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Winter Livestock - Dodge City

Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2023-05-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-10

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dodge City, Kansas · Wed, May 10

● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1889

← May 3May 10May 17 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,071 head

▼ 841 vs last sale 1,912▼ 715 vs year ago 1,786 · −40.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

344 head

▲ 88 vs last sale 256▲ 37 vs year ago 307 · +12.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

39 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 34▲ 20 vs year ago 19 · +105.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 600 lb to 950 lb sold steady. Not enough steer calves 400 lb to 600 lb for a market test, however a lower trend was noted. Feeder heifers 750 lb to 950 lb sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Heifers 500 lb to 750 lb sold steady to 2.00 lower. Demand was moderate. Slaughter cows sold steady, however 1 high yielding cow sold for 111. 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 $199.66/cwt on 549 head.

Average price

$199.66

549 head · 658 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,313

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$152

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

$26.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.32

vs KS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	657	201.28	1,322	516
Medium and Large 1-2	671	174.30	1,170	33

One grade step is worth $26.98/cwt here — about $152 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 sale549 hd

199.66

—

KS average3 barns · 2,263 hd

199.98

−0.32

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	2,008	113.65	2,282	42
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,366	99.16	1,355	205
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,211	87.98	1,065	68
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,071	75.44	808	9thin

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)	1,349	$1,484	12
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,343	$1,406	21
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,385	$1,300	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,273	$1,271	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,155	$1,225	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,400	$2,275	9
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	950	$1,625	2thin

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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	352	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	686	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	353	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	953	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	420	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	979	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	424	195.39/cwt	190.00–211.00	828	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	458	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,053	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	482	252.26/cwt	245.00–256.00	1,216	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	495	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,020	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	523	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,271	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	530	197.60/cwt	194.00–201.00	1,047	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	546	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,201	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	553	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	890	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	578	227.62/cwt	227.00–229.00	1,316	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	585	233.82/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,368	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	612	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,212	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	626	233.39/cwt	232.00–235.00	1,461	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	650	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,294	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	672	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,519	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	672	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,357	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	735	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,521	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	735	193.67/cwt	191.00–195.00	1,423	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	780	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,529	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	780	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,388	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	810	189.47/cwt	183.00–189.75	1,535	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	865	176.88/cwt	175.00–177.50	1,530	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	877	191.26/cwt	189.50–193.00	1,677	127
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	888	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,474	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	935	179.50/cwt	179.50–179.50	1,678	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	961	173.52/cwt	172.50–176.00	1,668	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	308	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	685	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	325	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	764	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	393	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	845	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	417	213.71/cwt	209.00–217.00	891	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	423	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,011	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	440	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	884	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	456	215.19/cwt	208.00–220.00	981	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	495	222.39/cwt	222.00–222.50	1,101	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	515	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	942	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	532	217.53/cwt	212.00–222.50	1,157	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	537	228.51/cwt	224.50–229.00	1,227	100
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	567	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,236	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	572	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,047	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	581	198.55/cwt	196.00–205.00	1,154	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	611	177.66/cwt	167.00–181.00	1,086	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	622	199.48/cwt	199.25–200.00	1,241	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	633	195.34/cwt	190.00–198.00	1,237	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	677	185.50/cwt	185.50–185.50	1,256	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	733	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,173	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	739	188.49/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,393	136
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	752	178.50/cwt	178.50–178.50	1,342	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	766	188.53/cwt	181.00–189.10	1,444	71
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	810	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,357	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	815	177.56/cwt	175.00–178.10	1,447	46
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	925	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,545	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	942	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,319	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	976	165.50/cwt	165.50–165.50	1,615	11
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	652	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,252	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	713	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,319	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	940	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,532	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,670	99.09/cwt	91.00–107.00	1,655	5
Bulls	—	—	2,043	114.73/cwt	110.00–119.00	2,344	33
Bulls	—	—	2,144	122.95/cwt	120.00–124.50	2,636	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,071	75.44/cwt	75.00–77.00	808	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,211	87.98/cwt	82.00–91.00	1,065	68
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,331	96.95/cwt	92.00–101.00	1,290	142
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,446	104.15/cwt	102.00–111.00	1,506	63
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,273	1,270.97/head	1,075.00–1,425.00	1,271	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,343	1,405.72/head	1,225.00–1,575.00	1,406	21
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,349	1,483.70/head	1,300.00–1,575.00	1,484	12
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,385	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	950	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	990	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,099	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,155	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,400	2,275.00/head	2,275.00–2,275.00	2,275	9

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 10, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,071Last week 1,912Year ago 1,786

Slaughter CattleReceipts 344Last week 256Year ago 307

Replacement CattleReceipts 39Last week 34Year ago 19

* Final Report *

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	935	179.50	179.50
24	—	810	183.00–189.75	189.47
8	—	865	175.00–177.50	176.88
6	—	735	191.00–195.00	193.67
12	—	780	196.00	196.00
7	—	961	172.50–176.00	173.52
3	—	353	270.00	270.00
23	—	578	227.00–229.00	227.62
3	—	458	230.00	230.00
10	—	672	202.00	202.00
10	—	546	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	612	198.00	198.00
4	—	553	161.00	161.00
6	—	888	166.00	166.00
4	—	424	190.00–211.00	195.39
2	—	530	194.00–201.00	197.60
2	—	352	195.00	195.00
3	—	495	206.00	206.00
1	—	650	199.00	199.00
1	—	780	178.00	178.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	523	243.00	243.00
14	—	735	207.00	207.00
5	—	672	226.00	226.00
3	—	420	233.00	233.00
26	—	482	245.00–256.00	252.26
21	—	626	232.00–235.00	233.39
4	—	585	230.00–235.00	233.82
127	—	877	189.50–193.00	191.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	622	199.25–200.00	199.48
23	—	495	222.00–222.50	222.39
2	—	325	235.00	235.00
14	—	423	239.00	239.00
6	—	567	218.00	218.00
100	—	537	224.50–229.00	228.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	976	165.50	165.50
71	—	766	181.00–189.10	188.53
136	—	739	185.00–190.00	188.49
13	—	532	212.00–222.50	217.53
9	—	417	209.00–217.00	213.71
46	—	815	175.00–178.10	177.56
17	—	581	196.00–205.00	198.55
12	—	633	190.00–198.00	195.34
6	—	393	215.00	215.00
5	—	456	208.00–220.00	215.19
2	—	925	167.00	167.00
4	—	677	185.50	185.50
3	—	308	222.50	222.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	611	167.00–181.00	177.66
2	—	572	183.00	183.00
4	—	733	160.00	160.00
2	—	942	140.00	140.00
1	—	515	183.00	183.00
1	—	810	167.50	167.50
7	—	752	178.50	178.50
1	—	440	201.00	201.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	652	192.00	192.00
3	—	713	185.00	185.00
1	—	940	163.00	163.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,071	75.00–77.00	75.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
142	—	1,331	92.00–101.00	96.95
63	—	1,446	102.00–111.00	104.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
68	—	1,211	82.00–91.00	87.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,670	91.00–107.00	99.09
4	—	2,144	120.00–124.50	122.95
33	—	2,043	110.00–119.00	114.73

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	—	1,349	1,300.00–1,575.00	1,483.70
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,273	1,075.00–1,425.00	1,270.97
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,385	1,300.00	1,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	21	—	1,343	1,225.00–1,575.00	1,405.72

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	950	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	1	—	990	111.00	111.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,155	1,225.00	1,225.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,400	2,275.00	2,275.00

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.