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Winter Livestock - Dodge City

Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2023-04-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dodge City, Kansas · Wed, Apr 26

● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1889

← Apr 19Apr 26May 3 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,250 head

▼ 1,114 vs last sale 2,364▼ 1,314 vs year ago 2,564 · −51.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

367 head

▼ 236 vs last sale 603▼ 60 vs year ago 427 · −14.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

41 head

▼ 22 vs last sale 63▲ 2 vs year ago 39 · +5.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 700 lb to 900 lb sold steady to 2.00 higher. Not enough steers 400 to 700 lb for a market test. Feeder heifers 600 lb to 950 lb sold steady to 2.00 higher. Not enough heifer calves 400 lb to 600 lb for a market test. Demand was moderate. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 5.00 to 6.00 lower.

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 $185.76/cwt on 786 head.

Average price

$185.76

786 head · 779 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,448

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$499

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

$45.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.84

vs KS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	779	186.56	1,453	772
Large 1	1,160	142.99	1,658	4thin
Medium and Large 1-2	675	141.20	954	10thin

One grade step is worth $45.35/cwt here — about $499 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 sale786 hd

185.76

—

KS average3 barns · 5,393 hd

196.60

−10.84

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	1,981	115.38	2,285	39
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,301	94.28	1,227	202
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,110	86.71	962	76
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,281	77.47	992	23

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)	1,420	$1,561	7
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	975	$1,075	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$1,910	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,013	$1,763	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,150	$1,510	7

Every lot

66 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 · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	300	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	744	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	370	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	842	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	387	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	929	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	990	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	419	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,142	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	946	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	505	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,156	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	535	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,295	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	535	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	808	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	556	223.51/cwt	222.00–225.00	1,243	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	571	238.50/cwt	238.50–238.50	1,362	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	635	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,340	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	640	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,376	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	672	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,384	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	673	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,252	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	733	190.02/cwt	188.00–192.00	1,393	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	740	211.61/cwt	205.50–215.50	1,566	44
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	745	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,259	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	781	193.15/cwt	192.00–194.00	1,509	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	796	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,441	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	819	201.62/cwt	201.50–202.00	1,651	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	846	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,574	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	850	189.25/cwt	189.25–189.25	1,609	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	870	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,523	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	877	177.63/cwt	173.00–184.00	1,558	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	935	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,505	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	943	181.50/cwt	181.50–181.50	1,712	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	962	182.19/cwt	175.00–184.50	1,753	52
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	977	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,671	4
Steers	—	Large 1	1,005	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,658	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	505	188.00/cwt	186.00–190.00	949	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	528	216.79/cwt	211.00–220.00	1,145	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	554	189.43/cwt	180.00–191.00	1,049	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	597	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,278	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	610	141.81/cwt	140.00–146.00	865	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	620	196.81/cwt	195.00–197.00	1,220	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	689	208.42/cwt	208.00–210.00	1,436	96
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	696	183.19/cwt	182.50–192.00	1,275	72
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	712	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	943	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	719	192.25/cwt	191.00–192.50	1,382	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	731	181.93/cwt	178.00–187.00	1,330	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	760	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,110	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	774	190.48/cwt	188.00–193.50	1,474	179
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	789	184.58/cwt	182.00–188.00	1,456	96
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	818	183.44/cwt	179.00–187.00	1,501	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	863	175.13/cwt	170.50–178.00	1,511	188
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	936	164.44/cwt	155.00–167.00	1,539	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	949	170.75/cwt	170.75–170.75	1,620	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	976	156.05/cwt	151.00–160.00	1,523	9
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,135	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,487	1
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,168	146.99/cwt	141.00–150.00	1,717	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	640	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,254	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	810	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,077	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,620	94.31/cwt	90.00–100.00	1,528	3
Bulls	—	—	1,820	107.93/cwt	102.00–112.00	1,964	8
Bulls	—	—	2,065	119.77/cwt	113.00–123.00	2,473	28
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,110	86.71/cwt	83.00–89.00	962	76
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,281	77.47/cwt	68.00–79.00	992	23
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,288	93.29/cwt	90.00–99.00	1,202	177
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,395	101.29/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,413	25
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	975	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,420	1,561.41/head	1,450.00–1,650.00	1,561	7
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,000	1,792.50/head	1,775.00–1,810.00	1,793	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,100	1,560.00/head	1,560.00–1,560.00	1,560	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,150	1,510.00/head	1,510.00–1,510.00	1,510	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,200	1,910.00/head	1,910.00–1,910.00	1,910	10

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 26, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,250Last week 2,364Year ago 2,564

Slaughter CattleReceipts 367Last week 603Year ago 427

Replacement CattleReceipts 41Last week 63Year ago 39

* 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	—	870	175.00	175.00
3	—	796	181.00	181.00
2	—	745	169.00	169.00
1	—	535	151.00	151.00
5	—	673	186.00	186.00
4	—	977	171.00	171.00
1	—	935	161.00	161.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	229.00	229.00
44	—	740	205.50–215.50	211.61
22	—	850	189.25	189.25
24	—	819	201.50–202.00	201.62
1	—	400	247.50	247.50
5	—	571	238.50	238.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	877	173.00–184.00	177.63
3	—	635	211.00	211.00
6	—	672	206.00	206.00
4	—	556	222.00–225.00	223.51
35	—	846	186.00	186.00
1	—	425	222.50	222.50
1	—	370	227.50	227.50
1	—	300	248.00	248.00
52	—	962	175.00–184.50	182.19
2	—	733	188.00–192.00	190.02
28	—	781	192.00–194.00	193.15
35	—	943	181.50	181.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	419	272.50	272.50
4	—	535	242.00	242.00
2	—	640	215.00	215.00
2	—	387	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,005	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	731	178.00–187.00	181.93
2	—	505	186.00–190.00	188.00
72	—	696	182.50–192.00	183.19
35	—	818	179.00–187.00	183.44
7	—	554	180.00–191.00	189.43
9	—	976	151.00–160.00	156.05
8	—	936	155.00–167.00	164.44
21	—	620	195.00–197.00	196.81
96	—	789	182.00–188.00	184.58
188	—	863	170.50–178.00	175.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	719	191.00–192.50	192.25
179	—	774	188.00–193.50	190.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	760	146.00	146.00
5	—	610	140.00–146.00	141.81
2	—	712	132.50	132.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,135	131.00	131.00
3	—	1,168	141.00–150.00	146.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	949	170.75	170.75
96	—	689	208.00–210.00	208.42
7	—	597	214.00	214.00
7	—	528	211.00–220.00	216.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	810	133.00	133.00
1	—	640	196.00	196.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,281	68.00–79.00	77.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,395	100.00–105.00	101.29
177	—	1,288	90.00–99.00	93.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
76	—	1,110	83.00–89.00	86.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,620	90.00–100.00	94.31
28	—	2,065	113.00–123.00	119.77
8	—	1,820	102.00–112.00	107.93

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	975	1,075.00	1,075.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,420	1,450.00–1,650.00	1,561.41

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,150	1,510.00	1,510.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	1,000	1,775.00–1,810.00	1,792.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,100	1,560.00	1,560.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,200	1,910.00	1,910.00

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.