Cattle Market Pulse

Winter Livestock Market Report

Dodge City, Kansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 15, 2021

1,994 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $148.90/cwt -4.10 vs last sale · ≈ $1,380/hd at 927 lb · 280 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $155.90/cwt +1.61 vs last sale · ≈ $1,211/hd at 777 lb · 256 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $143.57/cwt -0.52 vs last sale · ≈ $1,173/hd at 817 lb · 152 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,994 1,815 2,154
Feeder cattle 1,846 1,730 1,969
Slaughter cattle 148 85 185

Market comments — USDA reporter

*** Final Report *** Compared to last week, feeder steers 450 lb to 900 lb sold unevenly steady. Feeder heifers 500 lb to 950 lb sold 4.00 to 7.00 lower. Demand was moderate. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 unweaned 290 3 172.50 $172.50 $500 —
295 295 3 201.00 $201.00 $593 —
372–390 382 14 186.00–196.00 $192.86 $737 —
413 413 10 195.00 $195.00 $805 +10.50
490 490 15 189.00 $189.00 $926 —
511–527 521 10 163.00–164.00 $163.61 $852 -28.39
562–591 577 14 163.00 $163.00 $941 -3.00
585 fancy 585 24 174.00 $174.00 $1,018 —
656–667 660 54 148.00–159.00 $154.99 $1,023 —
662 fancy 662 56 164.25 $164.25 $1,087 —
701 fancy 701 6 159.00 $159.00 $1,115 -0.50
710–741 723 89 152.50–159.50 $156.54 $1,132 +4.54
773–777 fancy 775 148 155.75–159.75 $157.79 $1,223 -1.31
776–786 780 108 150.50–154.75 $153.30 $1,196 +5.19
810–832 fancy 827 75 148.50–150.25 $148.92 $1,232 —
851–882 865 68 143.50–149.50 $147.40 $1,275 +0.88
883 fancy 883 61 153.00 $153.00 $1,351 —
910–929 918 32 130.00–135.00 $132.79 $1,219 -20.21
902–942 fancy 928 248 148.25–153.50 $150.98 $1,401 —
978 978 3 137.00 $137.00 $1,340 -2.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
721 721 5 146.00 $146.00 $1,053 —
802–836 825 19 138.50–140.50 $139.89 $1,154 +3.89
866 866 4 138.00 $138.00 $1,195 +4.50
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1077–1080 1080 12 124.50–134.00 $132.42 $1,430 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–343 341 14 185.00–195.00 $193.62 $660 —
372 372 8 185.00 $185.00 $688 —
410–447 435 9 157.00–166.00 $159.83 $695 —
470–495 490 14 154.00–155.00 $154.79 $758 -8.21
623–644 640 15 141.00–147.00 $145.83 $933 -9.50
670–686 684 31 138.00–144.50 $143.69 $983 -4.39
687 fancy 687 12 148.50 $148.50 $1,020 -14.50
723–748 745 112 141.00–147.50 $146.01 $1,088 -5.77
765 fancy 765 38 150.75 $150.75 $1,153 —
764–780 770 105 139.85–145.25 $143.06 $1,102 -11.41
807–819 fancy 810 111 144.00–146.00 $145.49 $1,178 —
837–838 837 41 136.00–139.25 $138.38 $1,158 -7.43
870 870 2 142.00 $142.00 $1,235 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
371 371 3 161.00 $161.00 $597 —
633 633 11 133.50 $133.50 $845 -11.50
721 721 7 135.00 $135.00 $973 -0.39
766–776 771 15 133.25–137.50 $135.53 $1,045 -4.97
832 832 4 112.00 $112.00 $932 -23.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 unweaned 400 2 175.00 $175.00 $700 —
503–507 504 8 153.00–158.00 $156.74 $790 —
581 581 11 148.00 $148.00 $860 —
640 640 1 137.00 $137.00 $877 —
650 650 1 133.00 $133.00 $864 —
963 963 3 130.00 $130.00 $1,252 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
735 735 2 127.00 $127.00 $933 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1560 1190 75-80% 16 67.00–72.00 $68.11 $811 —
1245–1660 1343 75-80% 35 73.50–75.50 $74.14 $996 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1055–1490 1167 80-85% 41 59.00–66.00 $61.04 $712 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1190 1090 85-90% 5 55.00–61.00 $57.08 $622 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1202–1665 1337 6 66.00–70.50 $68.13 $911 —
1260–2030 1692 13 73.00–82.00 $78.36 $1,326 —
1595–2035 1836 6 85.00–92.00 $87.74 $1,611 +24.74

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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.