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Winter Livestock - Dodge City

Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2023-08-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-09

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dodge City, Kansas · Wed, Aug 9

● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1889

← Aug 2Aug 9Aug 16 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

726 head

▲ 534 vs last sale 192▼ 1,244 vs year ago 1,970 · −63.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

214 head

▲ 172 vs last sale 42▼ 171 vs year ago 385 · −44.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

5 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 0▼ 21 vs year ago 26 · −80.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, no recent comparison on feeder steers and heifers 600 lb to 900 lb . However a higher trend was noted. Demand was good. Slaughter cows sold 6.00 to 8.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher.

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 $247.13/cwt on 416 head.

Average price

$247.13

416 head · 741 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,832

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$204

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

$89.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.89

vs KS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	743	249.75	1,857	396
Medium and Large 1-2	643	201.45	1,296	17thin
Large 1-2	1,033	160.00	1,653	3thin

One grade step is worth $89.75/cwt here — about $204 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 sale416 hd

247.13

—

KS average3 barns · 3,563 hd

253.02

−5.89

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	1,650	127.36	2,101	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,368	113.12	1,547	68
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,341	96.71	1,297	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,152	77.67	895	66

Every lot

44 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	377	302.20/cwt	295.00–317.50	1,139	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	415	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,193	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	437	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,027	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	462	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	1,451	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	528	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,584	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	539	282.42/cwt	275.50–287.00	1,522	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	544	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,191	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	565	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,548	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	588	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,000	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	610	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,726	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	624	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,482	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	632	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,612	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	667	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,688	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	677	238.14/cwt	237.50–242.50	1,612	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	739	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,848	70
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	759	246.75/cwt	246.75–246.75	1,873	75
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	785	189.94/cwt	187.50–195.00	1,491	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	805	194.94/cwt	185.00–225.00	1,569	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	835	241.25/cwt	241.25–241.25	2,014	111
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	863	235.50/cwt	235.50–235.50	2,032	41
Steers	—	Large 1-2	1,033	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,653	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	373	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,044	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	430	288.30/cwt	280.00–289.00	1,240	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	446	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,155	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	521	253.65/cwt	249.00–256.00	1,322	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	555	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,399	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	613	276.59/cwt	259.00–279.50	1,695	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	636	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,469	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	679	201.82/cwt	200.00–207.50	1,370	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	690	250.67/cwt	250.25–252.50	1,730	83
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	761	238.09/cwt	235.00–239.00	1,812	90
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	944	206.50/cwt	206.50–206.50	1,949	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	547	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,326	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	810	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,620	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	937	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,523	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	986	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,553	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,610	124.65/cwt	121.00–129.50	2,007	12
Bulls	—	—	1,728	131.02/cwt	130.00–132.00	2,264	2
Bulls	—	—	1,808	139.95/cwt	139.00–141.00	2,530	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,152	77.67/cwt	66.00–86.00	895	66
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,340	109.36/cwt	106.00–114.00	1,465	32
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,341	96.71/cwt	90.00–99.00	1,297	26
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,392	116.46/cwt	116.00–117.50	1,621	36
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,025	149.12/cwt	142.50–160.00	1,528	5

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 Aug 9, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 726Last week 192Year ago 1,970

Slaughter CattleReceipts 214Last week 42Year ago 385

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 0Year ago 26

* Final Report *

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	547	242.50	242.50
3	—	986	157.50	157.50
1	—	810	200.00	200.00
2	—	937	162.50	162.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
83	—	690	250.25–252.50	250.67
12	—	430	280.00–289.00	288.30
14	—	613	259.00–279.50	276.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	521	249.00–256.00	253.65
90	—	761	235.00–239.00	238.09
5	—	944	206.50	206.50
2	—	555	252.00	252.00
4	—	679	200.00–207.50	201.82
4	—	446	259.00	259.00
3	—	373	280.00	280.00
3	—	636	231.00	231.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	462	314.00	314.00
8	—	677	237.50–242.50	238.14
2	—	415	287.50	287.50
41	—	863	235.50	235.50
75	—	759	246.75	246.75
70	—	739	250.00	250.00
15	—	539	275.50–287.00	282.42
18	—	624	237.50	237.50
6	—	377	295.00–317.50	302.20
111	—	835	241.25	241.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	565	274.00	274.00
5	—	528	300.00	300.00
7	—	610	283.00	283.00
12	—	667	253.00	253.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,033	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	785	187.50–195.00	189.94
4	—	805	185.00–225.00	194.94
3	—	588	170.00	170.00
2	—	437	235.00	235.00
5	—	544	219.00	219.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	632	255.00	255.00

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	—	1,025	142.50–160.00	149.12

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,610	121.00–129.50	124.65
2	—	1,728	130.00–132.00	131.02
2	—	1,808	139.00–141.00	139.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,392	116.00–117.50	116.46
32	—	1,340	106.00–114.00	109.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
66	—	1,152	66.00–86.00	77.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,341	90.00–99.00	96.71

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.