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Winter Livestock - Dodge City

Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2023-05-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-31

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dodge City, Kansas · Wed, May 31

● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1889

← May 24May 31Jun 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,458 head

▲ 630 vs last sale 828▲ 141 vs year ago 1,317 · +10.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

269 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 270▼ 59 vs year ago 328 · −18.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

57 head

▲ 22 vs last sale 35▲ 48 vs year ago 9 · +533.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 750 lb to 950 lb sold 10.00 to 12.00 higher, however a big load of feeder steers weighing 1019 lb sold for 199.50 which would be 25.00 higher Not enough steers 400 lb to 750 lb for a market test, however a higher trend was noted. Feeder heifers 600 lb to 900 lb sold 10.00 to 12.00 higher. Not enough heifers 400 lb to 600 lb for a market test, however a higher trend was noted. Demand was good. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

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 $203.68/cwt on 955 head.

Average price

$203.68

955 head · 777 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,582

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$21

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$57.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.96

vs KS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	775	204.40	1,585	941
Medium and Large 1-2	820	158.59	1,300	10thin
Large 1	1,062	147.28	1,563	4thin

One grade step is worth $57.13/cwt here — about $21 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 sale955 hd

203.68

—

KS average3 barns · 2,138 hd

206.64

−2.96

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	1,839	121.31	2,230	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,406	111.09	1,562	125
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,294	94.76	1,226	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,145	85.47	979	60

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)	1,264	$1,520	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	985	$1,350	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,129	$2,414	28
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,167	$2,108	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,070	$1,843	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$1,800	1thin

Every lot

64 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	291	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	960	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	365	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,088	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	410	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,271	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	421	294.43/cwt	293.00–297.00	1,240	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	445	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,124	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	487	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,096	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	499	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,507	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	545	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,259	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	560	229.62/cwt	222.50–237.00	1,286	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	573	252.72/cwt	245.00–254.00	1,448	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	580	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,595	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	637	214.12/cwt	211.00–227.00	1,364	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	675	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,431	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	732	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,625	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	740	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,406	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	793	210.56/cwt	203.00–213.00	1,670	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	795	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,590	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	820	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,517	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	823	206.41/cwt	200.00–209.25	1,699	126
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	864	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,823	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	889	191.04/cwt	187.50–192.00	1,698	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	970	195.50/cwt	195.50–195.50	1,896	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	989	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,751	5
Steers	—	Large 1Fancy	1,019	199.50/cwt	199.50–199.50	2,033	63
Steers	—	Large 1	1,054	183.50/cwt	183.50–183.50	1,934	12
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	308	317.97/cwt	297.50–320.00	979	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	333	222.59/cwt	220.00–225.00	741	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	391	268.66/cwt	263.00–272.50	1,050	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	412	251.81/cwt	240.00–258.00	1,037	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	234.70/cwt	232.00–240.00	1,115	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	545	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,286	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	565	242.18/cwt	242.00–243.00	1,368	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	590	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,298	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	639	207.03/cwt	204.00–208.00	1,323	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	721	204.41/cwt	198.00–206.00	1,474	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	771	177.39/cwt	175.00–178.00	1,368	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	778	213.94/cwt	210.00–217.50	1,664	98
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	782	199.05/cwt	198.50–199.25	1,557	547
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	804	196.48/cwt	188.50–196.85	1,580	72
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	821	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,108	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	867	196.83/cwt	192.25–199.00	1,707	152
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	895	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,334	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	953	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,668	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	985	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,428	1
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,028	148.05/cwt	145.00–151.00	1,522	2
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,070	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,552	1
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,120	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,658	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	392	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	784	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	635	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,245	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	830	173.92/cwt	167.00–181.00	1,444	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,665	120.18/cwt	115.50–124.00	2,001	5
Bulls	—	—	1,695	110.12/cwt	104.00–113.00	1,867	4
Bulls	—	—	2,079	129.72/cwt	126.00–133.00	2,697	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,145	85.47/cwt	78.00–89.00	979	60
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,294	94.76/cwt	91.00–99.00	1,226	37
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,349	105.11/cwt	100.00–109.00	1,418	45
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,438	114.46/cwt	110.00–118.00	1,646	80
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,007	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,138	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	985	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,264	1,520.32/head	1,460.00–1,550.00	1,520	8
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,000	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,070	1,843.00/head	1,710.00–1,900.00	1,843	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,129	2,414.29/head	1,900.00–2,550.00	2,414	28
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,167	2,108.33/head	2,025.00–2,150.00	2,108	3

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 31, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,458Last week 828Year ago 1,317

Slaughter CattleReceipts 269Last week 270Year ago 328

Replacement CattleReceipts 57Last week 35Year ago 9

* 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	—	445	252.50	252.50
1	—	740	190.00	190.00
1	—	820	185.00	185.00
5	—	989	177.00	177.00
2	—	675	212.00	212.00
2	—	487	225.00	225.00
1	—	795	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	889	187.50–192.00	191.04
4	—	365	298.00	298.00
8	—	421	293.00–297.00	294.43
33	—	970	195.50	195.50
2	—	560	222.50–237.00	229.62
1	—	545	231.00	231.00
126	—	823	200.00–209.25	206.41
5	—	637	211.00–227.00	214.12
13	—	793	203.00–213.00	210.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,054	183.50	183.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	410	310.00	310.00
3	—	291	330.00	330.00
29	—	864	211.00	211.00
7	—	580	275.00	275.00
11	—	499	302.00	302.00
5	—	732	222.00	222.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	1,019	199.50	199.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	573	245.00–254.00	252.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	333	220.00–225.00	222.59
2	—	590	220.00	220.00
10	—	545	236.00	236.00
5	—	721	198.00–206.00	204.41
4	—	639	204.00–208.00	207.03
547	—	782	198.50–199.25	199.05
3	—	475	232.00–240.00	234.70
72	—	804	188.50–196.85	196.48
3	—	412	240.00–258.00	251.81
5	—	953	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	391	263.00–272.50	268.66
11	—	565	242.00–243.00	242.18
98	—	778	210.00–217.50	213.94
22	—	308	297.50–320.00	317.97
152	—	867	192.25–199.00	196.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	985	145.00	145.00
5	—	771	175.00–178.00	177.39
1	—	895	149.00	149.00
3	—	821	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,120	148.00	148.00
2	—	1,028	145.00–151.00	148.05
1	—	1,070	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	196.00	196.00
2	—	392	200.00	200.00
2	—	830	167.00–181.00	173.92

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
80	—	1,438	110.00–118.00	114.46
45	—	1,349	100.00–109.00	105.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,294	91.00–99.00	94.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	1,145	78.00–89.00	85.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,695	104.00–113.00	110.12
6	—	2,079	126.00–133.00	129.72
5	—	1,665	115.50–124.00	120.18

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,007	113.00	113.00

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)	8	—	1,264	1,460.00–1,550.00	1,520.32
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	985	1,350.00	1,350.00

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	3	—	1,167	2,025.00–2,150.00	2,108.33
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	28	—	1,129	1,900.00–2,550.00	2,414.29
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,070	1,710.00–1,900.00	1,843.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	1,800.00	1,800.00

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.