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Winter Livestock - Dodge City

Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2023-04-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-19

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dodge City, Kansas · Wed, Apr 19

● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1889

← Apr 12Apr 19Apr 26 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

2,364 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 2,371▼ 158 vs year ago 2,522 · −6.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

603 head

▲ 173 vs last sale 430▲ 410 vs year ago 193 · +212.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

63 head

▲ 43 vs last sale 20▲ 24 vs year ago 39 · +61.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 700 lb to 975 lb sold steady to 2.00 higher with the most advance on thin fleshed steers. Steer calves 400 lb to 700 lb sold 5.00 to 6.00 lower. Feeder heifers 600 lb to 850 lb sold steady to 3.00 higher with the most advance on thin fleshed heifers. Heifer calves 400 lb to 700 lb sold 5.00 to 6.00 lower. Demand was good on feeder cattle and moderate on calves. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 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 $200.49/cwt on 1,022 head.

Average price

$200.49

1,022 head · 777 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,559

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$172

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

$16.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.36

vs KS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	778	200.73	1,561	1,007
Medium and Large 1-2	755	184.00	1,389	15thin

One grade step is worth $16.73/cwt here — about $172 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 sale1,022 hd

200.49

—

KS average3 barns · 6,261 hd

211.85

−11.36

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	—	Low	1,795	117.46	2,108	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,373	95.84	1,316	360
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,227	86.55	1,062	162
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,193	74.06	884	20

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)	1,586	$1,475	7
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,479	$1,468	17
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,235	$1,450	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,335	$1,394	17
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,210	$1,110	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,300	$2,075	12

Every lot

79 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 · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	310	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	840	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	367	247.50/cwt	240.00–255.00	908	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	437	238.19/cwt	238.00–239.00	1,041	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	454	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,149	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	479	215.24/cwt	210.00–217.00	1,031	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	487	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,130	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	490	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,112	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	510	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,035	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	517	233.99/cwt	230.00–236.00	1,210	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	544	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,156	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	575	216.89/cwt	212.00–220.00	1,247	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	587	227.76/cwt	226.00–228.00	1,337	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	615	200.76/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,235	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	622	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,244	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	625	217.76/cwt	213.00–223.00	1,361	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	686	211.10/cwt	208.00–213.00	1,448	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	695	215.22/cwt	215.00–218.00	1,496	66
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	729	190.11/cwt	183.00–195.00	1,386	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	730	203.81/cwt	200.00–208.00	1,488	37
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	731	213.00/cwt	210.50–216.50	1,557	137
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	763	211.50/cwt	211.50–211.50	1,614	65
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	770	178.37/cwt	177.00–181.00	1,373	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	778	198.98/cwt	192.00–200.00	1,548	93
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	819	196.11/cwt	195.50–196.50	1,606	98
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	825	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,485	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	852	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,644	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	867	186.27/cwt	184.25–191.75	1,615	300
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	895	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,530	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	922	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,604	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	955	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,433	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	978	176.88/cwt	175.00–178.50	1,730	46
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	307	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	746	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	351	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	821	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	369	228.30/cwt	227.50–230.00	842	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	415	231.40/cwt	231.00–232.00	960	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	418	203.80/cwt	202.50–205.00	852	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	461	222.22/cwt	214.00–224.00	1,024	40
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	490	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,005	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	522	182.39/cwt	181.00–185.00	952	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	527	197.12/cwt	193.00–202.50	1,039	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	538	215.80/cwt	212.00–216.00	1,161	93
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	562	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,135	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	582	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,071	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	585	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,264	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	585	187.91/cwt	186.00–190.00	1,099	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	614	177.69/cwt	173.00–185.00	1,091	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	616	196.86/cwt	192.00–200.50	1,213	55
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	638	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,314	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	689	191.36/cwt	188.00–199.00	1,318	38
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	696	178.11/cwt	173.00–180.00	1,240	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	725	192.00/cwt	186.00–195.50	1,392	158
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	769	182.04/cwt	176.00–186.00	1,400	293
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	815	166.12/cwt	155.00–168.00	1,354	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	833	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,574	68
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	833	178.85/cwt	178.00–181.00	1,490	39
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	856	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,532	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	870	144.44/cwt	141.00–148.00	1,257	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	928	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,216	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	983	143.02/cwt	141.00–145.00	1,406	2
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,025	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,507	1
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,059	151.45/cwt	139.00–154.00	1,604	18
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,103	157.43/cwt	154.00–158.00	1,736	14
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	656	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,194	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	995	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,368	2
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,095	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,445	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,494	100.25/cwt	91.00–105.00	1,498	4
Bulls	—	—	1,810	114.28/cwt	111.00–117.00	2,068	6
Bulls	—	—	1,880	124.23/cwt	120.00–131.00	2,336	13
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,193	74.06/cwt	65.00–79.00	884	20
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,227	86.55/cwt	80.00–89.00	1,062	162
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,342	93.74/cwt	90.00–97.50	1,258	250
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,443	100.62/cwt	98.00–106.00	1,452	110
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,210	1,110.00/head	1,110.00–1,110.00	1,110	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,235	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,335	1,394.49/head	1,300.00–1,600.00	1,394	17
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,479	1,467.53/head	1,450.00–1,600.00	1,468	17
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,586	1,474.64/head	1,410.00–1,575.00	1,475	7
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,300	2,075.00/head	2,075.00–2,075.00	2,075	12
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	986	98.86/cwt	93.00–107.50	975	7

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 Apr 19, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,364Last week 2,371Year ago 2,522

Slaughter CattleReceipts 603Last week 430Year ago 193

Replacement CattleReceipts 63Last week 20Year ago 39

* Final Report *

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	307	243.00	243.00
10	—	415	231.00–232.00	231.40
93	—	538	212.00–216.00	215.80
40	—	461	214.00–224.00	222.22
26	—	638	206.00	206.00
13	—	369	227.50–230.00	228.30
11	—	585	216.00	216.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	562	202.00	202.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	983	141.00–145.00	143.02
11	—	696	173.00–180.00	178.11
7	—	582	184.00	184.00
35	—	815	155.00–168.00	166.12
10	—	614	173.00–185.00	177.69
2	—	870	141.00–148.00	144.44
3	—	522	181.00–185.00	182.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,025	147.00	147.00
18	—	1,059	139.00–154.00	151.45
14	—	1,103	154.00–158.00	157.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
293	—	769	176.00–186.00	182.04
9	—	585	186.00–190.00	187.91
39	—	833	178.00–181.00	178.85
18	—	856	179.00	179.00
2	—	418	202.50–205.00	203.80
15	—	527	193.00–202.50	197.12
3	—	351	234.00	234.00
158	—	725	186.00–195.50	192.00
55	—	616	192.00–200.50	196.86
38	—	689	188.00–199.00	191.36
2	—	490	205.00	205.00
4	—	928	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
68	—	833	189.00	189.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	770	177.00–181.00	178.37
1	—	895	171.00	171.00
8	—	729	183.00–195.00	190.11
1	—	825	180.00	180.00
1	—	510	203.00	203.00
1	—	955	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	367	240.00–255.00	247.50
93	—	778	192.00–200.00	198.98
8	—	575	212.00–220.00	216.89
300	—	867	184.25–191.75	186.27
98	—	819	195.50–196.50	196.11
4	—	922	174.00	174.00
16	—	686	208.00–213.00	211.10
10	—	490	227.00	227.00
46	—	978	175.00–178.50	176.88
37	—	730	200.00–208.00	203.81
8	—	615	200.00–205.00	200.76
5	—	437	238.00–239.00	238.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	544	212.50	212.50
2	—	622	200.00	200.00
5	—	479	210.00–217.00	215.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	487	232.00	232.00
65	—	763	211.50	211.50
137	—	731	210.50–216.50	213.00
66	—	695	215.00–218.00	215.22
30	—	852	193.00	193.00
35	—	625	213.00–223.00	217.76
12	—	517	230.00–236.00	233.99
4	—	310	271.00	271.00
8	—	587	226.00–228.00	227.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	454	253.00	253.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	656	182.00	182.00
2	—	995	137.50	137.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,095	132.00	132.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,193	65.00–79.00	74.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
250	—	1,342	90.00–97.50	93.74
110	—	1,443	98.00–106.00	100.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
162	—	1,227	80.00–89.00	86.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,494	91.00–105.00	100.25
13	—	1,880	120.00–131.00	124.23
6	—	1,810	111.00–117.00	114.28

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,586	1,410.00–1,575.00	1,474.64
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	17	—	1,335	1,300.00–1,600.00	1,394.49
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,235	1,450.00	1,450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	17	—	1,479	1,450.00–1,600.00	1,467.53
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,210	1,110.00	1,110.00

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	12	—	1,300	2,075.00	2,075.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	7	—	986	93.00–107.50	98.86

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.