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Winter Livestock - Dodge City

Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2023-08-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Dodge City, Kansas · Wed, Aug 23

● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1889

← Aug 16Aug 23Aug 30 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

832 head

▼ 894 vs last sale 1,726▼ 1,457 vs year ago 2,289 · −63.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

74 head

▼ 175 vs last sale 249▼ 444 vs year ago 518 · −85.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, not enough feeder steers and feeder heifers for a market test, however a steady trend was noted. Demand was moderate. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower on very light receipts. 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 $249.12/cwt on 681 head.

Average price

$249.12

681 head · 756 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,883

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$234

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

$40.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.53

vs KS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	756	249.30	1,884	678
Medium and Large 1-2	792	208.33	1,649	3thin

One grade step is worth $40.97/cwt here — about $234 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 sale681 hd

249.12

—

KS average3 barns · 4,121 hd

250.65

−1.53

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	—	High	1,781	126.28	2,249	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,207	116.23	1,403	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,157	94.86	1,098	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,188	82.50	980	9thin

Every lot

28 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	375	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	947	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	385	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,040	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	518	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,440	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	570	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,582	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	648	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,788	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	664	266.45/cwt	264.50–270.00	1,769	38
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	690	250.56/cwt	246.00–251.00	1,729	72
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	690	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,518	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	728	251.42/cwt	250.50–255.00	1,830	102
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	750	254.75/cwt	254.75–254.75	1,911	62
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	758	248.50/cwt	248.50–248.50	1,884	65
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	765	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,607	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	820	241.15/cwt	240.50–244.50	1,977	294
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	920	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,794	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	950	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	2,119	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	591	248.51/cwt	245.00–256.00	1,469	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	643	261.50/cwt	261.50–261.50	1,681	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	726	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,779	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	843	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,905	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	986	195.50/cwt	195.50–195.50	1,928	15
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	590	199.50/cwt	199.50–199.50	1,177	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,610	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,546	1
Bulls	—	—	1,705	125.14/cwt	122.00–128.00	2,134	2
Bulls	—	—	1,845	132.79/cwt	130.00–135.50	2,450	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,105	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,227	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,157	94.86/cwt	92.00–96.50	1,098	32
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,188	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	980	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,217	116.75/cwt	115.00–118.50	1,421	10

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 23, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 832Last week 1,726Year ago 2,289

Slaughter CattleReceipts 74Last week 249Year ago 518

* Final Report *

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	986	195.50	195.50
33	—	591	245.00–256.00	248.51
10	—	843	226.00	226.00
14	—	726	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	643	261.50	261.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	220.00	220.00
1	—	920	195.00	195.00
1	—	765	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
72	—	690	246.00–251.00	250.56
1	—	375	252.50	252.50
1	—	950	223.00	223.00
102	—	728	250.50–255.00	251.42
294	—	820	240.50–244.50	241.15
65	—	758	248.50	248.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	518	278.00	278.00
62	—	750	254.75	254.75
38	—	664	264.50–270.00	266.45
2	—	385	270.00	270.00
11	—	570	277.50	277.50
18	—	648	276.00	276.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	590	199.50	199.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,845	130.00–135.50	132.79
1	—	1,610	96.00	96.00
2	—	1,705	122.00–128.00	125.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,157	92.00–96.50	94.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,105	111.00	111.00
10	—	1,217	115.00–118.50	116.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,188	82.50	82.50

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.