter Livestock - Dodge City

Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2023-03-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-22

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

● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1889

← Mar 15Mar 22Mar 29 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

3,404 head

▲ 91 vs last sale 3,313▲ 2,378 vs year ago 1,026 · +231.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

395 head

▲ 130 vs last sale 265▲ 252 vs year ago 143 · +176.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

194 head

▲ 144 vs last sale 50▲ 70 vs year ago 124 · +56.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Cow Special. Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers overall sold uneven, 1.00 lower to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows overall sold sharply higher. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher. A heavy offering of replacement cattle was available, consisting of several long strings of attractive quality bred cows and cow-calf pairs. Demand was moderate.

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 $211.45/cwt on 1,877 head.

Average price

$211.45

1,877 head · 614 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,299

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$153

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

$1.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.26

vs KS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	548	212.38	1,164	222
Medium and Large 1	623	211.33	1,317	1,655

One grade step is worth $1.05/cwt here — about −$153 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 sale1,877 hd

211.45

—

KS average3 barns · 5,811 hd

206.19

+5.26

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	1,755	113.42	1,990	40
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,441	104.85	1,511	75
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,267	97.27	1,232	133
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,103	84.34	930	61

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)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,400	$1,521	69
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,311	$1,377	12
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,287	$1,348	44
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,361	$1,562	27
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,241	$1,550	4thin

Every lot

55 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	292	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	838	43
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	366	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	997	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	437	227.81/cwt	227.50–231.00	996	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	462	243.83/cwt	236.00–254.00	1,126	124
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	487	224.00/cwt	222.00–233.00	1,091	97
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	524	222.80/cwt	214.00–237.00	1,167	330
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	549	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,114	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	568	217.51/cwt	214.00–222.00	1,235	356
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	576	204.74/cwt	198.00–206.00	1,179	70
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	606	201.98/cwt	196.00–202.50	1,224	126
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	670	197.92/cwt	196.00–206.50	1,326	180
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	713	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,326	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	770	198.41/cwt	197.25–199.25	1,528	101
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	780	184.27/cwt	182.25–185.00	1,437	100
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	790	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,422	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	839	184.62/cwt	184.50–185.25	1,549	104
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	875	179.43/cwt	174.00–179.85	1,570	88
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	905	175.50/cwt	175.50–175.50	1,588	40
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	340	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	782	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	437	195.98/cwt	192.00–200.00	856	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	444	224.59/cwt	215.00–226.00	997	70
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	471	215.73/cwt	215.00–216.00	1,016	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	484	196.08/cwt	194.00–204.00	949	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	516	196.00/cwt	193.00–199.00	1,011	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	533	209.32/cwt	205.00–213.00	1,116	359
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	557	163.75/cwt	163.75–163.75	912	57
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	567	198.93/cwt	198.00–200.00	1,128	47
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	584	189.46/cwt	187.00–209.00	1,106	143
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	637	187.00/cwt	183.50–187.50	1,191	114
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	682	172.54/cwt	171.00–175.00	1,177	58
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	724	173.99/cwt	172.00–177.00	1,260	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	784	172.41/cwt	169.75–175.00	1,352	149
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	787	164.94/cwt	163.00–166.00	1,298	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	809	169.93/cwt	167.60–172.25	1,375	124
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	1,081	145.51/cwt	143.00–146.00	1,573	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	508	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,082	15
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,539	103.44/cwt	99.00–107.00	1,592	10
Bulls	—	—	1,826	121.76/cwt	121.00–124.00	2,223	6
Bulls	—	—	1,827	115.50/cwt	110.00–119.00	2,110	24
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,048	69.82/cwt	69.00–72.50	732	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,108	85.64/cwt	82.00–90.00	949	56
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,177	91.15/cwt	90.00–94.00	1,073	42
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,308	100.09/cwt	96.00–106.50	1,309	91
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,440	104.45/cwt	100.00–107.00	1,504	68
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,449	108.70/cwt	108.00–110.00	1,575	7
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,043	138.55/cwt	134.00–144.00	1,445	11
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,204	107.71/cwt	100.00–112.50	1,297	5
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,320	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,373	7
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,287	1,348.23/head	1,325.00–1,360.00	1,348	44
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,311	1,377.12/head	1,375.00–1,400.00	1,377	12
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,372	1,483.29/head	1,425.00–1,495.00	1,483	48
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	1,463	1,608.75/head	1,600.00–1,650.00	1,609	21
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,241	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,334	1,616.67/head	1,600.00–1,625.00	1,617	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,374	1,534.72/head	1,500.00–1,550.00	1,535	18

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 Mar 22, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,404Last week 3,313Year ago 1,026

Slaughter CattleReceipts 395Last week 265Year ago 143

Replacement CattleReceipts 194Last week 50Year ago 124

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
356	—	568	214.00–222.00	217.51
40	—	905	175.50	175.50
126	—	606	196.00–202.50	201.98
29	—	713	186.00	186.00
180	—	670	196.00–206.50	197.92
124	—	462	236.00–254.00	243.83
100	—	780	182.25–185.00	184.27
88	—	875	174.00–179.85	179.43
43	—	292	287.00	287.00
34	—	366	272.50	272.50
330	—	524	214.00–237.00	222.80
104	—	839	184.50–185.25	184.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
101	—	770	197.25–199.25	198.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
70	—	576	198.00–206.00	204.74
21	—	437	227.50–231.00	227.81
8	—	549	203.00	203.00
97	—	487	222.00–233.00	224.00
26	—	790	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
124	—	809	167.60–172.25	169.93
19	—	471	215.00–216.00	215.73
28	—	724	172.00–177.00	173.99
359	—	533	205.00–213.00	209.32
19	—	340	230.00	230.00
143	—	584	187.00–209.00	189.46
70	—	444	215.00–226.00	224.59
149	—	784	169.75–175.00	172.41
114	—	637	183.50–187.50	187.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	787	163.00–166.00	164.94
58	—	682	171.00–175.00	172.54
57	—	557	163.75	163.75
33	—	437	192.00–200.00	195.98
23	—	516	193.00–199.00	196.00
23	—	484	194.00–204.00	196.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,081	143.00–146.00	145.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	567	198.00–200.00	198.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	508	213.00	213.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,048	69.00–72.50	69.82
56	—	1,108	82.00–90.00	85.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,449	108.00–110.00	108.70
68	—	1,440	100.00–107.00	104.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	1,177	90.00–94.00	91.15
91	—	1,308	96.00–106.50	100.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,827	110.00–119.00	115.50
10	—	1,539	99.00–107.00	103.44
6	—	1,826	121.00–124.00	121.76

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,320	104.00	104.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,204	100.00–112.50	107.71
(<2 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,043	134.00–144.00	138.55

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	48	—	1,372	1,425.00–1,495.00	1,483.29
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	12	—	1,311	1,375.00–1,400.00	1,377.12
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	44	—	1,287	1,325.00–1,360.00	1,348.23

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	21	—	1,463	1,600.00–1,650.00	1,608.75

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	18	—	1,374	1,500.00–1,550.00	1,534.72
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,241	1,550.00	1,550.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,334	1,600.00–1,625.00	1,616.67

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.