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Winter Livestock Market Report

Dodge City, Kansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 11, 2021

988 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $190.74/cwt +26.93 vs last sale · ≈ $771/hd at 404 lb · 134 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $144.99/cwt ≈ $1,256/hd at 866 lb · 73 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $182.00/cwt -6.87 vs last sale · ≈ $815/hd at 448 lb · 56 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 988 866 1,259
Feeder cattle 776 546 1,060
Slaughter cattle 197 299 180
Replacement cattle 15 21 19

Market comments — USDA reporter

*** Report *** Light run of feeder steers and feeder heifers. Nice run of steer and heifer calves. Demand was good.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 unweaned 305 1 187.50 $187.50 $572 —
370 unweaned 370 1 177.50 $177.50 $657 —
355–395 379 13 185.00–191.00 $188.15 $713 +3.15
448 448 56 182.00 $182.00 $815 -6.87
461–495 468 10 177.00–179.00 $178.58 $836 —
490 unweaned 490 6 174.00 $174.00 $853 —
530 fancy 530 6 179.00 $179.00 $949 —
542 unweaned 542 5 169.00 $169.00 $916 —
520–545 544 27 175.00–175.50 $175.48 $955 —
578–590 578 35 164.00–166.00 $165.94 $959 -8.06
623–645 627 10 161.00–166.50 $161.82 $1,015 —
627 fancy 627 11 168.00 $168.00 $1,053 —
666–676 672 12 152.00–159.00 $156.06 $1,049 -6.59
703 703 4 158.00 $158.00 $1,111 —
767–798 773 16 140.00–147.00 $145.64 $1,126 -2.86
864–870 865 14 146.00–151.00 $150.57 $1,302 +3.32
911–921 918 20 141.00–144.00 $142.96 $1,312 +5.96
965 965 1 138.00 $138.00 $1,332 +11.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
377 377 5 131.00 $131.00 $494 —
505–520 513 2 144.00–147.50 $145.78 $748 —
708 708 3 142.00 $142.00 $1,005 —
837 837 2 137.50 $137.50 $1,151 —
895 895 13 137.00 $137.00 $1,226 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1055 1055 1 139.00 $139.00 $1,466 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
341 unweaned 341 3 179.00 $179.00 $610 —
355–376 unweaned 373 7 167.50–169.00 $168.80 $630 —
387 387 6 178.00 $178.00 $689 —
400 fancy 400 113 196.00 $196.00 $784 —
402–438 426 21 161.00–167.00 $162.45 $692 -1.36
452–494 472 11 155.00–160.00 $156.74 $740 —
484 fancy 484 41 166.00 $166.00 $803 —
507–518 509 22 149.00–150.00 $149.86 $763 -19.64
542 unweaned 542 2 141.00 $141.00 $764 —
555–571 567 38 142.00–148.50 $147.72 $838 —
607–635 617 20 146.00–151.00 $149.20 $921 +4.20
662 unweaned 662 7 132.00 $132.00 $874 —
685–693 688 30 143.00–147.50 $143.99 $991 +1.41
717–737 730 6 138.00–139.00 $138.67 $1,012 -2.83
750 750 3 136.00 $136.00 $1,020 +6.00
853–865 859 13 135.00–141.50 $138.02 $1,186 —
868 fancy 868 60 146.50 $146.50 $1,272 —
942 942 2 132.00 $132.00 $1,243 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 4 151.00 $151.00 $740 —
572 572 2 135.00 $135.00 $772 -7.00
785 785 2 100.00 $100.00 $785 —
896 896 3 108.00 $108.00 $968 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
520 unweaned 520 11 158.00 $158.00 $822 —
535 535 1 140.00 $140.00 $749 -26.00
620–625 623 2 145.00 $145.00 $903 —
710 710 8 137.00 $137.00 $973 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1550 1234 80-85% 51 62.00–70.00 $67.17 $829 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1120–1490 1288 75-80% 39 72.00–78.00 $75.13 $968 —
1432–1750 1620 75-80% 12 78.50–83.00 $80.93 $1,311 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1060–1395 1153 85-90% 23 58.00–61.00 $59.07 $681 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1470–1950 1714 7 82.50–85.00 $83.37 $1,429 —
1575–2070 1904 12 87.00–97.00 $92.31 $1,758 —
1905–2160 2009 5 98.00–101.50 $99.71 $2,003 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1115 1115 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 985.00 $985.00
1160 1160 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 985.00 $985.00
1192 1192 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 7 810.00 $810.00
1575 1575 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,185.00 $1,185.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1300 1300 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 975.00 $975.00 —

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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.