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Winter Livestock - Dodge City

Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2024-08-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-14

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Dodge City, Kansas · Wed, Aug 14

● Final35 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1889

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Feeder Cattle receipts

551 head

▼ 765 vs last sale 1,316▼ 1,175 vs year ago 1,726 · −68.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

198 head

▲ 185 vs last sale 13▼ 51 vs year ago 249 · −20.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers under 400 lbs not well tested, over 400 lbs sold steady. Heifers under 600 lbs not well tested, heifers 600 to 750 lbs sold 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows are steady to 4.00 higher and bulls are 5.00 lower. Good demand for low 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 $283.79/cwt on 8 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −162.91 against this barn's trailing median of $446.70.

Average price

$283.79

8 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,535

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+2.68

vs KS average

+3.45 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	283.79	1,535	8thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale8 hd

283.79

—

KS average3 barns · 74 hd

281.11

+2.68

National average153 barns · 6,707 hd

280.34

+3.45

This barn, trailing median31 sales

446.70

−162.91

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	—	Average	1,723	158.32	2,728	33
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,554	140.47	2,183	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,247	138.90	1,732	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,129	112.49	1,270	88

Every lot

35 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	363.26/cwt	350.00–367.50	1,181	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	405	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,347	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	541	283.79/cwt	267.50–287.50	1,535	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	636	278.50/cwt	277.50–280.00	1,771	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	284.48/cwt	270.00–286.00	1,892	32
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	248.60/cwt	232.00–251.00	1,777	16
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	783	251.49/cwt	206.00–259.00	1,969	85
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	818	260.45/cwt	247.00–263.50	2,130	43
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	891	248.92/cwt	236.00–255.00	2,218	89
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	928	231.48/cwt	230.00–237.00	2,148	63
Steers	1050–1100	Large 1	1,051	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	2,113	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	330.08/cwt	327.50–332.50	1,231	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	432	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,274	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	495	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,490	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	295.28/cwt	294.00–296.00	1,521	14
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	629	238.33/cwt	237.00–242.00	1,499	15
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	664	248.43/cwt	234.00–251.00	1,650	29
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	734	229.61/cwt	228.00–233.00	1,685	6
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	775	230.70/cwt	221.00–235.00	1,788	20
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	880	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,936	19
Heifers	1050–1100	Large 1	1,053	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	2,022	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,431	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	622	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,567	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	777	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,768	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,423	139.53/cwt	131.00–146.00	1,986	9
Bulls	—	—	1,808	161.65/cwt	151.00–171.00	2,923	18
Bulls	—	—	1,920	176.49/cwt	173.00–179.00	3,389	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,044	88.12/cwt	87.50–90.00	920	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,064	105.05/cwt	102.50–106.00	1,118	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,150	117.48/cwt	110.00–129.00	1,351	69
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,230	150.53/cwt	147.00–154.00	1,852	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,243	138.62/cwt	131.00–145.00	1,723	28
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,303	126.01/cwt	124.00–128.00	1,642	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,534	142.70/cwt	136.00–159.00	2,189	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,665	128.22/cwt	125.00–131.00	2,135	2

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 Aug 14, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 551Last week 1,316Year ago 1,726

Slaughter CattleReceipts 198Last week 13Year ago 249

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,808	151.00–171.00	161.65
9	—	1,423	131.00–146.00	139.53
6	—	1,920	173.00–179.00	176.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,230	147.00–154.00	150.53
3	—	1,303	124.00–128.00	126.01
28	—	1,243	131.00–145.00	138.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,534	136.00–159.00	142.70
2	—	1,665	125.00–131.00	128.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
69	—	1,150	110.00–129.00	117.48
12	—	1,044	87.50–90.00	88.12
7	—	1,064	102.50–106.00	105.05

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	325	350.00–367.50	363.26
3	400–450	405	332.50	332.50
8	500–550	541	267.50–287.50	283.79
5	600–650	636	277.50–280.00	278.50
32	650–700	665	270.00–286.00	284.48
16	700–750	715	232.00–251.00	248.60
85	750–800	783	206.00–259.00	251.49
43	800–850	818	247.00–263.50	260.45
89	850–900	891	236.00–255.00	248.92
63	900–950	928	230.00–237.00	231.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	1050–1100	1,051	201.00	201.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	373	327.50–332.50	330.08
2	400–450	432	295.00	295.00
2	450–500	495	301.00	301.00
14	500–550	515	294.00–296.00	295.28
15	600–650	629	237.00–242.00	238.33
29	650–700	664	234.00–251.00	248.43
6	700–750	734	228.00–233.00	229.61
20	750–800	775	221.00–235.00	230.70
19	850–900	880	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	1050–1100	1,053	192.00	192.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	525	272.50	272.50
2	600–650	622	252.00	252.00
2	750–800	777	227.50	227.50

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.