Sale reports / Kansas / Winter Livestock - Dodge City / 2023-06-14

Winter Livestock - Dodge City

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dodge City, Kansas · Wed, Jun 14
● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1889
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,328 head
▼ 98 vs last sale 1,426▲ 238 vs year ago 1,090 · +21.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
181 head
▼ 78 vs last sale 259▼ 170 vs year ago 351 · −48.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
5 head
▼ 44 vs last sale 49▼ 40 vs year ago 45 · −88.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 725 lb to 925 lb sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower, however 1 load of 753 lb thin steers sold for 241. Not enough steers 400 lb to 725 lb for a market test, however 15 weaned steers weighing 564 sold for 308. Quality not near as attractive as last week. Feeder heifers 675 lb to 900 lb sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower on light receipts. Not enough heifers 400 lb to 675 lb for a market test, however 11 thin fleshed heifers weighing 541 lb sold for 252. Demand was moderate. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 1.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $230.51/cwt on 676 head.
Average price
$230.51
676 head · 814 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,876
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$123
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1
$43.11/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.52
vs KS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1803233.801,877607
Medium and Large 1-2783211.591,65636
Large 11,049190.702,00033
One grade step is worth $43.11/cwt here — about −$123 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 sale676 hd
230.51
—
KS average2 barns · 2,261 hd
234.03
−3.52
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—Low1,758122.422,15213
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,340107.321,43862
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,13996.291,09720
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,08084.9991882

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)1,340$1,4501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,045$1,3501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,100$1,9253thin

Every lot

78 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 · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed287330.00/cwt330.00–330.009472
Steers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed300342.50/cwt342.50–342.501,0282
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy315300.00/cwt300.00–300.009451
Steers—Medium and Large 1323265.35/cwt260.00–270.008572
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2370225.00/cwt225.00–225.008331
Steers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed373305.46/cwt304.50–307.001,13910
Steers—Medium and Large 1390277.50/cwt277.50–277.501,0823
Steers—Medium and Large 1441288.33/cwt288.00–290.001,2726
Steers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed455312.00/cwt312.00–312.001,42017
Steers—Medium and Large 1488288.73/cwt287.50–290.001,4092
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2491255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,2524
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2505217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,0981
Steers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed510320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,6329
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2560254.00/cwt254.00–254.001,4221
Steers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed564306.81/cwt305.00–308.001,73015
Steers—Medium and Large 1597285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,7012
Steers—Medium and Large 1640222.50/cwt222.50–222.501,4241
Steers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed645242.50/cwt242.50–242.501,5641
Steers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed729249.00/cwt249.00–249.001,8155
Steers—Medium and Large 1732217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,58810
Steers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed753241.00/cwt241.00–241.001,81568
Steers—Medium and Large 1788228.49/cwt221.00–230.001,80157
Steers—Medium and Large 1830220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,82627
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2835201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,67814
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2863211.50/cwt211.50–211.501,82513
Steers—Medium and Large 1876220.80/cwt215.10–225.001,934310
Steers—Medium and Large 1920219.50/cwt219.50–219.502,01957
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2933168.59/cwt162.00–175.001,5732
Steers—Large 11,004196.00/cwt196.00–196.001,96823
Steers—Large 11,152178.50/cwt178.50–178.502,05610
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed288293.00/cwt293.00–293.008444
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed319282.50/cwt282.50–282.509017
Heifers—Medium and Large 1337286.00/cwt286.00–286.0096411
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed371264.80/cwt257.50–270.009826
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy376283.00/cwt283.00–283.001,0643
Heifers—Medium and Large 1388218.68/cwt215.00–222.508482
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2395182.50/cwt182.50–182.507211
Heifers—Medium and Large 1431260.57/cwt258.00–267.501,12328
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2432225.00/cwt225.00–225.009724
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed450262.50/cwt262.50–262.501,1817
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy476254.00/cwt254.00–254.001,2094
Heifers—Medium and Large 1488228.82/cwt225.00–234.001,1177
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2505187.50/cwt187.50–187.509471
Heifers—Medium and Large 1525227.75/cwt227.50–228.001,1962
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed541252.00/cwt252.00–252.001,36311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1577224.41/cwt215.00–227.001,2959
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed618238.50/cwt238.50–238.501,47414
Heifers—Medium and Large 1620197.00/cwt197.00–197.001,2211
Heifers—Medium and Large 1667209.00/cwt209.00–209.001,3945
Heifers—Medium and Large 1730198.00/cwt198.00–198.001,4452
Heifers—Medium and Large 1769210.10/cwt210.10–210.101,61664
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2770182.50/cwt182.50–182.501,4051
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2813190.50/cwt190.50–190.501,54924
Heifers—Medium and Large 1821206.17/cwt205.10–207.751,693174
Heifers—Medium and Large 1877195.85/cwt195.50–196.501,718142
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2915149.81/cwt147.50–162.501,3718
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2990147.50/cwt147.50–147.501,4601
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1415290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,2047
Bulls—Medium and Large 1499252.50/cwt252.50–252.501,2605
Bulls—Medium and Large 1513272.50/cwt272.50–272.501,3984
Bulls—Medium and Large 1560247.50/cwt247.50–247.501,3861
Bulls—Medium and Large 1610207.50/cwt207.50–207.501,2661
Bulls—Medium and Large 1770202.50/cwt202.50–202.501,5592
Bulls—Medium and Large 1897172.50/cwt172.50–172.501,5472
Bulls—Medium and Large 1920175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,6101
Bulls—Large 11,127166.18/cwt165.00–171.001,8735
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,548117.00/cwt117.00–117.001,8113
Bulls——1,796123.16/cwt120.00–128.002,2129
Bulls——2,045132.00/cwt132.00–132.002,6991
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight99579.00/cwt79.00–79.0078620
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10786.92/cwt80.00–89.0096262
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13996.29/cwt90.00–99.001,09720
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,299104.20/cwt100.00–109.001,35437
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,401111.94/cwt110.50–116.001,56825
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0451,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3401,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1001,975.00/head1,975.00–1,975.001,9751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1001,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9002

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.