Winter Livestock Market Report

Dodge City, Kansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 13, 2021

4,553 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $130.48/cwt -1.97 vs last sale · ≈ $1,078/hd at 826 lb · 456 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $140.69/cwt -0.66 vs last sale · ≈ $943/hd at 670 lb · 387 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $128.71/cwt -1.95 vs last sale · ≈ $868/hd at 674 lb · 354 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	4,553	6,498	4,353
Feeder cattle	4,283	5,995	4,023
Slaughter cattle	248	472	300
Replacement cattle	22	31	30

Market comments — USDA reporter

*** Final Report *** Compared to last week, feeder steers 400 lb to 950 lb sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower. Heifer calves 400 lb to 500 lb sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers 500 lb to 950 lb sold 3.00 to 7.00 lower. Demand was good. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–396	390	13	189.00–189.50	$189.08	$737	+4.89
401–437 fancy	417	13	180.00–189.00	$181.99	$759	—
405–445	431	37	164.00–172.00	$171.67	$740	-13.03
457–492	469	36	184.00–186.00	$184.70	$866	-4.69
485–499 fancy	494	61	192.00–196.00	$193.42	$955	—
496 unweaned	496	8	170.00	$170.00	$843	+9.87
511–526 fancy	523	16	180.00–187.00	$185.72	$971	—
504–546	524	29	160.00–170.00	$167.39	$877	+2.39
568 unweaned	568	18	137.00	$137.00	$778	—
562–593 fancy	583	35	165.00–169.50	$166.36	$970	-10.39
551–597	587	255	151.00–162.00	$156.46	$918	-5.26
598	598	18	144.50	$144.50	$864	-17.22
605 fancy	605	42	166.00	$166.00	$1,004	—
620–639	632	103	145.50–152.00	$147.36	$931	-1.42
642 unweaned	642	2	132.50	$132.50	$851	—
661–677 fancy	666	83	146.75–147.00	$146.82	$978	-1.31
661–686	671	304	133.00–143.00	$139.02	$933	-1.80
719	719	9	128.50	$128.50	$924	-9.24
708–749	729	301	132.00–140.00	$136.29	$994	-1.45
755–799	773	130	126.50–134.00	$129.43	$1,000	-6.48
812–848	826	456	125.50–133.00	$130.48	$1,078	-1.97
867–869	868	19	127.00–129.00	$128.16	$1,112	-4.89
921–930	924	9	120.00–122.00	$121.33	$1,121	-8.67
951–968	963	96	118.00–124.00	$122.14	$1,176	-5.45

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
592	592	10	133.00	$133.00	$787	-7.50
635	635	7	125.50	$125.50	$797	—
655	655	2	128.00	$128.00	$838	-7.00

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1014	1014	7	117.25	$117.25	$1,189	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	1	210.00	$210.00	$472	—
348	348	5	181.00	$181.00	$630	—
357–382 fancy	364	7	166.00–171.00	$169.50	$617	—
370–399	394	6	152.00–155.00	$154.53	$609	-29.47
405–426 fancy	413	49	158.00–160.00	$159.24	$658	—
401–439	418	34	146.00–155.00	$150.26	$628	-15.16
445 unweaned	445	30	133.00	$133.00	$592	—
451–460 fancy	456	35	156.00–157.50	$156.72	$715	+1.72
468–494	476	68	145.00–151.00	$149.15	$710	+2.83
481 unweaned	481	14	134.00	$134.00	$645	+1.00
518–520 fancy	518	81	143.00–148.00	$147.50	$764	-3.50
510–542	523	84	130.00–141.00	$133.18	$697	-9.54
531 unweaned	531	43	124.50	$124.50	$661	—
540	540	62	128.00	$128.00	$691	-14.72
563 fancy	563	61	138.00	$138.00	$777	-6.87
552–599	575	207	125.00–134.50	$130.95	$753	+4.71
588 unweaned	588	13	122.50–127.00	$124.58	$733	+1.58
609–642	635	183	124.00–128.25	$126.43	$803	-3.06
636 unweaned	636	4	126.00	$126.00	$801	+7.36
652–695	674	354	123.00–131.25	$128.71	$868	+7.21
716–719	718	16	117.00–118.00	$117.50	$844	-13.59
710–739	725	181	121.00–127.50	$123.12	$893	-7.97
751	751	3	121.50	$121.50	$912	-7.16
753 unweaned	753	12	119.50	$119.50	$900	—
752–795	768	149	120.50–126.00	$124.47	$956	-4.19
805–816	812	20	115.00–118.00	$117.45	$954	-9.39
902	902	6	108.00	$108.00	$974	-8.00
953	953	11	115.00	$115.00	$1,096	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
529–546	535	24	118.00–124.00	$120.29	$644	—
556	556	3	120.00	$120.00	$667	-6.50
620	620	3	124.00	$124.00	$769	+1.35
712	712	12	120.50	$120.50	$858	—
790	790	6	118.00	$118.00	$932	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
530	530	7	108.00	$108.00	$572	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1005	1005	4	107.00	$107.00	$1,075	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
589	589	9	133.00	$133.00	$783	—
630	630	1	123.00	$123.00	$775	-3.48
684	684	1	123.00	$123.00	$841	+5.00
728	728	3	116.00	$116.00	$844	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1035–1930	1385	80-85%	89	48.00–54.50	$51.32	$711	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1500	1211	85-90%	58	39.00–47.50	$44.63	$540	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1215–1870	1391	75-80%	14	57.00–63.00	$58.17	$809	-0.24
1050–1740	1467	75-80%	32	55.00–56.50	$55.47	$814	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1310–1855	1635	6	60.00–68.00	$64.10	$1,048	—
1295–2215	1816	9	70.00–77.50	$74.22	$1,348	—
1900–2185	2041	6	78.00–84.00	$81.29	$1,659	-0.87

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
932	932	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	975.00	$975.00
1130–1455	1293	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	750.00–975.00	$876.64
1345–1510	1450	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	725.00–810.00	$773.01
1515	1515	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	810.00	$810.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
920–935	929	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	710.00–850.00	$794.54
975–1180	1078	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	800.00–960.00	$887.61

Medium 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
775	775	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00

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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.