Sale reports / Kansas / Winter Livestock - Dodge City / 2023-06-07

Winter Livestock - Dodge City

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dodge City, Kansas · Wed, Jun 7
● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1889
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,426 head
▼ 32 vs last sale 1,458▲ 375 vs year ago 1,051 · +35.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
259 head
▼ 10 vs last sale 269▼ 92 vs year ago 351 · −26.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
49 head
▼ 8 vs last sale 57▲ 42 vs year ago 7 · +600.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, steers 475 lb to 1,000 lb sold 15.00 to 25.00 higher. Feeder heifers 600 lb to 750 lb sold 15.00 to 25.00 higher. Not enough heifer calves for a a market test, however approximately 60 heifer calves weighing 460 lb sold 25.00 higher. Demand was good. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $244.58/cwt on 900 head.
Average price
$244.58
900 head · 771 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,885
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$305
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$47.95/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+11.19
vs KS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1767246.941,893852
Large 11,009215.002,16911thin
Medium and Large 1-2798198.991,58737
One grade step is worth $47.95/cwt here — about $305 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 sale900 hd
244.58
—
KS average2 barns · 2,356 hd
233.39
+11.19
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Low1,796118.602,12916
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,276108.081,37982
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,25594.241,18391
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,14186.2698439

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,080$1,9001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,425$1,8001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,168$1,6003thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,230$2,0327
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,300$2,62510
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,300$2,5001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,200$2,48918

Every lot

74 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed300325.00/cwt325.00–325.009759
Steers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed365310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,1321
Steers—Medium and Large 1405307.50/cwt307.50–307.501,2451
Steers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed472317.85/cwt305.00–321.001,50073
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2475195.00/cwt195.00–195.009261
Steers—Medium and Large 1495300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,4851
Steers—Medium and Large 1522268.50/cwt262.50–277.501,4027
Steers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed541307.50/cwt307.50–307.501,66446
Steers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed565266.89/cwt265.00–282.501,5089
Steers—Medium and Large 1588250.77/cwt245.00–253.001,47512
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2625202.50/cwt202.50–202.501,2661
Steers—Medium and Large 1628253.00/cwt253.00–253.001,5894
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2671198.84/cwt190.00–207.501,3347
Steers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed672277.30/cwt269.00–278.001,86379
Steers—Medium and Large 1689227.50/cwt225.00–234.001,56720
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy699250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,7487
Steers—Medium and Large 1715234.91/cwt225.50–242.001,68019
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2728206.74/cwt202.50–215.001,5053
Steers—Medium and Large 1762232.39/cwt222.00–233.001,77170
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2777197.69/cwt195.00–200.001,5363
Steers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed823229.47/cwt226.00–230.001,889163
Steers—Medium and Large 1830219.24/cwt211.00–225.001,82018
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2830201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,6681
Steers—Medium and Large 1851230.27/cwt218.00–233.001,960122
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2875198.05/cwt182.00–209.001,73321
Steers—Medium and Large 1935224.15/cwt222.00–225.852,096157
Steers—Medium and Large 1965190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,8342
Steers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed974217.10/cwt217.10–217.102,11532
Steers—Large 11,009215.00/cwt215.00–215.002,16911
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1313230.18/cwt222.50–237.507202
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed372252.04/cwt237.50–259.009385
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2375187.50/cwt187.50–187.507031
Heifers—Medium and Large 1387216.70/cwt202.00–220.008395
Heifers—Medium and Large 1422219.41/cwt215.00–222.509263
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed433244.22/cwt240.00–247.001,05715
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy461265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,22247
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed473250.00/cwt240.00–251.001,18311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1485219.40/cwt215.00–225.001,06411
Heifers—Medium and Large 1537232.50/cwt232.50–232.501,2499
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed559241.51/cwt237.50–242.501,3505
Heifers—Medium and Large 1571218.08/cwt211.00–223.001,2454
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2580175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,0151
Heifers—Medium and Large 1607222.50/cwt222.50–222.501,35116
Heifers—Medium and Large 1669216.39/cwt204.00–221.001,44811
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed676226.19/cwt224.50–226.501,52944
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2676184.04/cwt182.00–192.501,2445
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2737167.78/cwt156.00–179.001,2376
Heifers—Medium and Large 1740222.68/cwt222.00–223.251,64879
Heifers—Medium and Large 1760219.56/cwt217.00–220.001,66981
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2876167.50/cwt167.50–167.501,4673
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2934153.00/cwt153.00–153.001,4295
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2955165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,5761
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1575220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,2651
Bulls—Medium and Large 1740202.50/cwt202.50–202.501,4991
Bulls—Medium and Large 1750222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,6651
Bulls—Medium and Large 1895185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,6561
Bulls—Large 11,015183.00/cwt182.00–188.001,8579
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,755114.10/cwt105.50–119.002,00210
Bulls——1,813123.65/cwt122.00–126.002,2424
Bulls——1,963131.00/cwt131.00–131.002,5722
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,14186.26/cwt77.50–89.0098439
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,255106.74/cwt102.00–109.501,34054
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25594.24/cwt90.50–98.001,18391
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,316110.66/cwt110.00–114.001,45628
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 11,2302,032.04/head1,725.00–2,550.002,0327
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2002,535.71/head2,350.00–2,675.002,53614
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2002,325.00/head2,250.00–2,350.002,3254
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3002,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6505
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3002,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6005
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3002,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1954125.63/cwt117.50–140.001,1998
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0801,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1681,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6003
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,4251,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001

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.