Sale reports / Kansas / Winter Livestock - Dodge City / 2024-12-11

Winter Livestock - Dodge City

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dodge City, Kansas · Wed, Dec 11
● Final93 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1889
Feeder Cattle receipts
3,150 head
▼ 2,083 vs last sale 5,233▲ 1,404 vs year ago 1,746 · +80.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
641 head
▼ 64 vs last sale 705▲ 321 vs year ago 320 · +100.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
752 head
▲ 504 vs last sale 248▲ 522 vs year ago 230 · +227.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Special Bred Cow Sale today. No Sale on Christmas and New Year's Day

Compared to last week, feeder steers under 650 lbs sold steady to 5.00 lower while steers over 650 lbs sold steady to 3.00 lower. Heifers 500 weight sold 8.00 lower, over 600 lbs not well tested, softer undertone noted. Feeders under 500 lbs were fleshier than last week. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher. 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 $322.79/cwt on 362 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −123.91 against this barn's trailing median of $446.70.
Average price
$322.79
362 head · 553 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,785
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$416
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$62.32/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−16.79
vs KS average
−1.56 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1556326.681,816315
Medium and Large 1-2534306.601,63636
Medium and Large 2530264.361,40011thin
One grade step is worth $62.32/cwt here — about $416 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale362 hd
322.79
—
KS average3 barns · 1,297 hd
339.58
−16.79
National average185 barns · 29,268 hd
324.35
−1.56
This barn, trailing median31 sales
446.70
−123.91
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—Low1,809139.012,51443
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,533120.841,85233
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,218118.371,442412
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average2,055117.002,4041thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,17591.651,07769

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)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,002$2,82735
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,293$2,585182
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,411$2,42321
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,361$2,38175
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,285$2,34841
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)999$2,28234
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,334$2,10127
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,345$2,030151
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,341$1,8676
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)961$2,65837
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)925$2,57810
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)936$2,3008
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,204$2,94823
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,100$2,8609
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,000$2,7256

Every lot

93 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 · Steers34 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1292485.00/cwt485.00–485.001,41619
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2325347.21/cwt345.00–350.001,1289
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1327422.20/cwt415.00–425.001,38114
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1370409.24/cwt400.00–418.001,51421
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2377374.01/cwt365.00–385.001,4107
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy423411.73/cwt400.00–413.001,74231
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1437366.98/cwt360.00–377.501,60432
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Fancy453387.50/cwt387.50–387.501,7553
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2465312.50/cwt312.50–312.501,4534
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1473366.26/cwt355.00–378.001,73240
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2486329.46/cwt322.00–340.001,60145
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2501268.00/cwt268.00–268.001,3437
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2512311.76/cwt292.50–322.501,59623
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1541331.49/cwt322.50–340.001,793168
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2572297.46/cwt279.00–306.001,70113
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1573321.18/cwt311.50–330.001,840147
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2580258.00/cwt258.00–258.001,4964
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1619309.49/cwt296.00–322.001,916186
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2627285.93/cwt277.00–291.001,79392
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Fancy644366.00/cwt366.00–366.002,35773
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Fancy651293.00/cwt293.00–293.001,9073
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1684278.84/cwt272.50–284.001,907110
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2688245.93/cwt232.00–252.001,69240
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1709268.50/cwt256.00–278.001,904134
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2743246.54/cwt245.00–250.501,83245
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1790257.81/cwt256.00–262.002,03765
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2797231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,8415
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2800228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,8245
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1819252.58/cwt249.00–255.002,069115
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1888248.45/cwt232.00–253.002,206106
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2910238.00/cwt238.00–238.002,16613
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1915247.00/cwt247.00–247.002,26050
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1964225.75/cwt225.75–225.752,17612
Steers1000–1050Large 11,038224.75/cwt224.75–224.752,33315
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1281402.50/cwt402.50–402.501,1319
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1305353.00/cwt353.00–353.001,0776
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2316307.50/cwt307.50–307.509723
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1391331.72/cwt327.50–341.001,29728
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1418341.33/cwt325.00–350.001,42754
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy430376.89/cwt375.00–380.001,62111
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2434315.15/cwt309.00–334.001,36822
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fancy455320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,4564
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1476302.96/cwt292.50–310.001,44257
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2496270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,3396
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fancy507309.04/cwt306.00–313.001,56758
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1531284.95/cwt277.00–302.001,513153
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2542264.51/cwt257.00–272.001,43410
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fancy551297.50/cwt297.50–297.501,63914
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1567269.06/cwt255.00–278.001,526175
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2587250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,4689
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1615259.14/cwt247.00–268.001,594162
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1679248.03/cwt235.00–260.001,684105
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2707240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,6977
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1719232.96/cwt225.00–235.001,67523
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2753222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,6723
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1765242.92/cwt232.00–250.001,85848
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1808220.55/cwt220.00–222.001,78211
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1917228.50/cwt228.50–228.502,09518
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1415400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,6603
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2415351.00/cwt351.00–351.001,4576
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1532302.06/cwt300.00–314.001,60714
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1622255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,5864
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,688125.66/cwt124.00–129.002,1215
Bulls——1,795139.58/cwt130.00–147.002,50534
Bulls——2,074150.87/cwt149.00–154.003,1294
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04292.93/cwt92.50–93.009687
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,16786.91/cwt80.00–90.001,01436
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,218118.30/cwt103.00–127.501,441410
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,22297.86/cwt95.00–113.001,19626
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,238132.77/cwt132.50–133.001,6442
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,435133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,9091
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,536120.46/cwt114.00–127.001,85032
Cows—Premium White 65-75%2,055117.00/cwt117.00–117.002,4041
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29992,282.38/head1,800.00–2,485.002,28234
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0022,826.72/head2,800.00–2,850.002,82735
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2431,780.30/head1,550.00–1,825.001,78012
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2852,347.91/head1,650.00–2,700.002,34841
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2932,584.65/head1,510.00–3,100.002,585182
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth1,3342,101.16/head1,675.00–2,225.002,10127
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3411,867.33/head1,725.00–2,025.001,8676
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth1,3542,051.79/head1,675.00–2,185.002,052139
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3612,380.83/head1,725.00–2,575.002,38175
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4112,423.30/head2,150.00–2,535.002,42321
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29252,578.26/head2,125.00–2,625.002,57810
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29362,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3008
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29612,658.07/head1,525.00–2,800.002,65837
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1727227.81/cwt202.50–240.001,65613
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2980193.86/cwt140.00–235.001,90038
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,104151.58/cwt127.00–201.001,67326
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29672,650.00/head2,350.00–2,800.002,6503
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0002,725.00/head2,725.00–2,725.002,7256
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1002,860.00/head2,860.00–2,860.002,8609
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2402,992.50/head2,900.00–3,025.002,99320

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.