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Winter Livestock - Dodge City

Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2024-03-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dodge City, Kansas · Wed, Mar 20

● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1889

← Mar 13Mar 20Mar 27 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

2,372 head

▼ 1,432 vs last sale 3,804▼ 1,032 vs year ago 3,404 · −30.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

204 head

▲ 17 vs last sale 187▼ 191 vs year ago 395 · −48.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

42 head

▲ 15 vs last sale 27▼ 152 vs year ago 194 · −78.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 500 lb to 950 lb sold unevenly steady. Steer calves 400 lb to 500 lb sold 10.00 to 12.00 higher. Feeder heifers 400 lb to 900 lb sold 6.00 to 10.00 higher, in places 15.00 higher. Demand was good. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 8.00 to 10.00 higher, however 1 high yielding bull weighing 2420 sold for 173.50

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 $326.13/cwt on 114 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −120.57 against this barn's trailing median of $446.70.

Average price

$326.13

114 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,803

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$229

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

$36.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.43

vs KS average

+7.84 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	554	330.94	1,833	99
Medium and Large 1-2	545	294.37	1,604	15thin

One grade step is worth $36.58/cwt here — about $229 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale114 hd

326.13

—

KS average3 barns · 369 hd

326.56

−0.43

National average173 barns · 12,551 hd

318.29

+7.84

This barn, trailing median31 sales

446.70

−120.57

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	1,839	140.33	2,581	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,329	147.36	1,958	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,354	134.46	1,821	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,258	120.05	1,510	76

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)	1,416	$2,150	9
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,310	$2,089	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,405	$2,075	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,260	$2,000	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,173	$1,852	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,107	$1,575	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,200	$2,700	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,114	$2,250	7

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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	365	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,515	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	389	398.20/cwt	387.50–404.00	1,549	26
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	379.00/cwt	379.00–379.00	1,596	9
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	425	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,519	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	464	392.12/cwt	391.00–395.00	1,819	64
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	481	328.72/cwt	322.50–335.00	1,581	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	485	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,746	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	503	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,519	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	535	322.25/cwt	317.00–330.00	1,724	15
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	553	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	1,897	54
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	560	291.59/cwt	282.00–303.00	1,633	11
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	313.59/cwt	307.50–330.00	1,772	30
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	633	284.33/cwt	277.50–290.00	1,800	9
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	673	293.99/cwt	290.00–295.50	1,979	11
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	680	290.09/cwt	287.50–295.00	1,973	190
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	746	256.48/cwt	253.00–262.00	1,913	18
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	766	252.68/cwt	247.00–254.00	1,936	138
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	831	244.05/cwt	238.00–247.25	2,028	102
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	867	239.68/cwt	239.25–242.00	2,078	57
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	921	229.71/cwt	223.50–233.00	2,116	217
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	967	222.10/cwt	219.50–222.85	2,148	82
Steers	1050–1100	Large 1	1,095	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,300	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	256	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	870	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fancy	310	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,132	12
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	317	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,046	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	397	347.50/cwt	343.00–355.00	1,380	16
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	330.40/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,398	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	441	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,334	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	453	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,228	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	469	284.36/cwt	283.00–295.00	1,334	26
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	487	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,595	71
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	541	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,444	13
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	544	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,686	33
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	558	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,685	26
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	566	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,483	12
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	574	290.32/cwt	282.50–297.50	1,666	86
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	611	293.25/cwt	293.25–293.25	1,792	104
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	265.27/cwt	250.00–268.00	1,631	29
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	668	248.54/cwt	236.00–258.00	1,660	41
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	671	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,584	8
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Replacement	695	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,814	16
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	722	242.93/cwt	230.00–247.00	1,754	210
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	747	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,703	8
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	784	228.33/cwt	225.00–233.00	1,790	91
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	827	228.86/cwt	226.00–234.00	1,893	150
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	833	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,783	4
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	929	207.96/cwt	205.00–212.00	1,932	30
Heifers	1050–1100	Large 1	1,082	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	2,196	4
Heifers	1100–1150	Large 1	1,101	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,938	7
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	431	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,541	12
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	303.68/cwt	277.00–320.00	1,594	8
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	571	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,670	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,726	126.92/cwt	124.00–134.00	2,191	8
Bulls	—	—	1,844	143.14/cwt	137.00–150.00	2,640	11
Bulls	—	—	2,125	165.81/cwt	155.00–173.50	3,523	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,186	112.26/cwt	108.00–117.50	1,331	29
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,302	124.86/cwt	120.00–128.00	1,626	47
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,318	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	2,003	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,337	143.88/cwt	141.00–148.00	1,924	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,354	134.46/cwt	131.00–139.00	1,821	39
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,107	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,173	1,852.49/head	1,825.00–1,900.00	1,852	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,260	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,310	2,089.31/head	1,950.00–2,200.00	2,089	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,405	2,075.00/head	2,075.00–2,075.00	2,075	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,416	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	9
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,114	2,250.00/head	2,100.00–2,275.00	2,250	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,200	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	4
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,015	180.54/cwt	172.00–182.50	1,832	13

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 20, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,372Last week 3,804Year ago 3,404

Slaughter CattleReceipts 204Last week 187Year ago 395

Replacement CattleReceipts 42Last week 27Year ago 194

* Final Report *

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	1,302	120.00–128.00	124.86
29	—	1,186	108.00–117.50	112.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,318	152.00	152.00
12	—	1,337	141.00–148.00	143.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	1,354	131.00–139.00	134.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,726	124.00–134.00	126.92
3	—	2,125	155.00–173.50	165.81
11	—	1,844	137.00–150.00	143.14

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,405	2,075.00	2,075.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,107	1,575.00	1,575.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,416	2,150.00	2,150.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,173	1,825.00–1,900.00	1,852.49
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,310	1,950.00–2,200.00	2,089.31
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,260	2,000.00	2,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,200	2,700.00	2,700.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,114	2,100.00–2,275.00	2,250.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	13	—	1,015	172.00–182.50	180.54

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	310	365.00	365.00
71	450–500	487	327.50	327.50
26	550–600	558	302.00	302.00
104	600–650	611	293.25	293.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	256	340.00	340.00
4	300–350	317	330.00	330.00
16	350–400	397	343.00–355.00	347.50
11	400–450	423	325.00–335.00	330.40
26	450–500	469	283.00–295.00	284.36
33	500–550	544	310.00	310.00
86	550–600	574	282.50–297.50	290.32
29	600–650	615	250.00–268.00	265.27
41	650–700	668	236.00–258.00	248.54
210	700–750	722	230.00–247.00	242.93
91	750–800	784	225.00–233.00	228.33
150	800–850	827	226.00–234.00	228.86
30	900–950	929	205.00–212.00	207.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	1050–1100	1,082	203.00	203.00
7	1100–1150	1,101	176.00	176.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	441	302.50	302.50
4	450–500	453	271.00	271.00
13	500–550	541	267.00	267.00
12	550–600	566	262.00	262.00
8	650–700	671	236.00	236.00
8	700–750	747	228.00	228.00
4	800–850	833	214.00	214.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
16	650–700	695	261.00	261.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	400–450	431	357.50	357.50
8	500–550	525	277.00–320.00	303.68
4	550–600	571	292.50	292.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
26	350–400	389	387.50–404.00	398.20
9	400–450	421	379.00	379.00
6	450–500	481	322.50–335.00	328.72
15	500–550	535	317.00–330.00	322.25
30	550–600	565	307.50–330.00	313.59
9	600–650	633	277.50–290.00	284.33
11	650–700	673	290.00–295.50	293.99
18	700–750	746	253.00–262.00	256.48
138	750–800	766	247.00–254.00	252.68
102	800–850	831	238.00–247.25	244.05
57	850–900	867	239.25–242.00	239.68
217	900–950	921	223.50–233.00	229.71
82	950–1000	967	219.50–222.85	222.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	485	360.00	360.00
190	650–700	680	287.50–295.00	290.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	425	357.50	357.50
4	500–550	503	302.00	302.00
11	550–600	560	282.00–303.00	291.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	365	415.00	415.00
64	450–500	464	391.00–395.00	392.12
54	550–600	553	343.00	343.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	1050–1100	1,095	210.00	210.00

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.