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Winter Livestock - Dodge City

Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2024-02-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-07

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dodge City, Kansas · Wed, Feb 7

● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1889

← Jan 31Feb 7Feb 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,834 head

▼ 3,430 vs last sale 5,264▼ 790 vs year ago 2,624 · −30.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

379 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 369▲ 74 vs year ago 305 · +24.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

302 head

▲ 242 vs last sale 60▲ 237 vs year ago 65 · +364.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 800 lb to 1,000 lb sold 4.00 to 5.00 higher. Steers 600 lb to 800 lb sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Steer calves 400 lb to 800 lb sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder heifers 400 lb to 875 lb sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Demand was good. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 lower.

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 $249.86/cwt on 860 head.

Average price

$249.86

860 head · 662 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,654

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$241

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

$35.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.21

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	250.35	1,658	848
Medium and Large 1-2	659	214.98	1,417	12thin

One grade step is worth $35.38/cwt here — about $241 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 sale860 hd

249.86

—

KS average4 barns · 5,189 hd

240.65

+9.21

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	1,582	112.45	1,779	34
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,376	105.80	1,456	109
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,290	94.51	1,219	83
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,213	80.52	977	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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,294	$2,500	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,283	$2,268	182
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,132	$2,188	17
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,358	$2,064	10
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,206	$1,674	84
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,174	$1,527	4thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	935	$2,050	1thin

Every lot

60 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	333	381.53/cwt	367.50–385.00	1,270	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	382	380.09/cwt	372.50–397.50	1,452	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	390	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,531	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	422	381.13/cwt	380.00–382.50	1,608	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	433	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,364	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	442	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,658	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	469	337.66/cwt	335.00–342.50	1,584	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	492	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,392	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	530	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,577	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	535	324.01/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,733	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	541	314.80/cwt	303.00–316.00	1,703	42
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	583	291.39/cwt	281.00–300.00	1,699	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	621	283.83/cwt	277.00–295.00	1,763	55
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	659	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,806	50
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	666	259.84/cwt	253.00–277.50	1,731	53
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	710	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,463	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	731	249.57/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,824	89
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	787	239.36/cwt	225.00–242.00	1,884	103
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	819	250.53/cwt	249.00–252.00	2,052	126
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	821	235.71/cwt	228.00–242.00	1,935	37
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	886	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	2,020	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	906	227.55/cwt	222.00–232.25	2,062	117
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	989	197.81/cwt	191.00–200.00	1,956	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	382	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	1,440	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	410	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,056	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	421	334.13/cwt	322.50–341.00	1,407	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	427	311.07/cwt	307.50–313.00	1,328	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	477	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,586	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	485	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	1,518	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	519	279.52/cwt	265.00–281.00	1,451	53
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	548	220.95/cwt	217.00–241.00	1,211	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	564	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,562	77
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	567	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,786	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	579	255.96/cwt	246.00–263.00	1,482	98
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	623	249.61/cwt	238.00–256.00	1,555	76
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	643	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,704	55
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	667	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,634	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	681	231.71/cwt	227.00–238.00	1,578	57
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	730	228.01/cwt	224.50–231.50	1,664	77
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	770	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,609	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	796	220.73/cwt	219.50–221.50	1,757	139
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	821	221.32/cwt	212.50–223.35	1,817	80
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	878	208.05/cwt	200.00–214.00	1,827	23
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	573	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,559	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	725	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,323	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,448	92.24/cwt	89.00–95.00	1,336	2
Bulls	—	—	1,554	109.35/cwt	106.00–122.00	1,699	24
Bulls	—	—	1,699	126.79/cwt	126.00–132.00	2,154	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,197	72.98/cwt	70.00–78.00	874	35
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,221	84.34/cwt	75.00–88.50	1,030	69
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,290	94.51/cwt	90.00–99.00	1,219	83
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,354	103.76/cwt	100.00–109.50	1,405	78
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,432	110.93/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,589	31
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	935	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,132	2,188.09/head	1,800.00–2,350.00	2,188	17
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,174	1,527.46/head	1,525.00–1,535.00	1,527	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,206	1,673.74/head	1,600.00–1,725.00	1,674	84
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,283	2,267.84/head	1,650.00–2,585.00	2,268	182
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,294	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,358	2,063.94/head	1,775.00–2,150.00	2,064	10

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 Feb 7, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,834Last week 5,264Year ago 2,624

Slaughter CattleReceipts 379Last week 369Year ago 305

Replacement CattleReceipts 302Last week 60Year ago 65

* Final Report *

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	770	209.00	209.00
6	—	548	217.00–241.00	220.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
77	—	730	224.50–231.50	228.01
80	—	821	212.50–223.35	221.32
53	—	519	265.00–281.00	279.52
23	—	878	200.00–214.00	208.05
8	—	427	307.50–313.00	311.07
10	—	382	377.00	377.00
57	—	681	227.00–238.00	231.71
2	—	485	313.00	313.00
139	—	796	219.50–221.50	220.73
98	—	579	246.00–263.00	255.96
76	—	623	238.00–256.00	249.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	410	257.50	257.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	477	332.50	332.50
13	—	421	322.50–341.00	334.13
35	—	667	245.00	245.00
77	—	564	277.00	277.00
55	—	643	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	567	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	541	303.00–316.00	314.80
13	—	333	367.50–385.00	381.53
4	—	989	191.00–200.00	197.81
12	—	469	335.00–342.50	337.66
55	—	621	277.00–295.00	283.83
53	—	666	253.00–277.50	259.84
117	—	906	222.00–232.25	227.55
23	—	583	281.00–300.00	291.39
6	—	442	375.00	375.00
37	—	821	228.00–242.00	235.71
4	—	382	372.50–397.50	380.09
103	—	787	225.00–242.00	239.36
89	—	731	235.00–250.00	249.57
33	—	886	228.00	228.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	492	283.00	283.00
2	—	710	206.00	206.00
3	—	530	297.50	297.50
3	—	433	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	659	274.00	274.00
5	—	390	392.50	392.50
126	—	819	249.00–252.00	250.53
25	—	535	320.00–325.00	324.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	422	380.00–382.50	381.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	573	272.00	272.00
2	—	725	182.50	182.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
78	—	1,354	100.00–109.50	103.76
31	—	1,432	110.00–120.00	110.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
83	—	1,290	90.00–99.00	94.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,197	70.00–78.00	72.98
69	—	1,221	75.00–88.50	84.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,554	106.00–122.00	109.35
8	—	1,699	126.00–132.00	126.79
2	—	1,448	89.00–95.00	92.24

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
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	935	2,050.00	2,050.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	84	—	1,206	1,600.00–1,725.00	1,673.74
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,294	2,500.00	2,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	182	—	1,283	1,650.00–2,585.00	2,267.84
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,174	1,525.00–1,535.00	1,527.46
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,358	1,775.00–2,150.00	2,063.94
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	17	—	1,132	1,800.00–2,350.00	2,188.09

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.