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Winter Livestock - Dodge City

Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2023-11-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dodge City, Kansas · Wed, Nov 15

● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1889

← Nov 8Nov 15Nov 29 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

2,162 head

▼ 870 vs last sale 3,032▼ 263 vs year ago 2,425 · −10.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

540 head

▲ 122 vs last sale 418▲ 38 vs year ago 502 · +7.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

169 head

▲ 151 vs last sale 18▲ 128 vs year ago 41 · +312.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Note * Winter Livestock in Dodge City will not have an auction next Wednesday November 22 for Thanksgiving break *

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 400 lb to 950 lb sold 6.00 to 10.00 lower. Feeder heifers 400 lb to 925 lb sold 4.00 to 8.00 lower. Demand was moderate. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold steady, however 1 high yielding bull sold for 120.

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 $246.33/cwt on 1,132 head.

Average price

$246.33

1,132 head · 668 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,644

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$351

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$55.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.13

vs KS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	662	247.87	1,641	1,078
Medium and Large 1-2	626	229.48	1,436	34
Large 1	1,037	192.11	1,992	20

One grade step is worth $55.76/cwt here — about −$351 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 sale1,132 hd

246.33

—

KS average4 barns · 5,102 hd

246.20

+0.13

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	1,833	103.74	1,901	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,324	94.93	1,257	348
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,213	86.74	1,052	92
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,165	74.13	864	29

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,232	$1,710	12
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,314	$1,707	47
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,165	$1,675	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,223	$1,554	17
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,267	$1,517	25
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,250	$1,500	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,250	$1,500	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,366	$1,462	39
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,372	$1,460	12
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,305	$1,441	4thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,125	$1,560	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,072	$1,450	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,155	$1,350	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,200	$2,100	2thin

Every lot

77 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 · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	282	330.39/cwt	322.50–334.00	932	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	300	318.75/cwt	317.50–320.00	956	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	369	318.79/cwt	309.00–321.00	1,176	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	371	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,011	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	376	304.49/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,145	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	432	299.22/cwt	297.00–308.00	1,293	40
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	442	314.91/cwt	314.00–316.00	1,392	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	465	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	1,390	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	280.97/cwt	273.00–289.00	1,329	38
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	532	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,426	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	533	269.39/cwt	260.00–277.50	1,436	70
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	535	282.39/cwt	281.00–285.00	1,511	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	548	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,414	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	560	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,378	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	561	278.59/cwt	272.00–281.00	1,563	97
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	572	264.00/cwt	255.00–267.00	1,510	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	608	228.72/cwt	202.00–285.00	1,391	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	615	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,581	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	636	232.65/cwt	221.00–237.50	1,480	148
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	649	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,551	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	669	225.41/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,508	106
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	719	170.85/cwt	167.50–195.00	1,228	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	773	227.88/cwt	225.25–232.00	1,762	167
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	813	225.50/cwt	225.50–225.50	1,833	43
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	839	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,762	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	873	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,886	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	878	221.13/cwt	218.75–229.00	1,942	44
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	930	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	2,102	50
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	935	212.80/cwt	210.85–218.75	1,990	67
Steers	—	Large 1	1,030	193.01/cwt	161.00–195.00	1,988	17
Steers	—	Large 1	1,076	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	2,012	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	290	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	805	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	305	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	862	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	318	269.80/cwt	267.50–272.00	858	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	357	293.31/cwt	288.00–300.00	1,047	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	408	295.63/cwt	295.00–296.00	1,206	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	413	212.49/cwt	190.00–227.00	878	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	464	264.32/cwt	257.00–270.00	1,226	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	479	245.46/cwt	240.00–252.50	1,176	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	516	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,326	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	527	194.35/cwt	180.00–204.00	1,024	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	537	231.84/cwt	226.00–242.00	1,245	171
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	569	228.76/cwt	220.00–234.00	1,302	80
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	578	208.02/cwt	206.00–209.00	1,202	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	608	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,447	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	619	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,517	50
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	625	217.84/cwt	203.00–221.50	1,362	77
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	640	198.75/cwt	192.50–205.00	1,272	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	721	207.04/cwt	201.00–210.00	1,493	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	776	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,521	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	799	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,726	53
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	808	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,697	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	814	196.46/cwt	195.50–198.00	1,599	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	931	176.19/cwt	176.00–186.00	1,640	53
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,029	185.12/cwt	174.00–196.00	1,905	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,799	91.85/cwt	81.00–96.00	1,652	6
Bulls	—	—	1,822	106.38/cwt	101.00–109.50	1,938	15
Bulls	—	—	1,952	114.34/cwt	111.00–120.00	2,232	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,165	74.13/cwt	61.00–79.00	864	29
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,213	86.74/cwt	81.00–89.50	1,052	92
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,310	93.81/cwt	90.00–99.00	1,229	301
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,417	102.13/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,447	47
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,072	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,125	1,560.00/head	1,560.00–1,560.00	1,560	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,155	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,165	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,223	1,553.61/head	1,275.00–1,900.00	1,554	17
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,232	1,710.20/head	1,360.00–1,975.00	1,710	12
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,250	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,250	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,267	1,516.82/head	1,110.00–1,700.00	1,517	25
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,305	1,440.84/head	1,250.00–1,500.00	1,441	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,314	1,706.59/head	1,310.00–1,950.00	1,707	47
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,366	1,462.41/head	1,335.00–1,575.00	1,462	39
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,372	1,460.00/head	1,460.00–1,460.00	1,460	12
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,001	153.81/cwt	150.00–168.00	1,540	16
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,200	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	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 Nov 15, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,162Last week 3,032Year ago 2,425

Slaughter CattleReceipts 540Last week 418Year ago 502

Replacement CattleReceipts 169Last week 18Year ago 41

* Note * Winter Livestock in Dodge City will not have an auction next Wednesday November 22 for Thanksgiving break *

* Final Report *

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	619	245.00	245.00
9	—	808	210.00	210.00
27	—	516	257.00	257.00
6	—	305	282.50	282.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	640	192.50–205.00	198.75
16	—	776	196.00	196.00
5	—	527	180.00–204.00	194.35
3	—	578	206.00–209.00	208.02
7	—	413	190.00–227.00	212.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	318	267.50–272.00	269.80
77	—	625	203.00–221.50	217.84
8	—	408	295.00–296.00	295.63
12	—	464	257.00–270.00	264.32
53	—	799	216.00	216.00
2	—	290	277.50	277.50
16	—	814	195.50–198.00	196.46
29	—	357	288.00–300.00	293.31
80	—	569	220.00–234.00	228.76
6	—	721	201.00–210.00	207.04
171	—	537	226.00–242.00	231.84
53	—	931	176.00–186.00	176.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	608	238.00	238.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,029	174.00–196.00	185.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	479	240.00–252.50	245.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	719	167.50–195.00	170.85
3	—	873	216.00	216.00
5	—	608	202.00–285.00	228.72
18	—	548	258.00	258.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	535	281.00–285.00	282.39
50	—	930	226.00	226.00
97	—	561	272.00–281.00	278.59
21	—	442	314.00–316.00	314.91
27	—	615	257.00	257.00
17	—	369	309.00–321.00	318.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
70	—	533	260.00–277.50	269.39
67	—	935	210.85–218.75	212.80
8	—	376	300.00–310.00	304.49
44	—	878	218.75–229.00	221.13
38	—	473	273.00–289.00	280.97
8	—	282	322.50–334.00	330.39
148	—	636	221.00–237.50	232.65
40	—	432	297.00–308.00	299.22
6	—	839	210.00	210.00
167	—	773	225.25–232.00	227.88
106	—	669	220.00–230.00	225.41
2	—	300	317.50–320.00	318.75
33	—	572	255.00–267.00	264.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,030	161.00–195.00	193.01
3	—	1,076	187.00	187.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	465	299.00	299.00
43	—	813	225.50	225.50
27	—	649	239.00	239.00
10	—	532	268.00	268.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	371	272.50	272.50
12	—	560	246.00	246.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,165	61.00–79.00	74.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	1,417	100.00–110.00	102.13
301	—	1,310	90.00–99.00	93.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
92	—	1,213	81.00–89.50	86.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,952	111.00–120.00	114.34
15	—	1,822	101.00–109.50	106.38
6	—	1,799	81.00–96.00	91.85

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,155	1,350.00	1,350.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,072	1,450.00	1,450.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,125	1,560.00	1,560.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,165	1,675.00	1,675.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	12	—	1,232	1,360.00–1,975.00	1,710.20
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	25	—	1,267	1,110.00–1,700.00	1,516.82
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	12	—	1,372	1,460.00	1,460.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	47	—	1,314	1,310.00–1,950.00	1,706.59
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,250	1,500.00	1,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	17	—	1,223	1,275.00–1,900.00	1,553.61
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	39	—	1,366	1,335.00–1,575.00	1,462.41
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,250	1,500.00	1,500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,305	1,250.00–1,500.00	1,440.84

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	16	—	1,001	150.00–168.00	153.81

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,200	2,100.00	2,100.00

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.