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Winter Livestock - Dodge City

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dodge City, Kansas · Wed, May 4

● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1889

← Apr 27May 4May 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,962 head

▼ 602 vs last sale 2,564▼ 485 vs year ago 2,447 · −19.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

450 head

▲ 23 vs last sale 427▲ 191 vs year ago 259 · +73.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

21 head

▼ 18 vs last sale 39▼ 1 vs year ago 22 · −4.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 700 lb to 950 lb sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. No recent comparison on steers weighing 950 to 1100 lb, however a higher trend was noted. Steer calves 500 lb to 700 lb sold 8.00 to 9.00 higher. Feeder heifers 700 lb to 925 lb sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Heifer calves 500 lb to 700 lb sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Demand was good. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 4.00 lower.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $143.76/cwt on 973 head.

Average price

$143.76

973 head · 785 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,129

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$105

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$36.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.76

vs KS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	781	144.55	1,129	931
Medium and Large 1-2	842	128.49	1,082	37
Large 1	1,139	108.40	1,234	5thin

One grade step is worth $36.16/cwt here — about −$105 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 sale973 hd

143.76

—

KS average3 barns · 3,921 hd

149.51

−5.76

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	—	High	1,952	97.99	1,913	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,375	77.64	1,067	165
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,390	64.38	895	158
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,313	55.00	722	66

Every lot

62 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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	316	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	730	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	317	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	594	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	358	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	814	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	850	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	426	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	884	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	443	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	815	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	457	210.14/cwt	207.50–211.00	960	39
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 May 4, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,962Last week 2,564Year ago 2,447

Slaughter CattleReceipts 450Last week 427Year ago 259

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 39Year ago 22

* Final Report *

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	768	126.00–146.25	132.00
7	—	732	123.00	123.00
5	—	662	154.00	154.00
6	—	867	134.00	134.00
13	—	607	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt

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Winter Livestock - Dodge City

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dodge City, Kansas · Wed, May 4

● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1889

← Apr 27May 4May 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,962 head

▼ 602 vs last sale 2,564▼ 485 vs year ago 2,447 · −19.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

450 head

▲ 23 vs last sale 427▲ 191 vs year ago 259 · +73.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

21 head

▼ 18 vs last sale 39▼ 1 vs year ago 22 · −4.5%

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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

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $143.76/cwt on 973 head.

Average price

$143.76

973 head · 785 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,129

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$105

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$36.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.76

vs KS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	781	144.55	1,129	931
Medium and Large 1-2	842	128.49	1,082	37
Large 1	1,139	108.40	1,234	5thin

One grade step is worth $36.16/cwt here — about −$105 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 sale973 hd

143.76

—

KS average3 barns · 3,921 hd

149.51

−5.76

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	—	High	1,952	97.99	1,913	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,375	77.64	1,067	165
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,390	64.38	895	158
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,313	55.00	722	66

Every lot

62 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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	316	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	730	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	317	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	594	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	358	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	814	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	850	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	426	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	884	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	443	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	815	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	457	210.14/cwt	207.50–211.00	960	39
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 May 4, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,962Last week 2,564Year ago 2,447

Slaughter CattleReceipts 450Last week 427Year ago 259

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 39Year ago 22

* Final Report *

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	768	126.00–146.25	132.00
7	—	732	123.00	123.00
5	—	662	154.00	154.00
6	—	867	134.00	134.00
13	—	607	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt

Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	355	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	625	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	438	168.06/cwt	166.00–175.00	736	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	756	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	486	169.56/cwt	167.00–171.00	824	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	527	161.99/cwt	157.00–162.50	854	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	585	157.68/cwt	157.00–158.00	922	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	623	154.29/cwt	152.50–157.50	961	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	692	139.61/cwt	138.00–142.50	966	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	702	151.75/cwt	151.75–151.75	1,065	58
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	727	145.19/cwt	140.50–146.50	1,056	80
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	742	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	987	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	769	143.38/cwt	143.00–147.00	1,103	129
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	772	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	1,162	62
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	820	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	992	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	830	141.71/cwt	140.25–146.50	1,176	447
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	922	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,171	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	929	134.42/cwt	134.25–136.00	1,249	50
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	993	123.19/cwt	117.50–124.00	1,223	8
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,075	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,183	2
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,181	107.33/cwt	107.00–107.50	1,268	3

Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,768	71.77/cwt	65.00–77.00	1,269	2
Bulls	—	—	1,967	104.53/cwt	103.00–107.00	2,056	9
Bulls	—	—	1,990	96.93/cwt	94.00–101.00	1,929	6

Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,100	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	12,375	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,314	1,321.43/cwt	1,300.00–1,350.00	17,364	7

Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,040	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	9,880	3

Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,141	1,035.00/cwt	1,035.00–1,035.00	11,809	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,248	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	10,920	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,473	1,106.92/cwt	1,100.00–1,110.00	16,305	3

Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,313	55.00/cwt	50.00–59.00	722	66
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,336	76.25/cwt	70.00–79.50	1,019	129
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,390	64.38/cwt	61.00–69.00	895	158
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,514	82.62/cwt	80.00–85.50	1,251	36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	750	162.00	162.00
57	—	900	154.25	154.25
1	—	400	212.50	212.50
10	—	632	190.50	190.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,106	139.50	139.50
84	—	1,082	141.00	141.00
56	—	1,009	130.00–140.85	140.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,100	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	443	184.00	184.00
2	—	317	187.50	187.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
62	—	772	150.50	150.50
58	—	702	151.75	151.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	623	152.50–157.50	154.29
8	—	486	167.00–171.00	169.56
8	—	993	117.50–124.00	123.19
447	—	830	140.25–146.50	141.71
21	—	585	157.00–158.00	157.68
80	—	727	140.50–146.50	145.19
6	—	438	166.00–175.00	168.06
50	—	929	134.25–136.00	134.42
18	—	527	157.00–162.50	161.99
11	—	692	138.00–142.50	139.61
129	—	769	143.00–147.00	143.38
3	—	355	176.00	176.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	820	121.00	121.00
7	—	742	133.00	133.00
2	—	480	157.50	157.50
20	—	922	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,181	107.00–107.50	107.33
2	—	1,075	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
66	—	1,313	50.00–59.00	55.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,514	80.00–85.50	82.62
129	—	1,336	70.00–79.50	76.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
158	—	1,390	61.00–69.00	64.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,967	103.00–107.00	104.53
6	—	1,990	94.00–101.00	96.93
2	—	1,768	65.00–77.00	71.77

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	1,125.00	1,125.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,314	1,300.00–1,350.00	1,321.43

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,040	950.00	950.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,141	1,035.00	1,035.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,248	875.00	875.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,473	1,100.00–1,110.00	1,106.92