Cattle Market Pulse

Winter Livestock Market Report

Dodge City, Kansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 19, 2021

895 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $130.37/cwt +1.96 vs last sale · ≈ $887/hd at 680 lb · 84 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $123.25/cwt -0.72 vs last sale · ≈ $1,045/hd at 848 lb · 63 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $122.85/cwt +3.42 vs last sale · ≈ $1,057/hd at 860 lb · 63 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 895 2,981 2,639
Feeder cattle 660 2,800 2,327
Slaughter cattle 171 168 253
Replacement cattle 64 13 59

Market comments — USDA reporter

*** Final Report *** Compared to last week, not enough feeder steers or feeder heifers for a market test, however a lower trend was noted. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 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
497 497 2 160.00 $160.00 $795 —
500–533 513 10 165.00–172.00 $169.09 $867 -5.91
666–699 691 20 143.00–147.00 $143.96 $995 —
701 701 6 141.00 $141.00 $988 -5.50
791 791 20 133.00 $133.00 $1,052 —
850 850 23 129.00 $129.00 $1,096 -3.23
915–930 925 6 120.00–127.00 $124.69 $1,153 -6.66
984–995 988 18 120.50–121.00 $120.80 $1,194 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
698 698 10 111.00 $111.00 $775 —
705–721 715 18 126.00–130.50 $128.77 $921 -2.73
861 861 9 117.50 $117.50 $1,012 -7.33
975 975 4 110.00 $110.00 $1,072 -3.50
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1008–1022 1012 28 116.00–119.50 $118.49 $1,199 -5.67
1092 1092 2 105.00 $105.00 $1,147 —
1368 1368 4 91.00 $91.00 $1,245 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
297 297 2 148.00 $148.00 $440 —
360–388 381 6 145.00–147.00 $146.52 $558 -10.98
452–492 467 13 138.00–143.00 $140.28 $655 -4.72
505–545 532 3 129.00–134.00 $132.42 $704 -9.50
587–588 588 20 132.00–138.00 $134.70 $792 -1.73
600–631 622 7 127.00–130.00 $129.17 $803 -2.32
654–685 680 84 130.35–130.50 $130.37 $887 +0.75
712–744 731 42 125.00–128.25 $126.97 $928 -3.48
796 796 26 124.25 $124.25 $989 -4.37
848 848 63 123.25 $123.25 $1,045 -0.72
860 860 63 122.85 $122.85 $1,057 +3.42
903–912 908 8 116.00–118.50 $117.24 $1,065 -2.45
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
701 701 15 116.50 $116.50 $817 -2.57

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 2 165.00 $165.00 $676 —
555 555 1 135.00 $135.00 $749 —
693 693 4 119.50 $119.50 $828 —
820 820 2 113.00 $113.00 $927 -4.50

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1217–1611 1374 75-80% 32 67.00–68.50 $67.48 $927 —
1165–1786 1382 75-80% 31 71.00–74.50 $71.86 $993 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1670 1288 80-85% 61 60.00–66.50 $64.35 $829 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1480 1158 85-90% 9 51.00–59.00 $56.98 $660 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1270–2160 1699 10 86.00–97.00 $93.68 $1,592 —
1780 1780 1 71.00 $71.00 $1,264 —
1637–2534 2063 11 98.00–100.00 $98.97 $2,042 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1335 1335 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 910.00 $910.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
925 925 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,050.00 $1,050.00
975 975 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,075.00 $1,075.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1000 1000 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 12 1,685.00 $1,685.00 —
1100 1100 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 6 1,650.00 $1,650.00 —
1200 1200 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 5 1,000.00 $1,000.00 —
1200 1200 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 10 1,860.00 $1,860.00 —
1200–1300 1250 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 14 1,600.00–1,700.00 $1,650.00 —
1300 1300 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 1,675.00 $1,675.00 —

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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.