Winter Livestock Market Report, Dodge City, KS

Dodge City, Kansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 20, 2021

2,969 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest Winter Livestock report →

light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $165.62/cwt +12.14 vs last sale · ≈ $1,378/hd at 832 lb · 259 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $155.15/cwt +9.43 vs last sale · ≈ $1,140/hd at 735 lb · 245 head

light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $152.09/cwt +1.19 vs last sale · ≈ $1,420/hd at 933 lb · 174 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,969	3,414	3,917
Feeder cattle	2,812	3,224	3,645
Slaughter cattle	146	190	254
Replacement cattle	11	—	18

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers 400 lb to 900 lb sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher, instances 10.00 higher. Demand was good. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher with high yielding cows selling for 80.75. Slaughter bulls sold steady with 2 weeks ago.

New to these tables? Plain-English explainers ↓

Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
337	337	11	200.00	$200.00	$674	+17.13
365 unweaned	365	5	174.00	$174.00	$635	—
372	372	2	185.00	$185.00	$688	—
393 fancy	393	5	197.00	$197.00	$774	—
401–431 fancy	420	20	193.50–205.00	$201.09	$845	+5.70
420–446	441	88	181.00–190.00	$187.77	$828	+6.73
451 unweaned	451	5	153.00	$153.00	$690	—
463 fancy	463	6	196.00	$196.00	$907	+16.01
487–490	489	4	175.50–176.00	$175.75	$859	+12.60
510–544	527	94	165.00–169.00	$167.88	$885	-4.75
563–590 fancy	571	48	169.00–173.00	$170.18	$972	-2.98
562–576	572	53	154.50–166.00	$160.81	$920	-3.22
602–647	632	74	150.00–160.50	$154.69	$978	-8.30
657–680	665	26	142.00–144.00	$143.43	$954	-8.07
683	683	23	140.00	$140.00	$956	-11.50
714	714	5	139.00	$139.00	$992	-11.14
701–732	717	38	145.50–149.00	$148.02	$1,061	-2.12
710–744 fancy	719	85	165.00–167.50	$166.88	$1,200	—
755–790	770	43	153.50–162.00	$155.43	$1,197	-1.94
770–783 fancy	776	118	168.75–169.00	$168.89	$1,311	—
822–840	832	259	158.00–166.85	$165.62	$1,378	+12.14
883–893	891	57	150.00–150.25	$150.21	$1,338	-7.21
907–932	930	136	145.50–153.00	$150.90	$1,403	+4.77
946 fancy	946	38	156.35	$156.35	$1,479	—
976–980	979	72	140.00–144.00	$140.83	$1,379	-4.17

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
404–442	412	37	165.00–171.00	$169.02	$696	+0.67
465–478	477	27	160.00–169.00	$160.65	$766	+14.65
552–582	567	24	148.50–155.00	$151.66	$860	-4.79
667–696	686	20	135.50–146.00	$139.33	$956	+3.17
734	734	28	136.50	$136.50	$1,002	-10.50
754–775	761	49	147.00–150.50	$149.34	$1,136	+18.08
819	819	14	143.50	$143.50	$1,175	+6.00
985	985	4	133.00	$133.00	$1,310	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1016	1013	10	120.00–148.00	$144.34	$1,462	+4.45
1053	1053	5	110.50	$110.50	$1,164	-28.50
1170	1170	2	115.50	$115.50	$1,351	—

↑ Back to top

Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	4	199.00	$199.00	$537	+29.00
357–367	359	9	174.00–178.00	$174.91	$628	+9.67
424–435	428	28	149.00–156.00	$153.12	$655	-3.35
455–470	462	16	145.00–150.00	$147.77	$683	-0.83
501–544	515	101	140.00–150.50	$146.83	$756	-5.51
552–597	585	76	136.00–143.50	$141.70	$829	-3.48
585	585	4	131.50	$131.50	$769	-13.68
586 fancy	586	12	167.00	$167.00	$979	—
601–623 fancy	614	58	155.00–160.00	$156.93	$964	-0.77
602–647	619	41	133.00–143.00	$139.40	$863	-0.39
666 fancy	666	66	161.50	$161.50	$1,076	+5.50
681	681	77	157.00	$157.00	$1,069	—
727–737	734	170	150.75–156.60	$154.12	$1,131	+7.57
737 fancy	737	75	157.50	$157.50	$1,161	+4.65
764–785	781	77	148.00–152.50	$151.58	$1,184	—
806–844	825	16	149.00–151.50	$150.28	$1,240	+14.78
870	870	1	132.00	$132.00	$1,148	—
935	935	1	107.00	$107.00	$1,000	-24.50

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
357–383	378	40	149.50–151.00	$149.75	$566	+26.75
438–445	440	27	130.50–144.00	$133.54	$588	—
485–492	490	9	135.00–136.50	$136.00	$666	+2.50
500	500	30	135.50	$135.50	$678	-3.75
607	607	10	135.50	$135.50	$822	-4.56
655–682	669	32	133.00–143.00	$139.07	$930	-0.43
713–739	733	53	140.00–151.50	$145.99	$1,070	—
817–844	825	34	114.00	$114.00	$940	—
992	992	7	101.00	$101.00	$1,002	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1087	1087	2	92.00	$92.00	$1,000	—

↑ Back to top

Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
465	465	1	142.00	$142.00	$660	—
605	605	1	117.00	$117.00	$708	-15.74
690	690	2	132.00	$132.00	$911	+4.00
765	765	1	100.00	$100.00	$765	-15.76

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1271–1475	1360	75-80%	17	70.00–72.50	$71.04	$966	—
1255–2010	1608	75-80%	37	76.00–80.75	$78.37	$1,260	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1091–1225	1138	85-90%	37	48.00–58.00	$52.92	$602	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1153–1490	1295	80-85%	22	61.00–69.50	$65.58	$849	—

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1265	1265	1	67.00	$67.00	$848	—
1440	1440	1	78.00	$78.00	$1,123	—
1690–1860	1752	3	88.50–90.00	$89.36	$1,566	—

↑ Back to top

Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1215–1250	1238	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	825.00–850.00	$833.18
1238	1238	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	925.00	$925.00
1150–1555	1261	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	800.00–1,100.00	$888.26

↑ Back to top

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.