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Winter Livestock - Dodge City

Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2023-11-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dodge City, Kansas · Wed, Nov 29

● Final43 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1889

← Nov 15Nov 29Dec 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

924 head

▼ 1,238 vs last sale 2,162▼ 1,768 vs year ago 2,692 · −65.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

320 head

▼ 220 vs last sale 540▼ 368 vs year ago 688 · −53.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

43 head

▼ 126 vs last sale 169▼ 89 vs year ago 132 · −67.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale two weeks ago, all classes sold on a light test, however overall a higher undertone was noted, except for feeder heifers which sold with a lower undertone. Buyer attendance and demand was moderate for a lighter sale supply.

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 $242.65/cwt on 433 head.

Average price

$242.65

433 head · 751 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,821

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$395

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

$5.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs KS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	762	243.04	1,851	401
Medium and Large 1-2	612	237.77	1,456	32

One grade step is worth $5.27/cwt here — about $395 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 sale433 hd

242.65

—

KS average1 barns · 433 hd

242.65

+0.00

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	1,811	104.23	1,887	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,466	101.97	1,495	92
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,246	95.15	1,186	107
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,153	84.70	977	77

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 (2-4 yrs)	1,358	$1,598	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,288	$1,371	6

Every lot

43 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	320	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,014	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	323	334.83/cwt	332.50–342.50	1,082	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	467	309.45/cwt	307.50–315.00	1,445	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	504	311.17/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,568	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	517	287.00/cwt	282.50–288.00	1,484	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	270.43/cwt	262.50–277.50	1,414	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	624	253.72/cwt	250.00–255.50	1,583	37
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	657	239.38/cwt	236.50–243.00	1,573	76
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	685	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,445	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	711	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,564	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	802	233.34/cwt	213.00–235.50	1,871	74
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	813	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,455	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	892	232.09/cwt	229.00–234.00	2,070	168
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	369	296.41/cwt	287.50–299.00	1,094	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	393	270.59/cwt	262.50–272.50	1,063	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	431	269.93/cwt	265.00–277.50	1,163	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	488	258.07/cwt	250.00–267.00	1,259	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	527	248.33/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,309	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	591	220.44/cwt	217.00–237.00	1,303	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	621	215.92/cwt	213.00–218.00	1,341	60
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	701	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,535	48
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	790	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,600	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	805	206.72/cwt	206.00–211.00	1,664	71
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	855	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,684	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	973	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,703	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	1,082	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,904	13
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	738	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,417	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,678	94.81/cwt	92.00–98.00	1,591	6
Bulls	—	—	1,795	105.07/cwt	100.50–107.50	1,886	12
Bulls	—	—	1,974	111.96/cwt	110.00–115.00	2,210	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,060	76.06/cwt	72.50–81.00	806	20
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,178	102.31/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,205	23
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,186	87.73/cwt	82.50–93.50	1,040	57
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,252	94.30/cwt	93.00–99.00	1,181	55
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,290	91.08/cwt	90.00–92.50	1,175	29
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,420	102.87/cwt	97.00–107.00	1,461	64
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,555	93.96/cwt	93.00–96.00	1,461	17
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,599	109.08/cwt	108.00–110.00	1,744	11
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,027	170.06/cwt	150.00–179.00	1,747	8
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,104	108.54/cwt	103.00–111.00	1,198	15
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,195	118.88/cwt	115.00–127.00	1,421	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,288	1,371.07/head	1,350.00–1,375.00	1,371	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,358	1,598.07/head	1,425.00–1,775.00	1,598	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 Nov 29, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 924Last week 2,162Year ago 2,692

Slaughter CattleReceipts 320Last week 540Year ago 688

Replacement CattleReceipts 43Last week 169Year ago 132

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	738	192.00	192.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	701	219.00	219.00
10	—	431	265.00–277.50	269.93
7	—	855	197.00	197.00
13	—	369	287.50–299.00	296.41
71	—	805	206.00–211.00	206.72
18	—	591	217.00–237.00	220.44
30	—	488	250.00–267.00	258.07
32	—	527	245.00–255.00	248.33
60	—	621	213.00–218.00	215.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,082	176.00	176.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	790	202.50	202.50
8	—	973	175.00	175.00
5	—	393	262.50–272.50	270.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
74	—	802	213.00–235.50	233.34
4	—	323	332.50–342.50	334.83
37	—	624	250.00–255.50	253.72
76	—	657	236.50–243.00	239.38
8	—	467	307.50–315.00	309.45
17	—	517	282.50–288.00	287.00
168	—	892	229.00–234.00	232.09
4	—	711	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	320	317.00	317.00
13	—	685	211.00	211.00
4	—	813	179.00	179.00
13	—	523	262.50–277.50	270.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	504	305.00–315.00	311.17

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	1,186	82.50–93.50	87.73
20	—	1,060	72.50–81.00	76.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,555	93.00–96.00	93.96
11	—	1,599	108.00–110.00	109.08
64	—	1,420	97.00–107.00	102.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,290	90.00–92.50	91.08
55	—	1,252	93.00–99.00	94.30
23	—	1,178	100.00–105.00	102.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,678	92.00–98.00	94.81
6	—	1,974	110.00–115.00	111.96
12	—	1,795	100.50–107.50	105.07

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,195	115.00–127.00	118.88
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	15	—	1,104	103.00–111.00	108.54

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,027	150.00–179.00	170.06

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,288	1,350.00–1,375.00	1,371.07
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,358	1,425.00–1,775.00	1,598.07

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.