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Winter Livestock - Dodge City

Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2023-12-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dodge City, Kansas · Wed, Dec 20

● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1889

← Dec 13Dec 20Jan 3 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

750 head

▼ 996 vs last sale 1,746▼ 783 vs year ago 1,533 · −51.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

160 head

▼ 160 vs last sale 320▼ 197 vs year ago 357 · −55.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

22 head

▼ 208 vs last sale 230▼ 3 vs year ago 25 · −12.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*No sale December 27th 2023*

Compared to last week, light test but a higher undertone was noted for feeder cattle. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $219.29/cwt on 400 head.

Average price

$219.29

400 head · 719 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,576

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$540

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

$69.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.58

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	507	236.00	1,197	7thin
Medium and Large 1	712	220.64	1,572	381
Large 1	1,041	166.83	1,737	12thin

One grade step is worth $69.17/cwt here — about −$540 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 sale400 hd

219.29

—

KS average3 barns · 2,430 hd

214.71

+4.58

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	1,780	110.24	1,962	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,572	100.31	1,577	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,334	89.23	1,190	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,239	79.82	989	93

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)	978	$1,975	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,455	$1,411	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,360	$1,300	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,346	$1,237	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,285	$1,143	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,150	$1,000	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,205	$1,193	1thin

Every lot

46 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	295	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	944	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	313	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	1,045	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	356	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,050	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	443	325.54/cwt	316.00–327.00	1,442	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	446	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,298	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	467	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,266	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	483	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,357	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	513	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,498	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	549	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,455	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	571	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,496	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	625	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,131	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	641	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,519	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	654	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,609	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	743	210.25/cwt	210.25–210.25	1,562	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	745	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,624	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	840	205.50/cwt	205.50–205.50	1,726	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	857	215.22/cwt	210.25–217.00	1,844	76
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	986	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,834	22
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	337	287.61/cwt	277.00–301.00	969	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	337	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	907	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	419	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,119	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	509	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,252	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	555	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,360	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	555	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,310	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	559	257.25/cwt	256.00–259.00	1,438	85
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	605	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,228	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	617	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,465	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	665	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,357	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	739	194.55/cwt	191.00–202.25	1,438	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	796	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,616	162
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	987	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,737	54
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,041	166.83/cwt	161.00–168.00	1,737	12
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,415	91.67/cwt	89.00–96.75	1,297	3
Bulls	—	—	1,745	109.01/cwt	102.00–113.50	1,902	11
Bulls	—	—	2,027	121.78/cwt	117.00–124.00	2,468	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,112	71.76/cwt	57.50–77.00	798	36
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,320	84.91/cwt	75.00–88.00	1,121	57
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,334	89.23/cwt	82.00–100.00	1,190	25
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,572	100.31/cwt	95.00–107.00	1,577	10
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,205	1,192.95/head	1,192.95–1,192.95	1,193	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	978	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,285	1,143.00/head	1,143.00–1,143.00	1,143	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,346	1,237.23/head	1,143.00–1,285.00	1,237	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,360	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,455	1,411.35/head	1,411.35–1,411.35	1,411	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 20, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 750Last week 1,746Year ago 1,533

Slaughter CattleReceipts 160Last week 320Year ago 357

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 230Year ago 25

*No sale December 27th 2023*

Compared to last week, light test but a higher undertone was noted for feeder cattle. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	617	237.50	237.50
5	—	665	204.00	204.00
85	—	559	256.00–259.00	257.25
54	—	987	176.00	176.00
162	—	796	203.00	203.00
8	—	419	267.00	267.00
27	—	337	277.00–301.00	287.61
16	—	739	191.00–202.25	194.55
5	—	509	246.00	246.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	337	269.00	269.00
2	—	605	203.00	203.00
3	—	555	236.00	236.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	555	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,041	161.00–168.00	166.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	641	237.00	237.00
17	—	654	246.00	246.00
29	—	443	316.00–327.00	325.54
5	—	483	281.00	281.00
14	—	513	292.00	292.00
22	—	986	186.00	186.00
9	—	313	334.00	334.00
5	—	295	320.00	320.00
76	—	857	210.25–217.00	215.22
33	—	571	262.00	262.00
1	—	745	218.00	218.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	356	295.00	295.00
2	—	840	205.50	205.50
3	—	446	291.00	291.00
11	—	625	181.00	181.00
3	—	743	210.25	210.25
2	—	467	271.00	271.00
6	—	549	265.00	265.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	1,320	75.00–88.00	84.91
36	—	1,112	57.50–77.00	71.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,572	95.00–107.00	100.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,334	82.00–100.00	89.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	2,027	117.00–124.00	121.78
11	—	1,745	102.00–113.50	109.01
3	—	1,415	89.00–96.75	91.67

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,205	1,192.95	1,192.95

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	978	1,975.00	1,975.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,285	1,143.00	1,143.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,360	1,300.00	1,300.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,150	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,346	1,143.00–1,285.00	1,237.23

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,455	1,411.35	1,411.35

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.