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Winter Livestock - Dodge City

Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2024-04-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dodge City, Kansas · Wed, Apr 3

● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1889

← Mar 27Apr 3Apr 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

2,227 head

▲ 1,122 vs last sale 1,105▼ 235 vs year ago 2,462 · −9.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

150 head

▼ 57 vs last sale 207▼ 220 vs year ago 370 · −59.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

75 head

▲ 20 vs last sale 55▲ 16 vs year ago 59 · +27.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, no recent price comparison of steers under 750 lbs and all weights of heifers today with an uneven undertone noted, however best demand on 3 to 5-weight cattle suitable for grazing. Steers over 750 lbs sold 6.00 to 10.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady. Demand was moderate to good on 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 $330.45/cwt on 146 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −116.25 against this barn's trailing median of $446.70.

Average price

$330.45

146 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,801

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$227

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

$26.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.86

vs KS average

+19.69 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	333.50	1,828	129
Medium and Large 1-2	521	307.31	1,601	17thin

One grade step is worth $26.19/cwt here — about $227 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 sale146 hd

330.45

—

KS average3 barns · 424 hd

329.58

+0.86

National average173 barns · 11,586 hd

310.76

+19.69

This barn, trailing median31 sales

446.70

−116.25

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	—	High	1,792	155.98	2,795	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,274	135.30	1,724	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,217	114.13	1,389	60

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)	1,457	$2,500	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,095	$3,074	37

Every lot

53 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 1	378	401.20/cwt	398.00–404.00	1,517	17
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	410	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,599	10
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	453	383.08/cwt	382.00–384.00	1,735	48
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	497	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,740	21
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	521	307.31/cwt	292.50–317.00	1,601	17
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	344.53/cwt	342.50–348.00	1,819	75
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	576	318.17/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,833	54
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	613	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,857	29
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	682	273.11/cwt	263.00–285.00	1,863	61
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fancy	733	278.50/cwt	278.50–278.50	2,041	59
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	742	251.15/cwt	246.00–259.00	1,864	35
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	771	241.50/cwt	237.10–247.50	1,862	33
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	827	239.53/cwt	233.00–242.00	1,981	51
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	831	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,845	3
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	853	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,808	8
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	869	225.90/cwt	218.25–230.75	1,963	230
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	919	217.01/cwt	215.00–219.75	1,994	98
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	959	216.24/cwt	206.00–219.00	2,074	189
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	993	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,936	9
Steers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,008	203.17/cwt	203.00–206.00	2,048	53
Steers	1050–1100	Large 1	1,063	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	2,190	8
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	322	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,095	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	386	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,293	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	462	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,502	52
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	464	298.16/cwt	292.00–312.50	1,383	28
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	467	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,261	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	308.68/cwt	307.00–316.00	1,617	86
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	533	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,519	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	582	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,536	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	592	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,516	11
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,669	11
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	645	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,596	8
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	667	254.70/cwt	248.00–256.00	1,699	56
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	728	225.49/cwt	224.00–227.00	1,642	21
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	775	221.00/cwt	214.00–226.25	1,713	153
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	803	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,678	11
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	814	213.11/cwt	207.50–214.50	1,735	108
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	867	206.95/cwt	203.50–210.50	1,794	122
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	923	208.50/cwt	208.50–208.50	1,924	9
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	941	196.50/cwt	196.50–196.50	1,849	15
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	990	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,970	9
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,418	140.71/cwt	140.00–143.00	1,995	6
Bulls	—	—	1,794	154.49/cwt	149.00–162.00	2,772	16
Bulls	—	—	2,068	170.42/cwt	165.00–180.00	3,524	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,105	107.55/cwt	106.00–109.00	1,188	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,258	132.38/cwt	128.00–134.00	1,665	20
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,258	116.52/cwt	114.00–121.00	1,466	44
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,298	139.47/cwt	139.00–141.00	1,810	14
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,048	3,030.00/head	3,025.00–3,125.00	3,030	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,272	3,070.00/head	3,025.00–3,100.00	3,070	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,457	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	4
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,110	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,832	3

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 Apr 3, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,227Last week 1,105Year ago 2,462

Slaughter CattleReceipts 150Last week 207Year ago 370

Replacement CattleReceipts 75Last week 55Year ago 59

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,100	3,150.00	3,150.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	20	—	1,048	3,025.00–3,125.00	3,030.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,272	3,025.00–3,100.00	3,070.00

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)	4	—	1,457	2,500.00	2,500.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,110	165.00	165.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	2,068	165.00–180.00	170.42
6	—	1,418	140.00–143.00	140.71
16	—	1,794	149.00–162.00	154.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	1,258	114.00–121.00	116.52
16	—	1,105	106.00–109.00	107.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,258	128.00–134.00	132.38
14	—	1,298	139.00–141.00	139.47

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	322	340.00	340.00
4	350–400	386	335.00	335.00
28	450–500	464	292.00–312.50	298.16
86	500–550	524	307.00–316.00	308.68
4	550–600	582	264.00	264.00
11	600–650	618	270.00	270.00
56	650–700	667	248.00–256.00	254.70
21	700–750	728	224.00–227.00	225.49
153	750–800	775	214.00–226.25	221.00
108	800–850	814	207.50–214.50	213.11
122	850–900	867	203.50–210.50	206.95
9	900–950	923	208.50	208.50
9	950–1000	990	199.00	199.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
52	450–500	462	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	467	270.00	270.00
9	500–550	533	285.00	285.00
11	550–600	592	256.00	256.00
8	600–650	645	247.50	247.50
11	800–850	803	209.00	209.00
15	900–950	941	196.50	196.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	350–400	378	398.00–404.00	401.20
10	400–450	410	390.00	390.00
48	450–500	453	382.00–384.00	383.08
75	500–550	528	342.50–348.00	344.53
54	550–600	576	310.00–330.00	318.17
29	600–650	613	303.00	303.00
61	650–700	682	263.00–285.00	273.11
35	700–750	742	246.00–259.00	251.15
33	750–800	771	237.10–247.50	241.50
51	800–850	827	233.00–242.00	239.53
230	850–900	869	218.25–230.75	225.90
98	900–950	919	215.00–219.75	217.01
189	950–1000	959	206.00–219.00	216.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	450–500	497	350.00	350.00
17	500–550	521	292.50–317.00	307.31
3	800–850	831	222.00	222.00
8	850–900	853	212.00	212.00
9	950–1000	993	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
59	700–750	733	278.50	278.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
53	1000–1050	1,008	203.00–206.00	203.17
8	1050–1100	1,063	206.00	206.00

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.