Cattle Market Pulse

Winter Livestock Market Report

Dodge City, Kansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 5, 2022

5,539 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $152.50/cwt +0.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,101/hd at 722 lb · 609 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $165.52/cwt +0.16 vs last sale · ≈ $1,205/hd at 728 lb · 416 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $157.34/cwt ≈ $1,369/hd at 870 lb · 360 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 5,539 952 6,498
Feeder cattle 5,212 698 5,995
Slaughter cattle 218 241 472
Replacement cattle 109 13 31

Market comments — USDA reporter

*** Final Report *** Compared to 2 weeks ago, yearling steers and heifers 700 lb to 900 lb sold steady to 3.00 higher. Steer and heifer calves 400 lb to 700 lb sold 8.00 to 10.00 higher. Outstanding offering of high quality cattle. Demand was good. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–385 377 8 185.00–193.00 $190.46 $718 +11.75
413–430 422 6 176.00–183.00 $179.43 $757 -1.57
402–444 fancy 432 63 199.00–206.00 $202.05 $873 -13.95
456 fancy 456 82 203.50 $203.50 $928 —
462–485 480 26 193.00–196.50 $195.04 $936 +28.43
511–526 516 34 178.00–187.00 $184.34 $951 +6.34
522–546 fancy 543 159 190.00–201.50 $195.31 $1,061 —
560 fancy 560 7 183.00 $183.00 $1,025 +10.00
551–587 572 87 169.00–179.00 $176.66 $1,010 +20.00
615 fancy 615 63 185.50 $185.50 $1,141 +14.50
600–645 626 134 167.75–179.00 $173.29 $1,085 +18.79
654 fancy 654 65 176.00 $176.00 $1,151 —
658–693 675 118 163.00–170.00 $167.22 $1,129 +9.73
701–740 728 416 159.00–168.85 $165.52 $1,205 +2.61
766 fancy 766 65 170.85 $170.85 $1,309 —
768–799 784 193 158.75–165.00 $161.80 $1,269 +1.55
813 fancy 813 59 165.50 $165.50 $1,346 —
820–848 834 232 157.00–160.25 $159.41 $1,329 +0.83
855–885 870 360 155.00–158.75 $157.34 $1,369 —
911 911 14 153.00 $153.00 $1,394 +13.63
975–995 985 2 139.00–144.00 $141.53 $1,394 +3.03
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
398 398 3 165.00 $165.00 $657 —
405 405 3 175.00 $175.00 $709 —
454–497 473 30 165.00–185.00 $179.45 $849 —
519 519 8 176.00 $176.00 $913 —
581–597 584 53 157.00–167.00 $164.94 $963 —
636 636 23 146.00 $146.00 $929 —
679 679 16 152.50 $152.50 $1,035 —
702–707 706 10 140.00–151.00 $148.81 $1,051 +1.80
756–791 781 11 144.00–155.00 $152.10 $1,188 —
810 810 30 142.25 $142.25 $1,152 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1027 1027 2 148.00 $148.00 $1,520 —
1088 1088 14 145.75 $145.75 $1,586 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
336 336 14 174.00 $174.00 $585 +21.56
358 fancy 358 14 183.00 $183.00 $655 —
355–383 370 11 169.00–177.00 $173.90 $643 +9.71
439–440 439 175 163.00–173.00 $170.56 $749 —
455 fancy 455 113 176.00 $176.00 $801 +15.00
450–496 461 191 157.00–165.00 $163.49 $754 +14.44
518 fancy 518 62 177.00 $177.00 $917 —
513–544 531 86 160.00–167.50 $164.38 $873 +7.59
551–594 564 189 154.00–164.00 $158.77 $895 +12.88
568–575 fancy 571 148 170.80–175.00 $172.71 $986 —
605–644 624 94 147.00–157.00 $152.32 $950 +8.30
605–633 fancy 630 92 159.35–161.00 $159.52 $1,005 —
665 665 83 162.50 $162.50 $1,081 +19.60
671–677 fancy 674 19 157.50–159.00 $158.29 $1,067 +1.29
670–688 676 109 149.50–156.50 $154.81 $1,047 +11.91
703–749 722 609 149.00–154.50 $152.50 $1,101 +0.50
774–798 786 194 150.75–153.00 $151.73 $1,193 +10.73
808–834 813 184 145.50–151.25 $149.65 $1,217 -0.14
969 969 19 143.50 $143.50 $1,391 —
975 975 41 133.60 $133.60 $1,303 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
481–498 485 21 130.00–143.00 $138.70 $673 —
500 500 18 153.00 $153.00 $765 —
591 591 9 148.00 $148.00 $875 —
654–687 672 37 137.00–146.75 $142.28 $956 —
748 748 3 134.00 $134.00 $1,002 —
810–815 812 10 137.00–139.00 $137.80 $1,119 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1001 1001 3 117.00 $117.00 $1,171 —
1065 1065 1 105.00 $105.00 $1,118 -20.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650 650 3 125.00 $125.00 $812 —
820 820 1 118.00 $118.00 $968 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1635 1217 85-90% 60 48.00–59.00 $55.48 $675 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1110–1595 1277 80-85% 46 60.00–68.00 $63.82 $815 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1285–1460 1336 75-80% 8 69.00–71.00 $69.77 $932 +6.32
1360–1745 1553 75-80% 12 72.00–75.00 $73.65 $1,144 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1450 1450 1 79.00 $79.00 $1,146 —
1630–1910 1814 6 81.00–88.00 $86.14 $1,563 —
2065–2160 2113 2 94.00–95.00 $94.51 $1,997 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1016 1016 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 5 750.00 $750.00
1130 1130 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,125.00 $1,125.00
1078–1315 1167 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 18 925.00–1,025.00 $966.05
1190–1316 1244 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 21 775.00–780.00 $777.73
1361 1361 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 24 875.00 $875.00
1373–1665 1431 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 5 1,050.00–1,075.00 $1,069.18
1450–1573 1464 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 26 1,025.00 $1,025.00
1520 1520 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 850.00 $850.00

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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 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 8 1,060.00–1,160.00 $1,110.00 —

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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.