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Winter Livestock - Dodge City

Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2024-09-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-11

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dodge City, Kansas · Wed, Sep 11

● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1889

← Sep 4Sep 11Sep 18 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,495 head

▼ 273 vs last sale 1,768▲ 536 vs year ago 959 · +55.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

360 head

▲ 132 vs last sale 228▲ 163 vs year ago 197 · +82.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

28 head

▼ 34 vs last sale 62▲ 23 vs year ago 5 · +460.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers under 850 lbs not well tested, over 850 lbs sold 3.00 higher. Heifers under 650 lbs not well tested, over 650 lbs sold 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 8.00 lower while bulls sold 3.00 lower. Light to moderate demand for 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 $243.35/cwt on 81 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −163.16 against this barn's trailing median of $406.52.

Average price

$243.35

81 head · 564 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,372

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−16.71

vs KS average

+4.74 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	564	243.35	1,372	81

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 sale81 hd

243.35

—

KS average3 barns · 317 hd

260.06

−16.71

National average182 barns · 14,937 hd

238.61

+4.74

This barn, trailing median32 sales

406.52

−163.16

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	1,847	150.85	2,786	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,478	129.86	1,919	40
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,269	124.84	1,585	179
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,124	94.79	1,065	80

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)	1,300	$1,829	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,363	$1,739	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,329	$2,650	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	850	$2,150	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,468	$1,672	2thin

Every lot

56 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	326	349.43/cwt	330.00–362.50	1,139	37
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	328	337.74/cwt	327.50–360.00	1,108	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	384	333.09/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,279	20
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	333.49/cwt	326.00–342.50	1,417	30
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	471	287.84/cwt	287.50–290.00	1,356	15
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	490	313.49/cwt	309.00–321.00	1,536	33
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	535	301.71/cwt	285.00–307.00	1,614	18
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	554	297.63/cwt	280.00–303.00	1,649	13
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	588	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,617	28
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	622	256.81/cwt	242.00–264.00	1,597	68
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	691	240.46/cwt	236.00–241.00	1,662	36
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	720	224.31/cwt	215.50–227.50	1,615	26
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	735	243.68/cwt	241.00–245.00	1,791	6
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	820	239.21/cwt	230.00–242.50	1,962	38
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	915	240.41/cwt	238.00–241.75	2,200	185
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	926	222.00/cwt	219.50–224.00	2,056	9
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	958	211.17/cwt	210.50–211.25	2,023	48
Steers	1050–1100	Large 1	1,098	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	2,169	46
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	306.46/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,011	13
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	338	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	955	19
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	369	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,033	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	379	305.42/cwt	295.00–317.50	1,158	33
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	411	295.27/cwt	289.00–305.00	1,214	30
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	429	264.09/cwt	261.00–271.00	1,133	40
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	274.55/cwt	272.00–280.00	1,299	39
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	481	251.77/cwt	251.00–253.00	1,211	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	533	247.99/cwt	242.00–252.00	1,322	34
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	586	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,406	47
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	623	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,526	65
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	646	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,441	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	681	239.11/cwt	228.50–240.60	1,628	67
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	690	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,466	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	707	220.67/cwt	220.00–221.00	1,560	6
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	713	240.18/cwt	225.50–241.00	1,712	76
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	781	234.42/cwt	226.00–235.00	1,831	88
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	832	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,893	28
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	842	218.50/cwt	218.50–218.50	1,840	23
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	893	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,822	3
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	901	214.75/cwt	214.75–214.75	1,935	58
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	957	204.65/cwt	200.00–206.00	1,959	9
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	516	278.40/cwt	270.00–282.50	1,437	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,838	139.93/cwt	136.00–141.00	2,572	5
Bulls	—	—	1,849	153.88/cwt	146.00–170.00	2,845	18
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,110	114.27/cwt	110.00–125.00	1,268	23
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,128	75.33/cwt	70.00–80.00	850	25
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,131	96.00/cwt	87.50–102.50	1,086	32
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,152	115.39/cwt	110.00–119.00	1,329	34
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,297	127.05/cwt	120.00–139.00	1,648	145
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,478	129.86/cwt	120.00–136.00	1,919	40
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,300	1,829.32/head	1,775.00–1,850.00	1,829	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,363	1,739.04/head	1,725.00–1,750.00	1,739	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	855	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,778	11
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,468	1,672.44/head	1,560.00–1,800.00	1,672	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	850	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,300	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,400	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	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 Sep 11, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,495Last week 1,768Year ago 959

Slaughter CattleReceipts 360Last week 228Year ago 197

Replacement CattleReceipts 28Last week 62Year ago 5

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
37	300–350	326	330.00–362.50	349.43
20	350–400	384	325.00–345.00	333.09
30	400–450	425	326.00–342.50	333.49
33	450–500	490	309.00–321.00	313.49
18	500–550	535	285.00–307.00	301.71
13	550–600	554	280.00–303.00	297.63
68	600–650	622	242.00–264.00	256.81
36	650–700	691	236.00–241.00	240.46
6	700–750	735	241.00–245.00	243.68
38	800–850	820	230.00–242.50	239.21
185	900–950	915	238.00–241.75	240.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	328	327.50–360.00	337.74
15	450–500	471	287.50–290.00	287.84
28	550–600	588	275.00	275.00
26	700–750	720	215.50–227.50	224.31
9	900–950	926	219.50–224.00	222.00
48	950–1000	958	210.50–211.25	211.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
46	1050–1100	1,098	197.50	197.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	300–350	330	300.00–315.00	306.46
33	350–400	379	295.00–317.50	305.42
30	400–450	411	289.00–305.00	295.27
39	450–500	473	272.00–280.00	274.55
34	500–550	533	242.00–252.00	247.99
47	550–600	586	240.00	240.00
67	650–700	681	228.50–240.60	239.11
76	700–750	713	225.50–241.00	240.18
88	750–800	781	226.00–235.00	234.42
28	800–850	832	227.50	227.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	300–350	338	282.50	282.50
5	350–400	369	280.00	280.00
40	400–450	429	261.00–271.00	264.09
5	450–500	481	251.00–253.00	251.77
6	600–650	646	223.00	223.00
2	650–700	690	212.50	212.50
6	700–750	707	220.00–221.00	220.67
23	800–850	842	218.50	218.50
3	850–900	893	204.00	204.00
58	900–950	901	214.75	214.75
9	950–1000	957	200.00–206.00	204.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
65	600–650	623	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	516	270.00–282.50	278.40

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,300	1,775.00–1,850.00	1,829.32
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,363	1,725.00–1,750.00	1,739.04

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,468	1,560.00–1,800.00	1,672.44
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	11	—	855	208.00	208.00

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	2	—	1,400	2,025.00	2,025.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	2,150.00	2,150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,300	2,900.00	2,900.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,838	136.00–141.00	139.93
18	—	1,849	146.00–170.00	153.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,152	110.00–119.00	115.39
145	—	1,297	120.00–139.00	127.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,131	87.50–102.50	96.00
25	—	1,128	70.00–80.00	75.33
23	—	1,110	110.00–125.00	114.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	1,478	120.00–136.00	129.86

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.