Winter Livestock Market Report

Dodge City, Kansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 24, 2021

4,566 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $130.53/cwt ≈ $950/hd at 728 lb · 433 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $128.62/cwt ≈ $991/hd at 770 lb · 383 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $135.64/cwt ≈ $1,058/hd at 780 lb · 348 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	4,566	99	1,121
Feeder cattle	4,051	—	1,021
Slaughter cattle	310	27	100
Replacement cattle	205	72	0

Market comments — USDA reporter

*** Final Report *** No recent feeder sales to establish a trend, however a higher undertone noted on most weights especially the grass prospect cattle. Demand was moderate to good following a week of no or light sales due to the weather. Slaughter cows sold steady. No recent comparison on slaughter bulls, however a higher trend was noted.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–396	375	8	182.50–189.00	$185.81	$697	—
406–436	419	7	185.00–187.00	$185.89	$779	—
464–467 fancy	466	13	195.00	$195.00	$909	—
485–490	486	5	180.00	$180.00	$875	—
506 fancy	506	7	181.00	$181.00	$916	—
500–541	526	72	165.00–176.00	$170.05	$894	—
565 fancy	565	8	169.00	$169.00	$955	—
565–597	589	12	157.00–160.00	$157.92	$930	—
590	590	2	141.00	$141.00	$832	—
624–638 fancy	636	46	156.50–160.00	$159.40	$1,014	—
630–647	644	20	145.00–146.00	$145.85	$939	—
656–695	676	204	138.00–145.50	$142.13	$961	—
700–747	731	266	133.35–144.00	$140.26	$1,025	—
778	778	14	127.00	$127.00	$988	—
753–799	780	334	130.50–139.25	$136.00	$1,061	—
814–832 fancy	819	77	136.25–137.50	$136.63	$1,119	—
826–848	839	213	128.00–133.00	$130.86	$1,098	—
852 fancy	852	40	135.00	$135.00	$1,150	—
855–888	869	236	125.50–132.75	$130.34	$1,133	—
907–924	912	174	125.00–129.10	$128.28	$1,170	—
972–996	979	150	122.50–127.00	$125.15	$1,225	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1001–1020	1014	34	121.00–124.50	$124.21	$1,259	—
1145	1145	8	111.50	$111.50	$1,277	—
1191	1191	8	114.50	$114.50	$1,364	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
557	557	7	128.00	$128.00	$713	—
766	766	4	115.00	$115.00	$881	—
873	873	1	114.50	$114.50	$1,000	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
292	292	2	525.00	$525.00	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
342	342	2	172.00	$172.00	$588	—
350–367	358	9	172.00–177.00	$174.50	$625	—
426–442	436	16	165.00–173.00	$168.20	$733	—
456–495	477	36	150.00–165.00	$157.09	$749	—
506–545	519	20	142.00–153.00	$148.45	$770	—
541 fancy	541	70	159.00	$159.00	$860	—
551 unweaned	551	9	137.00	$137.00	$755	—
558–590	571	67	142.00–146.00	$143.95	$822	—
560–590 fancy	574	218	149.50–158.00	$154.91	$889	—
583–597	591	13	132.00–135.25	$133.48	$789	—
601–645	620	43	125.00–134.50	$132.98	$824	—
654–671	663	89	131.50–136.00	$134.12	$889	—
700–748	728	433	124.00–133.50	$130.53	$950	—
751–793	770	370	125.00–131.60	$128.91	$993	—
776	776	13	120.50	$120.50	$935	—
813–836	822	114	121.25–126.85	$124.24	$1,021	—
858–880	866	56	117.00–123.50	$122.25	$1,059	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
480	480	7	116.00	$116.00	$557	—
583	583	14	131.50	$131.50	$767	—
623	623	4	123.50	$123.50	$769	—
662	662	18	128.50	$128.50	$851	—
714	714	7	119.00	$119.00	$850	—
772–774	773	14	123.00–124.25	$123.80	$957	—
825	825	6	119.00	$119.00	$982	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1009	1009	14	110.50	$110.50	$1,115	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
315	315	1	525.00	$525.00	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
500–528	521	4	160.00–162.50	$161.90	$843	—
657–664	662	14	126.00–134.00	$131.16	$868	—
745	745	11	122.50	$122.50	$913	—
860	860	4	107.00	$107.00	$920	—
950	950	2	111.00	$111.00	$1,054	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
995–1590	1222	80-85%	157	52.00–62.50	$58.29	$712	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1045–1710	1274	75-80%	14	67.00–73.50	$69.71	$888	—
1020–1900	1382	75-80%	93	63.00–66.00	$63.95	$884	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1005–1540	1202	85-90%	19	38.00–52.00	$46.24	$556	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1530–2240	1702	8	70.00–79.00	$75.37	$1,283	—
1390–2130	1822	10	82.00–90.00	$86.84	$1,582	—
1885–2225	2041	6	91.00–94.00	$92.56	$1,889	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1017–1090	1054	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	975.00–1,085.00	$1,028.09
1080–1285	1162	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	660.00–760.00	$704.23
1195	1195	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	875.00	$875.00
1181–1280	1201	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	700.00–760.00	$731.26
1205	1205	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	710.00	$710.00
1150–1320	1235	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	825.00–1,025.00	$918.12
1255	1255	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	850.00	$850.00
1140–1598	1306	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	18	750.00–910.00	$864.05
1250–1343	1320	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	950.00–1,085.00	$1,053.03
1138–1615	1321	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	71	725.00–1,060.00	$962.24
1225–1650	1379	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	34	950.00–1,185.00	$1,012.43

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1110	1110	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,050.00	$1,050.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1100	1100	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	925.00	$925.00	—
1100	1100	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,110.00	$1,110.00	—
1100–1200	1182	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	17	1,050.00–1,125.00	$1,063.24	—
1300	1300	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	8	1,100.00	$1,100.00	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
800	800	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	1,000.00	$1,000.00	—
850	850	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	1,050.00	$1,050.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
642	642	7	41.00	$41.00	$263	—
795	795	7	46.50	$46.50	$370	—

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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.