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Winter Livestock - Dodge City

Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2024-03-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-13

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dodge City, Kansas · Wed, Mar 13

● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1889

← Mar 6Mar 13Mar 20 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

3,804 head

▲ 74 vs last sale 3,730▲ 491 vs year ago 3,313 · +14.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

187 head

▲ 9 vs last sale 178▼ 78 vs year ago 265 · −29.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

27 head

▼ 147 vs last sale 174▼ 23 vs year ago 50 · −46.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers 475 lb to 975 lb sold steady to 3.00 lower, however reputation cattle sold steady to 3.00 higher. Demand was moderate. Slaughter cows sola 6.00 to 8.00 higher, however 2 high yielding cows sold up to 144. Slaughter bulls sold 5.00 to 6.00 higher, however 2 high yielding bulls sold for 154.

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 $335.77/cwt on 70 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −110.93 against this barn's trailing median of $446.70.

Average price

$335.77

70 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,850

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+11.40

vs KS average

+19.70 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	335.77	1,850	70

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale70 hd

335.77

—

KS average3 barns · 410 hd

324.37

+11.40

National average167 barns · 13,796 hd

316.07

+19.70

This barn, trailing median31 sales

446.70

−110.93

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	—	Low	1,786	140.74	2,514	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,446	134.83	1,950	49
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,271	124.73	1,585	53
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,172	110.38	1,294	47

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)	1,135	$2,100	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,263	$2,077	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,212	$2,072	7
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,145	$1,875	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,120	$1,725	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	930	$1,260	1thin

Every lot

69 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	388	366.88/cwt	358.00–376.00	1,423	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	476	333.31/cwt	325.00–344.00	1,587	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	491	309.50/cwt	295.00–317.00	1,520	39
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	547	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	1,849	57
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	569	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	1,855	13
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	603	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,827	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	298.90/cwt	285.00–310.00	1,868	81
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fancy	673	281.98/cwt	280.00–286.00	1,898	58
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	683	250.58/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,711	17
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	691	264.61/cwt	261.00–266.00	1,828	14
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fancy	721	272.75/cwt	272.75–272.75	1,967	68
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	721	257.19/cwt	255.00–259.00	1,854	87
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	728	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,791	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	758	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,812	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	777	248.28/cwt	235.00–250.50	1,929	182
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	824	244.86/cwt	233.75–255.75	2,018	337
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	830	231.07/cwt	229.50–238.00	1,918	25
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	866	236.24/cwt	229.75–241.50	2,046	487
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	918	230.41/cwt	218.50–235.25	2,115	385
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	969	221.04/cwt	219.75–225.00	2,142	75
Steers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,020	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,142	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	335	351.77/cwt	344.00–354.00	1,178	13
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	369	326.17/cwt	323.00–347.50	1,204	41
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	387	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,180	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	306.49/cwt	291.00–312.00	1,281	36
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	443	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,378	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	451	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,155	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	301.05/cwt	277.00–305.00	1,424	62
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	498	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,370	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	286.66/cwt	264.00–301.00	1,502	157
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	564	291.25/cwt	286.00–292.50	1,643	70
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	585	261.50/cwt	261.50–261.50	1,530	22
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	593	270.96/cwt	265.00–274.00	1,607	82
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	622	231.85/cwt	220.00–237.50	1,442	25
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	251.11/cwt	242.00–252.25	1,564	37
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	624	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,669	13
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fancy	654	260.50/cwt	260.50–260.50	1,704	19
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	662	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,490	26
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	667	222.49/cwt	221.00–225.50	1,484	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	677	240.09/cwt	230.00–244.75	1,625	131
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	731	231.05/cwt	224.50–235.50	1,689	119
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Fancy	766	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,838	54
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	775	230.32/cwt	222.00–238.25	1,785	331
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	827	222.15/cwt	218.50–227.00	1,837	95
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	829	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,641	8
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	860	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,711	4
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	867	213.54/cwt	207.00–218.50	1,851	34
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	920	214.10/cwt	207.00–216.00	1,970	129
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	966	211.50/cwt	211.50–211.50	2,043	9
Heifers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,001	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	2,112	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	511	273.44/cwt	272.00–282.00	1,397	23
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	579	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,511	12
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	224.25/cwt	223.00–237.00	1,626	22
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	805	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,771	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,610	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	2,093	1
Bulls	—	—	1,728	137.08/cwt	135.00–140.00	2,369	9
Bulls	—	—	1,903	148.01/cwt	141.00–154.00	2,817	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,164	113.40/cwt	110.00–119.00	1,320	32
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,189	103.94/cwt	96.00–108.00	1,236	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,271	124.73/cwt	120.00–129.00	1,585	53
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,366	139.39/cwt	136.00–144.00	1,904	15
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,482	132.82/cwt	130.00–135.50	1,968	34
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,120	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,135	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,145	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,212	2,072.38/head	1,775.00–2,300.00	2,072	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,263	2,077.33/head	2,050.00–2,100.00	2,077	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,162	125.33/cwt	107.00–182.50	1,456	15
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	930	1,260.00/head	1,260.00–1,260.00	1,260	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 Mar 13, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,804Last week 3,730Year ago 3,313

Slaughter CattleReceipts 187Last week 178Year ago 265

Replacement CattleReceipts 27Last week 174Year ago 50

* Final Report *

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	300–350	335	344.00–354.00	351.77
41	350–400	369	323.00–347.50	326.17
36	400–450	418	291.00–312.00	306.49
62	450–500	473	277.00–305.00	301.05
157	500–550	524	264.00–301.00	286.66
82	550–600	593	265.00–274.00	270.96
37	600–650	623	242.00–252.25	251.11
131	650–700	677	230.00–244.75	240.09
119	700–750	731	224.50–235.50	231.05
331	750–800	775	222.00–238.25	230.32
95	800–850	827	218.50–227.00	222.15
34	850–900	867	207.00–218.50	213.54
129	900–950	920	207.00–216.00	214.10
9	950–1000	966	211.50	211.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
70	550–600	564	286.00–292.50	291.25
13	600–650	624	267.50	267.50
19	650–700	654	260.50	260.50
54	750–800	766	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	387	305.00	305.00
4	450–500	498	275.00	275.00
22	550–600	585	261.50	261.50
25	600–650	622	220.00–237.50	231.85
6	650–700	667	221.00–225.50	222.49
8	800–850	829	198.00	198.00
4	850–900	860	199.00	199.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	443	311.00	311.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	451	256.00	256.00
26	650–700	662	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	1000–1050	1,001	211.00	211.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	388	358.00–376.00	366.88
9	450–500	476	325.00–344.00	333.31
13	550–600	569	326.00	326.00
7	600–650	603	303.00	303.00
58	650–700	673	280.00–286.00	281.98
68	700–750	721	272.75	272.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	650–700	683	250.00–255.00	250.58
3	700–750	728	246.00	246.00
3	750–800	758	239.00	239.00
25	800–850	830	229.50–238.00	231.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
39	450–500	491	295.00–317.00	309.50
57	500–550	547	338.00	338.00
81	600–650	625	285.00–310.00	298.90
14	650–700	691	261.00–266.00	264.61
87	700–750	721	255.00–259.00	257.19
182	750–800	777	235.00–250.50	248.28
337	800–850	824	233.75–255.75	244.86
487	850–900	866	229.75–241.50	236.24
385	900–950	918	218.50–235.25	230.41
75	950–1000	969	219.75–225.00	221.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	1000–1050	1,020	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	500–550	511	272.00–282.00	273.44
12	550–600	579	261.00	261.00
22	700–750	725	223.00–237.00	224.25
2	800–850	805	220.00	220.00

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
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,145	1,875.00	1,875.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,135	2,100.00	2,100.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,120	1,725.00	1,725.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,212	1,775.00–2,300.00	2,072.38
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,263	2,050.00–2,100.00	2,077.33

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	15	—	1,162	107.00–182.50	125.33

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	—	930	1,260.00	1,260.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,610	130.00	130.00
6	—	1,903	141.00–154.00	148.01
9	—	1,728	135.00–140.00	137.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,482	130.00–135.50	132.82
15	—	1,366	136.00–144.00	139.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	1,271	120.00–129.00	124.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,164	110.00–119.00	113.40
15	—	1,189	96.00–108.00	103.94

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.