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Winter Livestock - Dodge City

Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2024-01-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-31

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dodge City, Kansas · Wed, Jan 31

● Final100 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1889

← Jan 24Jan 31Feb 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

5,264 head

▲ 1,111 vs last sale 4,153▲ 2,937 vs year ago 2,327 · +126.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

369 head

▼ 136 vs last sale 505▲ 24 vs year ago 345 · +7.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

60 head

▲ 60 vs last sale 0▲ 51 vs year ago 9 · +566.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 850 lb to 1,000 lb sold 2.00 to 8.00 higher. Steers 450 lb to 850 lb sold 10.00 to 20.00 higher, in places 20.00 higher. Feeder heifer 600 lb to 800 lb sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher, in places 10.00 higher. Heifers 400 lb to 600 lb sold 11.00 to 15.00 higher, in places 25.00 higher. Approximately 1200 head of value added cattle sold up to 30.00 higher Demand was good. Slaughter cows sold steady, however one high yielding cow sold for 126. Slaughter bulls sold steady, however one high yielding bull sold for 134.50.

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 $273.18/cwt on 2,970 head.

Average price

$273.18

2,970 head · 688 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,880

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$283

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$65.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.44

vs KS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	683	275.31	1,880	2,789
Medium and Large 1-2	610	258.95	1,579	112
Large 1	1,030	210.14	2,164	69

One grade step is worth $65.17/cwt here — about −$283 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 sale2,970 hd

273.18

—

KS average3 barns · 5,996 hd

263.74

+9.44

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	—	Average	1,860	115.07	2,141	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,381	109.63	1,514	128
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,309	97.63	1,278	154
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,179	84.03	991	43

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,162	$1,900	16
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,359	$1,689	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,408	$1,625	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,235	$1,550	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,303	$1,525	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,315	$1,435	8
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,075	$1,412	3thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,145	$2,025	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,045	$1,500	1thin

Every lot

100 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 · Steers43 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	278	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,084	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	315	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	914	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	328	406.33/cwt	395.00–415.00	1,333	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	334	362.28/cwt	350.00–366.00	1,210	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	345	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,156	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	375	318.70/cwt	312.50–330.00	1,195	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	385	399.66/cwt	395.00–401.00	1,539	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	406	364.00/cwt	364.00–364.00	1,478	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	422	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,456	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	426	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,725	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	426	373.44/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,591	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	454	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,600	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	469	330.78/cwt	312.00–343.00	1,551	204
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	476	343.47/cwt	342.50–345.00	1,635	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	506	278.63/cwt	200.00–285.00	1,410	42
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	515	335.32/cwt	317.00–336.00	1,727	88
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	522	343.52/cwt	342.50–344.00	1,793	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	539	323.85/cwt	308.00–333.00	1,746	113
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	546	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,725	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	571	310.28/cwt	302.00–315.00	1,772	39
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	571	278.05/cwt	274.00–287.00	1,588	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	589	308.06/cwt	302.50–309.00	1,814	201
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	589	271.02/cwt	267.50–272.00	1,596	37
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	606	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,485	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	616	278.47/cwt	271.00–286.00	1,715	88
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	620	291.21/cwt	290.50–292.00	1,806	151
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	620	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,798	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	679	276.61/cwt	274.00–278.00	1,878	92
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	682	260.03/cwt	254.00–268.00	1,773	137
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	685	267.27/cwt	263.00–277.00	1,831	195
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	719	257.19/cwt	250.00–262.50	1,849	114
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	726	257.75/cwt	239.00–260.50	1,871	231
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	751	259.50/cwt	259.50–259.50	1,949	54
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	792	242.45/cwt	237.50–251.00	1,920	310
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	835	230.92/cwt	223.10–240.75	1,928	181
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	840	208.88/cwt	207.10–218.50	1,755	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	874	243.37/cwt	243.00–243.75	2,127	84
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	875	223.07/cwt	218.25–233.00	1,952	229
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	936	216.20/cwt	210.00–217.50	2,024	50
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	984	211.83/cwt	204.00–212.10	2,084	30
Steers	—	Large 1	1,004	215.60/cwt	196.00–216.00	2,165	51
Steers	—	Large 1	1,060	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,844	6
Steers	—	Large 1	1,123	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	2,302	12
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	307	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	959	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	369	318.53/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,175	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	381	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,476	50
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	393	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,395	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	417	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,343	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	434	315.88/cwt	305.00–331.00	1,371	48
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	441	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,464	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	444	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	1,439	45
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	453	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,495	74
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	469	309.65/cwt	296.00–320.00	1,452	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	492	277.59/cwt	272.50–287.50	1,366	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	499	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,257	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	505	293.98/cwt	292.00–295.00	1,485	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	533	275.91/cwt	265.00–284.00	1,471	98
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	535	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,364	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	544	279.52/cwt	278.00–281.00	1,521	127
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	549	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,493	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	552	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,535	63
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	558	273.91/cwt	272.50–274.00	1,528	72
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	579	260.14/cwt	248.50–270.50	1,506	196
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	626	253.83/cwt	249.00–256.50	1,589	61
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	626	249.05/cwt	232.00–254.00	1,559	214
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	633	249.76/cwt	241.00–251.50	1,581	233
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	634	236.32/cwt	216.00–239.00	1,498	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	663	231.24/cwt	228.00–234.00	1,533	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	666	234.95/cwt	234.00–242.00	1,565	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	698	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,717	50
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	730	225.53/cwt	216.25–230.25	1,646	261
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	763	221.41/cwt	207.50–223.25	1,689	172
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	807	216.50/cwt	216.50–216.50	1,747	59
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	892	195.77/cwt	195.00–203.00	1,746	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	921	184.81/cwt	183.50–187.50	1,702	6
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,013	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,965	18
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	547	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,600	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	586	267.28/cwt	267.00–270.00	1,566	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	640	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,552	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	660	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,597	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	772	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,691	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	825	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,675	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,601	103.26/cwt	96.00–106.00	1,653	7
Bulls	—	—	1,922	115.34/cwt	110.00–118.00	2,217	8
Bulls	—	—	2,026	125.14/cwt	123.00–134.50	2,535	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,173	86.14/cwt	77.50–89.50	1,010	37
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,218	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	865	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,309	97.63/cwt	90.00–103.00	1,278	154
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,341	107.62/cwt	104.00–111.00	1,443	91
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,481	114.56/cwt	112.00–126.00	1,697	37
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,075	1,412.05/head	1,275.00–1,475.00	1,412	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,162	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	16
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,235	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,303	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,315	1,435.00/head	1,435.00–1,435.00	1,435	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,359	1,689.06/head	1,650.00–1,750.00	1,689	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,408	1,625.49/head	1,600.00–1,650.00	1,625	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	994	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	924	16
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,045	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,145	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	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 Jan 31, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 5,264Last week 4,153Year ago 2,327

Slaughter CattleReceipts 369Last week 505Year ago 345

Replacement CattleReceipts 60Last week 0Year ago 9

* Final Report *

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	840	207.10–218.50	208.88
2	—	315	290.00	290.00
6	—	606	245.00	245.00
42	—	506	200.00–285.00	278.63
37	—	589	267.50–272.00	271.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	546	316.00	316.00
39	—	571	302.00–315.00	310.28
2	—	345	335.00	335.00
84	—	874	243.00–243.75	243.37
92	—	679	274.00–278.00	276.61
8	—	406	364.00	364.00
5	—	454	352.50	352.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	984	204.00–212.10	211.83
231	—	726	239.00–260.50	257.75
204	—	469	312.00–343.00	330.78
137	—	682	254.00–268.00	260.03
12	—	334	350.00–366.00	362.28
229	—	875	218.25–233.00	223.07
14	—	375	312.50–330.00	318.70
27	—	571	274.00–287.00	278.05
181	—	835	223.10–240.75	230.92
88	—	616	271.00–286.00	278.47
113	—	539	308.00–333.00	323.85
310	—	792	237.50–251.00	242.45
2	—	422	345.00	345.00
50	—	936	210.00–217.50	216.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	1,004	196.00–216.00	215.60
12	—	1,123	205.00	205.00
6	—	1,060	174.00	174.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	620	290.00	290.00
10	—	476	342.50–345.00	343.47
21	—	426	370.00–380.00	373.44
14	—	328	395.00–415.00	406.33
3	—	278	390.00	390.00
54	—	751	259.50	259.50
9	—	522	342.50–344.00	343.52
32	—	385	395.00–401.00	399.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
151	—	620	290.50–292.00	291.21
114	—	719	250.00–262.50	257.19
195	—	685	263.00–277.00	267.27
88	—	515	317.00–336.00	335.32
201	—	589	302.50–309.00	308.06
20	—	426	405.00	405.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	381	387.50	387.50
21	—	469	296.00–320.00	309.65
9	—	549	272.00	272.00
6	—	417	322.00	322.00
72	—	558	272.50–274.00	273.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	892	195.00–203.00	195.77
261	—	730	216.25–230.25	225.53
6	—	921	183.50–187.50	184.81
14	—	369	315.00–325.00	318.53
214	—	626	232.00–254.00	249.05
4	—	307	312.50	312.50
37	—	663	228.00–234.00	231.24
172	—	763	207.50–223.25	221.41
196	—	579	248.50–270.50	260.14
16	—	492	272.50–287.50	277.59
48	—	434	305.00–331.00	315.88
59	—	807	216.50	216.50
98	—	533	265.00–284.00	275.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	552	278.00	278.00
127	—	544	278.00–281.00	279.52
45	—	444	324.00	324.00
17	—	666	234.00–242.00	234.95
233	—	633	241.00–251.50	249.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	441	332.00	332.00
50	—	698	246.00	246.00
61	—	626	249.00–256.50	253.83
10	—	393	355.00	355.00
74	—	453	330.00	330.00
9	—	505	292.00–295.00	293.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	535	255.00	255.00
21	—	634	216.00–239.00	236.32
9	—	499	252.00	252.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,013	194.00	194.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	547	292.50	292.50
2	—	640	242.50	242.50
10	—	586	267.00–270.00	267.28
1	—	660	242.00	242.00
5	—	772	219.00	219.00
3	—	825	203.00	203.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
91	—	1,341	104.00–111.00	107.62
37	—	1,481	112.00–126.00	114.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
154	—	1,309	90.00–103.00	97.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,173	77.50–89.50	86.14
6	—	1,218	71.00	71.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,922	110.00–118.00	115.34
7	—	1,601	96.00–106.00	103.26
8	—	2,026	123.00–134.50	125.14

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,075	1,275.00–1,475.00	1,412.05
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,315	1,435.00	1,435.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,235	1,550.00	1,550.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,359	1,650.00–1,750.00	1,689.06
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	—	1,162	1,900.00	1,900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,408	1,600.00–1,650.00	1,625.49
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,303	1,525.00	1,525.00

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	—	994	93.00	93.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,145	2,025.00	2,025.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,045	1,500.00	1,500.00

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.