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Winter Livestock - Dodge City

Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2024-02-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-14

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dodge City, Kansas · Wed, Feb 14

● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1889

← Feb 7Feb 14Feb 21 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

4,962 head

▲ 3,128 vs last sale 1,834▲ 3,117 vs year ago 1,845 · +168.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

223 head

▼ 156 vs last sale 379▲ 25 vs year ago 198 · +12.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

7 head

▼ 295 vs last sale 302▲ 6 vs year ago 1 · +600.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 800 lb to 950 lb sold steady, however cattle carrying mud were discounted 3.00 to 4.00. Steers 550 lb to 800 lb sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher. Steer calves 400 lb to 550 lb sold steady, A few packages of 3 wt steers sold over 4.00. Feeder heifers 475 lb to 800 lb sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Demand was good. Slaughter cows sold 8.00 to 9.00 higher, however one high yielding cow sold for 131. Slaughter bulls sold steady, however one high yielding bull sold for 139

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 $250.44/cwt on 2,971 head.

Average price

$250.44

2,971 head · 758 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,899

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$241

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$42.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.24

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	251.23	1,915	2,855
Medium and Large 1-2	621	233.30	1,448	105
Large 1	1,034	208.46	2,155	11thin

One grade step is worth $42.77/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 sale2,971 hd

250.44

—

KS average3 barns · 5,725 hd

250.68

−0.24

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	1,595	117.03	1,866	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,364	117.11	1,597	54
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,282	104.34	1,338	64
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,176	91.86	1,080	65

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,460	$1,800	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,180	$1,550	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,100	$1,450	1thin

Every lot

70 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 · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	292	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,051	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	330	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,279	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	372	401.06/cwt	392.50–404.00	1,492	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	375	403.00/cwt	403.00–403.00	1,511	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	427	368.70/cwt	365.00–385.00	1,574	41
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	435	333.75/cwt	322.50–345.00	1,452	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	465	345.94/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,609	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	480	314.56/cwt	301.00–320.00	1,510	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	522	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,232	53
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	524	306.86/cwt	297.50–308.00	1,608	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	533	317.64/cwt	312.50–322.00	1,693	79
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	563	213.23/cwt	212.50–214.00	1,200	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	564	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,754	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	588	291.54/cwt	283.00–306.00	1,714	69
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	606	266.26/cwt	265.00–267.00	1,614	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	615	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	1,870	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	619	292.32/cwt	274.00–296.75	1,809	160
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	671	265.16/cwt	250.00–274.00	1,779	138
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	679	250.07/cwt	221.00–257.00	1,698	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	723	253.62/cwt	241.00–260.00	1,834	545
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	754	213.83/cwt	212.50–219.00	1,612	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	772	245.81/cwt	232.75–254.00	1,898	381
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	825	235.37/cwt	228.50–242.00	1,942	612
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	865	218.50/cwt	218.50–218.50	1,890	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	873	223.83/cwt	220.50–233.50	1,954	541
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	910	227.25/cwt	227.25–227.25	2,068	94
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	928	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,508	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	936	198.78/cwt	198.00–202.00	1,861	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	961	215.72/cwt	214.50–218.00	2,073	79
Steers	—	Large 1	1,034	208.46/cwt	203.00–209.00	2,155	11
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	321	321.81/cwt	317.50–322.50	1,033	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	375	304.43/cwt	295.00–307.50	1,142	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	398	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,363	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	415	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	1,345	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	431	285.64/cwt	273.00–297.50	1,231	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	474	307.62/cwt	300.00–327.50	1,458	117
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	485	284.20/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,378	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	512	300.50/cwt	300.50–300.50	1,539	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	526	284.27/cwt	276.00–295.00	1,495	94
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	530	257.37/cwt	251.00–266.00	1,364	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	566	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,489	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	583	278.57/cwt	270.00–283.00	1,624	183
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	632	252.87/cwt	241.00–258.00	1,598	183
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	635	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,708	45
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	686	235.84/cwt	230.00–249.00	1,618	407
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	723	228.55/cwt	221.00–231.00	1,652	103
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	735	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,536	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	747	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,785	115
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	765	208.76/cwt	195.00–211.00	1,597	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	777	223.59/cwt	211.00–227.50	1,737	308
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	800	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,504	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	834	214.52/cwt	207.00–219.75	1,789	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	912	188.50/cwt	186.00–191.00	1,719	6
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,009	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,867	13
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	475	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,199	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	665	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,563	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	890	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,647	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	945	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,767	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,543	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,651	3
Bulls	—	—	1,586	124.97/cwt	120.00–139.00	1,982	4
Bulls	—	—	1,690	116.19/cwt	114.00–118.00	1,964	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,167	94.11/cwt	91.00–99.00	1,098	47
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,198	85.98/cwt	83.00–89.00	1,030	18
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,282	121.56/cwt	119.00–131.00	1,558	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,282	104.34/cwt	100.00–109.00	1,338	64
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,401	115.07/cwt	110.00–118.00	1,612	37
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,112	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,290	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,100	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,180	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,460	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1

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 14, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 4,962Last week 1,834Year ago 1,845

Slaughter CattleReceipts 223Last week 379Year ago 198

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 302Year ago 1

* Final Report *

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
308	—	777	211.00–227.50	223.59
9	—	431	273.00–297.50	285.64
21	—	834	207.00–219.75	214.52
183	—	632	241.00–258.00	252.87
103	—	723	221.00–231.00	228.55
183	—	583	270.00–283.00	278.57
17	—	485	275.00–290.00	284.20
9	—	375	295.00–307.50	304.43
6	—	912	186.00–191.00	188.50
94	—	526	276.00–295.00	284.27
407	—	686	230.00–249.00	235.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
115	—	747	239.00	239.00
45	—	635	269.00	269.00
6	—	398	342.50	342.50
15	—	512	300.50	300.50
117	—	474	300.00–327.50	307.62
7	—	321	317.50–322.50	321.81
8	—	415	324.00	324.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,009	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	800	188.00	188.00
22	—	530	251.00–266.00	257.37
8	—	566	263.00	263.00
3	—	735	209.00	209.00
7	—	765	195.00–211.00	208.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
545	—	723	241.00–260.00	253.62
28	—	480	301.00–320.00	314.56
18	—	524	297.50–308.00	306.86
612	—	825	228.50–242.00	235.37
8	—	372	392.50–404.00	401.06
138	—	671	250.00–274.00	265.16
69	—	588	283.00–306.00	291.54
5	—	936	198.00–202.00	198.78
2	—	292	360.00	360.00
79	—	961	214.50–218.00	215.72
541	—	873	220.50–233.50	223.83
160	—	619	274.00–296.75	292.32
4	—	435	322.50–345.00	333.75
381	—	772	232.75–254.00	245.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	865	218.50	218.50
2	—	563	212.50–214.00	213.23
11	—	606	265.00–267.00	266.26
53	—	522	236.00	236.00
22	—	679	221.00–257.00	250.07
10	—	928	162.50	162.50
5	—	754	212.50–219.00	213.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,034	203.00–209.00	208.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	330	387.50	387.50
41	—	427	365.00–385.00	368.70
28	—	465	335.00–350.00	345.94
8	—	615	304.00	304.00
6	—	375	403.00	403.00
94	—	910	227.25	227.25
6	—	564	311.00	311.00
79	—	533	312.50–322.00	317.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	252.50	252.50
1	—	945	187.00	187.00
9	—	665	235.00	235.00
1	—	890	185.00	185.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	1,167	91.00–99.00	94.11
18	—	1,198	83.00–89.00	85.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,282	119.00–131.00	121.56
37	—	1,401	110.00–118.00	115.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
64	—	1,282	100.00–109.00	104.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,690	114.00–118.00	116.19
3	—	1,543	107.00	107.00
4	—	1,586	120.00–139.00	124.97

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,112	116.00	116.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,460	1,800.00	1,800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	1,450.00	1,450.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,180	1,550.00	1,550.00

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.