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Winter Livestock - Dodge City

Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2023-12-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-13

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dodge City, Kansas · Wed, Dec 13

● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1889

← Dec 6Dec 13Dec 20 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,746 head

▼ 1,494 vs last sale 3,240▼ 696 vs year ago 2,442 · −28.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

320 head

▼ 20 vs last sale 340▼ 90 vs year ago 410 · −22.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

230 head

▲ 180 vs last sale 50▲ 61 vs year ago 169 · +36.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Final

Compared to last week, Steer and Heifer Calves sold unevenly steady. Yearling Feeder Steers and Heifers sold 3.00 to 9.00 higher. Slaughter cows and Bulls sold steady. Demand was good.

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 $250.57/cwt on 890 head.

Average price

$250.57

890 head · 686 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,718

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$492

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

$63.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.66

vs KS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	565	252.75	1,427	61
Medium and Large 1	685	252.32	1,728	804
Large 1	1,016	188.92	1,919	25

One grade step is worth $63.83/cwt here — about −$492 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 sale890 hd

250.57

—

KS average3 barns · 3,531 hd

244.92

+5.66

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	1,914	103.69	1,984	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,478	98.24	1,452	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,305	94.22	1,230	151
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,134	83.68	949	104

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)	1,212	$2,925	12
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,325	$2,550	9
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,255	$2,110	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,285	$2,059	48
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,462	$1,775	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,398	$1,754	14
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,386	$1,550	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,365	$1,550	6
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	993	$2,378	48
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	985	$2,333	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,329	$2,603	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,642	$1,850	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,501	$1,650	3thin

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 1Unweaned	322	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	1,008	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	421	314.13/cwt	305.00–316.50	1,322	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	430	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,301	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	445	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,322	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	473	269.00/cwt	260.00–272.00	1,272	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	477	323.40/cwt	303.00–332.00	1,543	128
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	500	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,295	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	534	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,495	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	559	269.18/cwt	268.00–269.50	1,505	51
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	592	250.39/cwt	242.00–254.00	1,482	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	597	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,469	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	628	263.48/cwt	259.00–267.50	1,655	154
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	630	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,487	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	631	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,530	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	666	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,505	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	670	216.50/cwt	216.50–216.50	1,451	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	672	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,519	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	713	221.65/cwt	206.00–223.00	1,580	66
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	719	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,636	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	781	228.01/cwt	219.50–231.00	1,781	63
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	827	221.58/cwt	218.50–221.75	1,832	77
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	882	213.53/cwt	210.00–221.00	1,883	107
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	917	206.93/cwt	201.00–207.25	1,898	60
Steers	—	Large 1	999	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,868	9
Steers	—	Large 1	1,025	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,948	16
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	343	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,003	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	399	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,141	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	254.20/cwt	233.00–278.00	1,075	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	445	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,304	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,053	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	462	274.33/cwt	267.50–276.00	1,267	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	496	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,146	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	498	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,140	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	220.69/cwt	220.00–221.00	1,148	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	243.17/cwt	231.00–248.00	1,277	58
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	574	223.31/cwt	222.50–225.00	1,282	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	576	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,405	91
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	615	221.50/cwt	221.50–221.50	1,362	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	633	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,348	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	645	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,342	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	687	207.76/cwt	203.00–208.25	1,427	51
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	730	210.15/cwt	203.00–213.50	1,534	54
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	730	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,387	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	760	211.50/cwt	211.50–211.50	1,607	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	812	206.61/cwt	198.00–209.00	1,678	71
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	866	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,559	20
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,077	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,809	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	393	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,051	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	477	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,359	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	526	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,310	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	597	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,325	21
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,702	88.58/cwt	83.00–100.00	1,508	3
Bulls	—	—	1,938	105.92/cwt	101.00–109.00	2,053	6
Bulls	—	—	2,158	119.68/cwt	117.00–122.00	2,583	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,127	70.70/cwt	63.00–80.00	797	23
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,136	87.37/cwt	81.00–91.00	993	81
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,305	94.22/cwt	90.00–100.00	1,230	151
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,478	98.24/cwt	96.00–101.00	1,452	27
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,212	2,925.00/head	2,925.00–2,925.00	2,925	12
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,255	2,110.00/head	2,110.00–2,110.00	2,110	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,285	2,058.87/head	1,675.00–2,150.00	2,059	48
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,325	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,365	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,386	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,398	1,753.99/head	1,700.00–1,900.00	1,754	14
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,462	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,141	113.25/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,292	20
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	985	2,333.33/head	2,300.00–2,375.00	2,333	13
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	993	2,378.23/head	2,200.00–2,410.00	2,378	48
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,300	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,332	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,501	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,642	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	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 Dec 13, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,746Last week 3,240Year ago 2,442

Slaughter CattleReceipts 320Last week 340Year ago 410

Replacement CattleReceipts 230Last week 50Year ago 169

Final

Compared to last week, Steer and Heifer Calves sold unevenly steady. Yearling Feeder Steers and Heifers sold 3.00 to 9.00 higher. Slaughter cows and Bulls sold steady. Demand was good.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	645	208.00	208.00
7	—	496	231.00	231.00
10	—	520	220.00–221.00	220.69
15	—	423	233.00–278.00	254.20
20	—	866	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	687	203.00–208.25	207.76
9	—	730	190.00	190.00
5	—	450	234.00	234.00
30	—	574	222.50–225.00	223.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	343	292.50	292.50
32	—	445	293.00	293.00
20	—	399	286.00	286.00
37	—	462	267.50–276.00	274.33
91	—	576	244.00	244.00
23	—	615	221.50	221.50
71	—	812	198.00–209.00	206.61
11	—	760	211.50	211.50
54	—	730	203.00–213.50	210.15
58	—	525	231.00–248.00	243.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,077	168.00	168.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	633	213.00	213.00
4	—	498	229.00	229.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	473	260.00–272.00	269.00
4	—	630	236.00	236.00
4	—	500	259.00	259.00
4	—	445	297.00	297.00
20	—	592	242.00–254.00	250.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	917	201.00–207.25	206.93
107	—	882	210.00–221.00	213.53
5	—	719	227.50	227.50
15	—	666	226.00	226.00
7	—	534	280.00	280.00
77	—	827	218.50–221.75	221.58
128	—	477	303.00–332.00	323.40
63	—	781	219.50–231.00	228.01
154	—	628	259.00–267.50	263.48
51	—	559	268.00–269.50	269.18
24	—	421	305.00–316.50	314.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	631	242.50	242.50
5	—	670	216.50	216.50
4	—	322	313.00	313.00
66	—	713	206.00–223.00	221.65
10	—	597	246.00	246.00
4	—	430	302.50	302.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,025	190.00	190.00
9	—	999	187.00	187.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	672	226.00	226.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	477	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	526	249.00	249.00
21	—	597	222.00	222.00
3	—	393	267.50	267.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
151	—	1,305	90.00–100.00	94.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
81	—	1,136	81.00–91.00	87.37
23	—	1,127	63.00–80.00	70.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,478	96.00–101.00	98.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,158	117.00–122.00	119.68
6	—	1,938	101.00–109.00	105.92
3	—	1,702	83.00–100.00	88.58

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,386	1,550.00	1,550.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,365	1,550.00	1,550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	48	—	1,285	1,675.00–2,150.00	2,058.87
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,462	1,775.00	1,775.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,255	2,110.00	2,110.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	14	—	1,398	1,700.00–1,900.00	1,753.99

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	1,212	2,925.00	2,925.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,325	2,550.00	2,550.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	20	—	1,141	110.00–115.00	113.25

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)	13	—	985	2,300.00–2,375.00	2,333.33
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	48	—	993	2,200.00–2,410.00	2,378.23

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,300	1,725.00	1,725.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,501	1,650.00	1,650.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,642	1,850.00	1,850.00

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	9	—	1,332	2,700.00	2,700.00

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.