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Winter Livestock - Dodge City

Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2023-03-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dodge City, Kansas · Wed, Mar 29

● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1889

← Mar 22Mar 29Apr 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

2,605 head

▼ 799 vs last sale 3,404▼ 166 vs year ago 2,771 · −6.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

376 head

▼ 19 vs last sale 395▲ 167 vs year ago 209 · +79.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

76 head

▼ 118 vs last sale 194▲ 37 vs year ago 39 · +94.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 750 lb to 950 lb sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Steer calves 450 lb to 750 lb sold 4.00 to 10.00 lower. Feeder heifers 650 lb to 925 lb sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher, however approximately 80 head of 714 lb thin fleshed heifers sold 10.00 higher. Heifer calves 400 lb to 650 lb sold 4.00 to 10.00 lower. Demand was good on feeder cattle and moderate on calves. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 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 $176.39/cwt on 1,316 head.

Average price

$176.39

1,316 head · 772 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,362

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$133

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$41.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.06

vs KS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	772	176.76	1,365	1,286
Medium and Large 1-2	685	166.63	1,141	24
Large 1	1,105	135.58	1,498	6thin

One grade step is worth $41.19/cwt here — about −$133 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 sale1,316 hd

176.39

—

KS average3 barns · 3,918 hd

186.45

−10.06

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	—	Average	1,822	115.32	2,101	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,382	97.82	1,352	295
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,222	88.52	1,081	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,159	77.10	894	8thin

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)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,497	$1,565	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,475	$1,525	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,421	$1,506	33
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,343	$1,334	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,300	$1,625	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$1,575	2thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	1,100	$1,700	4thin

Every lot

74 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	323	232.22/cwt	229.00–237.00	750	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	362	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	767	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	367	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	708	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	385	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	932	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	386	228.59/cwt	223.00–230.00	882	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	432	227.60/cwt	225.00–231.00	983	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	448	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,057	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	483	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,135	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	491	227.70/cwt	221.00–228.00	1,118	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	500	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	880	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	209.27/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,099	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	540	220.25/cwt	219.50–225.00	1,189	89
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	564	205.34/cwt	202.50–209.00	1,158	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	582	218.80/cwt	215.00–228.00	1,273	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	600	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,176	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	686	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,338	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	693	177.29/cwt	176.00–180.00	1,229	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	737	188.41/cwt	182.00–191.00	1,389	39
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	740	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,214	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	768	189.27/cwt	186.50–192.50	1,454	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	795	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,280	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	810	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,401	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	821	182.50/cwt	177.50–185.00	1,498	44
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	832	188.94/cwt	188.50–189.00	1,572	159
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	870	181.79/cwt	178.50–186.25	1,582	230
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	880	171.43/cwt	166.25–174.00	1,509	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	927	179.67/cwt	172.00–183.00	1,666	156
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	967	176.17/cwt	171.00–179.10	1,704	210
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	355	209.51/cwt	205.00–213.00	744	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	743	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	428	212.22/cwt	208.00–218.00	908	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	452	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	832	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	476	201.28/cwt	201.00–202.00	958	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	480	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,008	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	483	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	913	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	526	188.43/cwt	184.00–190.00	991	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	169.51/cwt	169.00–170.00	971	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	594	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,158	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	610	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,061	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	636	186.68/cwt	179.00–187.10	1,187	56
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	657	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,215	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	681	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,185	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	701	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,164	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	714	185.91/cwt	183.25–186.75	1,327	81
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	738	176.54/cwt	171.00–179.00	1,303	59
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	780	174.51/cwt	168.50–178.00	1,361	415
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	798	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,245	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	820	173.50/cwt	171.25–177.10	1,423	278
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	857	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,294	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	876	168.65/cwt	165.00–172.50	1,477	242
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	923	163.50/cwt	163.50–163.50	1,509	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	940	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,269	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	967	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,305	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	993	148.74/cwt	145.00–152.50	1,477	2
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,078	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,520	2
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,108	129.82/cwt	126.00–137.50	1,438	3
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,150	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,633	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	445	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	903	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,721	114.54/cwt	110.00–118.00	1,971	13
Bulls	—	—	1,849	107.33/cwt	106.00–108.00	1,985	4
Bulls	—	—	2,062	123.75/cwt	121.00–126.50	2,552	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	1,015	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	883	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,159	77.10/cwt	76.00–78.00	894	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,227	88.56/cwt	84.00–90.00	1,087	39
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,361	103.44/cwt	101.00–106.00	1,408	107
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,394	94.62/cwt	91.00–100.00	1,319	188
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,343	1,334.48/head	1,310.00–1,350.00	1,334	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,421	1,506.43/head	1,150.00–1,675.00	1,506	33
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,475	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,497	1,565.00/head	1,565.00–1,565.00	1,565	2
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,100	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,200	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,300	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	6
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,030	103.56/cwt	93.00–121.00	1,067	19

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 29, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,605Last week 3,404Year ago 2,771

Slaughter CattleReceipts 376Last week 395Year ago 209

Replacement CattleReceipts 76Last week 194Year ago 39

* Final Report *

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	738	171.00–179.00	176.54
33	—	428	208.00–218.00	212.22
415	—	780	168.50–178.00	174.51
2	—	573	169.00–170.00	169.51
278	—	820	171.25–177.10	173.50
34	—	923	163.50	163.50
56	—	636	179.00–187.10	186.68
17	—	476	201.00–202.00	201.28
12	—	657	185.00	185.00
242	—	876	165.00–172.50	168.65
6	—	355	205.00–213.00	209.51
2	—	993	145.00–152.50	148.74
9	—	526	184.00–190.00	188.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	480	210.00	210.00
14	—	594	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
81	—	714	183.25–186.75	185.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	681	174.00	174.00
1	—	375	198.00	198.00
2	—	967	135.00	135.00
3	—	701	166.00	166.00
4	—	610	174.00	174.00
3	—	798	156.00	156.00
4	—	452	184.00	184.00
1	—	940	135.00	135.00
2	—	857	151.00	151.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,150	142.00	142.00
3	—	1,108	126.00–137.50	129.82
2	—	1,078	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	483	189.00	189.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	880	166.25–174.00	171.43
34	—	693	176.00–180.00	177.29
1	—	500	176.00	176.00
1	—	740	164.00	164.00
4	—	367	193.00	193.00
1	—	795	161.00	161.00
1	—	810	173.00	173.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
159	—	832	188.50–189.00	188.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	386	223.00–230.00	228.59
230	—	870	178.50–186.25	181.79
35	—	432	225.00–231.00	227.60
44	—	821	177.50–185.00	182.50
210	—	967	171.00–179.10	176.17
39	—	737	182.00–191.00	188.41
4	—	686	195.00	195.00
34	—	768	186.50–192.50	189.27
23	—	491	221.00–228.00	227.70
11	—	525	205.00–215.00	209.27
2	—	600	196.00	196.00
7	—	564	202.50–209.00	205.34
156	—	927	172.00–183.00	179.67
5	—	323	229.00–237.00	232.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	582	215.00–228.00	218.80
4	—	385	242.00	242.00
89	—	540	219.50–225.00	220.25
3	—	448	236.00	236.00
3	—	483	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	362	212.00	212.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	445	203.00	203.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,159	76.00–78.00	77.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
107	—	1,361	101.00–106.00	103.44
188	—	1,394	91.00–100.00	94.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	1,227	84.00–90.00	88.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,015	87.00	87.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,721	110.00–118.00	114.54
4	—	1,849	106.00–108.00	107.33
5	—	2,062	121.00–126.50	123.75

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/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,475	1,525.00	1,525.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	33	—	1,421	1,150.00–1,675.00	1,506.43
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,343	1,310.00–1,350.00	1,334.48

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,497	1,565.00	1,565.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,100	1,700.00	1,700.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,200	1,575.00	1,575.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,300	1,625.00	1,625.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	19	—	1,030	93.00–121.00	103.56

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.