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Winter Livestock - Dodge City

Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2023-06-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dodge City, Kansas · Wed, Jun 21

● Final39 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1889

← Jun 14Jun 21Jul 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

744 head

▼ 584 vs last sale 1,328▼ 247 vs year ago 991 · −24.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

149 head

▼ 32 vs last sale 181▼ 93 vs year ago 242 · −38.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

15 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 5▲ 15 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*Note * Winter LIvestock in Dodge City will not have a sale on Wednesday June 28 and on Wednesday July 5 for harvest and holiday break. *

* Final Report * Compared to last week, feeder steers 850 lb to 950 lb sold steady. Not enough steers 400 lb to 850 lb for a market test. Not enough heifer for a market test, however approximately 117 heifer weighing 714 lb sold for 223. Demand was good. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower. * The report will not be published on June 28 and July 5, 2023 due to holiday break, *

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $222.74/cwt on 464 head.

Average price

$222.74

464 head · 857 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,908

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$251

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$30.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.65

vs KS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	854	223.15	1,906	457
Medium and Large 1-2	870	201.00	1,749	3thin
Large 1	1,122	192.25	2,157	4thin

One grade step is worth $30.90/cwt here — about −$251 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 sale464 hd

222.74

—

KS average2 barns · 1,100 hd

235.39

−12.65

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	1,680	111.25	1,869	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,312	108.18	1,419	40
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,194	95.45	1,140	54
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,235	83.34	1,029	28

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 (2-4 yrs)	1,040	$1,700	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,105	$1,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$1,900	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,000	$1,606	4thin

Every lot

39 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	312	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	920	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	387	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,103	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	405	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,083	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	470	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,105	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	689	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,826	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	741	215.84/cwt	215.00–221.00	1,599	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	831	210.03/cwt	207.50–212.50	1,745	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	833	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,841	78
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	865	224.86/cwt	223.75–227.00	1,945	202
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	870	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,749	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	874	214.66/cwt	211.75–221.75	1,876	77
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	895	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	2,005	60
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	951	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,978	14
Steers	—	Large 1	1,042	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	2,074	2
Steers	—	Large 1	1,202	185.50/cwt	185.50–185.50	2,230	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	301	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	813	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	312	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	788	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	342	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	804	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	566	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,279	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	983	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	628	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,460	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	713	187.98/cwt	183.00–193.00	1,340	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	714	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,592	117
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,072	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,758	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	420	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	924	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	825	173.75/cwt	170.00–177.50	1,433	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,545	117.13/cwt	115.00–119.50	1,810	5
Bulls	—	—	1,593	89.95/cwt	85.50–93.00	1,433	3
Bulls	—	—	2,148	128.52/cwt	128.00–129.00	2,761	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,194	95.45/cwt	90.00–99.00	1,140	54
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,235	83.34/cwt	73.00–89.00	1,029	28
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,254	104.47/cwt	100.00–109.00	1,310	24
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,398	113.75/cwt	111.50–118.00	1,590	16
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,000	1,962.50/head	1,625.00–2,300.00	1,963	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,100	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	7
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,040	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,105	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,170	126.34/cwt	116.00–137.50	1,478	2

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 Jun 21, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 744Last week 1,328Year ago 991

Slaughter CattleReceipts 149Last week 181Year ago 242

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 5Year ago 0

*Note * Winter LIvestock in Dodge City will not have a sale on Wednesday June 28 and on Wednesday July 5 for harvest and holiday break. *

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	825	170.00–177.50	173.75
1	—	420	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	301	270.00	270.00
117	—	714	223.00	223.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	172.50	172.50
2	—	713	183.00–193.00	187.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	628	232.50	232.50
3	—	566	226.00	226.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	312	252.50	252.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	342	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,072	164.00	164.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	951	208.00	208.00
77	—	874	211.75–221.75	214.66
2	—	312	295.00	295.00
7	—	689	265.00	265.00
1	—	405	267.50	267.50
7	—	741	215.00–221.00	215.84
4	—	387	285.00	285.00
4	—	831	207.50–212.50	210.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
78	—	833	221.00	221.00
202	—	865	223.75–227.00	224.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,202	185.50	185.50
2	—	1,042	199.00	199.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	870	201.00	201.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	895	224.00	224.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	235.00	235.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,000	1,250.00	1,250.00

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	7	—	1,100	1,900.00	1,900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,000	1,625.00–2,300.00	1,962.50

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)	1	—	1,040	1,700.00	1,700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,105	1,300.00	1,300.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,170	116.00–137.50	126.34

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,593	85.50–93.00	89.95
5	—	1,545	115.00–119.50	117.13
2	—	2,148	128.00–129.00	128.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	1,194	90.00–99.00	95.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,254	100.00–109.00	104.47
16	—	1,398	111.50–118.00	113.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,235	73.00–89.00	83.34

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.