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Winter Livestock - Dodge City

Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2024-03-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-27

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dodge City, Kansas · Wed, Mar 27

● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1889

← Mar 20Mar 27Apr 3 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,105 head

▼ 1,267 vs last sale 2,372▼ 1,500 vs year ago 2,605 · −57.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

207 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 204▼ 169 vs year ago 376 · −44.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

55 head

▲ 13 vs last sale 42▼ 21 vs year ago 76 · −27.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*Final Report*

Compared to last week, feeder steers 850 lb to 950 lb sold steady to 4.00 higher. Steers 650 lb to 850 lb sold unevenly steady. Steer calves 450 lb to 650 lb sold 8.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers 450 lb to 900 lb sold 4.00 to 8.00 lower. Demand was moderate. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 10.00 to 12.00 higher. One high yielding bull sold for 175.00

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 $311.44/cwt on 9 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −135.25 against this barn's trailing median of $446.70.

Average price

$311.44

9 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,734

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$207

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

$53.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.74

vs KS average

+1.18 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	335.00	1,822	5thin
Medium and Large 1-2	573	282.00	1,616	4thin

One grade step is worth $53.00/cwt here — about $207 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 sale9 hd

311.44

—

KS average3 barns · 416 hd

325.19

−13.74

National average156 barns · 8,291 hd

310.26

+1.18

This barn, trailing median31 sales

446.70

−135.25

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	—	Average	1,871	153.13	2,864	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,438	141.95	2,041	52
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,348	127.80	1,723	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,208	104.30	1,260	79

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)	1,557	$2,275	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,275	$2,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,200	$2,800	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,400	$2,600	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$2,425	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,200	$2,375	4thin

Every lot

41 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	343	372.31/cwt	362.00–387.50	1,277	10
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	381	373.00/cwt	373.00–373.00	1,421	13
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	487	353.11/cwt	341.00–356.00	1,720	17
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	544	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,822	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	573	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,616	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	627	305.91/cwt	301.00–307.00	1,918	33
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	652	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,907	11
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	736	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,943	32
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	780	244.19/cwt	238.10–249.50	1,905	114
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	845	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,825	3
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	871	236.57/cwt	234.10–240.50	2,061	232
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	906	236.01/cwt	235.25–237.00	2,138	113
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	951	222.85/cwt	222.85–222.85	2,119	63
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	338	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	1,169	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	392	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	1,360	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	330.05/cwt	314.00–332.50	1,561	79
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,528	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	569	275.18/cwt	264.00–288.00	1,566	45
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	619	261.14/cwt	255.00–267.50	1,616	8
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	682	240.50/cwt	240.50–240.50	1,640	24
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	737	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,710	12
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	763	226.43/cwt	225.00–228.00	1,728	23
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	804	218.75/cwt	218.75–218.75	1,759	21
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	895	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,812	19
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	851	208.50/cwt	208.50–208.50	1,774	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,735	140.53/cwt	131.00–155.00	2,438	12
Bulls	—	—	1,914	162.37/cwt	161.00–164.00	3,108	9
Bulls	—	—	2,180	170.13/cwt	167.00–175.00	3,709	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,114	91.02/cwt	89.00–93.00	1,014	18
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,236	108.22/cwt	97.00–121.00	1,338	61
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,348	127.80/cwt	120.00–129.00	1,723	32
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,410	135.16/cwt	131.00–139.00	1,906	16
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,450	144.97/cwt	140.00–151.00	2,102	36
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,200	2,828.57/head	2,800.00–2,850.00	2,829	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,200	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,200	2,425.00/head	2,375.00–2,500.00	2,425	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,200	2,375.00/head	2,375.00–2,375.00	2,375	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,400	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,275	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,557	2,275.00/head	2,275.00–2,275.00	2,275	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,133	149.73/cwt	147.00–175.00	1,696	27

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 27, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,105Last week 2,372Year ago 2,605

Slaughter CattleReceipts 207Last week 204Year ago 376

Replacement CattleReceipts 55Last week 42Year ago 76

*Final Report*

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	7	—	1,200	2,800.00–2,850.00	2,828.57
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,200	2,375.00	2,375.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,200	2,375.00–2,500.00	2,425.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	2,600.00	2,600.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,400	2,600.00	2,600.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,275	2,000.00	2,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,557	2,275.00	2,275.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	27	—	1,133	147.00–175.00	149.73

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,914	161.00–164.00	162.37
4	—	2,180	167.00–175.00	170.13
12	—	1,735	131.00–155.00	140.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
61	—	1,236	97.00–121.00	108.22
18	—	1,114	89.00–93.00	91.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,348	120.00–129.00	127.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,410	131.00–139.00	135.16
36	—	1,450	140.00–151.00	144.97

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	338	346.00	346.00
6	350–400	392	347.00	347.00
79	450–500	473	314.00–332.50	330.05
8	500–550	518	295.00	295.00
45	550–600	569	264.00–288.00	275.18
8	600–650	619	255.00–267.50	261.14
24	650–700	682	240.50	240.50
12	700–750	737	232.00	232.00
23	750–800	763	225.00–228.00	226.43
21	800–850	804	218.75	218.75
19	850–900	895	202.50	202.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	343	362.00–387.50	372.31
13	350–400	381	373.00	373.00
17	450–500	487	341.00–356.00	353.11
5	500–550	544	335.00	335.00
33	600–650	627	301.00–307.00	305.91
11	650–700	652	292.50	292.50
32	700–750	736	264.00	264.00
114	750–800	780	238.10–249.50	244.19
232	850–900	871	234.10–240.50	236.57
113	900–950	906	235.25–237.00	236.01
63	950–1000	951	222.85	222.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	573	282.00	282.00
3	800–850	845	216.00	216.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	850–900	851	208.50	208.50

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.