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Winter Livestock - Dodge City

Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2024-05-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-01

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dodge City, Kansas · Wed, May 1

● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1889

← Apr 24May 1May 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

2,172 head

▲ 74 vs last sale 2,098▲ 260 vs year ago 1,912 · +13.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

238 head

▼ 17 vs last sale 255▼ 18 vs year ago 256 · −7.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

21 head

▼ 14 vs last sale 35▼ 13 vs year ago 34 · −38.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers under 700 lbs sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher, over 700 lbs were 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Heifers under 700 lbs sold 3.00 higher, over 700 lbs steady to 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $282.88/cwt on 24 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −123.63 against this barn's trailing median of $406.52.

Average price

$282.88

24 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,575

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$151

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

$11.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.93

vs KS average

+14.50 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	565	285.76	1,613	18thin
Medium and Large 1-2	533	274.26	1,462	6thin

One grade step is worth $11.50/cwt here — about $151 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 sale24 hd

282.88

—

KS average3 barns · 343 hd

287.81

−4.93

National average173 barns · 11,009 hd

268.38

+14.50

This barn, trailing median32 sales

406.52

−123.63

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

32 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $458.54, low $344.43, median $406.52 across 32 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	1,584	144.69	2,293	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,562	131.52	2,054	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,311	131.31	1,721	54
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,131	112.14	1,268	87

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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,280	$2,225	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,570	$2,100	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	915	$1,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	911	$2,325	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,088	$2,198	10

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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	343	386.10/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,324	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	467	310.39/cwt	307.00–328.00	1,450	12
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	468	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,432	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	343.32/cwt	336.00–347.50	1,775	24
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	545	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,564	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	562	307.95/cwt	297.00–319.00	1,731	34
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	638	292.08/cwt	286.00–295.00	1,863	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	658	290.62/cwt	289.00–291.00	1,912	16
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	698	256.50/cwt	256.50–256.50	1,790	7
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	712	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,869	18
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	732	261.85/cwt	255.00–278.00	1,917	46
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	763	252.82/cwt	234.50–254.50	1,929	100
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	818	236.15/cwt	229.50–240.00	1,932	76
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	877	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,929	9
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	879	224.32/cwt	218.00–227.75	1,972	145
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	944	215.11/cwt	210.50–216.00	2,031	37
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	977	212.22/cwt	210.50–213.00	2,073	178
Steers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,025	212.83/cwt	206.00–213.75	2,182	196
Steers	1050–1100	Large 1	1,088	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	2,149	6
Steers	1100–1150	Large 1	1,117	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	2,133	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	365	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,150	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	484	282.40/cwt	278.00–288.00	1,367	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	490	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,617	16
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	512	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,546	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	533	274.26/cwt	267.50–281.00	1,462	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	282.51/cwt	279.00–292.50	1,624	15
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	639	264.79/cwt	256.00–269.00	1,692	19
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	659	247.75/cwt	235.50–258.00	1,633	30
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	721	237.01/cwt	232.25–238.00	1,709	30
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	764	213.93/cwt	210.50–218.50	1,634	19
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	781	223.51/cwt	216.00–227.00	1,746	106
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	806	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,660	18
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	822	216.61/cwt	211.00–225.75	1,781	339
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	876	203.92/cwt	200.00–204.10	1,786	118
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	923	202.81/cwt	199.00–207.00	1,872	226
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	953	198.50/cwt	198.50–198.50	1,892	49
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,295	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,334	3
Bulls	—	—	1,608	160.72/cwt	160.00–163.00	2,584	5
Bulls	—	—	1,624	147.06/cwt	133.00–155.00	2,388	19
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,064	112.90/cwt	101.00–118.00	1,201	23
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,148	122.35/cwt	119.00–126.00	1,405	41
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,168	93.17/cwt	89.00–96.00	1,088	23
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,218	124.78/cwt	124.00–125.00	1,520	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,241	138.17/cwt	135.00–140.00	1,715	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,348	131.05/cwt	126.00–135.00	1,767	37
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,562	131.52/cwt	130.00–136.50	2,054	14
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	911	2,325.00/head	2,325.00–2,325.00	2,325	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,088	2,197.50/head	1,625.00–2,425.00	2,198	10
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	915	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,280	2,225.00/head	2,225.00–2,225.00	2,225	2
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,570	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	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 May 1, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,172Last week 2,098Year ago 1,912

Slaughter CattleReceipts 238Last week 255Year ago 256

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 35Year ago 34

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 (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	911	2,325.00	2,325.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,088	1,625.00–2,425.00	2,197.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	915	1,800.00	1,800.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,570	2,100.00	2,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,280	2,225.00	2,225.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,295	103.00	103.00
19	—	1,624	133.00–155.00	147.06
5	—	1,608	160.00–163.00	160.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,348	126.00–135.00	131.05
8	—	1,218	124.00–125.00	124.78
9	—	1,241	135.00–140.00	138.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,064	101.00–118.00	112.90
23	—	1,168	89.00–96.00	93.17
41	—	1,148	119.00–126.00	122.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,562	130.00–136.50	131.52

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	365	315.00	315.00
9	450–500	484	278.00–288.00	282.40
6	500–550	533	267.50–281.00	274.26
19	750–800	764	210.50–218.50	213.93
18	800–850	806	206.00	206.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	450–500	490	330.00	330.00
3	500–550	512	302.00	302.00
15	550–600	575	279.00–292.50	282.51
19	600–650	639	256.00–269.00	264.79
30	650–700	659	235.50–258.00	247.75
30	700–750	721	232.25–238.00	237.01
106	750–800	781	216.00–227.00	223.51
339	800–850	822	211.00–225.75	216.61
118	850–900	876	200.00–204.10	203.92
226	900–950	923	199.00–207.00	202.81
49	950–1000	953	198.50	198.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	343	380.00–390.00	386.10
12	450–500	467	307.00–328.00	310.39
24	500–550	517	336.00–347.50	343.32
34	550–600	562	297.00–319.00	307.95
3	600–650	638	286.00–295.00	292.08
16	650–700	658	289.00–291.00	290.62
46	700–750	732	255.00–278.00	261.85
100	750–800	763	234.50–254.50	252.82
76	800–850	818	229.50–240.00	236.15
145	850–900	879	218.00–227.75	224.32
37	900–950	944	210.50–216.00	215.11
178	950–1000	977	210.50–213.00	212.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	468	306.00	306.00
7	500–550	545	287.00	287.00
7	650–700	698	256.50	256.50
18	700–750	712	262.50	262.50
9	850–900	877	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
196	1000–1050	1,025	206.00–213.75	212.83
6	1050–1100	1,088	197.50	197.50
7	1100–1150	1,117	191.00	191.00

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.