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Winter Livestock - Dodge City

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dodge City, Kansas · Wed, May 15

● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1889

← May 8May 15May 22 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,428 head

▼ 871 vs last sale 2,299▲ 279 vs year ago 1,149 · +24.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

337 head

▲ 16 vs last sale 321▲ 143 vs year ago 194 · +73.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

30 head

▼ 24 vs last sale 54▼ 28 vs year ago 58 · −48.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steer and heifers calves were not well tested. Yearling steers sold steady to 3.00 lower while yearling heifers sold steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 4.00 higher while bulls sold steady to 8.00 to 9.00 higher. A short load of 655 lbs fancy heifers sold at 277.00.

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 $306.06/cwt on 8 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −140.27 against this barn's trailing median of $446.33.

Average price

$306.06

8 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,650

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−16.03

vs KS average

−4.76 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	306.06	1,650	8thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale8 hd

306.06

—

KS average3 barns · 208 hd

322.09

−16.03

National average165 barns · 10,610 hd

310.82

−4.76

This barn, trailing median32 sales

446.33

−140.27

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

32 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $513.49, low $343.81, median $446.33 across 32 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	—	Low	1,821	160.70	2,926	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,463	138.91	2,032	86
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,275	136.36	1,739	122
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,161	113.08	1,312	67

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)	1,150	$1,925	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,117	$1,450	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,299	$2,802	23

Every lot

38 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.

Winter Livestock - Dodge City, KS

Wed May 15, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,428Last week 2,299Year ago 1,149

Slaughter CattleReceipts 337Last week 321Year ago 194

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 54Year ago 58

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	991	95.00–101.00	98.74
31	—	1,179	104.00–116.00	110.15
20	—	1,268	121.00–138.00	129.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	1,342	140.00–149.00	141.00
43	—	1,583	135.00–139.00	136.82

Cows — Boner 80-85%

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Winter Livestock - Dodge City

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dodge City, Kansas · Wed, May 15

● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1889

← May 8May 15May 22 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,428 head

▼ 871 vs last sale 2,299▲ 279 vs year ago 1,149 · +24.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

337 head

▲ 16 vs last sale 321▲ 143 vs year ago 194 · +73.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

30 head

▼ 24 vs last sale 54▼ 28 vs year ago 58 · −48.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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 $306.06/cwt on 8 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −140.27 against this barn's trailing median of $446.33.

Average price

$306.06

8 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,650

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−16.03

vs KS average

−4.76 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	306.06	1,650	8thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale8 hd

306.06

—

KS average3 barns · 208 hd

322.09

−16.03

National average165 barns · 10,610 hd

310.82

−4.76

This barn, trailing median32 sales

446.33

−140.27

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

32 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $513.49, low $343.81, median $446.33 across 32 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	—	Low	1,821	160.70	2,926	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,463	138.91	2,032	86
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,275	136.36	1,739	122
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,161	113.08	1,312	67

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)	1,150	$1,925	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,117	$1,450	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,299	$2,802	23

Every lot

38 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.

Winter Livestock - Dodge City, KS

Wed May 15, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,428Last week 2,299Year ago 1,149

Slaughter CattleReceipts 337Last week 321Year ago 194

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 54Year ago 58

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	991	95.00–101.00	98.74
31	—	1,179	104.00–116.00	110.15
20	—	1,268	121.00–138.00	129.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	1,342	140.00–149.00	141.00
43	—	1,583	135.00–139.00	136.82

Cows — Boner 80-85%

Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,780	143.00	143.00
14	—	1,816	149.00–167.50	157.47
6	—	1,838	167.00–182.00	171.19

Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	23	—	1,299	2,350.00–2,985.00	2,802.17

Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,117	1,450.00	1,450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,150	1,925.00	1,925.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	440	350.00–362.50	356.11
8	500–550	539	300.00–308.00	306.06
22	600–650	621	286.00–298.50	296.28
10	650–700	665	284.00–288.00	285.40
53	700–750	744	250.00–264.00	262.95
46	800–850	812	238.00–240.00	238.36
303	850–900	873	226.00–236.85	232.00
138	900–950	926	219.00–228.25	225.81
141	950–1000	969	218.25–223.00	220.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	1000–1050	1,033	194.00–212.50	202.46
44	1050–1100	1,066	191.00	191.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	650–700	668	253.00–269.00	260.85
17	850–900	876	218.00	218.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
22	500–550	523	296.00	296.00
58	650–700	655	277.00	277.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	600–650	604	241.00–253.00	247.94
9	650–700	667	238.00–248.50	246.19
69	700–750	712	229.00–235.00	234.00
186	750–800	771	225.00–240.00	233.93
40	800–850	826	207.50–221.00	219.97
21	850–900	859	214.00–217.00	216.10
17	900–950	927	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	480	286.00–290.00	289.03
4	500–550	513	268.00	268.00

5	—	1,356	120.00–126.00	121.86
5	—	1,339	145.00–149.00	147.16
112	—	1,269	128.00–144.00	136.53

Feeder Cattle · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	440	356.11/cwt	350.00–362.50	1,567	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	539	306.06/cwt	300.00–308.00	1,650	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	621	296.28/cwt	286.00–298.50	1,840	22
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	285.40/cwt	284.00–288.00	1,898	10
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	668	260.85/cwt	253.00–269.00	1,742	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	744	262.95/cwt	250.00–264.00	1,956	53
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	812	238.36/cwt	238.00–240.00	1,935	46
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	873	232.00/cwt	226.00–236.85	2,025	303
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	876	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,910	17
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	926	225.81/cwt	219.00–228.25	2,091	138
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	969	220.87/cwt	218.25–223.00	2,140	141
Steers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,033	202.46/cwt	194.00–212.50	2,091	16
Steers	1050–1100	Large 1	1,066	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	2,036	44

Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	480	289.03/cwt	286.00–290.00	1,387	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	513	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,375	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	523	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,548	22
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	604	247.94/cwt	241.00–253.00	1,498	22
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fancy	655	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,814	58
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	667	246.19/cwt	238.00–248.50	1,642	9
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	712	234.00/cwt	229.00–235.00	1,666	69
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	771	233.93/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,804	186
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	826	219.97/cwt	207.50–221.00	1,817	40
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	859	216.10/cwt	214.00–217.00	1,856	21
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	927	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,900	17

Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,780	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	2,545	1
Bulls	—	—	1,816	157.47/cwt	149.00–167.50	2,860	14
Bulls	—	—	1,838	171.19/cwt	167.00–182.00	3,146	6

Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	991	98.74/cwt	95.00–101.00	979	16
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,179	110.15/cwt	104.00–116.00	1,299	31
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,268	129.09/cwt	121.00–138.00	1,637	20
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,269	136.53/cwt	128.00–144.00	1,733	112
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,339	147.16/cwt	145.00–149.00	1,970	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,342	141.00/cwt	140.00–149.00	1,892	43
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,356	121.86/cwt	120.00–126.00	1,652	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,583	136.82/cwt	135.00–139.00	2,166	43

Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,299	2,802.17/head	2,350.00–2,985.00	2,802	23

Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,117	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1

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Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Price by quality 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot

Winter Livestock - Dodge City, KS

Slaughter Cattle

Winter Livestock - Dodge City

Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Price by quality 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot

Winter Livestock - Dodge City, KS

Slaughter Cattle

This sale against other markets

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle