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Winter Livestock - Dodge City

Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2024-09-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dodge City, Kansas · Wed, Sep 18

● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1889

← Sep 11Sep 18Sep 25 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,585 head

▲ 90 vs last sale 1,495▼ 897 vs year ago 2,482 · −36.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

232 head

▼ 128 vs last sale 360▼ 59 vs year ago 291 · −20.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

99 head

▲ 71 vs last sale 28▲ 79 vs year ago 20 · +395.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers under 600 lbs sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower, with the exception of 300 to 400 lbs which sold sharply higher. Steers over 600 lbs sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Heifers under 700 lbs sold 7.00 to 10.00 higher, except for 4-weight heifers 5.00 to 7.00 lower. Heifers over 700 lbs were not well tested. Several Fancy heifer lots sold sharply higher. Breaker and Boning slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher, while Lean cows sold 5.00 to 8.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Good to Very good demand for moderate 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 $278.92/cwt on 105 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −167.78 against this barn's trailing median of $446.70.

Average price

$278.92

105 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,542

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$225

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

$46.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.09

vs KS average

+12.28 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	282.46	1,558	97
Medium and Large 1-2	565	236.00	1,333	8thin

One grade step is worth $46.46/cwt here — about $225 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 sale105 hd

278.92

—

KS average3 barns · 292 hd

287.01

−8.09

National average174 barns · 10,991 hd

266.64

+12.28

This barn, trailing median31 sales

446.70

−167.78

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	—	Low	1,837	148.79	2,734	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,554	122.86	1,909	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,244	118.42	1,473	109
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,128	93.55	1,055	60

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)	1,530	$2,475	16
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,308	$2,453	45
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,598	$2,400	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,267	$1,884	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$2,613	2thin

Every lot

64 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	353.93/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,143	10
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fancy	344	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,307	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	381	357.99/cwt	356.00–367.00	1,364	44
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	443	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,302	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	446	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,423	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	471	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	1,663	41
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	490	303.44/cwt	301.00–314.00	1,487	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	538	283.03/cwt	278.00–302.50	1,523	58
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	565	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,333	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	572	281.62/cwt	270.00–288.00	1,611	39
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	614	268.21/cwt	266.00–269.00	1,647	109
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	626	236.40/cwt	232.00–241.00	1,480	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	657	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,675	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	684	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,607	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	722	233.64/cwt	233.00–237.00	1,687	40
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	750	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,860	19
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	761	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,750	18
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	845	243.04/cwt	237.75–250.00	2,054	109
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	867	228.06/cwt	226.00–236.00	1,977	10
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	883	243.52/cwt	238.50–247.25	2,150	188
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	312	325.79/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,016	30
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	390	327.46/cwt	312.00–335.00	1,277	37
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	393	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,041	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	423	261.91/cwt	254.00–265.00	1,108	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	429	288.28/cwt	277.00–300.00	1,237	37
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	479	269.36/cwt	261.00–273.00	1,290	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	482	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,451	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	497	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,228	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	515	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,457	64
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	256.53/cwt	252.50–259.00	1,326	48
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	560	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,294	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	571	255.95/cwt	243.00–263.00	1,461	97
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	618	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,687	15
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	627	247.90/cwt	238.50–252.50	1,554	68
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	640	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,466	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	664	254.52/cwt	249.50–255.00	1,690	108
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	707	237.42/cwt	228.00–243.00	1,679	38
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	713	217.33/cwt	217.00–219.00	1,550	6
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	782	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,783	17
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	809	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,820	8
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	858	221.50/cwt	221.50–221.50	1,900	21
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	861	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,774	3
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	932	207.07/cwt	201.00–209.00	1,930	12
Heifers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,030	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	2,039	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,073	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fancy	342	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,300	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	445	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,202	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	260.59/cwt	260.00–263.00	1,363	30
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,582	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,726	138.50/cwt	132.50–143.00	2,391	5
Bulls	—	—	1,877	152.46/cwt	145.00–163.50	2,862	14
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,046	84.39/cwt	80.00–90.00	883	22
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,120	104.83/cwt	101.00–116.00	1,174	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,198	96.41/cwt	94.00–100.00	1,155	27
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,202	130.58/cwt	121.00–139.00	1,570	36
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,264	112.42/cwt	106.00–118.00	1,421	73
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,493	133.35/cwt	132.00–139.00	1,991	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,605	114.11/cwt	111.00–119.00	1,831	6
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	873	160.53/cwt	141.00–192.00	1,401	20
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,267	1,884.14/head	1,875.00–1,900.00	1,884	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,308	2,453.12/head	2,200.00–2,700.00	2,453	45
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,530	2,475.00/head	2,475.00–2,475.00	2,475	16
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,598	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	2,612.50/head	2,525.00–2,700.00	2,613	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 18, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,585Last week 1,495Year ago 2,482

Slaughter CattleReceipts 232Last week 360Year ago 291

Replacement CattleReceipts 99Last week 28Year ago 20

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
30	300–350	312	315.00–335.00	325.79
37	350–400	390	312.00–335.00	327.46
37	400–450	429	277.00–300.00	288.28
12	450–500	479	261.00–273.00	269.36
48	500–550	517	252.50–259.00	256.53
97	550–600	571	243.00–263.00	255.95
68	600–650	627	238.50–252.50	247.90
108	650–700	664	249.50–255.00	254.52
38	700–750	707	228.00–243.00	237.42
17	750–800	782	228.00	228.00
8	800–850	809	225.00	225.00
21	850–900	858	221.50	221.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	393	265.00	265.00
11	400–450	423	254.00–265.00	261.91
7	450–500	497	247.00	247.00
2	550–600	560	231.00	231.00
2	600–650	640	229.00	229.00
6	700–750	713	217.00–219.00	217.33
3	850–900	861	206.00	206.00
12	900–950	932	201.00–209.00	207.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	450–500	482	301.00	301.00
64	500–550	515	283.00	283.00
15	600–650	618	273.00	273.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	1000–1050	1,030	198.00	198.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	443	294.00	294.00
8	550–600	565	236.00	236.00
4	600–650	626	232.00–241.00	236.40
5	650–700	684	235.00	235.00
40	700–750	722	233.00–237.00	233.64
18	750–800	761	230.00	230.00
10	850–900	867	226.00–236.00	228.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	323	350.00–355.00	353.93
44	350–400	381	356.00–367.00	357.99
9	400–450	446	319.00	319.00
10	450–500	490	301.00–314.00	303.44
58	500–550	538	278.00–302.50	283.03
39	550–600	572	270.00–288.00	281.62
109	600–650	614	266.00–269.00	268.21
2	650–700	657	255.00	255.00
19	750–800	750	248.00	248.00
109	800–850	845	237.75–250.00	243.04
188	850–900	883	238.50–247.25	243.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	344	380.00	380.00
41	450–500	471	353.00	353.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	325.00	325.00
5	400–450	445	270.00	270.00
30	500–550	523	260.00–263.00	260.59
2	550–600	555	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	342	380.00	380.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,202	121.00–139.00	130.58
73	—	1,264	106.00–118.00	112.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,046	80.00–90.00	84.39
11	—	1,120	101.00–116.00	104.83
27	—	1,198	94.00–100.00	96.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,605	111.00–119.00	114.11
5	—	1,493	132.00–139.00	133.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,726	132.50–143.00	138.50
14	—	1,877	145.00–163.50	152.46

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	20	—	873	141.00–192.00	160.53

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	16	—	1,530	2,475.00	2,475.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,598	2,400.00	2,400.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	45	—	1,308	2,200.00–2,700.00	2,453.12
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,267	1,875.00–1,900.00	1,884.14

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	—	1,100	2,525.00–2,700.00	2,612.50

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.