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Winter Livestock Market Report

Dodge City, Kansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, December 1, 2021

4,054 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $162.49/cwt +7.49 vs last sale · ≈ $1,190/hd at 732 lb · 259 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $159.91/cwt ≈ $1,383/hd at 865 lb · 254 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $174.23/cwt -2.34 vs last sale · ≈ $1,000/hd at 574 lb · 245 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 4,054 2,961 2,889
Feeder cattle 3,391 2,144 2,172
Slaughter cattle 620 302 365
Replacement cattle 43 515 352

Market comments — USDA reporter

*** Final Report *** Compared to 2 weeks ago, yearling steers 600 lb to 800 lb sold steady to 3.00 higher. No recent comparison on steers 800 lb to 1,000 lb, however a higher trend was noted. Steer calves 400 lb to 600 lb sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. No recent comparison on heifers 700 lb to 900 lb, however a higher trend was noted. Heifer calves 400 lb to 700 lb sold steady to 4.00 lower. Demand was good. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 8.00 to 10.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 206.75 $206.75 $610 —
328 fancy 328 12 226.00 $226.00 $741 —
330 330 1 200.00 $200.00 $660 +14.07
359 fancy 359 7 223.00 $223.00 $801 —
357–390 377 5 186.00–195.00 $189.41 $714 +8.76
400 fancy 400 3 210.00 $210.00 $840 -2.50
406–420 410 4 192.00–192.50 $192.37 $789 +12.87
462–477 unweaned 469 23 177.50–180.00 $179.68 $843 -3.82
459–487 fancy 470 40 198.00–208.00 $206.56 $971 +7.66
457–492 474 37 187.00–198.00 $195.22 $925 +22.42
512–522 fancy 517 49 188.00–190.00 $189.24 $978 +10.24
501–548 538 72 174.00–186.00 $177.08 $953 +6.75
558–560 fancy 558 52 181.00–188.00 $187.32 $1,045 +5.40
553–598 578 193 161.00–174.50 $170.70 $987 +2.48
602–639 616 105 155.00–167.00 $164.37 $1,013 -0.94
638 unweaned 638 8 140.50 $140.50 $896 -17.90
650–685 659 127 155.50–164.00 $162.45 $1,071 +5.37
703–735 726 184 150.00–164.00 $160.91 $1,168 +5.91
744 unweaned 744 10 144.50 $144.50 $1,075 —
749 fancy 749 65 169.75 $169.75 $1,271 —
755–776 763 197 159.10–163.00 $161.13 $1,229 +14.16
805–845 821 22 139.00–146.00 $141.80 $1,164 -5.70
805–848 fancy 837 102 156.75–159.50 $157.48 $1,318 —
853 fancy 853 55 161.25 $161.25 $1,375 —
862–882 868 199 159.10–159.75 $159.54 $1,385 —
917 fancy 917 62 159.50 $159.50 $1,463 +2.50
919–930 919 96 154.50–157.00 $154.75 $1,422 +13.25
980 980 2 137.00 $137.00 $1,343 -13.00
1062 1062 4 141.00 $141.00 $1,497 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
414 414 5 153.00 $153.00 $633 —
471 471 4 154.00 $154.00 $725 +17.00
487 unweaned 487 11 150.00 $150.00 $730 —
510–545 525 7 147.50–155.00 $150.84 $792 -19.16
556–598 580 117 143.00–165.00 $157.41 $913 —
636–637 636 22 149.00–152.00 $151.32 $962 +30.82
651–687 664 17 129.50–146.00 $139.83 $928 —
713 713 13 159.00 $159.00 $1,134 —
770–796 776 42 113.50–150.00 $138.45 $1,074 —
901–915 908 15 122.00–132.00 $126.71 $1,151 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1008–1048 1042 31 117.50–118.50 $118.34 $1,233 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1013 1013 6 131.00 $131.00 $1,327 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 194.00 $194.00 $572 —
318 fancy 318 4 202.00 $202.00 $642 +5.61
320 320 7 185.00–189.00 $186.14 $596 -0.22
356–385 358 19 177.50–180.00 $177.64 $636 +8.36
391 unweaned 391 12 158.00 $158.00 $618 +9.00
400–440 409 11 165.00–173.00 $166.15 $680 -9.09
417 fancy 417 23 178.00 $178.00 $742 -2.28
470 fancy 470 19 175.50 $175.50 $825 +2.87
450–493 476 99 159.00–169.00 $165.18 $786 +3.08
500–539 fancy 510 66 163.00–164.50 $163.94 $836 -3.91
506–528 517 81 151.00–160.00 $157.45 $814 -3.74
530–549 unweaned 536 27 146.50–148.00 $147.09 $788 -0.51
550–597 577 76 148.00–156.50 $150.90 $871 -6.24
592–596 fancy 593 18 159.00 $159.00 $943 —
611–641 620 140 140.00–152.50 $147.17 $912 +0.80
641–649 fancy 646 37 159.00–159.50 $159.34 $1,029 -5.15
650–673 660 70 135.00–145.00 $141.18 $932 -3.82
669 fancy 669 34 161.00 $161.00 $1,077 —
700–716 712 41 142.00–152.00 $147.31 $1,049 —
731 fancy 731 37 154.50 $154.50 $1,129 —
774 774 43 147.00 $147.00 $1,138 —
819 fancy 819 36 153.50 $153.50 $1,257 —
839 839 11 144.00 $144.00 $1,208 +10.50
887 887 2 139.00 $139.00 $1,233 +5.50
920 920 10 135.00 $135.00 $1,242 +8.50
951–992 957 14 128.00–129.00 $128.85 $1,233 -3.54
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
571–599 587 9 135.50–138.00 $136.58 $802 -1.13
627 627 6 139.00 $139.00 $872 +13.50
661–682 669 5 126.00–128.00 $126.82 $848 —
705–722 715 34 131.00–132.50 $131.89 $943 +4.89
775–787 778 9 136.00–141.00 $137.12 $1,067 —
950 950 2 130.00 $130.00 $1,235 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1042 1042 2 100.00 $100.00 $1,042 —
1065 1065 3 125.00 $125.00 $1,331 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 465 2 145.00 $145.00 $674 —
585 585 1 148.00 $148.00 $866 +4.00
644 644 10 135.00 $135.00 $869 —
710 710 1 115.00 $115.00 $816 —
755–773 772 27 120.00–143.50 $121.70 $940 —
835 835 1 115.00 $115.00 $960 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1297 1160 85-90% 176 50.00–59.00 $56.48 $655 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1058–1575 1249 80-85% 156 60.00–69.00 $64.68 $808 +10.57
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1195–1575 1353 75-80% 133 68.50–77.00 $71.91 $973 +11.59
1155–1815 1524 75-80% 17 78.00–82.00 $80.41 $1,225 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1230–2265 1671 10 74.00–81.00 $77.50 $1,295 —
1695–2160 1897 13 82.00–87.50 $85.11 $1,615 —
1875–2125 1989 6 93.00–95.00 $94.17 $1,873 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1050 1050 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 950.00 $950.00
1080 1080 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00
1130 1130 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 810.00 $810.00
1188 1188 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 835.00 $835.00
1080–1585 1215 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 11 775.00–1,475.00 $915.38
1271 1271 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 8 810.00 $810.00
1265–1310 1288 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 825.00–1,110.00 $969.99
1368 1368 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 1,400.00 $1,400.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
905 905 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 9 910.00 $910.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
975 975 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,600.00 $1,600.00 —
1000 1000 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 2 1,035.00 $1,035.00 —
1250 1250 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 2 1,450.00 $1,450.00 —

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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.