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Winter Livestock - Dodge City

Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2023-11-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-01

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dodge City, Kansas · Wed, Nov 1

● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1889

← Oct 25Nov 1Nov 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

2,430 head

▲ 757 vs last sale 1,673▼ 942 vs year ago 3,372 · −27.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

280 head

▼ 141 vs last sale 421▼ 270 vs year ago 550 · −49.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

43 head

▲ 13 vs last sale 30▼ 13 vs year ago 56 · −23.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Note * Next Wednesday November 8, Winter Livestock in Dodge City will have a Special Calf Sale *

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 800 lb to 950 lb sold steady to 2.00 higher. Steers 400 lb to 800 lb sold unevenly steady, however load lots and vaccinated cattle sold 6.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers 400 lb to 900 lb sold unevenly steady, however load lots and vaccinated heifers sold 6.00 to 10.00 higher. Demand was moderate. Slaughter cows sold steady, however 2 high yielding cows sold up to 112. Slaughter bulls sold steady, however 2 high yielding bulls sold up to 121.

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 $257.09/cwt on 1,139 head.

Average price

$257.09

1,139 head · 651 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,673

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$356

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$74.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.61

vs KS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	650	258.07	1,677	1,102
Medium and Large 1-2	589	236.32	1,391	31
Large 1	1,105	184.00	2,033	6thin

One grade step is worth $74.07/cwt here — about −$356 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 sale1,139 hd

257.09

—

KS average4 barns · 4,357 hd

258.70

−1.61

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	1,671	109.44	1,828	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,292	98.69	1,275	189
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,147	84.59	970	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,146	73.18	839	7thin

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)	1,325	$1,438	13
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,365	$1,435	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	821	$1,550	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$2,600	9

Every lot

71 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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	270	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	929	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	301	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	971	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	325	295.35/cwt	292.00–307.50	960	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	372	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,157	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	383	296.74/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,137	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	387	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,219	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	409	289.31/cwt	280.50–292.00	1,183	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	413	310.10/cwt	300.00–313.00	1,281	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	448	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,223	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	458	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,342	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	481	275.02/cwt	269.50–280.00	1,323	63
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	510	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,301	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	532	285.38/cwt	280.00–288.00	1,518	49
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	532	266.83/cwt	260.50–273.50	1,420	40
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	572	260.49/cwt	257.50–266.00	1,490	65
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	591	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,531	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	592	275.81/cwt	274.50–277.00	1,633	164
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	606	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,370	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	617	252.19/cwt	246.00–258.50	1,556	75
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	639	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,687	138
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	652	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,376	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	667	227.31/cwt	221.50–239.50	1,516	68
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	723	227.24/cwt	223.00–238.00	1,643	51
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	772	227.99/cwt	227.50–228.50	1,760	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	809	239.43/cwt	234.00–242.00	1,937	60
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	884	233.80/cwt	230.00–234.10	2,067	80
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	915	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,944	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	929	228.02/cwt	227.50–228.50	2,118	104
Steers	—	Large 1	1,105	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	2,033	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	260	315.56/cwt	297.00–317.50	820	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	347	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	878	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	366	245.53/cwt	241.00–251.00	899	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	387	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,118	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	431	274.56/cwt	270.00–281.00	1,183	45
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	440	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	994	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	467	272.67/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,273	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	468	275.21/cwt	272.00–286.00	1,288	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	470	250.82/cwt	245.00–259.00	1,179	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	495	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,193	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	503	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,333	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	514	254.94/cwt	243.00–261.00	1,310	60
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	543	235.99/cwt	224.00–238.00	1,281	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	229.89/cwt	228.50–232.00	1,322	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	577	244.98/cwt	236.00–250.00	1,414	237
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	621	228.63/cwt	224.50–237.50	1,420	56
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	661	218.46/cwt	210.00–222.00	1,444	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	714	222.34/cwt	221.50–223.00	1,588	40
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	736	234.25/cwt	234.25–234.25	1,724	70
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	757	210.83/cwt	210.50–212.50	1,596	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	813	219.68/cwt	217.00–227.25	1,786	319
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	879	197.23/cwt	196.00–201.00	1,734	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	910	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,775	10
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,016	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,737	4
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,072	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,715	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	390	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	987	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	438	259.31/cwt	238.00–281.00	1,136	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	587	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,356	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	632	209.30/cwt	191.00–213.00	1,323	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	857	172.60/cwt	155.00–174.00	1,479	14
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,385	97.66/cwt	93.00–103.00	1,353	2
Bulls	—	—	1,622	108.95/cwt	105.00–114.00	1,767	6
Bulls	—	—	1,958	118.28/cwt	115.00–121.00	2,316	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,146	73.18/cwt	61.00–79.00	839	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,147	84.59/cwt	81.00–89.00	970	33
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,248	95.48/cwt	90.00–99.00	1,192	118
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,366	104.02/cwt	100.00–112.00	1,421	71
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,014	134.39/cwt	122.50–152.00	1,363	11
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	821	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	8
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,325	1,438.11/head	1,375.00–1,450.00	1,438	13
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,365	1,435.00/head	1,435.00–1,435.00	1,435	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,200	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	9

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 Nov 1, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,430Last week 1,673Year ago 3,372

Slaughter CattleReceipts 280Last week 421Year ago 550

Replacement CattleReceipts 43Last week 30Year ago 56

* Note * Next Wednesday November 8, Winter Livestock in Dodge City will have a Special Calf Sale *

* Final Report *

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
80	—	884	230.00–234.10	233.80
104	—	929	227.50–228.50	228.02
68	—	667	221.50–239.50	227.31
60	—	809	234.00–242.00	239.43
51	—	723	223.00–238.00	227.24
27	—	772	227.50–228.50	227.99
9	—	409	280.50–292.00	289.31
9	—	270	344.00	344.00
3	—	383	290.00–300.00	296.74
63	—	481	269.50–280.00	275.02
65	—	572	257.50–266.00	260.49
40	—	532	260.50–273.50	266.83
11	—	325	292.00–307.50	295.35
75	—	617	246.00–258.50	252.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	510	255.00	255.00
2	—	652	211.00	211.00
14	—	606	226.00	226.00
2	—	915	212.50	212.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
138	—	639	264.00	264.00
31	—	413	300.00–313.00	310.10
2	—	372	311.00	311.00
164	—	592	274.50–277.00	275.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,105	184.00	184.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	387	315.00	315.00
23	—	591	259.00	259.00
49	—	532	280.00–288.00	285.38
19	—	458	293.00	293.00
3	—	301	322.50	322.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	448	273.00	273.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	514	243.00–261.00	254.94
36	—	661	210.00–222.00	218.46
237	—	577	236.00–250.00	244.98
56	—	621	224.50–237.50	228.63
4	—	879	196.00–201.00	197.23
45	—	431	270.00–281.00	274.56
40	—	714	221.50–223.00	222.34
14	—	470	245.00–259.00	250.82
7	—	366	241.00–251.00	245.53
10	—	910	195.00	195.00
319	—	813	217.00–227.25	219.68
2	—	347	253.00	253.00
11	—	260	297.00–317.50	315.56
12	—	757	210.50–212.50	210.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	387	289.00	289.00
70	—	736	234.25	234.25
18	—	503	265.00	265.00
21	—	468	272.00–286.00	275.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	543	224.00–238.00	235.99
2	—	440	226.00	226.00
18	—	575	228.50–232.00	229.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	467	265.00–280.00	272.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,072	160.00	160.00
4	—	1,016	171.00	171.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	495	241.00	241.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	632	191.00–213.00	209.30
11	—	438	238.00–281.00	259.31
14	—	857	155.00–174.00	172.60
2	—	390	253.00	253.00
9	—	587	231.00	231.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,958	115.00–121.00	118.28
2	—	1,385	93.00–103.00	97.66
6	—	1,622	105.00–114.00	108.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,146	61.00–79.00	73.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
71	—	1,366	100.00–112.00	104.02
118	—	1,248	90.00–99.00	95.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,147	81.00–89.00	84.59

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	11	—	1,014	122.50–152.00	134.39

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	821	1,550.00	1,550.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,365	1,435.00	1,435.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	1,325	1,375.00–1,450.00	1,438.11

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	9	—	1,200	2,600.00	2,600.00

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.