Cattle Market Pulse

Winter Livestock Market Report

Dodge City, Kansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 29, 2021

1,753 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $157.06/cwt +1.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,382/hd at 880 lb · 180 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $153.01/cwt +3.11 vs last sale · ≈ $960/hd at 628 lb · 135 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $148.68/cwt -1.85 vs last sale · ≈ $1,079/hd at 726 lb · 107 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,753 1,813 2,076
Feeder cattle 1,429 1,651 1,812
Slaughter cattle 253 150 147
Replacement cattle 71 12 117

Market comments — USDA reporter

*** Final Report *** Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers 700 lb to 975 lb sold steady to 2.00 higher. Steer and heifer calves 400 lb to 700 lb sold steady. Demand was good. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bull sold 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
365 365 1 182.00 $182.00 $664 +8.55
395 unweaned 395 11 179.00 $179.00 $707 —
413 413 11 170.00 $170.00 $702 -5.73
439 unweaned 439 5 143.00 $143.00 $628 —
480 480 1 168.00 $168.00 $806 -4.00
527–549 545 10 168.00–170.00 $169.61 $924 +6.78
547 unweaned 547 8 160.50 $160.50 $878 —
550–595 570 24 157.00–166.25 $162.41 $926 +9.54
572 fancy 572 6 186.00 $186.00 $1,064 +6.00
615 615 3 161.00 $161.00 $990 +0.66
656–689 678 71 139.50–148.00 $144.13 $977 -8.01
701–703 702 17 142.25–151.00 $145.85 $1,024 -1.66
703 fancy 703 36 158.00 $158.00 $1,111 —
710 unweaned 710 5 139.50 $139.50 $990 —
761–788 775 98 155.75–156.25 $155.98 $1,209 +9.53
800–820 fancy 810 56 155.75–160.25 $157.95 $1,279 +2.60
830 830 4 145.50 $145.50 $1,208 +0.19
865–885 876 45 149.00–153.00 $150.62 $1,319 +0.62
880–889 fancy 881 135 157.00–159.50 $159.20 $1,403 +3.20
931 fancy 931 62 154.50 $154.50 $1,438 —
940 940 38 146.50 $146.50 $1,377 —
975 975 1 138.00 $138.00 $1,346 +0.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
477 477 2 143.00 $143.00 $682 -22.00
580–586 584 22 142.50–165.00 $148.71 $868 +12.34
736 736 30 136.50 $136.50 $1,005 -8.50
780 780 2 145.00 $145.00 $1,131 +12.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
338 338 4 170.00 $170.00 $575 -17.50
338 unweaned 338 3 164.00 $164.00 $554 —
385 385 6 173.00 $173.00 $666 -7.86
442 unweaned 442 9 146.00 $146.00 $645 —
452–470 460 9 141.00–151.00 $146.72 $675 -13.76
460 unweaned 460 4 144.50 $144.50 $665 —
489 fancy 489 10 156.00 $156.00 $763 -15.00
505–543 520 21 148.00–154.00 $151.37 $787 +3.72
554–587 569 32 140.00–141.00 $140.48 $799 -4.33
606 unweaned 606 9 138.00 $138.00 $836 —
627 fancy 627 91 158.00 $158.00 $991 +4.00
620–641 635 35 141.00–145.00 $143.88 $914 +9.39
682 682 7 146.00 $146.00 $996 +4.53
683 fancy 683 16 154.00 $154.00 $1,052 -0.50
719–734 726 107 143.50–150.00 $148.68 $1,079 +0.23
770 770 74 146.00 $146.00 $1,124 +0.82
807–841 829 83 139.60–145.85 $143.09 $1,186 —
929 929 43 141.35 $141.35 $1,313 +10.60
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
491 491 3 141.00 $141.00 $692 -3.84
596 596 15 137.50 $137.50 $820 +6.50
675 675 4 132.50 $132.50 $894 -14.50
748 748 5 123.00 $123.00 $920 -10.73
791 791 5 120.00 $120.00 $949 —
961 961 6 96.00 $96.00 $923 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
471 471 11 145.50 $145.50 $685 -12.00
540 540 1 131.00 $131.00 $707 —
670 670 1 117.00 $117.00 $784 -9.00

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1065–1750 1235 85-90% 106 48.50–59.00 $54.58 $674 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1545 1294 80-85% 67 60.00–69.00 $65.19 $844 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1260–1515 1421 75-80% 16 70.00–73.50 $71.60 $1,017 —
1425–1790 1603 75-80% 6 74.00–78.00 $76.42 $1,225 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1725 1725 1 65.00 $65.00 $1,121 -12.43
1450–1960 1788 8 72.00–79.00 $76.31 $1,364 —
1645–2055 1836 5 82.00–88.00 $84.72 $1,555 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1253 1253 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 9 800.00 $800.00
1200–1406 1292 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 25 670.00–810.00 $719.78
1045–1345 1303 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 17 760.00–900.00 $881.44
1135–1455 1310 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 11 810.00–925.00 $871.23
1357 1357 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 1,010.00 $1,010.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
946 946 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 985.00 $985.00
1015 1015 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 925.00 $925.00

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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.