Winter Livestock Market Report

Dodge City, Kansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 17, 2021

892 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $139.26/cwt +4.75 vs last sale · ≈ $1,092/hd at 784 lb · 133 head

heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $128.24/cwt -0.65 vs last sale · ≈ $1,150/hd at 897 lb · 108 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $130.24/cwt -2.68 vs last sale · ≈ $877/hd at 673 lb · 99 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	892	6,630	605
Feeder cattle	857	6,312	480
Slaughter cattle	35	213	125
Replacement cattle	—	105	—

Market comments — USDA reporter

*** Final Report *** Compared to last week, feeder steers 400 lb to 800 lb sold steady. Feeder steers 800 lb to 900 lb sold steady to 2.00 higher. Heifer calves 300 lb to 600 lb sold steady. Feeder heifers 600 lb to 900 lb sold steady to 2.00 lower. Demand was moderate. Light receipts due to very beneficial rains. Slaughter cows and bull sold steady to 2.00 higher on light receipts.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450–485	482	10	176.00–181.00	$176.47	$851	-4.48
582	582	2	171.00	$171.00	$995	+4.00
589 fancy	589	10	172.00	$172.00	$1,013	-5.50
612 fancy	612	45	170.50	$170.50	$1,043	—
627–630	629	6	155.50–156.00	$155.83	$980	-0.53
650–698	675	21	148.50–151.00	$149.59	$1,010	+9.03
712–745	730	60	137.25–143.00	$139.75	$1,020	-1.42
773 fancy	773	63	142.00	$142.00	$1,098	—
774–798	794	70	135.50–137.50	$136.79	$1,086	+2.28
817–820	818	30	134.00–136.00	$135.26	$1,106	+5.39
825 fancy	825	62	138.50	$138.50	$1,143	—
897–898	897	108	127.35–129.10	$128.24	$1,150	-0.38
927–940	930	5	117.00–124.00	$122.58	$1,140	-2.87

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1015	1015	1	108.00	$108.00	$1,096	-13.25

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330 fancy	330	2	188.00	$188.00	$620	+13.00
490	490	3	144.00	$144.00	$706	+1.26
512–538	529	24	139.00–145.00	$140.82	$745	+4.82
551–595	583	19	131.00–132.50	$132.13	$770	+0.88
603–627	608	25	128.25–130.00	$128.61	$782	-5.31
663–691	673	99	129.00–130.75	$130.24	$877	-2.68
717	717	2	124.50	$124.50	$893	-5.82
787	787	5	117.50	$117.50	$925	±0.00
789	789	25	123.75	$123.75	$976	+6.25
801–825	811	52	120.00–122.75	$121.71	$987	+2.71
875	875	2	101.00	$101.00	$884	-21.86

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
422	422	4	124.00	$124.00	$523	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1067	1067	2	96.50	$96.50	$1,030	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
501	501	3	165.00	$165.00	$827	+15.00
640	640	1	139.00	$139.00	$890	+5.66
800	800	2	117.00	$117.00	$936	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1060–1807	1312	75-80%	12	62.00–65.50	$64.67	$848	—
1150–1685	1420	75-80%	5	66.00–68.50	$67.57	$959	+5.48

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
975–1205	1093	80-85%	6	53.00–60.00	$57.70	$631	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1580–1635	1608	2	72.00–77.00	$74.46	$1,197	—
1722–1910	1797	4	81.00–87.00	$83.87	$1,507	—
1815–1910	1863	2	92.00–92.50	$92.26	$1,719	—

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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.