Cattle Market Pulse

Winter Livestock Market Report

Dodge City, Kansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 3, 2021

4,397 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $133.53/cwt +3.30 vs last sale · ≈ $1,103/hd at 826 lb · 408 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $125.43/cwt -0.41 vs last sale · ≈ $973/hd at 776 lb · 389 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $147.22/cwt -7.32 vs last sale · ≈ $911/hd at 619 lb · 328 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 4,397 901 2,080
Feeder cattle 4,002 869 1,817
Slaughter cattle 196 23 223
Replacement cattle 199 9 40

Market comments — USDA reporter

*** Final Report *** Compared to last week, feeder steers 700 lb to 950 lb sold 3.00 higher. No recent comparison on steer and heifer calves 350 lb to 500 lb , however a higher market was noted. Steers 500 lb to 700 lb sold 3.00 lower. Feeder heifer 800 lb to 950 lb sold 3.00 higher. Heifers 500 lb to 700 lb sold steady. Heifers 700 lb to 800 lb sold 3.00 lower. Breaker cows sold steady. Boner and lean cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–371 fancy 362 9 185.00–190.00 $187.15 $677 —
365–390 385 33 170.00–180.00 $177.75 $684 —
395 unweaned 395 1 160.00 $160.00 $632 —
439 fancy 439 5 185.00 $185.00 $812 —
420–441 440 25 165.00–169.00 $168.85 $743 —
452–469 465 29 166.00–175.00 $169.80 $790 +15.80
487 unweaned 487 28 163.50 $163.50 $796 —
491 fancy 491 22 181.00 $181.00 $889 —
500–540 534 37 160.00–168.00 $161.73 $864 -3.34
535 fancy 535 11 173.00 $173.00 $926 —
550–555 fancy 553 37 156.50–165.00 $160.94 $890 —
567 unweaned 567 2 148.00 $148.00 $839 —
550–599 572 100 144.00–154.00 $149.55 $855 -0.61
614 614 32 139.00 $139.00 $853 -15.54
601–648 618 248 140.00–152.00 $147.25 $910 -7.29
612–636 fancy 627 48 151.00–155.00 $152.55 $956 —
651–652 fancy 652 49 149.00–150.50 $150.10 $979 —
653–689 679 111 139.00–146.00 $140.59 $955 -0.41
676–685 682 37 135.00–136.00 $135.65 $925 -5.35
706 fancy 706 5 142.00 $142.00 $1,003 —
721 721 8 123.00 $123.00 $887 ±0.00
703–736 724 181 133.50–140.00 $138.06 $1,000 +15.06
762–770 764 53 133.00–136.00 $135.46 $1,035 +3.18
818 fancy 818 74 140.00 $140.00 $1,145 —
800–846 828 334 129.25–138.75 $132.10 $1,094 +1.87
854–881 868 148 134.00–136.50 $135.61 $1,177 —
890 fancy 890 32 137.00 $137.00 $1,219 —
914–947 934 84 126.85–133.00 $128.12 $1,197 +3.70
968 968 27 128.75 $128.75 $1,246 +15.75
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
563–576 572 9 133.00–139.00 $137.03 $784 —
695 695 19 132.00 $132.00 $917 +1.00
752 752 20 133.50 $133.50 $1,004 —
906 906 6 119.75 $119.75 $1,085 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1024 1024 13 124.50 $124.50 $1,275 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
471 471 9 109.00 $109.00 $513 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
220–230 225 2 400.00–475.00 $438.33 —
285–295 291 5 425.00–600.00 $565.67 +28.80

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 7 176.00 $176.00 $598 +16.00
363 fancy 363 7 187.00 $187.00 $679 —
350–392 381 9 172.00–181.00 $174.29 $664 +22.29
418–445 435 41 154.00–164.00 $162.24 $706 +17.80
433–445 fancy 437 7 167.00–170.00 $169.13 $739 —
447 unweaned 447 10 151.00 $151.00 $675 —
467 fancy 467 10 159.00 $159.00 $743 —
477 unweaned 477 13 135.00 $135.00 $644 —
466–497 483 38 147.00–157.00 $152.83 $738 +7.83
505 fancy 505 2 150.00 $150.00 $758 —
501–548 526 250 137.00–147.00 $142.57 $750 +6.57
553–592 571 183 131.00–139.00 $136.68 $780 -1.56
576 unweaned 576 13 135.00 $135.00 $778 —
604 fancy 604 27 138.25 $138.25 $835 —
601–641 612 247 129.00–136.00 $133.05 $814 +0.05
617 unweaned 617 8 120.00 $120.00 $740 —
670–699 691 132 124.50–128.50 $126.15 $872 -5.02
698 698 6 115.50 $115.50 $806 -15.67
707–747 726 181 122.00–127.50 $126.63 $919 -3.48
743 743 12 123.00 $123.00 $914 -7.11
757 unweaned 757 4 119.00 $119.00 $901 —
769–797 776 385 121.00–127.50 $125.50 $974 -0.34
824–830 828 129 124.00–124.85 $124.48 $1,031 +3.23
885 885 13 121.50 $121.50 $1,075 +3.75
902–904 903 11 116.00–118.00 $117.27 $1,059 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 3 140.00 $140.00 $623 —
545 545 6 130.00 $130.00 $708 —
572 572 2 112.50 $112.50 $644 —
713 713 7 120.50 $120.50 $859 —
783 783 5 103.00 $103.00 $806 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1054 1054 8 88.00 $88.00 $928 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
295 295 1 500.00 $500.00 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
452–487 479 10 160.00–173.00 $163.26 $782 —
564 564 5 127.50 $127.50 $719 —
675 675 1 113.00 $113.00 $763 —
725–747 738 17 120.00 $120.00 $886 -1.00

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1063–1730 1325 75-80% 72 60.00–65.00 $62.98 $834 +0.34
1115–1468 1382 75-80% 20 65.50–68.00 $65.96 $912 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
960–1785 1219 80-85% 40 55.25–59.50 $57.65 $703 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
980–1750 1120 85-90% 22 49.00–54.00 $52.80 $591 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1420–1635 1525 3 70.00–77.00 $74.67 $1,139 —
1405–2170 1663 17 79.00–85.00 $83.07 $1,381 —
1615–2285 1888 6 87.00–91.00 $88.98 $1,680 +1.48

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1168–1395 1187 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 12 1,000.00–1,575.00 $1,518.68
1110–1323 1263 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 30 725.00–1,175.00 $1,078.48
1233–1485 1273 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 27 1,025.00–1,575.00 $1,487.22
1212–1405 1295 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 76 635.00–985.00 $909.21
1300 1300 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 875.00 $875.00
1255–1382 1313 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 12 825.00–875.00 $858.88
1346 1346 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 985.00 $985.00
1370 1370 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,050.00 $1,050.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1110–1145 1133 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 1,100.00–1,275.00 $1,217.87
935–1194 1141 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 27 1,050.00–1,650.00 $1,573.58
Medium 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
893 893 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 860.00 $860.00

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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.