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Winter Livestock Market Report

Dodge City, Kansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 4, 2020

3,464 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $129.05/cwt +13.05 vs last sale · ≈ $1,013/hd at 785 lb · 339 head
light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $143.33/cwt ≈ $1,328/hd at 926 lb · 233 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $132.67/cwt +9.67 vs last sale · ≈ $952/hd at 718 lb · 210 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,464 643 4,743
Feeder cattle 3,097 456 4,369
Slaughter cattle 317 169 300
Replacement cattle 50 18 74

Market comments — USDA reporter

*** Final Report *** Compared to last weeks limited numbers, feeder steers 600 lb to 950 lb sold 5.00 to 11.00 higher. Feeder steers and heifers 300 lb to 600 lb sold 12.00 to 15.00 higher. Feeder heifers 600 lb to 925 lb sold 6.00 to 12.00 higher. Demand was good. Breaker cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Boner and lean cows sold steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 188.00 $188.00 $573 —
351 351 13 183.00 $183.00 $642 —
406 unweaned 406 12 129.00 $129.00 $524 —
405–444 430 34 157.50–171.00 $167.02 $718 +13.29
449 449 13 152.00 $152.00 $682 -1.73
455–457 unweaned 456 32 154.00–159.00 $155.56 $709 —
481 481 23 167.00 $167.00 $803 +11.50
525 525 13 147.00 $147.00 $772 +5.19
527–549 unweaned 537 61 144.00–147.50 $145.40 $781 +19.90
500–543 538 88 148.00–159.50 $156.36 $841 +14.55
570–577 unweaned 576 40 137.50–139.00 $137.72 $793 —
566–599 582 138 140.00–151.50 $146.02 $850 +12.27
612 612 11 131.00 $131.00 $802 +3.27
606–649 625 116 132.50–139.50 $137.50 $859 +9.77
625 fancy 625 60 145.50 $145.50 $909 —
641 unweaned 641 19 127.00 $127.00 $814 —
655–690 675 98 132.00–139.00 $135.48 $914 +10.31
699 unweaned 699 16 120.00 $120.00 $839 —
707–749 723 68 129.25–136.00 $132.30 $957 +6.97
758–793 769 90 136.50–138.25 $137.08 $1,054 +5.68
755–793 782 17 125.50 $125.50 $981 +1.25
806–849 826 17 121.00–124.25 $122.57 $1,012 —
833 833 5 126.50 $126.50 $1,054 —
880–895 882 53 138.00–139.00 $138.85 $1,225 +12.78
913–927 fancy 918 171 144.75–146.25 $145.45 $1,335 —
949 949 62 137.50 $137.50 $1,305 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
730 730 6 107.00 $107.00 $781 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1017 1017 5 103.50 $103.50 $1,053 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–364 363 17 165.00 $165.00 $599 —
414 unweaned 414 9 131.00 $131.00 $542 —
439–440 439 11 140.00–148.00 $143.64 $631 +18.64
454–489 unweaned 478 49 138.00–139.00 $138.81 $664 —
486 486 63 146.00 $146.00 $710 +21.00
502–525 507 41 128.00–133.00 $130.42 $661 -1.32
508 unweaned 508 4 128.00 $128.00 $650 +17.00
582 unweaned 582 14 127.00 $127.00 $739 —
570–598 586 120 126.50–133.50 $131.40 $770 +6.57
601–648 618 32 128.00–133.00 $130.24 $805 +6.24
610–635 unweaned 620 32 125.50–127.00 $125.74 $780 —
653–682 unweaned 672 41 119.50–121.00 $120.50 $810 +4.50
658–688 672 80 126.50–131.50 $128.35 $863 —
682–685 684 18 120.00–122.50 $121.39 $830 —
716 fancy 716 75 139.25 $139.25 $997 —
700–748 718 114 128.00–132.35 $130.61 $938 +7.61
708–742 723 21 118.50–121.85 $120.38 $870 -2.62
756 756 32 137.25 $137.25 $1,038 +21.25
752–796 788 307 125.50–131.85 $128.19 $1,010 +12.19
812 812 16 119.00 $119.00 $966 +8.00
811–815 813 147 125.25–127.75 $126.61 $1,029 +15.61
884–896 886 30 114.25–119.50 $118.62 $1,051 —
924 924 11 114.75 $114.75 $1,060 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1021 1021 10 104.00 $104.00 $1,062 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
745 745 7 111.00 $111.00 $827 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
483 483 3 136.00 $136.00 $657 —
550 550 6 139.00 $139.00 $764 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 7 127.00 $127.00 $616 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
980–1845 1294 80-85% 150 48.00–56.50 $52.54 $680 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1030–1550 1186 85-90% 63 41.00–48.00 $45.65 $541 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1815 1332 75-80% 39 57.00–61.00 $58.42 $778 -4.60
1440–1720 1573 75-80% 6 64.50–69.00 $66.32 $1,043 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1810–2335 1951 8 70.00–77.50 $75.62 $1,475 +1.96
1630–2600 2047 3 81.00–84.50 $83.02 $1,699 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1075–1090 1076 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 14 860.00–1,175.00 $1,152.21
1056–1175 1081 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 13 850.00–1,185.00 $1,113.92
1159–1331 1239 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 15 635.00–685.00 $660.06

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
977–1065 1006 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 875.00–975.00 $939.72

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.