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Winter Livestock - Dodge City

Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2024-02-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dodge City, Kansas · Wed, Feb 28

● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1889

← Feb 21Feb 28Mar 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

3,032 head

▲ 149 vs last sale 2,883▲ 714 vs year ago 2,318 · +30.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

250 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 240▼ 92 vs year ago 342 · −26.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

30 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 30▲ 28 vs year ago 2 · +1,400.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, there wasn't enough of a comparison on feeder cattle under 500 lbs for an accurate market trend. Feeder heifers over 600 lbs sold 7.00 to 12.00 higher. Feeder steers 500 lbs to 750 lbs sold 10.00 to 20.00 higher and steers over 750 lbs sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Buyer attendance and demand was good to very good on a moderate supply.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $319.61/cwt on 103 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −127.09 against this barn's trailing median of $446.70.

Average price

$319.61

103 head · 566 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,809

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$183

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

$32.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs KS average

+8.38 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	566	323.73	1,832	90
Medium and Large 1-2	567	291.04	1,649	13thin

One grade step is worth $32.70/cwt here — about $183 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale103 hd

319.61

—

KS average1 barns · 103 hd

319.61

+0.00

National average175 barns · 13,855 hd

311.23

+8.38

This barn, trailing median31 sales

446.70

−127.09

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

31 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $513.49, low $343.81, median $446.70 across 31 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,771	130.27	2,307	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,503	123.35	1,854	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,242	114.81	1,426	50
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,340	104.24	1,396	133

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)	1,354	$1,925	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,355	$1,900	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	995	$1,750	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,210	$1,705	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,235	$1,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,670	$2,700	6

Every lot

51 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	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	436	254.09/cwt	247.00–257.50	1,108	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	479	336.32/cwt	327.00–342.00	1,611	142
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	486	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,298	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	527	323.15/cwt	317.00–330.00	1,703	17
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	545	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,621	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	323.87/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,862	73
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	580	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,665	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	621	305.69/cwt	289.00–312.00	1,898	93
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	629	277.93/cwt	274.00–279.00	1,748	50
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	686	250.27/cwt	248.50–251.50	1,717	12
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	692	274.86/cwt	265.00–279.50	1,902	241
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	729	268.72/cwt	262.50–274.00	1,959	147
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	736	245.41/cwt	238.00–250.50	1,806	91
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	773	244.96/cwt	238.00–248.00	1,894	269
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	820	236.92/cwt	221.00–244.25	1,943	178
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	866	236.65/cwt	232.60–246.00	2,049	422
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	924	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,950	5
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	939	227.25/cwt	220.50–232.75	2,134	118
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	324	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,102	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	414	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,052	29
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	439	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,343	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	465	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,372	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	487	305.99/cwt	301.00–321.00	1,490	31
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	538	304.13/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,636	35
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	548	276.27/cwt	274.00–285.00	1,514	24
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	590	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,522	17
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	609	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,553	14
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	614	274.25/cwt	264.00–282.00	1,684	160
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fancy	679	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,765	86
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	682	228.97/cwt	228.00–235.50	1,562	35
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	696	233.57/cwt	230.50–235.75	1,626	82
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	731	232.48/cwt	215.50–238.50	1,699	166
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	780	236.92/cwt	232.50–238.50	1,848	59
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	915	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,720	7
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	985	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,852	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	726	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,684	6
Feeder Cattle · Cows1 lot · lightest first
Cows	750–800	Medium and Large 1	756	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,882	44
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,568	122.81/cwt	107.50–134.00	1,926	11
Bulls	—	—	2,011	141.88/cwt	135.00–151.00	2,853	7
Bulls	—	—	2,330	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	3,052	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,036	92.59/cwt	80.00–99.00	959	30
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,239	114.39/cwt	104.00–123.00	1,417	48
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,320	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,650	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,428	107.63/cwt	95.00–112.00	1,537	103
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,503	123.35/cwt	111.00–127.00	1,854	7
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	995	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,210	1,705.48/head	1,475.00–1,950.00	1,705	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,235	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,354	1,924.76/head	1,900.00–1,950.00	1,925	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,355	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,670	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	6

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 28, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,032Last week 2,883Year ago 2,318

Slaughter CattleReceipts 250Last week 240Year ago 342

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 30Year ago 2

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,503	111.00–127.00	123.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,320	125.00	125.00
48	—	1,239	104.00–123.00	114.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,036	80.00–99.00	92.59
103	—	1,428	95.00–112.00	107.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	2,011	135.00–151.00	141.88
11	—	1,568	107.50–134.00	122.81
1	—	2,330	131.00	131.00

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,354	1,900.00–1,950.00	1,924.76
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,235	1,400.00	1,400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	995	1,750.00	1,750.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,355	1,900.00	1,900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,210	1,475.00–1,950.00	1,705.48

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,670	2,700.00	2,700.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	324	340.00	340.00
5	400–450	439	306.00	306.00
31	450–500	487	301.00–321.00	305.99
35	500–550	538	300.00–305.00	304.13
17	550–600	590	258.00	258.00
160	600–650	614	264.00–282.00	274.25
82	650–700	696	230.50–235.75	233.57
166	700–750	731	215.50–238.50	232.48
59	750–800	780	232.50–238.50	236.92
7	900–950	915	188.00	188.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
29	400–450	414	254.00	254.00
12	450–500	465	295.00	295.00
24	500–550	548	274.00–285.00	276.27
14	600–650	609	255.00	255.00
35	650–700	682	228.00–235.50	228.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	950–1000	985	188.00	188.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
86	650–700	679	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
142	450–500	479	327.00–342.00	336.32
17	500–550	527	317.00–330.00	323.15
73	550–600	575	310.00–330.00	323.87
93	600–650	621	289.00–312.00	305.69
241	650–700	692	265.00–279.50	274.86
147	700–750	729	262.50–274.00	268.72
269	750–800	773	238.00–248.00	244.96
178	800–850	820	221.00–244.25	236.92
422	850–900	866	232.60–246.00	236.65
118	900–950	939	220.50–232.75	227.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	436	247.00–257.50	254.09
4	450–500	486	267.00	267.00
5	500–550	545	297.50	297.50
8	550–600	580	287.00	287.00
50	600–650	629	274.00–279.00	277.93
12	650–700	686	248.50–251.50	250.27
91	700–750	736	238.00–250.50	245.41
5	900–950	924	211.00	211.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
44	750–800	756	249.00	249.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	700–750	726	232.00	232.00

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.