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Winter Livestock - Dodge City

Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2024-10-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-02

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Dodge City, Kansas · Wed, Oct 2

● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1889

← Sep 25Oct 2Oct 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,415 head

▼ 3,171 vs last sale 4,586▼ 245 vs year ago 1,660 · −14.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

220 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 220▼ 62 vs year ago 282 · −22.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 700 lb to 950 lb sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher, with most advance on 9 wt steers. Feeder heifers 600 lb to 875 lb sold 3.00 to 6.00 lower. A lower trend was noted on steer and heifer calves as the majority were unweaned. Demand was good on feeder steers, moderate on heifers. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady, however 1 high yielding bull sold for 158 which is 7.00 higher.

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 $256.24/cwt on 60 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −150.28 against this barn's trailing median of $406.52.

Average price

$256.24

60 head · 527 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,350

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−6.79

vs KS average

+9.46 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	527	256.24	1,350	60

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 sale60 hd

256.24

—

KS average3 barns · 336 hd

263.03

−6.79

National average172 barns · 12,740 hd

246.78

+9.46

This barn, trailing median32 sales

406.52

−150.28

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	2,050	147.64	3,027	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,274	124.61	1,588	82
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,262	117.43	1,482	87
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,154	98.96	1,142	45

Every lot

45 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	250–300	Medium and Large 1	297	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	988	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	331	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	947	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	372	337.79/cwt	332.50–341.00	1,257	17
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	412	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,277	11
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	430	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	1,509	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	314.23/cwt	305.00–324.00	1,502	31
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	487	288.65/cwt	287.00–290.00	1,406	9
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	287.83/cwt	280.00–304.00	1,511	21
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	571	287.52/cwt	283.00–291.00	1,642	64
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	582	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,542	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,597	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	656	257.43/cwt	254.00–261.00	1,689	23
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	687	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,635	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	707	264.74/cwt	260.50–267.25	1,872	160
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	754	247.08/cwt	236.00–249.00	1,863	7
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	839	252.44/cwt	246.00–253.00	2,118	61
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	845	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,977	3
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	897	247.25/cwt	247.25–247.25	2,218	50
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	917	245.14/cwt	245.00–245.25	2,248	108
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	956	227.75/cwt	227.75–227.75	2,177	45
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	310	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	876	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	268.88/cwt	268.00–269.00	1,003	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	395	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,027	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	416	274.40/cwt	270.00–281.00	1,142	24
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	428	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,040	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,289	18
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	527	256.24/cwt	251.00–264.00	1,350	60
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	240.20/cwt	236.00–242.50	1,477	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	658	238.18/cwt	236.00–238.75	1,567	58
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	736	238.68/cwt	231.00–239.50	1,757	78
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	769	230.43/cwt	227.00–233.00	1,772	24
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	795	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,765	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	827	222.15/cwt	218.85–225.00	1,837	272
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	871	213.45/cwt	213.00–213.50	1,859	71
Heifers	1100–1150	Large 1	1,110	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,865	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	424	299.54/cwt	272.50–318.00	1,270	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	580	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,421	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	680	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,564	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,908	154.28/cwt	151.00–158.00	2,944	2
Bulls	—	—	2,047	145.92/cwt	140.00–149.00	2,987	3
Bulls	—	—	2,345	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	3,271	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,154	98.96/cwt	92.00–109.00	1,142	45
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,260	122.41/cwt	120.00–131.00	1,542	68
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,262	117.43/cwt	111.00–126.50	1,482	87
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,343	135.31/cwt	133.00–135.50	1,817	14

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 Oct 2, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,415Last week 4,586Year ago 1,660

Slaughter CattleReceipts 220Last week 220Year ago 282

* Final Report *

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	424	272.50–318.00	299.54
1	550–600	580	245.00	245.00
1	650–700	680	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	310	282.50	282.50
9	350–400	373	268.00–269.00	268.88
24	400–450	416	270.00–281.00	274.40
18	450–500	474	272.00	272.00
60	500–550	527	251.00–264.00	256.24
6	600–650	615	236.00–242.50	240.20
58	650–700	658	236.00–238.75	238.18
78	700–750	736	231.00–239.50	238.68
24	750–800	769	227.00–233.00	230.43
272	800–850	827	218.85–225.00	222.15
71	850–900	871	213.00–213.50	213.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	1100–1150	1,110	168.00	168.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	395	260.00	260.00
5	400–450	428	243.00	243.00
2	750–800	795	222.00	222.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	297	332.50	332.50
17	350–400	372	332.50–341.00	337.79
31	450–500	478	305.00–324.00	314.23
21	500–550	525	280.00–304.00	287.83
64	550–600	571	283.00–291.00	287.52
2	600–650	605	264.00	264.00
23	650–700	656	254.00–261.00	257.43
160	700–750	707	260.50–267.25	264.74
7	750–800	754	236.00–249.00	247.08
61	800–850	839	246.00–253.00	252.44
50	850–900	897	247.25	247.25
108	900–950	917	245.00–245.25	245.14
45	950–1000	956	227.75	227.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	331	286.00	286.00
11	400–450	412	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	450–500	487	287.00–290.00	288.65
4	550–600	582	265.00	265.00
2	650–700	687	238.00	238.00
3	800–850	845	234.00	234.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	430	351.00	351.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
87	—	1,262	111.00–126.50	117.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	1,154	92.00–109.00	98.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,343	133.00–135.50	135.31
68	—	1,260	120.00–131.00	122.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,345	139.50	139.50
3	—	2,047	140.00–149.00	145.92
2	—	1,908	151.00–158.00	154.28

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.