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Winter Livestock - Dodge City

Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2023-05-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dodge City, Kansas · Wed, May 3

● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1889

← Apr 26May 3May 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,912 head

▲ 662 vs last sale 1,250▼ 50 vs year ago 1,962 · −2.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

256 head

▼ 111 vs last sale 367▼ 194 vs year ago 450 · −43.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

34 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 41▲ 13 vs year ago 21 · +61.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 700 lb to 950 lb sold steady to 2.00 higher. Steers 500 lb to 700 lb sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder heifers 700 lb to 850 lb sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Heifers 500 lb to 700 lb sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Steer and heifer calves 400 lb to 500 lb sold 10.00 to 12.00 higher, however thin fleshed calves sold up to 20.00 higher. Demand was good. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 to 4.00 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 $196.64/cwt on 1,041 head.

Average price

$196.64

1,041 head · 691 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,359

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$105

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

$39.61/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	689	197.24	1,360	1,025
Medium and Large 1-2	796	157.63	1,254	16thin

One grade step is worth $39.61/cwt here — about $105 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 sale1,041 hd

196.64

—

KS average3 barns · 3,074 hd

206.70

−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	1,744	111.98	1,953	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,369	97.37	1,333	138
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,249	85.33	1,066	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,069	70.65	755	19

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)	1,460	$1,526	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,300	$1,450	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,515	$1,425	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,081	$1,325	4thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,060	$1,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,300	$1,850	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,000	$1,688	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,329	$1,679	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,000	$1,450	3thin

Every lot

73 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	325	274.54/cwt	262.50–280.00	892	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	345	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	790	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	351	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,000	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	368	259.05/cwt	254.00–265.00	953	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	247.49/cwt	245.00–249.00	1,052	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	429	263.20/cwt	262.50–265.00	1,129	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	470	248.61/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,168	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	471	223.85/cwt	222.50–229.00	1,054	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	524	252.74/cwt	244.00–256.00	1,324	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	542	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,263	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	556	250.14/cwt	245.00–251.00	1,391	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,106	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	584	228.36/cwt	219.00–233.00	1,334	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	586	238.50/cwt	238.50–238.50	1,398	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	623	218.09/cwt	210.00–221.50	1,359	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	631	222.65/cwt	221.50–223.00	1,405	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	685	205.77/cwt	201.00–212.00	1,410	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	696	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,009	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	736	181.86/cwt	181.00–184.00	1,338	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	743	208.98/cwt	208.00–213.50	1,553	82
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	752	203.61/cwt	202.00–205.00	1,531	60
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	760	187.43/cwt	187.00–190.00	1,424	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	770	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,255	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	838	190.25/cwt	190.00–191.00	1,594	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	883	188.54/cwt	187.35–194.00	1,665	228
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	934	181.16/cwt	176.00–182.50	1,692	101
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	315	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	835	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	333	256.73/cwt	251.00–260.00	855	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	378	243.92/cwt	237.50–247.50	922	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	392	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	890	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	409	236.67/cwt	235.00–237.50	968	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	418	228.74/cwt	222.50–234.00	956	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	435	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	772	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	456	227.03/cwt	220.00–229.00	1,035	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	518	223.82/cwt	218.00–232.00	1,159	68
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	547	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,307	88
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	570	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,254	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	575	199.44/cwt	187.50–204.00	1,147	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	622	198.81/cwt	197.50–200.00	1,237	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	640	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,011	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	679	201.75/cwt	201.75–201.75	1,370	53
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	682	191.65/cwt	187.00–195.00	1,307	50
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	729	184.91/cwt	181.50–188.00	1,348	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	775	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,163	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	776	182.21/cwt	181.25–188.00	1,414	287
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	813	178.92/cwt	177.35–183.00	1,455	260
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	827	155.80/cwt	150.00–165.00	1,288	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	860	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,514	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	871	159.55/cwt	152.50–163.00	1,390	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	927	149.72/cwt	146.00–152.50	1,388	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	973	146.34/cwt	142.50–150.00	1,424	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	594	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,271	19
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	696	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,253	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	875	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,553	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	940	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,363	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,596	105.68/cwt	94.00–109.00	1,687	12
Bulls	—	—	1,797	115.03/cwt	110.00–118.00	2,067	17
Bulls	—	—	2,032	119.90/cwt	119.00–121.50	2,436	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,069	70.65/cwt	63.00–78.00	755	19
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,249	85.33/cwt	80.00–89.00	1,066	39
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,361	96.54/cwt	90.00–99.50	1,314	115
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,408	101.50/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,429	23
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,081	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,300	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,460	1,526.12/head	1,500.00–1,575.00	1,526	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,515	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,000	1,687.50/head	1,650.00–1,725.00	1,688	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,000	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,200	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,300	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,500	1,885.00/head	1,885.00–1,885.00	1,885	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	990	110.25/cwt	105.00–129.00	1,091	9
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,060	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1

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 May 3, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,912Last week 1,250Year ago 1,962

Slaughter CattleReceipts 256Last week 367Year ago 450

Replacement CattleReceipts 34Last week 41Year ago 21

* 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
16	—	570	220.00	220.00
88	—	547	239.00	239.00
8	—	315	265.00	265.00
53	—	679	201.75	201.75
22	—	409	235.00–237.50	236.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	860	176.00	176.00
36	—	729	181.50–188.00	184.91
21	—	575	187.50–204.00	199.44
2	—	973	142.50–150.00	146.34
7	—	927	146.00–152.50	149.72
50	—	682	187.00–195.00	191.65
33	—	622	197.50–200.00	198.81
24	—	418	222.50–234.00	228.74
17	—	378	237.50–247.50	243.92
13	—	456	220.00–229.00	227.03
9	—	333	251.00–260.00	256.73
260	—	813	177.35–183.00	178.92
287	—	776	181.25–188.00	182.21
68	—	518	218.00–232.00	223.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	177.50	177.50
1	—	640	158.00	158.00
3	—	871	152.50–163.00	159.55
1	—	775	150.00	150.00
10	—	827	150.00–165.00	155.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	392	227.00	227.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	584	219.00–233.00	228.36
11	—	425	245.00–249.00	247.49
9	—	368	254.00–265.00	259.05
8	—	838	190.00–191.00	190.25
6	—	542	233.00	233.00
7	—	736	181.00–184.00	181.86
5	—	471	222.50–229.00	223.85
7	—	760	187.00–190.00	187.43
7	—	623	210.00–221.50	218.09
228	—	883	187.35–194.00	188.54
101	—	934	176.00–182.50	181.16
23	—	685	201.00–212.00	205.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	194.00	194.00
8	—	696	145.00	145.00
1	—	770	163.00	163.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	631	221.50–223.00	222.65
14	—	556	245.00–251.00	250.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	752	202.00–205.00	203.61
22	—	470	245.00–255.00	248.61
82	—	743	208.00–213.50	208.98
25	—	586	238.50	238.50
11	—	351	285.00	285.00
9	—	325	262.50–280.00	274.54
22	—	524	244.00–256.00	252.74
7	—	429	262.50–265.00	263.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	345	229.00	229.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	696	180.00	180.00
19	—	594	214.00	214.00
1	—	940	145.00	145.00
1	—	875	177.50	177.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,069	63.00–78.00	70.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,408	100.00–105.00	101.50
115	—	1,361	90.00–99.50	96.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	1,249	80.00–89.00	85.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,797	110.00–118.00	115.03
12	—	1,596	94.00–109.00	105.68
3	—	2,032	119.00–121.50	119.90

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 (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,081	1,325.00	1,325.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,515	1,425.00	1,425.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,300	1,450.00	1,450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,460	1,500.00–1,575.00	1,526.12

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	—	1,300	1,850.00	1,850.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,500	1,885.00	1,885.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,000	1,650.00–1,725.00	1,687.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,000	1,450.00	1,450.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,200	1,525.00	1,525.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	9	—	990	105.00–129.00	110.25

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	—	1,060	1,200.00	1,200.00

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.