Cattle Market Pulse

Winter Livestock Market Report

Dodge City, Kansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 17, 2021

2,961 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $152.76/cwt -0.99 vs last sale · ≈ $966/hd at 632 lb · 255 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $163.62/cwt +8.32 vs last sale · ≈ $855/hd at 523 lb · 214 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $195.81/cwt +9.75 vs last sale · ≈ $943/hd at 482 lb · 185 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,961 4,362 4,119
Feeder cattle 2,144 3,851 3,209
Slaughter cattle 302 333 458
Replacement cattle 515 178 452

Market comments — USDA reporter

*** Final Report *** Compared to last week, feeder steers 600 lb to 900 lb sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Steers 600 lb to 650 lb sold steady. Steer calves 400 lb to 600 lb sold 5.00 to 6.00 lower. Feeder heifers 400 lb to 900 lb sold steady to 4.00 lower. Demand was moderate. Slaughter cows sold 8.00 lower. Slaughter bull sold steady on light receipts

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–335 330 8 180.00–191.00 $185.93 $614 -18.73
335–336 unweaned 335 7 167.00–175.00 $171.57 $575 -25.93
375–396 393 24 180.00–187.50 $180.65 $710 -14.55
401–435 unweaned 414 16 166.00–170.00 $167.34 $693 -6.96
417–434 430 12 176.00–185.00 $179.50 $772 -14.71
433 fancy 433 5 212.50 $212.50 $920 +4.15
459–491 469 16 171.00–179.00 $172.80 $810 -13.00
481 unweaned 481 10 183.50 $183.50 $883 +11.96
477–491 fancy 483 159 192.00–206.25 $198.90 $961 -1.64
510–545 535 37 168.00–177.50 $170.33 $911 -16.41
541 fancy 541 47 179.00 $179.00 $968 -16.55
549 unweaned 549 7 159.00 $159.00 $873 -17.00
552–574 fancy 567 92 179.00–186.00 $181.92 $1,031 -4.68
558–596 579 59 160.00–170.00 $168.22 $974 -5.59
602 fancy 602 35 178.50 $178.50 $1,075 +1.79
613–644 635 81 163.00–172.50 $165.31 $1,050 +6.99
635–645 unweaned 644 44 150.00–159.00 $158.40 $1,020 —
659–690 670 108 150.00–160.00 $157.08 $1,052 -0.40
710 710 8 155.00 $155.00 $1,100 +1.03
750–769 767 24 141.00–147.50 $146.97 $1,127 -13.26
787 fancy 787 52 168.50 $168.50 $1,326 -1.15
832 832 5 147.50 $147.50 $1,227 -7.75
904 fancy 904 61 157.00 $157.00 $1,419 —
907 907 9 141.50 $141.50 $1,283 -8.11
960 960 10 150.00 $150.00 $1,440 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1071 1071 22 145.50 $145.50 $1,558 +2.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 3 137.00 $137.00 $630 -29.97
508 508 6 170.00 $170.00 $864 —
643 643 7 120.50 $120.50 $775 -30.50
830 830 5 132.00 $132.00 $1,096 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
314–346 fancy 328 9 191.00–202.50 $196.39 $644 -6.61
312–341 331 7 185.00–189.00 $186.36 $617 +7.88
350–371 367 5 162.00–171.00 $169.28 $621 +13.29
372 unweaned 372 7 149.00 $149.00 $554 —
372–380 fancy 378 9 182.00–189.00 $187.47 $709 +17.47
410–433 427 24 174.00–177.50 $175.24 $748 +6.41
426–447 fancy 433 86 177.00–182.50 $180.28 $781 -0.69
465–476 fancy 473 5 167.00–175.00 $172.63 $817 +5.10
453–498 488 68 158.00–164.00 $162.10 $791 +3.54
501–535 fancy 517 117 161.00–172.25 $167.85 $868 +5.41
508–532 526 78 157.50–163.00 $161.19 $848 +8.70
530–547 unweaned 543 19 147.50–148.00 $147.60 $801 +16.71
560–580 unweaned 564 10 132.00–141.00 $135.04 $762 -1.45
553–589 577 24 155.00–158.00 $157.14 $907 +7.53
602–641 unweaned 624 9 133.00–135.00 $134.14 $837 -4.53
607–643 627 150 142.00–150.50 $146.37 $918 +1.16
640–646 fancy 641 96 159.50–165.50 $164.49 $1,054 +0.73
663 663 8 145.00 $145.00 $961 -6.97
746 unweaned 746 3 130.00 $130.00 $970 -1.38
766 fancy 766 69 158.25 $158.25 $1,212 —
808 808 8 133.50 $133.50 $1,079 -10.39
895 895 5 133.50 $133.50 $1,195 —
910 910 3 126.50 $126.50 $1,151 -17.50
951–987 976 17 131.50–132.75 $132.39 $1,292 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 5 139.00 $139.00 $521 —
477 477 21 141.50 $141.50 $675 +5.50
514 514 15 135.00 $135.00 $694 -2.75
557–581 576 9 133.00–139.00 $137.71 $793 -6.29
602 602 4 125.50 $125.50 $756 -10.29
710 710 4 127.00 $127.00 $902 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
412–443 431 16 140.50–170.00 $155.85 $672 —
505–526 524 11 151.00–162.50 $152.01 $797 —
598 598 7 144.00 $144.00 $861 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1625 1237 80-85% 122 50.00–59.50 $54.11 $669 -0.93
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1430 1125 85-90% 66 40.00–49.00 $45.89 $516 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1120–1550 1354 75-80% 20 60.00–62.00 $60.32 $817 —
1375–1875 1624 75-80% 9 63.00–69.00 $64.88 $1,054 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1570–1660 1615 2 64.00–65.00 $64.49 $1,042 —
1490–2045 1723 5 71.00–76.00 $73.78 $1,271 —
1985–2055 2014 4 82.50–86.00 $85.14 $1,715 +1.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
917 917 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 7 1,260.00 $1,260.00
1049–1150 1063 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 7 1,225.00–1,275.00 $1,267.28
1160 1160 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00
1150–1340 1226 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 34 585.00–960.00 $749.31
1059–1555 1239 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 43 700.00–1,325.00 $1,075.63
1217–1278 1241 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 72 610.00–660.00 $654.28
1185–1294 1251 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 10 610.00–1,010.00 $886.70
1001–1426 1256 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 125 575.00–835.00 $773.84
1051–1465 1276 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 39 810.00–1,600.00 $1,224.01
1295 1295 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,200.00 $1,200.00
1045–1548 1300 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 118 560.00–1,010.00 $945.02
1185–1355 1304 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 25 800.00–1,225.00 $981.63
1334 1334 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 15 1,350.00 $1,350.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
955–1194 1105 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 10 910.00–1,600.00 $1,416.51
1120 1120 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,125.00 $1,125.00
1285 1285 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,200.00 $1,200.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1000–1100 1050 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 825.00–1,035.00 $930.00 -395.00
1200 1200 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 3 1,125.00 $1,125.00 —

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1000 1000 (<2 yrs)Open 3 1,325.00 $1,325.00 —

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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.