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Winter Livestock - Dodge City

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dodge City, Kansas · Wed, Sep 29

● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1889

← Sep 22Sep 29Oct 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,429 head

▼ 222 vs last sale 1,651▼ 383 vs year ago 1,812 · −21.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

253 head

▲ 103 vs last sale 150▲ 106 vs year ago 147 · +72.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

71 head

▲ 59 vs last sale 12▼ 46 vs year ago 117 · −39.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers 700 lb to 975 lb sold steady to 2.00 higher. Steer and heifer calves 400 lb to 700 lb sold steady. Demand was good. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bull sold 4.00 lower.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $154.39/cwt on 704 head.

Average price

$154.39

704 head · 773 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,194

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$268

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

$13.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.03

vs KS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	782	155.47	1,217	648
Medium and Large 1-2	669	141.83	948	56

One grade step is worth $13.64/cwt here — about $268 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale704 hd

154.39

—

KS average3 barns · 1,891 hd

154.36

+0.03

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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	1,801	78.51	1,414	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,471	72.91	1,072	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,294	65.19	844	67
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,235	54.58	674	106

Every lot

67 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	—	Medium and Large 1	365	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	664	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	395	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	707	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	413	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	702	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	439	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	628	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	477	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	682	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	480	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	806	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	545	169.61/cwt	168.00–170.00	924	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1

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 Sep 29, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,429Last week 1,651Year ago 1,812

Slaughter CattleReceipts 253Last week 150Year ago 147

Replacement CattleReceipts 71Last week 12Year ago 117

* Final Report *

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	703	158.00	158.00
62	—	931	154.50	154.50
6	—	572	186.00	186.00
135	—	881	157.00–159.50	159.20
56	—	810	155.75–160.25	157.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	876	149.00–153.00	150.62
4

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Winter Livestock - Dodge City

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dodge City, Kansas · Wed, Sep 29

● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1889

← Sep 22Sep 29Oct 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,429 head

▼ 222 vs last sale 1,651▼ 383 vs year ago 1,812 · −21.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

253 head

▲ 103 vs last sale 150▲ 106 vs year ago 147 · +72.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

71 head

▲ 59 vs last sale 12▼ 46 vs year ago 117 · −39.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $154.39/cwt on 704 head.

Average price

$154.39

704 head · 773 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,194

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$268

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

$13.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.03

vs KS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	782	155.47	1,217	648
Medium and Large 1-2	669	141.83	948	56

One grade step is worth $13.64/cwt here — about $268 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale704 hd

154.39

—

KS average3 barns · 1,891 hd

154.36

+0.03

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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	1,801	78.51	1,414	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,471	72.91	1,072	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,294	65.19	844	67
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,235	54.58	674	106

Every lot

67 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	—	Medium and Large 1	365	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	664	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	395	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	707	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	413	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	702	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	439	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	628	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	477	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	682	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	480	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	806	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	545	169.61/cwt	168.00–170.00	924	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1

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 Sep 29, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,429Last week 1,651Year ago 1,812

Slaughter CattleReceipts 253Last week 150Year ago 147

Replacement CattleReceipts 71Last week 12Year ago 117

* Final Report *

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	703	158.00	158.00
62	—	931	154.50	154.50
6	—	572	186.00	186.00
135	—	881	157.00–159.50	159.20
56	—	810	155.75–160.25	157.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	876	149.00–153.00	150.62
4

Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	338	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	575	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	338	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	554	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	385	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	666	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	442	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	645	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	460	146.72/cwt	141.00–151.00	675	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	460	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	665	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	489	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	763	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	491	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	692	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	520	151.37/cwt	148.00–154.00	787	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	569	140.48/cwt	140.00–141.00	799	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	596	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	820	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	606	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	836	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	627	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	991	91
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	635	143.88/cwt	141.00–145.00	914	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	675	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	894	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	682	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	996	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	683	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,052	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	726	148.68/cwt	143.50–150.00	1,079	107
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	748	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	920	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	770	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,124	74
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	791	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	949	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	829	143.09/cwt	139.60–145.85	1,186	83
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	929	141.35/cwt	141.35–141.35	1,313	43
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	961	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	923	6

Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,725	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	1,121	1
Bulls	—	—	1,788	76.31/cwt	72.00–79.00	1,364	8
Bulls	—	—	1,836	84.72/cwt	82.00–88.00	1,555	5

Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,253	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	10,024	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,292	719.78/cwt	670.00–810.00	9,300	25
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,303	881.44/cwt	760.00–900.00	11,485	17
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,310	871.23/cwt	810.00–925.00	11,413	11
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,357	1,010.00/cwt	1,010.00–1,010.00	13,706	4

Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	946	985.00/cwt	985.00–985.00	9,318	4
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,015	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	9,389	1

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	606	138.00	138.00
9	—	442	146.00	146.00
3	—	338	164.00	164.00
4	—	460	144.50	144.50

Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	471	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	685	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	540	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	707	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	670	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	784	1

Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,235	54.58/cwt	48.50–59.00	674	106
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,294	65.19/cwt	60.00–69.00	844	67
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,421	71.60/cwt	70.00–73.50	1,017	16
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,603	76.42/cwt	74.00–78.00	1,225	6

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	736	136.50	136.50
22	—	584	142.50–165.00	148.71
2	—	780	145.00	145.00
2	—	477	143.00	143.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	439	143.00	143.00
11	—	395	179.00	179.00
8	—	547	160.50	160.50
5	—	710	139.50	139.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	929	141.35	141.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	338	170.00	170.00
107	—	726	143.50–150.00	148.68
83	—	829	139.60–145.85	143.09
74	—	770	146.00	146.00
32	—	569	140.00–141.00	140.48
9	—	460	141.00–151.00	146.72
6	—	385	173.00	173.00
7	—	682	146.00	146.00
35	—	635	141.00–145.00	143.88
21	—	520	148.00–154.00	151.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	683	154.00	154.00
10	—	489	156.00	156.00
91	—	627	158.00	158.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	596	137.50	137.50
6	—	961	96.00	96.00
4	—	675	132.50	132.50
5	—	791	120.00	120.00
3	—	491	141.00	141.00
5	—	748	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	471	145.50	145.50
1	—	670	117.00	117.00
1	—	540	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
106	—	1,235	48.50–59.00	54.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,603	74.00–78.00	76.42
16	—	1,421	70.00–73.50	71.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
67	—	1,294	60.00–69.00	65.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,725	65.00	65.00
5	—	1,836	82.00–88.00	84.72
8	—	1,788	72.00–79.00	76.31

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,253	800.00	800.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,310	810.00–925.00	871.23
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	17	—	1,303	760.00–900.00	881.44
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	25	—	1,292	670.00–810.00	719.78
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,357	1,010.00	1,010.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	946	985.00	985.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,015	925.00	925.00