Cattle Market Pulse

Winter Livestock Market Report

Dodge City, Kansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 18, 2020

4,119 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $148.24/cwt +0.05 vs last sale · ≈ $928/hd at 626 lb · 358 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $126.12/cwt -4.02 vs last sale · ≈ $841/hd at 667 lb · 254 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $140.20/cwt -0.64 vs last sale · ≈ $824/hd at 588 lb · 212 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 4,119 2,530 3,846
Feeder cattle 3,209 2,230 2,758
Slaughter cattle 458 300 500
Replacement cattle 452 — 588

Market comments — USDA reporter

*** Final Report *** Compared to last week, no recent comparison on feeder steers under 500 lb, however a higher market noted. Feeder steers 500 lb to 700 lb sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower. Steers 700 lb to 800 lb sold unevenly steady. Feeder steers 800 lb to 900 lb sold 1.00 higher. Feeder heifers 300 lb to 600 lb sold unevenly steady. Feeder heifers 600 lb to 775 lb sold 5.00 lower. Feeder heifers 775 lb to 900 lb sold 1.00 higher. Demand was good. Breaker cows sold 4.00 lower. Boner and lean cows sold steady. Slaughter bull sold 10.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
287 287 2 216.00 $216.00 $620 —
300–325 313 7 190.00–197.00 $193.02 $604 —
350–391 385 14 183.00–210.00 $195.81 $754 —
403–442 426 16 179.00–182.00 $180.60 $769 +9.88
457–477 465 28 170.00–184.00 $176.86 $822 +3.44
454–499 unweaned 482 23 160.00–168.00 $164.83 $794 —
484 484 26 154.00 $154.00 $745 -19.42
502–514 fancy 508 41 170.00–174.00 $171.93 $873 —
501–535 519 19 156.00–162.00 $160.75 $834 -8.07
555–575 567 15 148.00–151.00 $149.17 $846 -6.87
562–589 unweaned 573 12 136.00–143.00 $139.00 $796 -6.00
550–598 575 157 156.00–164.00 $159.06 $915 +3.02
588 588 10 146.00 $146.00 $858 -10.04
601–643 unweaned 618 34 134.00–139.00 $135.97 $840 —
612–644 622 149 141.00–147.00 $145.05 $902 -3.14
608–636 fancy 630 93 157.75–160.00 $158.24 $997 —
632–644 633 82 140.50–148.25 $147.77 $935 -0.42
659–682 unweaned 669 11 130.00–134.00 $132.15 $884 -4.85
660–695 681 73 130.00–138.00 $136.07 $927 -7.96
682 fancy 682 20 145.00 $145.00 $989 —
692 692 10 128.00 $128.00 $886 -16.03
704–748 721 134 131.00–136.25 $134.31 $968 +2.66
723–740 726 36 125.75–126.00 $125.80 $913 -5.85
751 751 13 124.50 $124.50 $935 -17.33
756 unweaned 756 8 124.00 $124.00 $937 —
759–792 781 176 137.25–141.75 $139.30 $1,088 -2.53
829 829 26 119.50 $119.50 $991 -10.26
812–847 838 43 133.00–140.75 $138.83 $1,163 +9.07
863 863 63 137.50 $137.50 $1,187 +1.78
885 885 15 127.00 $127.00 $1,124 -8.72
914 914 55 136.85 $136.85 $1,251 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
541 541 7 128.00 $128.00 $692 -15.00
560 560 11 123.00 $123.00 $689 —
693 693 22 117.00 $117.00 $811 —
720 720 3 111.00 $111.00 $799 -16.24
770 770 3 121.35 $121.35 $934 -7.39
821 821 18 118.10 $118.10 $970 —
942 942 25 115.25 $115.25 $1,086 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–292 280 4 171.00–182.50 $177.24 $496 —
317–343 334 6 151.00–161.00 $157.84 $527 —
350–393 384 23 159.00–166.00 $161.91 $622 +9.91
425–445 437 17 146.00–148.00 $147.20 $643 -2.25
440 unweaned 440 6 131.00 $131.00 $576 —
456–498 475 58 138.00–148.50 $141.87 $674 -4.63
514 unweaned 514 5 140.00 $140.00 $720 -1.00
512–549 533 124 137.00–147.00 $143.14 $763 +0.90
570 570 5 129.00 $129.00 $735 -12.23
566–587 fancy 582 106 145.10–148.00 $145.79 $848 —
582–599 595 101 128.00–136.75 $134.88 $803 —
616–645 630 58 125.00–135.50 $128.46 $809 -8.33
608–646 631 10 122.00–127.00 $123.93 $782 -12.86
637 unweaned 637 12 102.50 $102.50 $653 -24.50
645 fancy 645 14 136.50 $136.50 $880 —
657–673 unweaned 662 48 123.00–125.00 $123.68 $819 —
650–689 668 206 125.00–131.00 $126.69 $846 -3.45
702–738 722 141 125.00–133.50 $129.63 $936 -5.53
775–791 777 39 125.00–133.35 $132.48 $1,029 +1.23
815–835 827 79 131.75–135.00 $132.03 $1,092 +1.72
854–887 865 98 129.50–130.35 $130.12 $1,126 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
383 383 8 121.00 $121.00 $463 —
507 507 16 118.50 $118.50 $601 -11.75
569 569 6 113.00 $113.00 $643 -15.68
613–624 620 34 115.00–122.00 $119.76 $743 -3.15
683 683 7 103.00 $103.00 $703 -17.49
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1158 1158 9 101.50 $101.50 $1,175 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
535 535 13 143.00 $143.00 $765 —
560–582 571 8 135.50–140.00 $137.79 $787 —
715–724 723 29 119.00 $119.00 $860 —
840 840 13 92.50 $92.50 $777 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
775 775 3 105.50 $105.50 $818 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1060–1580 1274 80-85% 204 46.00–54.00 $49.94 $636 -0.82
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1120–1300 1163 75-80% 6 65.00–73.00 $68.66 $799 —
1017–1920 1445 75-80% 100 54.00–64.00 $57.87 $836 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1015–1560 1232 85-90% 6 35.00–37.00 $35.66 $439 -7.94
1015–1495 1235 85-90% 54 37.00–49.00 $42.75 $528 -0.85

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1330–1850 1537 10 51.00–61.00 $55.90 $859 —
1360–1940 1753 6 63.00–71.00 $66.55 $1,167 —
1790–2300 2041 7 75.00–77.00 $75.54 $1,542 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1227–1300 1242 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 5 735.00–850.00 $759.08
1277 1277 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 1,300.00 $1,300.00
1287–1483 1341 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 18 775.00–1,050.00 $869.61
1352 1352 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 660.00 $660.00
1206–1472 1363 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 84 675.00–950.00 $812.68
1226–1456 1377 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 12 635.00–800.00 $748.87
1160–1569 1380 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 140 660.00–1,575.00 $1,151.29
1120–1503 1383 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 37 1,150.00–1,300.00 $1,212.11
1360–1396 1389 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 18 1,075.00–1,500.00 $1,378.78
1465 1465 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
845–1475 1016 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 95 760.00–1,650.00 $1,478.98
1260 1260 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 875.00 $875.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1150 1150 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 610.00 $610.00 —
1200 1200 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00 —
1400 1400 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 8 1,175.00 $1,175.00 —

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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.