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Winter Livestock - Dodge City

Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2024-06-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dodge City, Kansas · Wed, Jun 26

● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1889

← Jun 19Jun 26Jul 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

585 head

▼ 456 vs last sale 1,041▼ 159 vs year ago 744 · −21.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

267 head

▲ 56 vs last sale 211▲ 118 vs year ago 149 · +79.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

81 head

▲ 71 vs last sale 10▲ 66 vs year ago 15 · +440.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steer and heifer calves not well tested. On comparable sales, yearling steers and heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher. Demand good on light supply. Winter Livestock in Dodge City will be closed on July 3, 2024. The next sale is scheduled for July 10, 2024. From the staff at USDA/KDA Market News Program, we hope you and yours have a safe and Happy Independence Day celebration.

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 $269.86/cwt on 39 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −136.65 against this barn's trailing median of $406.52.

Average price

$269.86

39 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,458

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$42

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

$29.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.48

vs KS average

+0.58 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	511	281.08	1,436	24
Medium and Large 1-2	587	251.92	1,479	15thin

One grade step is worth $29.16/cwt here — about −$42 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale39 hd

269.86

—

KS average2 barns · 45 hd

271.35

−1.48

National average153 barns · 8,958 hd

269.28

+0.58

This barn, trailing median32 sales

406.52

−136.65

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	—	Average	1,827	173.11	3,162	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,442	144.29	2,080	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,326	144.10	1,911	56
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,117	114.85	1,283	51

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)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,193	$2,580	53
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,176	$1,927	5
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,320	$1,880	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,586	$2,732	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,290	$1,938	2thin

Every lot

42 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	496	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	1,667	13
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	508	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,605	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	640	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,792	16
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	652	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,995	33
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	751	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,953	3
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	842	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	2,214	11
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	882	258.62/cwt	258.50–259.00	2,281	71
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	913	259.75/cwt	259.75–259.75	2,372	62
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,205	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	311.78/cwt	297.00–320.00	1,465	32
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	511	281.08/cwt	277.00–283.00	1,436	24
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	587	251.92/cwt	239.00–255.00	1,479	15
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	621	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,615	20
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	634	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,832	54
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	678	221.88/cwt	207.00–240.00	1,504	11
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	725	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,675	9
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	776	254.46/cwt	240.00–257.00	1,975	72
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	820	219.49/cwt	218.50–221.00	1,800	13
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	864	213.41/cwt	212.25–222.00	1,844	17
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	905	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,937	3
Heifers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,024	190.34/cwt	190.00–190.50	1,949	13
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	456	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,528	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	502	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,581	12
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	576	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,503	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	631	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,584	9
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	675	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,559	4
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	989	205.50/cwt	205.50–205.50	2,032	33
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,799	171.26/cwt	164.00–179.00	3,081	17
Bulls	—	—	2,063	188.82/cwt	184.00–193.00	3,895	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,055	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,329	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,079	137.00/cwt	136.00–139.00	1,478	16
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,108	100.50/cwt	86.50–106.00	1,114	24
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,191	113.93/cwt	108.00–120.00	1,357	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,314	152.38/cwt	151.00–157.00	2,002	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,334	143.07/cwt	132.00–147.00	1,909	47
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,361	149.60/cwt	145.00–154.00	2,036	17
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,613	133.00/cwt	128.00–140.00	2,145	8
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,176	1,926.96/head	1,875.00–1,980.00	1,927	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,193	2,580.20/head	2,025.00–2,800.00	2,580	53
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,320	1,880.13/head	1,875.00–1,885.00	1,880	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,290	1,937.50/head	1,825.00–2,050.00	1,938	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,586	2,732.00/head	2,700.00–2,850.00	2,732	5

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 Jun 26, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 585Last week 1,041Year ago 744

Slaughter CattleReceipts 267Last week 211Year ago 149

Replacement CattleReceipts 81Last week 10Year ago 15

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
54	600–650	634	289.00	289.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	1000–1050	1,024	190.00–190.50	190.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	550–600	587	239.00–255.00	251.92
11	650–700	678	207.00–240.00	221.88
9	700–750	725	231.00	231.00
13	800–850	820	218.50–221.00	219.49
17	850–900	864	212.25–222.00	213.41
3	900–950	905	214.00	214.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	365	330.00	330.00
32	450–500	470	297.00–320.00	311.78
24	500–550	511	277.00–283.00	281.08
20	600–650	621	260.00	260.00
72	750–800	776	240.00–257.00	254.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	450–500	496	336.00	336.00
5	500–550	508	316.00	316.00
33	650–700	652	306.00	306.00
11	800–850	842	263.00	263.00
71	850–900	882	258.50–259.00	258.62
62	900–950	913	259.75	259.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	600–650	640	280.00	280.00
3	750–800	751	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	456	335.00	335.00
12	500–550	502	315.00	315.00
5	550–600	576	261.00	261.00
9	600–650	631	251.00	251.00
4	650–700	675	231.00	231.00
33	950–1000	989	205.50	205.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,108	86.50–106.00	100.50
16	—	1,079	136.00–139.00	137.00
11	—	1,191	108.00–120.00	113.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,613	128.00–140.00	133.00
17	—	1,361	145.00–154.00	149.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	1,334	132.00–147.00	143.07
8	—	1,314	151.00–157.00	152.38
1	—	1,055	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,799	164.00–179.00	171.26
2	—	2,063	184.00–193.00	188.82

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,176	1,875.00–1,980.00	1,926.96
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,320	1,875.00–1,885.00	1,880.13

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	53	—	1,193	2,025.00–2,800.00	2,580.20

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,290	1,825.00–2,050.00	1,937.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,586	2,700.00–2,850.00	2,732.00

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.