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Winter Livestock Market Report, Dodge City, KS

Dodge City, Kansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 22, 2021

1,813 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $165.38/cwt -4.57 vs last sale · ≈ $974/hd at 589 lb · 154 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $150.53/cwt +4.52 vs last sale · ≈ $1,069/hd at 710 lb · 133 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $145.18/cwt +0.08 vs last sale · ≈ $1,135/hd at 782 lb · 123 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,813 1,994 2,806
Feeder cattle 1,651 1,846 2,623
Slaughter cattle 150 148 123
Replacement cattle 12 — 60

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder steers 800 lb to 1,000 lb sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Steers 400 lb to 800 lb sold unevenly steady. Steer calves 300 lb to 400 lb sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder heifers 700 lb to 950 lb sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Heifer calves 350 lb to 700 lb sold unevenly steady. Demand was moderate. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
291 291 3 186.00 $186.00 $541 -15.00
330 330 1 197.50 $197.50 $652 —
350–397 381 3 171.00–179.00 $173.45 $661 -19.41
403–446 425 16 171.00–180.00 $175.73 $747 -19.27
458 unweaned 458 3 157.00 $157.00 $719 —
475 475 12 172.00 $172.00 $817 -17.00
507–510 fancy 508 44 172.00–177.00 $175.63 $892 —
503–547 534 39 160.00–169.00 $162.83 $870 -0.78
551–593 588 83 152.50–157.50 $152.87 $899 -10.13
590 fancy 590 71 180.00 $180.00 $1,062 +6.00
612–620 615 3 160.00–161.00 $160.34 $986 —
625 fancy 625 19 166.50 $166.50 $1,041 —
654–690 666 23 147.00–154.00 $152.14 $1,013 -2.85
703–740 721 28 142.00–149.00 $147.51 $1,064 -9.03
745 fancy 745 13 159.00 $159.00 $1,185 —
766–793 787 18 144.00–151.00 $146.45 $1,153 -6.85
805 fancy 805 52 155.35 $155.35 $1,251 +6.43
803–847 825 26 142.00–151.00 $145.31 $1,199 —
859 fancy 859 63 156.00 $156.00 $1,340 +3.00
884 884 5 150.00 $150.00 $1,326 +2.60
980 980 63 137.50 $137.50 $1,348 +0.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
399 399 18 161.00 $161.00 $642 —
445 445 2 146.00 $146.00 $650 —
478 478 3 165.00 $165.00 $789 —
528 528 27 157.00 $157.00 $829 —
564 fancy 564 6 165.00 $165.00 $931 —
576–585 579 6 133.00–143.00 $136.37 $790 —
634–635 634 61 147.00–150.00 $147.30 $934 —
651–692 663 16 141.00–144.00 $143.29 $950 —
702 702 9 145.00 $145.00 $1,018 -1.00
794 794 11 133.00 $133.00 $1,056 —
838 838 4 133.00 $133.00 $1,115 -6.89

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
277 277 2 207.50 $207.50 $575 —
321 fancy 321 3 200.00 $200.00 $642 —
348 348 3 187.50 $187.50 $652 -6.12
355–392 367 8 175.00–183.00 $180.86 $664 -4.14
405 fancy 405 3 175.00 $175.00 $709 —
410–437 432 13 155.00–162.00 $157.29 $679 -2.54
457 fancy 457 29 171.00 $171.00 $781 —
470–483 471 37 157.00–163.00 $160.48 $756 +5.69
510–547 516 13 147.00–151.00 $147.65 $762 —
563 unweaned 563 4 132.00 $132.00 $743 —
555–582 570 49 144.50–145.00 $144.81 $825 —
597 fancy 597 31 153.50 $153.50 $916 —
624–642 629 8 133.00–135.00 $134.49 $846 -11.34
633 fancy 633 30 154.00 $154.00 $975 —
655–692 673 30 128.00–148.00 $141.47 $952 -2.22
695 fancy 695 66 154.50 $154.50 $1,074 +6.00
708 fancy 708 44 154.75 $154.75 $1,096 —
703–740 711 89 146.50–153.00 $148.45 $1,055 +2.44
751–798 782 123 142.00–149.00 $145.18 $1,135 +2.12
941 941 44 130.75 $130.75 $1,230 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
433 433 19 143.00 $143.00 $619 —
485–496 494 12 144.00–145.00 $144.84 $716 —
541 541 20 142.50 $142.50 $771 —
598 598 4 131.00 $131.00 $783 —
617–639 628 10 131.00–135.00 $132.96 $835 -0.54
670 670 21 147.00 $147.00 $985 —
711–741 720 30 121.00–136.50 $133.73 $963 -1.27
905 905 7 104.00 $104.00 $941 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1010 1010 4 128.00 $128.00 $1,293 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
339 339 5 200.00 $200.00 $678 —
451 451 3 157.50 $157.50 $710 —
452 unweaned 452 2 152.00 $152.00 $687 —
575 575 3 140.00 $140.00 $805 -8.00
656 656 5 126.00 $126.00 $827 -7.00
722 722 4 118.00 $118.00 $852 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1415 1181 80-85% 73 53.00–65.00 $59.30 $700 -1.74
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1505 1318 75-80% 25 64.00–69.50 $66.81 $881 -7.33
1385–1670 1474 75-80% 21 70.00–78.00 $72.96 $1,075 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1160 1105 85-90% 2 46.00 $46.00 $508 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1335–2065 1700 2 75.00–79.00 $77.43 $1,316 —
1785–1935 1860 2 90.50–92.50 $91.54 $1,703 —
1730–2240 1906 5 84.00–87.00 $85.31 $1,626 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900–965 933 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 900.00–1,150.00 $1,029.36
1015 1015 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,050.00 $1,050.00
1008–1105 1032 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 1,085.00–1,200.00 $1,115.78
975–1150 1063 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 835.00–1,150.00 $1,005.47
1452 1452 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 920.00 $920.00

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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.