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Winter Livestock - Dodge City

Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2024-12-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-18

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

● Final86 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1889

← Dec 11Dec 18Jan 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

2,011 head

▼ 1,139 vs last sale 3,150▲ 1,261 vs year ago 750 · +168.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

285 head

▼ 356 vs last sale 641▲ 125 vs year ago 160 · +78.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

287 head

▼ 465 vs last sale 752▲ 265 vs year ago 22 · +1,204.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* No Sale Christmas Day or New Year's Day*

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers over 600 lbs sold steady. Heifers under 600 lbs sold steady to 15.00 higher on reputation heifers that were replacement quality. Slaughter cows sold steady. 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 $314.91/cwt on 132 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −131.79 against this barn's trailing median of $446.70.

Average price

$314.91

132 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,738

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$92

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

$30.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.33

vs KS average

−11.72 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	327.01	1,773	80
Medium and Large 1-2	567	296.28	1,681	52

One grade step is worth $30.74/cwt here — about $92 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 sale132 hd

314.91

—

KS average3 barns · 763 hd

327.23

−12.33

National average173 barns · 17,754 hd

326.63

−11.72

This barn, trailing median31 sales

446.70

−131.79

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	—	Average	1,815	141.25	2,564	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,493	120.06	1,792	29
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	2,095	117.33	2,459	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,234	116.77	1,440	156
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,240	97.17	1,205	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,388	$2,684	52
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,375	$2,585	35
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,343	$2,320	29
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,310	$2,254	24
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,070	$2,099	12
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,023	$2,092	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,313	$1,962	14
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,215	$1,896	25
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,325	$1,710	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	926	$2,100	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,250	$2,750	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,083	$2,750	6

Every lot

86 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	328	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,378	10
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	356	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,246	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	361	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,552	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	396	402.82/cwt	401.00–415.00	1,595	30
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	396.26/cwt	380.00–405.00	1,692	25
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	438	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,588	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	476	364.73/cwt	352.50–370.00	1,736	30
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	514	326.83/cwt	325.00–342.50	1,680	29
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	543	301.63/cwt	287.50–312.50	1,638	16
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	558	327.12/cwt	320.00–331.00	1,825	51
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	578	293.90/cwt	270.00–297.00	1,699	36
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	627	263.24/cwt	255.00–272.00	1,651	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	639	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,045	35
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	687	284.12/cwt	265.00–289.00	1,952	129
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	702	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,720	7
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	719	266.77/cwt	256.00–272.00	1,918	25
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	777	253.87/cwt	241.00–262.00	1,973	64
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	841	248.06/cwt	239.00–251.50	2,086	53
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	878	239.19/cwt	222.00–244.00	2,100	69
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	924	226.55/cwt	226.00–229.00	2,093	16
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	926	248.26/cwt	238.25–252.50	2,299	234
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	968	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	2,246	3
Steers	1050–1100	Large 1	1,055	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,268	6
Steers	1100–1150	Large 1	1,110	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	2,364	3
Steers	1150–1200	Large 1	1,175	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	2,409	2
Steers	1300–1350	Large 1	1,321	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	2,602	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	292	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,007	14
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1Fancy	297	429.00/cwt	429.00–429.00	1,274	7
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,292	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	365	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,469	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	390	330.05/cwt	322.50–345.00	1,287	15
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	448	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,389	13
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	487	309.31/cwt	300.00–322.00	1,506	47
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	496	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,426	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	519	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,414	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	522	315.88/cwt	315.75–316.00	1,649	148
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	533	292.84/cwt	280.00–305.00	1,561	51
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	556	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,640	22
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	561	263.16/cwt	247.00–268.00	1,476	34
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	586	243.42/cwt	239.00–246.00	1,426	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	612	274.74/cwt	271.00–280.00	1,681	169
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	644	246.45/cwt	244.00–259.00	1,587	18
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	657	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,518	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	659	263.45/cwt	245.00–269.00	1,736	65
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	728	257.52/cwt	245.00–262.25	1,875	64
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	745	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,758	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	767	229.08/cwt	224.00–236.00	1,757	16
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	814	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,742	8
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	877	221.64/cwt	219.00–224.00	1,944	13
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	938	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,993	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	373.79/cwt	365.00–385.00	1,600	9
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	452	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,401	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	673	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,703	14
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	789	224.89/cwt	215.00–237.00	1,774	11
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	893	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,965	3
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1	937	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,837	2
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	956	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,998	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,741	138.61/cwt	134.00–144.00	2,413	12
Bulls	—	—	1,993	147.57/cwt	146.50–151.00	2,941	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,099	79.97/cwt	70.00–85.00	879	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,109	100.49/cwt	92.00–106.00	1,114	21
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,253	119.30/cwt	107.00–128.00	1,495	135
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,264	100.09/cwt	90.00–112.50	1,265	59
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,484	120.66/cwt	119.00–126.00	1,791	27
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,613	111.93/cwt	110.00–114.00	1,805	2
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	2,038	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	2,507	2
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	2,210	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	2,343	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows11 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,023	2,091.99/head	2,000.00–2,175.00	2,092	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,070	2,098.75/head	1,750.00–2,575.00	2,099	12
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,158	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,215	1,896.34/head	1,475.00–2,000.00	1,896	25
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,246	133.71/cwt	124.00–155.00	1,666	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,310	2,253.94/head	1,550.00–2,600.00	2,254	24
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,325	1,710.00/head	1,710.00–1,710.00	1,710	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,343	2,319.82/head	1,900.00–2,450.00	2,320	29
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,375	2,585.13/head	2,450.00–2,600.00	2,585	35
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,375	1,996.62/head	1,525.00–2,035.00	1,997	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,388	2,683.93/head	2,050.00–2,710.00	2,684	52
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	665	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,390	6
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	668	168.18/cwt	155.00–237.50	1,123	6
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,032	183.10/cwt	130.00–227.50	1,890	39
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,172	137.94/cwt	121.00–157.00	1,617	16
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	920	203.14/cwt	202.50–204.00	1,869	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	926	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	8
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,083	2,750.00/head	2,250.00–2,850.00	2,750	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	4

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 Dec 18, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,011Last week 3,150Year ago 750

Slaughter CattleReceipts 285Last week 641Year ago 160

Replacement CattleReceipts 287Last week 752Year ago 22

* No Sale Christmas Day or New Year's Day*

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	250–300	292	345.00	345.00
6	300–350	323	400.00	400.00
15	350–400	390	322.50–345.00	330.05
13	400–450	448	310.00	310.00
47	450–500	487	300.00–322.00	309.31
51	500–550	533	280.00–305.00	292.84
34	550–600	561	247.00–268.00	263.16
169	600–650	612	271.00–280.00	274.74
65	650–700	659	245.00–269.00	263.45
64	700–750	728	245.00–262.25	257.52
16	750–800	767	224.00–236.00	229.08
13	850–900	877	219.00–224.00	221.64
4	900–950	938	212.50	212.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	496	287.50	287.50
7	500–550	519	272.50	272.50
8	550–600	586	239.00–246.00	243.42
18	600–650	644	244.00–259.00	246.45
7	650–700	657	231.00	231.00
3	700–750	745	236.00	236.00
8	800–850	814	214.00	214.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	297	429.00	429.00
6	350–400	365	402.50	402.50
148	500–550	522	315.75–316.00	315.88
22	550–600	556	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	356	350.00	350.00
6	400–450	438	362.50	362.50
16	500–550	543	287.50–312.50	301.63
36	550–600	578	270.00–297.00	293.90
8	600–650	627	255.00–272.00	263.24
7	700–750	702	245.00	245.00
16	900–950	924	226.00–229.00	226.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	1050–1100	1,055	215.00	215.00
3	1100–1150	1,110	213.00	213.00
2	1150–1200	1,175	205.00	205.00
3	1300–1350	1,321	197.00	197.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	328	420.00	420.00
30	350–400	396	401.00–415.00	402.82
25	400–450	427	380.00–405.00	396.26
30	450–500	476	352.50–370.00	364.73
29	500–550	514	325.00–342.50	326.83
51	550–600	558	320.00–331.00	327.12
35	600–650	639	320.00	320.00
129	650–700	687	265.00–289.00	284.12
25	700–750	719	256.00–272.00	266.77
64	750–800	777	241.00–262.00	253.87
53	800–850	841	239.00–251.50	248.06
69	850–900	878	222.00–244.00	239.19
234	900–950	926	238.25–252.50	248.26
3	950–1000	968	232.00	232.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	361	430.00	430.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	428	365.00–385.00	373.79
2	450–500	452	310.00	310.00
14	650–700	673	253.00	253.00
11	750–800	789	215.00–237.00	224.89
3	850–900	893	220.00	220.00
2	900–950	937	196.00	196.00
3	950–1000	956	209.00	209.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,038	123.00	123.00
1	—	2,210	106.00	106.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,099	70.00–85.00	79.97
59	—	1,264	90.00–112.50	100.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,484	119.00–126.00	120.66
2	—	1,613	110.00–114.00	111.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
135	—	1,253	107.00–128.00	119.30
21	—	1,109	92.00–106.00	100.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,741	134.00–144.00	138.61
5	—	1,993	146.50–151.00	147.57

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,158	1,875.00	1,875.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,023	2,000.00–2,175.00	2,091.99
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	1,070	1,750.00–2,575.00	2,098.75
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,246	124.00–155.00	133.71
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	29	—	1,343	1,900.00–2,450.00	2,319.82
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	52	—	1,388	2,050.00–2,710.00	2,683.93
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,325	1,710.00	1,710.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	35	—	1,375	2,450.00–2,600.00	2,585.13
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	24	—	1,310	1,550.00–2,600.00	2,253.94

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,375	1,525.00–2,035.00	1,996.62
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	25	—	1,215	1,475.00–2,000.00	1,896.34

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	6	—	665	209.00	209.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	6	—	668	155.00–237.50	168.18
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	39	—	1,032	130.00–227.50	183.10
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	1,172	121.00–157.00	137.94

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	920	202.50–204.00	203.14
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	926	2,100.00	2,100.00

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	4	—	1,250	2,750.00	2,750.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Broken Mouth$ per head · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,083	2,250.00–2,850.00	2,750.00

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.