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Winter Livestock - Dodge City

Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2023-08-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dodge City, Kansas · Wed, Aug 16

● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1889

← Aug 9Aug 16Aug 23 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,726 head

▲ 1,000 vs last sale 726▲ 394 vs year ago 1,332 · +29.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

249 head

▲ 35 vs last sale 214▼ 299 vs year ago 548 · −54.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

10 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 5▲ 9 vs year ago 1 · +900.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 700 lb to 950 lb sold steady. Not enough steer calves for a market test, however a higher trend was noted. Feeder heifers 650 lb to 850 lb sold steady to 4.00 higher. Not enough heifer calves for a market test, however a higher trend was noted. Demand was good. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

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 $249.32/cwt on 890 head.

Average price

$249.32

890 head · 729 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,818

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$628

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

$54.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.28

vs KS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	736	252.37	1,857	840
Medium and Large 1-2	620	197.98	1,228	50

One grade step is worth $54.39/cwt here — about $628 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 sale890 hd

249.32

—

KS average3 barns · 5,693 hd

249.60

−0.28

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	1,684	127.41	2,146	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,347	118.81	1,601	51
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,132	108.56	1,229	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,223	88.46	1,082	98

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,423	$1,720	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,365	$1,650	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,242	$1,425	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,065	$1,250	2thin

Every lot

56 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	403	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,217	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	465	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,325	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	466	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	895	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	490	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,318	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	502	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,436	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	516	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,300	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	205.76/cwt	200.00–222.00	1,076	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	554	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,623	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	586	283.03/cwt	275.00–287.00	1,659	95
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	620	269.10/cwt	265.00–270.50	1,668	60
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	672	264.85/cwt	264.00–265.00	1,780	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	687	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,505	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	722	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,206	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	729	250.13/cwt	250.00–250.50	1,823	100
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	733	240.36/cwt	233.00–241.25	1,762	92
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	772	255.56/cwt	243.00–258.00	1,973	143
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	831	244.50/cwt	244.50–244.50	2,032	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	839	235.55/cwt	230.00–237.60	1,976	234
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	845	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,698	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	857	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,637	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	860	235.30/cwt	235.00–235.50	2,024	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	942	235.75/cwt	235.75–235.75	2,221	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	953	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	2,030	8
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	415	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,104	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	516	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,347	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	544	273.14/cwt	266.00–274.00	1,486	62
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	544	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,333	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	571	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,479	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	641	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,474	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	675	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,289	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	693	243.10/cwt	233.00–243.75	1,685	47
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	711	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,635	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	722	246.50/cwt	246.50–246.50	1,780	70
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	722	199.66/cwt	194.00–203.00	1,442	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	770	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,471	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	784	238.99/cwt	230.25–241.50	1,874	308
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	792	242.75/cwt	242.75–242.75	1,923	65
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	804	241.43/cwt	241.00–241.85	1,941	132
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	858	227.99/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,956	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	875	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,339	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	926	179.50/cwt	179.50–179.50	1,662	3
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,031	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,845	10
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	550	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,238	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	621	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,484	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	770	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,598	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,613	125.14/cwt	123.00–128.00	2,019	7
Bulls	—	—	1,738	132.02/cwt	130.00–134.00	2,295	7
Bulls	—	—	1,805	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	2,004	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,132	108.56/cwt	105.00–111.00	1,229	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,223	88.46/cwt	75.00–98.00	1,082	98
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,270	114.99/cwt	112.00–118.00	1,460	23
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,411	121.95/cwt	120.00–123.00	1,721	28
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,065	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,242	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,365	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,423	1,719.62/head	1,660.00–1,775.00	1,720	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 Aug 16, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,726Last week 726Year ago 1,332

Slaughter CattleReceipts 249Last week 214Year ago 548

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 5Year ago 1

* Final Report *

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	403	302.00	302.00
8	—	953	213.00	213.00
7	—	516	252.00	252.00
20	—	672	264.00–265.00	264.85
5	—	860	235.00–235.50	235.30
92	—	733	233.00–241.25	240.36
234	—	839	230.00–237.60	235.55
95	—	586	275.00–287.00	283.03
60	—	620	265.00–270.50	269.10
143	—	772	243.00–258.00	255.56
19	—	490	269.00	269.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	722	167.00	167.00
9	—	466	192.00	192.00
16	—	523	200.00–222.00	205.76
10	—	687	219.00	219.00
2	—	857	191.00	191.00
4	—	845	201.00	201.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	831	244.50	244.50
8	—	502	286.00	286.00
6	—	465	285.00	285.00
17	—	942	235.75	235.75
12	—	554	293.00	293.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
100	—	729	250.00–250.50	250.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	693	233.00–243.75	243.10
308	—	784	230.25–241.50	238.99
1	—	415	266.00	266.00
5	—	858	225.00–230.00	227.99
5	—	544	245.00	245.00
3	—	926	179.50	179.50
5	—	571	259.00	259.00
6	—	641	230.00	230.00
8	—	711	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	516	261.00	261.00
132	—	804	241.00–241.85	241.43
65	—	792	242.75	242.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	770	191.00	191.00
1	—	875	153.00	153.00
1	—	675	191.00	191.00
9	—	722	194.00–203.00	199.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,031	179.00	179.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
62	—	544	266.00–274.00	273.14
70	—	722	246.50	246.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	621	239.00	239.00
1	—	550	225.00	225.00
1	—	770	207.50	207.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,270	112.00–118.00	114.99
28	—	1,411	120.00–123.00	121.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
98	—	1,223	75.00–98.00	88.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,132	105.00–111.00	108.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,805	111.00	111.00
7	—	1,738	130.00–134.00	132.02
7	—	1,613	123.00–128.00	125.14

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	4	—	1,365	1,650.00	1,650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,065	1,250.00	1,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,423	1,660.00–1,775.00	1,719.62
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,242	1,425.00	1,425.00

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.