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Winter Livestock - Dodge City

Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2024-10-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-30

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dodge City, Kansas · Wed, Oct 30

● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1889

← Oct 23Oct 30Nov 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,801 head

▼ 320 vs last sale 2,121▼ 629 vs year ago 2,430 · −25.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

319 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 317▲ 39 vs year ago 280 · +13.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

42 head

▼ 15 vs last sale 57▼ 1 vs year ago 43 · −2.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Special Calf Sale next Wednesday, November 6, 2024

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers under 700 lbs sold 10.00 to 20.00 higher. Steers over 700 lbs sold steady to 5.00 higher. Heifers, not enough for comparison. Slaughter cows sold steady to 6.00 lower. 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 $304.26/cwt on 218 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −142.44 against this barn's trailing median of $446.70.

Average price

$304.26

218 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,641

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$286

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

$65.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.74

vs KS average

+3.57 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	305.16	1,645	215
Medium and Large 1-2	566	240.00	1,358	3thin

One grade step is worth $65.16/cwt here — about $286 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 sale218 hd

304.26

—

KS average4 barns · 1,650 hd

296.52

+7.74

National average185 barns · 40,108 hd

300.69

+3.57

This barn, trailing median31 sales

446.70

−142.44

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	1,981	145.37	2,879	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,557	119.64	1,863	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,283	113.00	1,450	183
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,170	100.77	1,180	69

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)	1,401	$2,363	10
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,406	$2,354	11
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,365	$1,625	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,300	$2,400	1thin

Every lot

78 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 · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	334	361.03/cwt	355.00–367.50	1,206	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	377	380.43/cwt	375.00–387.50	1,434	14
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	396	349.99/cwt	342.50–355.00	1,386	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	397	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,215	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	438	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	1,586	12
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	442	331.18/cwt	324.00–350.00	1,464	20
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	452	353.63/cwt	352.00–358.00	1,598	11
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	490	307.37/cwt	307.00–310.00	1,506	15
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,430	11
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	516	307.34/cwt	296.00–312.50	1,586	58
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	524	325.86/cwt	321.00–331.00	1,708	72
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	561	317.57/cwt	313.00–319.00	1,782	29
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	566	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,358	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	588	265.91/cwt	259.00–271.50	1,564	45
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	618	241.70/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,494	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	624	255.26/cwt	250.00–259.00	1,593	95
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	632	274.11/cwt	272.00–287.50	1,732	87
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	677	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,496	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	685	248.54/cwt	241.00–264.50	1,702	50
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	726	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,757	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	763	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,774	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Fancy	766	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	2,038	5
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	776	245.81/cwt	236.00–250.00	1,907	36
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	816	233.02/cwt	229.00–237.00	1,901	8
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	818	258.04/cwt	249.00–266.00	2,111	141
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	870	254.27/cwt	250.50–259.00	2,212	178
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	871	237.90/cwt	224.00–239.00	2,072	67
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	921	252.08/cwt	244.25–255.00	2,322	47
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	971	239.55/cwt	233.00–242.00	2,326	11
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	972	213.61/cwt	210.00–216.00	2,076	10
Steers	1050–1100	Large 1-2	1,070	216.50/cwt	216.50–216.50	2,317	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	328	320.54/cwt	307.50–325.00	1,051	8
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	329	353.56/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,163	10
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	330	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	809	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	342	308.61/cwt	307.50–317.50	1,055	18
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	352	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	994	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	381	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	972	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	387	312.29/cwt	311.00–312.50	1,209	20
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	419	307.45/cwt	303.00–313.00	1,288	18
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	292.25/cwt	275.00–299.00	1,251	20
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	441	267.78/cwt	267.00–270.00	1,181	19
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	275.73/cwt	265.00–281.00	1,301	34
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	484	289.18/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,400	53
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	484	254.16/cwt	251.00–256.00	1,230	20
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	512	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,521	27
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	523	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,164	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	531	241.38/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,282	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	538	273.42/cwt	267.50–277.00	1,471	30
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	560	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,428	31
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	565	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,283	14
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	586	245.21/cwt	230.00–252.50	1,437	58
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	613	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,578	24
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	630	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,386	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	631	240.01/cwt	230.00–243.50	1,514	54
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	666	249.47/cwt	248.00–249.75	1,661	31
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	730	241.17/cwt	237.50–244.50	1,761	37
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	746	223.50/cwt	223.50–223.50	1,667	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	793	234.22/cwt	224.50–238.00	1,857	7
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	819	227.48/cwt	227.00–228.00	1,863	17
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	856	224.99/cwt	219.00–229.00	1,926	10
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	927	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,956	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1	903	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,625	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,235	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,976	1
Bulls	—	—	1,974	134.14/cwt	131.00–137.50	2,648	4
Bulls	—	—	2,091	149.70/cwt	144.00–155.00	3,130	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,047	95.87/cwt	87.50–100.00	1,004	29
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,150	97.76/cwt	90.00–101.00	1,124	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,238	128.67/cwt	124.00–132.50	1,593	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,260	104.33/cwt	98.00–109.00	1,315	40
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,298	113.64/cwt	103.00–122.00	1,475	160
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,542	118.77/cwt	115.00–122.00	1,831	24
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,675	126.60/cwt	124.00–131.00	2,121	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,300	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,365	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,401	2,362.67/head	2,125.00–2,535.00	2,363	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,406	2,353.54/head	1,950.00–2,450.00	2,354	11
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	888	164.72/cwt	134.00–205.00	1,463	10
Stock Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,110	172.14/cwt	127.00–197.50	1,911	8

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 30, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,801Last week 2,121Year ago 2,430

Slaughter CattleReceipts 319Last week 317Year ago 280

Replacement CattleReceipts 42Last week 57Year ago 43

Special Calf Sale next Wednesday, November 6, 2024

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	397	306.00	306.00
15	450–500	490	307.00–310.00	307.37
6	600–650	618	240.00–245.00	241.70
5	650–700	677	221.00	221.00
3	700–750	726	242.00	242.00
3	750–800	763	232.50	232.50
8	800–850	816	229.00–237.00	233.02
67	850–900	871	224.00–239.00	237.90
10	950–1000	972	210.00–216.00	213.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	334	355.00–367.50	361.03
5	350–400	396	342.50–355.00	349.99
20	400–450	442	324.00–350.00	331.18
11	450–500	452	352.00–358.00	353.63
58	500–550	516	296.00–312.50	307.34
45	550–600	588	259.00–271.50	265.91
95	600–650	624	250.00–259.00	255.26
50	650–700	685	241.00–264.50	248.54
36	750–800	776	236.00–250.00	245.81
141	800–850	818	249.00–266.00	258.04
178	850–900	870	250.50–259.00	254.27
47	900–950	921	244.25–255.00	252.08
11	950–1000	971	233.00–242.00	239.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	500–550	500	286.00	286.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	1050–1100	1,070	216.50	216.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	566	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
14	350–400	377	375.00–387.50	380.43
12	400–450	438	362.00	362.00
72	500–550	524	321.00–331.00	325.86
29	550–600	561	313.00–319.00	317.57
87	600–650	632	272.00–287.50	274.11
5	750–800	766	266.00	266.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	328	307.50–325.00	320.54
5	350–400	352	282.50	282.50
4	500–550	523	222.50	222.50
3	600–650	630	220.00	220.00
3	700–750	746	223.50	223.50
5	900–950	927	211.00	211.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	329	350.00–355.00	353.56
20	400–450	428	275.00–299.00	292.25
34	450–500	472	265.00–281.00	275.73
30	500–550	538	267.50–277.00	273.42
58	550–600	586	230.00–252.50	245.21
54	600–650	631	230.00–243.50	240.01
31	650–700	666	248.00–249.75	249.47
37	700–750	730	237.50–244.50	241.17
7	750–800	793	224.50–238.00	234.22
17	800–850	819	227.00–228.00	227.48
10	850–900	856	219.00–229.00	224.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
18	300–350	342	307.50–317.50	308.61
20	350–400	387	311.00–312.50	312.29
19	400–450	441	267.00–270.00	267.78
20	450–500	484	251.00–256.00	254.16
11	500–550	531	240.00–245.00	241.38
14	550–600	565	227.00	227.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	330	245.00	245.00
3	350–400	381	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
18	400–450	419	303.00–313.00	307.45
53	450–500	484	285.00–290.00	289.18
27	500–550	512	297.00	297.00
31	550–600	560	255.00	255.00
24	600–650	613	257.50	257.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	900–950	903	180.00	180.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,238	124.00–132.50	128.67
160	—	1,298	103.00–122.00	113.64
15	—	1,150	90.00–101.00	97.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	1,260	98.00–109.00	104.33
29	—	1,047	87.50–100.00	95.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,675	124.00–131.00	126.60
24	—	1,542	115.00–122.00	118.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,974	131.00–137.50	134.14
1	—	1,235	160.00	160.00
7	—	2,091	144.00–155.00	149.70

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,300	2,400.00	2,400.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,365	1,625.00	1,625.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,401	2,125.00–2,535.00	2,362.67
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,406	1,950.00–2,450.00	2,353.54

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	10	—	888	134.00–205.00	164.72

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,110	127.00–197.50	172.14

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.