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Winter Livestock - Dodge City

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dodge City, Kansas · Wed, Dec 21

● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1889

← Dec 14Dec 21Jan 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,533 head

▼ 909 vs last sale 2,442▲ 835 vs year ago 698 · +119.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

357 head

▼ 53 vs last sale 410▲ 116 vs year ago 241 · +48.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

25 head

▼ 144 vs last sale 169▲ 12 vs year ago 13 · +92.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Note * Winter Livestock in Dodge City will not have a sale next Wednesday due to Christmas break *

* Note * The next sale for Winter Livestock in Dodge City will be January 4th with their Bell ringer Weaned Sale

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, steers and heifers 400 lb to 900 lb sold unevenly steady on light receipts. Demand was moderate. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Not enough slaughter bulls for a market test, however a lower trend was noted.

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 $183.62/cwt on 825 head.

Average price

$183.62

825 head · 695 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,275

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$266

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

$33.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.14

vs KS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	698	188.07	1,312	714
Medium and Large 1-2	675	155.00	1,046	111

One grade step is worth $33.07/cwt here — about $266 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 sale825 hd

183.62

—

KS average3 barns · 5,877 hd

192.76

−9.14

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	—	Average	1,558	82.53	1,286	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,286	73.53	946	99
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,182	66.38	785	110
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,226	49.55	607	120

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,310	$978	9
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	975	$1,100	1thin

Every lot

66 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	356	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	632	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	394	205.74/cwt	205.00–215.00	811	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	415	241.66/cwt	228.00–247.50	1,003	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	422	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	770	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	427	179.46/cwt	173.00–182.50	766	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	455	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	810	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	462	192.87/cwt	190.00–197.00	891	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy

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 21, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,533Last week 2,442Year ago 698

Slaughter CattleReceipts 357Last week 410Year ago 241

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 169Year ago 13

* Note * Winter Livestock in Dodge City will not have a sale next Wednesday due to Christmas break *

* Note * The next sale for Winter Livestock in Dodge City will be January 4th with their Bell ringer Weaned Sale

* Final Report *

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	146.00	146.00
4	—	836	133.00	133.00
6	—	534	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	430	199.00	199.00
12	—	374	200.00

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Winter Livestock - Dodge City

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dodge City, Kansas · Wed, Dec 21

● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1889

← Dec 14Dec 21Jan 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,533 head

▼ 909 vs last sale 2,442▲ 835 vs year ago 698 · +119.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

357 head

▼ 53 vs last sale 410▲ 116 vs year ago 241 · +48.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

25 head

▼ 144 vs last sale 169▲ 12 vs year ago 13 · +92.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Note * Winter Livestock in Dodge City will not have a sale next Wednesday due to Christmas break *

* Note * The next sale for Winter Livestock in Dodge City will be January 4th with their Bell ringer Weaned Sale

* 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 $183.62/cwt on 825 head.

Average price

$183.62

825 head · 695 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,275

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$266

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

$33.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.14

vs KS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	698	188.07	1,312	714
Medium and Large 1-2	675	155.00	1,046	111

One grade step is worth $33.07/cwt here — about $266 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 sale825 hd

183.62

—

KS average3 barns · 5,877 hd

192.76

−9.14

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	—	Average	1,558	82.53	1,286	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,286	73.53	946	99
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,182	66.38	785	110
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,226	49.55	607	120

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,310	$978	9
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	975	$1,100	1thin

Every lot

66 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	356	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	632	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	394	205.74/cwt	205.00–215.00	811	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	415	241.66/cwt	228.00–247.50	1,003	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	422	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	770	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	427	179.46/cwt	173.00–182.50	766	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	455	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	810	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	462	192.87/cwt	190.00–197.00	891	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy

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 21, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,533Last week 2,442Year ago 698

Slaughter CattleReceipts 357Last week 410Year ago 241

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 169Year ago 13

* Note * Winter Livestock in Dodge City will not have a sale next Wednesday due to Christmas break *

* Note * The next sale for Winter Livestock in Dodge City will be January 4th with their Bell ringer Weaned Sale

* Final Report *

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	146.00	146.00
4	—	836	133.00	133.00
6	—	534	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	430	199.00	199.00
12	—	374	200.00

Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	344	168.90/cwt	167.50–177.50	581	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	360	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	544	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	368	173.88/cwt	170.00–176.00	640	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	374	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	748	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	424	162.16/cwt	162.00–162.50	688	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	430	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	856	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	480	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	989	61
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	792	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	483	189.63/cwt	180.00–190.00	916	51
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	488	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	776	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	513	175.55/cwt	175.00–177.50	901	42
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	547	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	903	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	567	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,077	50
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	575	173.28/cwt	170.50–176.50	996	111
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	577	157.24/cwt	155.00–165.00	907	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	601	176.50/cwt	176.50–176.50	1,061	42
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	617	161.37/cwt	156.50–166.00	996	42
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	630	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	914	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	657	137.08/cwt	121.00–145.00	901	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	692	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,142	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	715	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	930	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	724	143.59/cwt	140.00–147.00	1,040	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	749	160.25/cwt	160.25–160.25	1,200	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	757	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,030	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	762	161.25/cwt	153.00–162.00	1,229	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	815	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	978	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	819	155.25/cwt	155.25–155.25	1,271	18

Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	911	96.39/cwt	87.50–112.50	878	15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	424	162.00–162.50	162.16
3	—	368	170.00–176.00	173.88
18	—	819	155.25	155.25
42	—	513	175.00–177.50	175.55
111	—	575	170.50–176.50	173.28
51	—	483	180.00–190.00	189.63
13	—	692	165.00	165.00
12	—	762	153.00–162.00	161.25
2	—	724	140.00–147.00	143.59
42	—	617	156.50–166.00	161.37
20	—	344	167.50–177.50	168.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	815	120.00	120.00
9	—	480	165.00	165.00
3	—	657	121.00–145.00	137.08
1	—	715	130.00	130.00
1	—	630	145.00	145.00
9	—	757	136.00	136.00
1	—	360	151.00	151.00
19	—	547	165.00	165.00
13	—	577	155.00–165.00	157.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
68	—	508	223.00	223.00
112	—	614	180.00–189.00	182.61

Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	534	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	935	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	715	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,044	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	836	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,112	4

Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,558	82.53/cwt	81.00–84.00	1,286	3

Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,182	66.38/cwt	60.00–69.50	785	110
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,226	49.55/cwt	41.00–56.00	607	120
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,275	73.28/cwt	70.00–77.00	934	95
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,551	79.37/cwt	79.00–80.00	1,231	4

Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	975	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1

Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,310	978.19/head	850.00–1,075.00	978	9

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	488	159.00	159.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
61	—	480	206.00	206.00
50	—	567	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	462	190.00–197.00	192.87
10	—	519	200.00–204.00	202.82
12	—	394	205.00–215.00	205.74
40	—	628	163.00–173.00	168.81
58	—	843	170.00–179.50	178.21
114	—	887	169.00–178.50	176.96
9	—	657	178.50	178.50
105	—	914	175.25–177.00	176.16
3	—	427	173.00–182.50	179.46
8	—	589	163.00–173.00	170.56
12	—	745	164.00–166.50	164.41
19	—	765	163.00	163.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	356	177.50	177.50
15	—	667	145.00–154.50	150.82
38	—	721	142.00–151.00	148.99
6	—	599	160.00	160.00
17	—	931	145.00	145.00
8	—	531	175.00–182.50	179.61
1	—	835	141.00	141.00
7	—	769	129.00–149.00	131.94
2	—	422	182.50	182.50
2	—	455	178.00	178.00
2	—	612	163.00	163.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	496	209.00–212.00	211.73
33	—	415	228.00–247.50	241.66
47	—	710	181.50	181.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,551	79.00–80.00	79.37
95	—	1,275	70.00–77.00	73.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
110	—	1,182	60.00–69.50	66.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
120	—	1,226	41.00–56.00	49.55

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	15	—	911	87.50–112.50	96.39

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	975	1,100.00	1,100.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,310	850.00–1,075.00	978.19