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Winter Livestock - Dodge City

Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2024-05-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dodge City, Kansas · Wed, May 8

● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1889

← May 1May 8May 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

2,299 head

▲ 127 vs last sale 2,172▲ 1,228 vs year ago 1,071 · +114.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

321 head

▲ 83 vs last sale 238▼ 23 vs year ago 344 · −6.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

54 head

▲ 33 vs last sale 21▲ 15 vs year ago 39 · +38.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers under 700 lbs had an uneven under tone, with instances sharply higher on calves ready to turn out on grass. Over 700 lbs sold 4.00 to 9.00 higher. Heifers under 700 lbs not well tested, over 700 lbs sold steady to 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Demand was 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 $334.21/cwt on 159 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −112.49 against this barn's trailing median of $446.70.

Average price

$334.21

159 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,846

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$66

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

$26.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.73

vs KS average

+24.50 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	554	335.69	1,858	148
Medium and Large 1-2	509	317.36	1,615	7thin
Medium and Large 2	580	309.00	1,792	4thin

One grade step is worth $26.69/cwt here — about $66 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 sale159 hd

334.21

—

KS average3 barns · 457 hd

327.48

+6.73

National average167 barns · 10,730 hd

309.71

+24.50

This barn, trailing median31 sales

446.70

−112.49

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	1,788	149.56	2,674	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,504	137.31	2,065	75
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,318	134.98	1,779	141
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,143	109.27	1,249	52

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)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,075	$1,975	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,055	$1,875	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,312	$1,700	9
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,234	$1,700	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,270	$2,685	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$2,642	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,350	$2,560	8

Every lot

58 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	355	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,376	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	409	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,313	11
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	411	350.76/cwt	347.50–357.50	1,442	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	374.81/cwt	357.50–380.00	1,555	30
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	461	345.66/cwt	335.00–352.00	1,593	36
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	497	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,392	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	509	317.36/cwt	317.00–317.50	1,615	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	540	342.22/cwt	338.00–345.00	1,848	99
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	1,792	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	581	322.49/cwt	320.25–337.50	1,874	49
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	635	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,848	7
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	668	271.66/cwt	269.00–274.00	1,815	13
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	724	271.62/cwt	265.25–276.50	1,967	123
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	821	243.86/cwt	231.50–246.00	2,002	163
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	877	235.34/cwt	222.50–239.75	2,064	275
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	920	228.38/cwt	221.50–231.25	2,101	182
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	974	215.65/cwt	207.75–222.25	2,100	303
Steers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,018	211.09/cwt	210.00–212.25	2,149	98
Steers	1050–1100	Large 1	1,065	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	2,098	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	386	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,216	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	419	303.45/cwt	299.00–307.50	1,271	13
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	459	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,377	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	473	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,329	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	532	268.86/cwt	262.00–275.00	1,430	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	596	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,475	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	626	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,440	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	627	247.51/cwt	240.00–251.00	1,552	32
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	677	230.09/cwt	225.00–233.00	1,558	17
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	708	234.82/cwt	223.00–238.00	1,663	56
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fancy	740	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,828	31
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	743	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,635	10
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	775	225.54/cwt	224.25–228.00	1,748	23
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Fancy	806	239.75/cwt	239.75–239.75	1,932	95
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	826	220.09/cwt	217.50–224.25	1,818	90
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	870	208.58/cwt	204.50–220.00	1,815	217
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	906	208.50/cwt	208.50–208.50	1,889	13
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	966	198.42/cwt	197.00–198.50	1,917	18
Heifers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,003	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,886	3
Heifers	1050–1100	Large 1	1,071	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,735	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,275	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,658	1
Bulls	—	—	1,798	149.03/cwt	140.00–158.00	2,680	10
Bulls	—	—	1,995	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	3,232	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,015	125.44/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,273	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,130	108.96/cwt	95.00–119.00	1,231	37
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,248	125.33/cwt	123.00–127.00	1,564	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,286	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,903	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,307	90.61/cwt	87.50–107.00	1,184	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,325	135.59/cwt	128.00–143.00	1,797	126
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,380	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,904	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,501	136.99/cwt	131.00–142.50	2,056	72
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,576	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	2,285	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	2,641.67/head	2,525.00–2,700.00	2,642	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,270	2,685.00/head	2,425.00–2,750.00	2,685	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,350	2,560.00/head	2,560.00–2,560.00	2,560	8
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,055	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,075	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,234	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	11
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,312	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	9

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 8, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,299Last week 2,172Year ago 1,071

Slaughter CattleReceipts 321Last week 238Year ago 344

Replacement CattleReceipts 54Last week 21Year ago 39

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	386	315.00	315.00
13	400–450	419	299.00–307.50	303.45
6	450–500	459	300.00	300.00
9	500–550	532	262.00–275.00	268.86
3	550–600	596	247.50	247.50
32	600–650	627	240.00–251.00	247.51
17	650–700	677	225.00–233.00	230.09
56	700–750	708	223.00–238.00	234.82
23	750–800	775	224.25–228.00	225.54
90	800–850	826	217.50–224.25	220.09
217	850–900	870	204.50–220.00	208.58
13	900–950	906	208.50	208.50
18	950–1000	966	197.00–198.50	198.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	473	281.00	281.00
4	600–650	626	230.00	230.00
10	700–750	743	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	1000–1050	1,003	188.00	188.00
4	1050–1100	1,071	162.00	162.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
31	700–750	740	247.00	247.00
95	800–850	806	239.75	239.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	411	347.50–357.50	350.76
7	500–550	509	317.00–317.50	317.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	400–450	409	321.00	321.00
7	450–500	497	280.00	280.00
4	550–600	580	309.00	309.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	355	387.50	387.50
30	400–450	415	357.50–380.00	374.81
36	450–500	461	335.00–352.00	345.66
99	500–550	540	338.00–345.00	342.22
49	550–600	581	320.25–337.50	322.49
7	600–650	635	291.00	291.00
13	650–700	668	269.00–274.00	271.66
123	700–750	724	265.25–276.50	271.62
163	800–850	821	231.50–246.00	243.86
275	850–900	877	222.50–239.75	235.34
182	900–950	920	221.50–231.25	228.38
303	950–1000	974	207.75–222.25	215.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
98	1000–1050	1,018	210.00–212.25	211.09
2	1050–1100	1,065	197.00	197.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,200	2,525.00–2,700.00	2,641.67
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,350	2,560.00	2,560.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	15	—	1,270	2,425.00–2,750.00	2,685.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,312	1,700.00	1,700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,075	1,975.00	1,975.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	1,234	1,700.00	1,700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,055	1,875.00	1,875.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,380	138.00	138.00
7	—	1,015	120.00–130.00	125.44
7	—	1,307	87.50–107.00	90.61
37	—	1,130	95.00–119.00	108.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,576	145.00	145.00
72	—	1,501	131.00–142.50	136.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,248	123.00–127.00	125.33
126	—	1,325	128.00–143.00	135.59
3	—	1,286	148.00	148.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,275	130.00	130.00
10	—	1,798	140.00–158.00	149.03
2	—	1,995	162.00	162.00

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.