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Winter Livestock - Dodge City

Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2023-10-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-25

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dodge City, Kansas · Wed, Oct 25

● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1889

← Oct 18Oct 25Nov 1 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,673 head

▼ 139 vs last sale 1,812▼ 811 vs year ago 2,484 · −32.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

421 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 423▼ 317 vs year ago 738 · −43.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

30 head

▲ 11 vs last sale 19▼ 8 vs year ago 38 · −21.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Note * Next Wednesday November 1, Winter Livestock in Dodge City will have a Special Calf sale *

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, not enough feeder steers and heifers 400 lb to 850 lb for a market test, however a definite lower trend was noted.. Demand was moderate. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 5.00 to 7.00 lower.

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 $268.92/cwt on 723 head.

Average price

$268.92

723 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,504

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$444

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$92.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.43

vs KS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	272.94	1,499	657
Medium and Large 1-2	614	234.61	1,440	59
Large 1	1,076	180.50	1,942	7thin

One grade step is worth $92.44/cwt here — about −$444 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 sale723 hd

268.92

—

KS average3 barns · 2,765 hd

264.49

+4.43

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	—	Average	1,688	101.94	1,721	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,275	95.99	1,224	289
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,177	86.81	1,022	64
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,100	72.34	796	17

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)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,258	$1,675	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,350	$2,393	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,300	$2,350	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,400	$2,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,400	$2,100	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,400	$2,000	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,300	$2,000	1thin

Every lot

73 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	290	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,022	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	318	263.66/cwt	260.00–267.50	838	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	376	295.77/cwt	295.00–296.00	1,112	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	433	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,234	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	436	302.35/cwt	301.00–313.00	1,318	50
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	436	267.93/cwt	266.00–272.00	1,168	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	458	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	962	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	462	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,317	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	475	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,363	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	489	265.96/cwt	263.00–272.00	1,301	39
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	524	293.57/cwt	282.50–296.00	1,538	140
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	527	268.09/cwt	263.50–277.50	1,413	90
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	575	269.19/cwt	268.00–272.00	1,548	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	585	246.50/cwt	246.50–246.50	1,442	38
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	590	256.96/cwt	250.00–266.00	1,516	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	612	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,536	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	621	264.02/cwt	261.00–267.00	1,640	138
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	661	239.14/cwt	233.00–244.00	1,581	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	707	236.73/cwt	229.00–237.00	1,674	42
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	747	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,382	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	763	220.52/cwt	215.00–231.00	1,683	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	865	202.74/cwt	202.00–203.50	1,754	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	878	186.65/cwt	181.00–198.00	1,639	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	938	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,651	3
Steers	—	Large 1	1,076	180.50/cwt	180.50–180.50	1,942	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	272	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	903	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	324	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	1,001	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	347	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	777	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	383	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	935	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	385	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,163	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	393	291.57/cwt	287.00–292.00	1,146	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	406	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,218	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	410	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,148	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	438	265.07/cwt	262.00–272.50	1,161	41
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	444	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,092	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	466	252.92/cwt	250.00–262.50	1,179	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	480	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,291	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	489	244.74/cwt	244.00–247.00	1,197	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	511	233.23/cwt	201.00–236.00	1,192	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	520	238.00/cwt	237.00–240.00	1,238	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	532	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,346	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	539	265.34/cwt	256.00–266.00	1,430	119
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	595	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,428	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	606	232.50/cwt	227.00–239.00	1,409	56
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	624	210.95/cwt	190.00–225.50	1,316	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	658	227.81/cwt	226.00–230.00	1,499	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	660	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,195	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	703	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,357	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	729	224.88/cwt	222.00–227.50	1,639	89
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	765	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,415	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	805	219.25/cwt	219.25–219.25	1,765	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	819	184.80/cwt	176.00–195.00	1,514	9
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	343	303.09/cwt	282.50–305.00	1,040	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	385	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,117	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	412	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,154	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	467	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,191	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	535	241.22/cwt	237.00–265.00	1,291	27
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	630	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,361	8
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,435	91.39/cwt	76.00–99.00	1,311	8
Bulls	—	—	1,788	103.74/cwt	101.00–109.00	1,855	14
Bulls	—	—	1,793	111.80/cwt	110.50–114.00	2,005	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,100	72.34/cwt	66.00–79.00	796	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,177	86.81/cwt	81.00–89.50	1,022	64
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,237	93.62/cwt	90.00–101.00	1,158	223
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,404	104.00/cwt	100.00–107.00	1,460	66
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,300	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,300	2,225.00/head	2,225.00–2,225.00	2,225	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,300	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,364	2,438.64/head	2,425.00–2,500.00	2,439	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,400	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,400	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,400	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,258	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	3

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 Oct 25, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,673Last week 1,812Year ago 2,484

Slaughter CattleReceipts 421Last week 423Year ago 738

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 19Year ago 38

* Note * Next Wednesday November 1, Winter Livestock in Dodge City will have a Special Calf sale *

* Final Report *

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,400	2,100.00	2,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,364	2,425.00–2,500.00	2,438.64
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,400	2,300.00	2,300.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,400	2,000.00	2,000.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,300	2,000.00	2,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,300	2,225.00	2,225.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,300	2,350.00	2,350.00

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)	3	—	1,258	1,675.00	1,675.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	467	255.00	255.00
2	—	385	290.00	290.00
8	—	630	216.00	216.00
27	—	535	237.00–265.00	241.22
11	—	343	282.50–305.00	303.09
7	—	412	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	466	250.00–262.50	252.92
32	—	520	237.00–240.00	238.00
89	—	729	222.00–227.50	224.88
19	—	595	240.00	240.00
56	—	606	227.00–239.00	232.50
41	—	438	262.00–272.50	265.07
34	—	805	219.25	219.25
11	—	393	287.00–292.00	291.57
35	—	658	226.00–230.00	227.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	383	244.00	244.00
4	—	347	224.00	224.00
12	—	489	244.00–247.00	244.74
11	—	444	246.00	246.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	272	332.00	332.00
4	—	480	269.00	269.00
4	—	406	300.00	300.00
119	—	539	256.00–266.00	265.34
9	—	324	309.00	309.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	185.00	185.00
9	—	819	176.00–195.00	184.80
13	—	511	201.00–236.00	233.23
3	—	703	193.00	193.00
10	—	624	190.00–225.50	210.95
4	—	660	181.00	181.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	532	253.00	253.00
2	—	385	302.00	302.00
13	—	410	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	433	285.00	285.00
26	—	462	285.00	285.00
13	—	575	268.00–272.00	269.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	585	246.50	246.50
7	—	612	251.00	251.00
3	—	938	176.00	176.00
3	—	878	181.00–198.00	186.65
2	—	747	185.00	185.00
6	—	458	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	865	202.00–203.50	202.74
90	—	527	263.50–277.50	268.09
42	—	707	229.00–237.00	236.73
36	—	661	233.00–244.00	239.14
14	—	436	266.00–272.00	267.93
17	—	376	295.00–296.00	295.77
2	—	318	260.00–267.50	263.66
39	—	489	263.00–272.00	265.96
3	—	763	215.00–231.00	220.52
138	—	621	261.00–267.00	264.02
23	—	590	250.00–266.00	256.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,076	180.50	180.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	475	287.00	287.00
2	—	290	352.50	352.50
50	—	436	301.00–313.00	302.35
140	—	524	282.50–296.00	293.57

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,100	66.00–79.00	72.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
223	—	1,237	90.00–101.00	93.62
66	—	1,404	100.00–107.00	104.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
64	—	1,177	81.00–89.50	86.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,788	101.00–109.00	103.74
8	—	1,435	76.00–99.00	91.39
6	—	1,793	110.50–114.00	111.80

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.