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Winter Livestock Market Report

Dodge City, Kansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 25, 2021

1,660 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $155.92/cwt +5.70 vs last sale · ≈ $1,447/hd at 928 lb · 126 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $154.88/cwt +4.34 vs last sale · ≈ $1,128/hd at 728 lb · 113 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $154.52/cwt +6.17 vs last sale · ≈ $1,171/hd at 758 lb · 103 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,660 1,521 1,562
Feeder cattle 1,415 1,370 1,408
Slaughter cattle 237 146 154
Replacement cattle 8 5 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

*** Fi nal Report *** Compared to last week, feeder steers 700 lb to 1,000 lb sold 4.00 to 7.00 higher. Steers and heifers 500 lb to 700 lb sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Steer and heifer calves 350 lb to 500 lb sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder heifers 700 lb to 1,000 lb sold steady to 3.00 higher. Demand was good. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–342 336 3 196.50–197.50 $196.82 $661 +8.82
391 391 5 197.50 $197.50 $772 +12.50
427 unweaned 427 7 182.50 $182.50 $779 —
435 435 17 199.00 $199.00 $866 +17.95
456–492 482 29 175.00–181.00 $179.12 $863 —
493 fancy 493 23 186.00 $186.00 $917 —
525 unweaned 525 5 159.00 $159.00 $835 —
576 576 8 169.00 $169.00 $973 -1.00
606 fancy 606 16 179.50 $179.50 $1,088 -3.97
672–698 682 17 159.00–166.00 $160.18 $1,092 +4.40
764–782 776 92 160.00–160.50 $160.33 $1,244 +7.76
817–848 834 27 146.00–153.00 $149.99 $1,251 -2.33
926–930 928 126 155.85–156.00 $155.92 $1,447 +13.54
973–980 976 95 147.85–153.10 $151.05 $1,474 +10.14
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1001–1045 1010 108 135.00–141.25 $141.19 $1,426 -0.31
1078 1078 30 135.00 $135.00 $1,455 —
1135 1135 1 124.00 $124.00 $1,407 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
493 493 3 172.00 $172.00 $848 —
519 519 16 151.00 $151.00 $784 +5.50
590 590 3 152.50 $152.50 $900 —
673–691 681 18 131.00 $131.00 $892 —
733 733 3 146.00 $146.00 $1,070 +5.00
791 791 20 153.00 $153.00 $1,210 +17.50
842 842 2 133.00 $133.00 $1,120 -11.28
850 850 3 136.00 $136.00 $1,156 +6.50
926–930 927 6 122.00–128.00 $124.01 $1,150 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
575 575 9 136.00 $136.00 $782 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
341 341 5 198.00 $198.00 $675 +17.00
351 351 3 175.00 $175.00 $614 +1.61
375 fancy 375 3 185.00 $185.00 $694 —
413 413 6 173.00 $173.00 $714 +13.14
401–425 unweaned 416 11 147.50–157.50 $151.00 $628 —
419 fancy 419 16 191.00 $191.00 $800 —
471 fancy 471 28 168.00 $168.00 $791 —
479–487 482 46 161.00–165.00 $161.60 $779 +4.00
500 500 2 159.00 $159.00 $795 —
538 unweaned 538 5 152.50 $152.50 $820 —
560–593 574 75 150.00–157.50 $155.93 $895 -1.07
585 unweaned 585 4 141.00 $141.00 $825 —
618–644 631 20 147.00–155.50 $151.16 $954 -6.84
726–737 727 74 145.00–154.52 $153.35 $1,115 +0.54
725–749 fancy 730 39 157.00–158.00 $157.79 $1,152 —
758–762 758 103 154.50–155.00 $154.52 $1,171 +6.17
822 fancy 822 4 148.00 $148.00 $1,217 —
860–876 872 12 127.00–128.00 $127.25 $1,110 —
903 903 4 125.00 $125.00 $1,129 -5.29
995 995 25 126.50 $126.50 $1,259 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
442 442 9 160.00 $160.00 $707 +21.00
478 478 11 155.00 $155.00 $741 +17.00
514 514 11 127.50 $127.50 $655 —
578 578 12 130.50 $130.50 $754 -9.49
667 667 5 137.50 $137.50 $917 +10.97
802 802 22 121.00 $121.00 $970 -3.89
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1035 1035 7 116.50 $116.50 $1,206 +10.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363 363 5 162.50 $162.50 $590 —
421 421 5 187.50 $187.50 $789 —
440 unweaned 440 6 167.50 $167.50 $737 —
465 465 1 162.00 $162.00 $753 —
550 550 1 138.00 $138.00 $759 —
595 unweaned 595 6 135.00 $135.00 $803 —
747 747 24 143.00 $143.00 $1,068 —
880 880 2 120.00 $120.00 $1,056 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1227–1640 1347 75-80% 98 69.50–77.00 $73.25 $987 —
1367–1780 1508 75-80% 45 78.00–86.00 $82.91 $1,250 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1085–1343 1205 80-85% 41 58.00–68.00 $61.29 $739 +5.67
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1320 1192 85-90% 24 53.00–57.00 $55.35 $660 +10.43

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1410 1410 1 80.00 $80.00 $1,128 —
1640 1640 1 68.00 $68.00 $1,115 —
1895–2140 2046 6 91.00–93.00 $91.47 $1,871 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1076 1076 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 1,100.00 $1,100.00
1187 1187 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,000.00 $1,000.00
1220 1220 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,235.00 $1,235.00

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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.