Sale reports / Kansas / Winter Livestock - Dodge City / 2024-12-04

Winter Livestock - Dodge City

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dodge City, Kansas · Wed, Dec 4
● Final104 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1889
Feeder Cattle receipts
5,233 head
▲ 4,242 vs last sale 991▲ 1,993 vs year ago 3,240 · +61.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
705 head
▲ 437 vs last sale 268▲ 365 vs year ago 340 · +107.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
248 head
▼ 197 vs last sale 445▲ 198 vs year ago 50 · +396.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*Special Red Angus Sale Today. Special Cow Sale Next Wednesday, December 11, 2024*

Compared to two weeks ago, feeder steers over 850 lbs sold steady to 5.00 higher, under 600 lbs sold 20.00 higher. Heifers over 800 lbs sold steady to 5.00 higher. Instances of reputation calves under 600 lbs sold 40.00 to 50.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 5.00 higher. Very good demand for heavy supply.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $323.21/cwt on 593 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −123.49 against this barn's trailing median of $446.70.
Average price
$323.21
593 head · 573 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,851
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$250
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$44.28/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.62
vs KS average
−2.16 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1571330.481,887430
Medium and Large 1-2578306.831,772141
Medium and Large 2572286.191,63722
One grade step is worth $44.28/cwt here — about $250 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale593 hd
323.21
—
KS average2 barns · 968 hd
326.83
−3.62
National average187 barns · 33,494 hd
325.37
−2.16
This barn, trailing median31 sales
446.70
−123.49
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
527462396330median 446.7003/1104/2906/2409/0910/28
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,930141.702,73525
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,513125.341,89752
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,242118.101,466443
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,16588.651,033123

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,434$2,12113
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,468$2,0254thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,320$1,89113
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,238$1,84810
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,318$1,8036
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,450$1,7751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,186$1,77312
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,232$1,61811
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,130$1,5501thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)840$1,7886
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,200$2,68515
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,261$2,54114

Every lot

104 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers39 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1243875.00/head875.00–875.008753
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1275374.00/cwt374.00–374.001,02963
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1Fancy298425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,2673
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1319428.54/cwt427.00–432.501,36711
Steers300–350Medium and Large 13331,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2755
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2343352.00/cwt352.00–352.001,2077
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2359310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,1135
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy362450.63/cwt442.50–455.001,6319
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed371496.00/cwt496.00–496.001,840119
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2382399.03/cwt392.50–409.001,52449
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1397424.35/cwt424.00–432.501,68569
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1416377.81/cwt376.00–380.001,57211
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2419301.09/cwt290.00–312.501,2628
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy439403.80/cwt397.00–410.001,77319
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2472334.84/cwt326.00–348.001,580183
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1473355.18/cwt352.50–365.001,68018
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2476318.47/cwt317.50–319.001,51611
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Fancy484384.28/cwt380.00–395.001,860240
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1521358.48/cwt350.00–365.001,86866
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2532305.92/cwt300.00–315.001,62710
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2548287.00/cwt287.00–287.001,5736
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1580325.40/cwt317.00–341.501,887364
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2581306.90/cwt293.00–316.001,783131
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2581285.89/cwt284.00–290.001,66116
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Fancy603301.00/cwt301.00–301.001,81529
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1622282.20/cwt266.00–290.001,755168
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2624261.00/cwt261.00–261.001,6296
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2679259.97/cwt254.00–262.001,76539
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1683273.71/cwt265.00–287.501,869258
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1715271.37/cwt259.00–280.251,940262
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2722251.58/cwt239.50–257.001,816149
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2771224.68/cwt220.00–238.001,73219
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1776254.08/cwt243.00–263.001,972132
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1820256.00/cwt256.00–256.002,09912
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1870254.10/cwt249.00–259.752,211222
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2880236.71/cwt234.00–240.002,08320
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1936250.57/cwt246.50–251.852,34590
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1958245.00/cwt245.00–245.002,3478
Steers1000–1050Large 11,000226.00/cwt226.00–226.002,26032
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1219800.00/head800.00–800.0080018
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1287975.00/head975.00–975.009758
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1289349.25/cwt337.50–365.001,0099
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed291510.00/cwt510.00–510.001,484119
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1327345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,12817
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy340406.00/cwt406.00–406.001,38082
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2380290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,1023
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1382394.10/cwt392.50–395.001,505114
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy416374.83/cwt370.00–380.001,5596
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1417342.49/cwt336.00–357.501,42865
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2428322.75/cwt315.00–327.501,38110
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2478295.55/cwt295.00–298.001,41327
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fancy479333.13/cwt330.00–347.501,59673
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1483316.08/cwt300.00–325.001,527196
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1533292.91/cwt277.00–301.001,561177
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2538259.56/cwt256.00–262.501,39611
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fancy564298.00/cwt298.00–298.001,68115
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1581277.34/cwt267.00–292.501,611239
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Fancy624295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,84135
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1633264.44/cwt260.00–270.001,67427
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2642261.05/cwt252.00–266.501,67668
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2667231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,5412
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1669252.62/cwt240.00–265.001,690153
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Fancy670275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,8434
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1723246.89/cwt243.00–263.001,785167
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1767245.95/cwt242.25–249.751,886196
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1806234.00/cwt234.00–234.001,8866
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1888229.00/cwt229.00–229.002,0348
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1928225.00/cwt225.00–225.002,0883
Heifers1000–1050Large 11,025216.00/cwt216.00–216.002,2146
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1387335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,2964
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1428378.36/cwt375.00–380.001,6199
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1470345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,6223
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1516293.87/cwt284.00–302.501,51639
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1587287.34/cwt286.00–292.501,68714
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1627259.18/cwt249.00–264.001,62525
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1651245.64/cwt245.00–246.001,59911
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,887138.69/cwt130.00–149.002,61720
Bulls——2,104153.74/cwt151.00–157.003,2355
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13696.18/cwt95.00–99.001,09322
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,16282.16/cwt67.50–91.0095579
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,205104.41/cwt100.00–110.501,25822
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,241118.04/cwt105.00–129.001,465441
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,352132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,7852
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,404136.64/cwt135.00–138.001,9185
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,525124.14/cwt119.00–127.001,89347
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth1,1301,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1861,773.40/head1,400.00–2,050.001,77312
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2001,639.38/head1,325.00–1,900.001,6395
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth1,2381,848.12/head1,325.00–1,935.001,84810
Bred Cows—Large 1-21,2581,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6006
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3181,802.85/head1,600.00–1,975.001,8036
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3201,890.87/head1,850.00–2,025.001,89113
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4342,121.47/head1,825.00–2,285.002,12113
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4501,775.00/head1,775.00–1,775.001,7751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4682,025.00/head2,025.00–2,025.002,0254
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2781236.20/cwt232.50–237.501,8454
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2976193.39/cwt135.00–238.001,88788
Stock Cows—Large 1-21,000202.00/cwt202.00–202.002,0202
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,086146.43/cwt137.00–162.501,59033
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2002,685.00/head2,685.00–2,685.002,68515
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2382,654.58/head2,500.00–2,700.002,65512
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4001,862.50/head1,625.00–2,100.001,8632
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28051,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7505
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 11,0151,975.00/head1,975.00–1,975.001,9751

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.