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Winter Livestock - Dodge City

Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2024-08-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dodge City, Kansas · Wed, Aug 28

● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1889

← Aug 21Aug 28Sep 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,490 head

▼ 1,275 vs last sale 2,765▲ 222 vs year ago 1,268 · +17.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

310 head

▼ 86 vs last sale 396▲ 161 vs year ago 149 · +108.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

3 head

▼ 29 vs last sale 32▲ 3 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers under 500 lbs not well tested, 650 lbs to 800 lbs sold 3.00 higher while steers over 800 lbs sold 5.00 higher. Heifers under 500 lbs not well tested, over 500 lbs sold 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 lower. Moderate to good demand on moderate supply.

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 $266.00/cwt on 4 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −140.52 against this barn's trailing median of $406.52.

Average price

$266.00

4 head · 592 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,575

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−6.49

vs KS average

+24.12 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	592	266.00	1,575	4thin

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 sale4 hd

266.00

—

KS average3 barns · 115 hd

272.49

−6.49

National average160 barns · 7,566 hd

241.88

+24.12

This barn, trailing median32 sales

406.52

−140.52

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	1,730	153.37	2,654	26
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	2,200	144.00	3,168	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,446	138.44	2,002	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,235	134.92	1,666	178
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,096	108.79	1,193	61

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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	305	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,167	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	289.41/cwt	277.50–307.50	1,340	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	296.04/cwt	285.00–303.00	1,531	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	572	258.58/cwt	249.00–275.00	1,479	11
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	643	261.78/cwt	259.00–265.00	1,683	10
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	663	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,598	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	668	271.37/cwt	258.00–275.00	1,813	32
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	708	266.02/cwt	259.50–268.00	1,883	13
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	777	252.78/cwt	239.00–257.00	1,964	149
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	848	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,078	7
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	870	243.44/cwt	235.00–246.50	2,118	147
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	934	239.50/cwt	239.50–239.50	2,237	86
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	978	222.41/cwt	220.25–224.60	2,175	107
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	386	301.60/cwt	300.00–307.00	1,164	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,410	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	592	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,575	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	628	257.38/cwt	250.00–262.00	1,616	8
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,674	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	680	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,503	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	712	240.68/cwt	240.00–242.00	1,714	78
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	766	234.64/cwt	233.00–235.00	1,797	83
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	841	228.45/cwt	227.50–230.50	1,921	298
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	877	218.77/cwt	214.75–227.00	1,919	177
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	921	215.80/cwt	213.85–217.50	1,988	117
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	933	195.68/cwt	195.00–196.00	1,826	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	402	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,216	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,717	155.23/cwt	147.00–163.00	2,665	23
Bulls	—	—	1,833	139.07/cwt	136.00–141.00	2,549	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,004	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	904	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,104	105.50/cwt	97.50–107.50	1,165	24
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,131	126.73/cwt	125.50–127.50	1,433	26
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,133	120.96/cwt	112.50–123.00	1,370	25
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,186	150.51/cwt	150.00–151.00	1,785	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,255	135.84/cwt	126.00–143.00	1,705	147
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,446	138.44/cwt	135.50–144.50	2,002	18
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	2,200	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	3,168	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,147	184.77/cwt	178.00–201.00	2,119	3

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 28, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,490Last week 2,765Year ago 1,268

Slaughter CattleReceipts 310Last week 396Year ago 149

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 32Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	402	302.50	302.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	386	300.00–307.00	301.60
3	450–500	470	300.00	300.00
4	550–600	592	266.00	266.00
8	600–650	628	250.00–262.00	257.38
3	650–700	675	248.00	248.00
78	700–750	712	240.00–242.00	240.68
83	750–800	766	233.00–235.00	234.64
298	800–850	841	227.50–230.50	228.45
177	850–900	877	214.75–227.00	218.77
117	900–950	921	213.85–217.50	215.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	680	221.00	221.00
6	900–950	933	195.00–196.00	195.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	550–600	572	249.00–275.00	258.58
10	600–650	643	259.00–265.00	261.78
4	650–700	663	241.00	241.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	382.50	382.50
10	450–500	463	277.50–307.50	289.41
8	500–550	517	285.00–303.00	296.04
32	650–700	668	258.00–275.00	271.37
13	700–750	708	259.50–268.00	266.02
149	750–800	777	239.00–257.00	252.78
7	800–850	848	245.00	245.00
147	850–900	870	235.00–246.50	243.44
86	900–950	934	239.50	239.50
107	950–1000	978	220.25–224.60	222.41

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,147	178.00–201.00	184.77

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,833	136.00–141.00	139.07
23	—	1,717	147.00–163.00	155.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,104	97.50–107.50	105.50
25	—	1,133	112.50–123.00	120.96
12	—	1,004	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,200	144.00	144.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,186	150.00–151.00	150.51
26	—	1,131	125.50–127.50	126.73
147	—	1,255	126.00–143.00	135.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,446	135.50–144.50	138.44

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.