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Winter Livestock - Dodge City

Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2024-07-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-31

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dodge City, Kansas · Wed, Jul 31

● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1889

← Jul 24Jul 31Aug 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

164 head

▼ 83 vs last sale 247▼ 28 vs year ago 192 · −14.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

129 head

▼ 432 vs last sale 561▲ 87 vs year ago 42 · +207.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

2 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 8▲ 2 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, not enough feeder steers and heifers for a market test. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

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 $265.18/cwt on 9 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −141.34 against this barn's trailing median of $406.52.

Average price

$265.18

9 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,428

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$56

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

$31.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−18.45

vs KS average

+6.72 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	534	268.64	1,433	8thin
Medium and Large 1-2	580	237.50	1,378	1thin

One grade step is worth $31.14/cwt here — about $56 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

265.18

—

KS average3 barns · 126 hd

283.63

−18.45

National average139 barns · 7,218 hd

258.46

+6.72

This barn, trailing median32 sales

406.52

−141.34

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	—	High	1,964	170.30	3,345	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,389	141.86	1,970	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,227	120.38	1,477	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,099	104.61	1,150	33

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)	1,430	$2,075	1thin

Every lot

37 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	400–450	Medium and Large 1	447	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,506	35
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	491	298.29/cwt	290.00–304.00	1,465	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	588	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,705	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,642	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	695	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,442	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	830	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,859	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	835	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	2,037	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	905	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,991	8
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	310	322.50/cwt	317.50–327.50	1,000	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	345	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,009	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	358	267.59/cwt	255.00–280.00	958	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,144	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	411	351.50/cwt	351.50–351.50	1,445	26
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	437	298.84/cwt	297.00–302.50	1,306	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	485	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,261	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	507	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,432	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	254.78/cwt	245.00–258.00	1,427	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	580	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,378	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	622	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,353	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	642	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,525	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	647	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,391	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,642	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	775	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,589	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	830	205.87/cwt	202.50–207.50	1,709	3
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	850	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,581	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	926	192.60/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,783	10
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	775	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,883	1
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	965	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	2,036	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,949	178.69/cwt	176.00–184.00	3,483	4
Bulls	—	—	1,957	169.95/cwt	169.00–171.00	3,326	3
Bulls	—	—	1,992	159.45/cwt	156.00–161.00	3,176	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,099	104.61/cwt	97.50–126.00	1,150	33
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,227	120.38/cwt	115.00–128.00	1,477	42
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,293	149.23/cwt	148.00–150.00	1,930	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,428	138.84/cwt	130.00–145.50	1,983	22
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,430	2,075.00/head	2,075.00–2,075.00	2,075	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,020	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,556	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 Jul 31, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 164Last week 247Year ago 192

Slaughter CattleReceipts 129Last week 561Year ago 42

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 8Year ago 0

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, not enough feeder steers and heifers for a market test. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	775	243.00	243.00
2	950–1000	965	211.00	211.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	310	317.50–327.50	322.50
1	350–400	375	305.00	305.00
6	400–450	437	297.00–302.50	298.84
1	450–500	485	260.00	260.00
4	500–550	507	282.50	282.50
4	550–600	560	245.00–258.00	254.78
5	600–650	647	215.00	215.00
1	650–700	670	245.00	245.00
1	750–800	775	205.00	205.00
3	800–850	830	202.50–207.50	205.87
10	900–950	926	190.00–200.00	192.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	580	237.50	237.50
2	600–650	622	217.50	217.50
1	850–900	850	186.00	186.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
26	400–450	411	351.50	351.50
2	600–650	642	237.50	237.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	345	292.50	292.50
2	350–400	358	255.00–280.00	267.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
35	400–450	447	337.00	337.00
4	450–500	491	290.00–304.00	298.29
3	550–600	588	290.00	290.00
1	650–700	670	245.00	245.00
1	800–850	835	244.00	244.00
8	900–950	905	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	695	207.50	207.50
1	800–850	830	224.00	224.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	1,227	115.00–128.00	120.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,428	130.00–145.50	138.84
9	—	1,293	148.00–150.00	149.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,099	97.50–126.00	104.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,949	176.00–184.00	178.69
3	—	1,992	156.00–161.00	159.45
3	—	1,957	169.00–171.00	169.95

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,430	2,075.00	2,075.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,020	152.50	152.50

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.