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Winter Livestock Market Report

Dodge City, Kansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 12, 2022

6,569 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $154.30/cwt -6.34 vs last sale · ≈ $1,271/hd at 824 lb · 631 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $168.76/cwt -1.58 vs last sale · ≈ $1,137/hd at 674 lb · 393 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $161.02/cwt -3.06 vs last sale · ≈ $1,238/hd at 769 lb · 361 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 6,569 5,539 4,553
Feeder cattle 6,104 5,212 4,283
Slaughter cattle 339 218 248
Replacement cattle 126 109 22

Market comments — USDA reporter

*** Final Report *** Compared to last week, yearling steers and heifers 550 lb to 950 lb sold steady to 3.00 lower. Steer calves 400 lb to 550 lb sold 6.00 to 10.00 higher. Heifer calves 400 lb to 550 lb sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Demand was good on cattle under 550 lb. Demand was moderate on cattle over 550 lb. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290–293 292 4 191.00–197.50 $195.89 $572 —
325–345 337 5 197.00–201.00 $199.46 $672 —
361 fancy 361 3 222.00 $222.00 $801 —
355–397 390 11 202.50–210.00 $208.85 $815 +18.39
401 fancy 401 6 214.00 $214.00 $858 +11.95
422–426 423 16 196.50–200.00 $197.16 $834 +17.73
457–475 fancy 474 129 208.00–215.50 $213.54 $1,012 +10.04
478–488 481 22 192.00–200.00 $195.94 $942 +0.90
527–528 fancy 528 64 201.00–203.50 $202.45 $1,069 +7.14
506–548 529 81 180.00–192.00 $186.04 $984 +1.70
552–570 fancy 562 174 190.00–200.75 $195.53 $1,099 +12.53
552–593 578 143 174.50–186.00 $178.37 $1,031 +1.71
601–645 620 184 161.00–173.00 $168.33 $1,044 -4.96
621 fancy 621 88 180.25 $180.25 $1,119 -5.25
654–696 670 182 159.50–169.50 $165.08 $1,106 -2.14
656–691 fancy 677 211 170.00–174.60 $171.94 $1,164 -4.06
705–743 723 306 161.50–165.75 $163.00 $1,178 -2.52
765 fancy 765 87 168.75 $168.75 $1,291 -2.10
754–795 770 274 153.00–163.75 $158.57 $1,221 -3.23
801–847 824 631 151.00–158.50 $154.30 $1,271 -5.11
863–889 876 259 146.00–154.75 $151.21 $1,325 -6.13
901–948 920 128 143.00–151.50 $150.36 $1,383 -2.64
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 8 166.00 $166.00 $730 -9.00
481–487 485 35 159.00–179.00 $173.90 $843 -5.55
501–543 516 43 157.00–177.00 $172.33 $889 -3.67
590–591 590 34 169.50–170.00 $169.76 $1,002 +4.82
618 618 59 158.75 $158.75 $981 +12.75
673–699 690 108 151.50–155.75 $154.32 $1,065 +1.82
717 717 15 154.49 $154.49 $1,108 +5.68
786 786 5 149.00 $149.00 $1,171 -3.10
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1160 1160 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,450 —
1225 1225 1 114.00 $114.00 $1,396 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
292 292 5 192.00 $192.00 $561 —
340 340 4 188.00 $188.00 $639 +14.00
383 fancy 383 6 213.50 $213.50 $818 +30.50
386–399 393 15 169.00–180.00 $173.87 $683 -0.03
402–437 415 19 175.00–181.00 $178.67 $741 +8.11
464–493 fancy 474 42 174.50–184.00 $178.83 $848 +2.83
461–498 487 111 164.00–175.00 $169.38 $825 +5.89
503–524 fancy 516 112 171.25–179.00 $173.69 $896 -3.31
501–545 533 70 157.00–164.00 $159.37 $849 -5.01
550–591 571 215 151.00–161.50 $157.95 $902 -0.82
600 unweaned 600 16 142.00 $142.00 $852 —
602–603 fancy 602 34 158.00–161.50 $160.68 $967 +1.16
614–647 633 158 148.50–157.00 $152.97 $968 +0.65
656 fancy 656 98 158.60 $158.60 $1,040 +0.31
651–694 676 127 144.50–151.75 $150.38 $1,017 -4.43
719 fancy 719 63 153.85 $153.85 $1,106 —
711–730 726 151 146.00–150.50 $148.91 $1,081 -3.59
753–793 773 303 142.00–151.25 $147.53 $1,140 -4.20
815–839 823 187 144.50–149.00 $147.84 $1,217 -1.81
883 fancy 883 33 143.60 $143.60 $1,268 —
913 913 6 124.00 $124.00 $1,132 —
913–920 fancy 914 72 144.00–144.25 $144.05 $1,317 —
955 955 2 123.00 $123.00 $1,175 -20.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
416–444 430 48 146.00–180.00 $163.61 $704 —
480–498 492 34 145.00–146.00 $145.32 $715 +6.62
516–545 534 33 136.00–153.50 $149.31 $797 -3.69
575–595 580 81 141.50–146.50 $142.88 $829 -5.12
646 646 65 144.50 $144.50 $933 —
720 720 29 136.25 $136.25 $981 +2.25
755–788 774 12 138.00–140.00 $138.81 $1,074 —
945 945 8 97.00 $97.00 $917 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1085 1085 1 115.00 $115.00 $1,248 +10.00
1147 1147 2 106.00 $106.00 $1,216 —
1160–1175 1171 4 106.00–112.00 $107.49 $1,259 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
519–538 526 22 163.00–170.00 $165.60 $871 —
555–571 565 23 160.00–164.50 $161.73 $914 —
639 639 24 155.00 $155.00 $990 —
650–660 655 30 147.00–150.00 $147.81 $968 +22.81
750 750 2 140.00 $140.00 $1,050 —
940 940 2 128.00 $128.00 $1,203 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1090–1795 1406 75-80% 110 63.00–68.50 $65.60 $922 —
1346–1700 1455 75-80% 22 69.00–71.00 $70.62 $1,028 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1053–1612 1237 80-85% 118 51.00–61.00 $57.83 $715 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1053–1430 1213 85-90% 55 40.00–49.00 $43.95 $533 -11.53

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1715 1715 1 75.00 $75.00 $1,286 —
1615–2040 1829 5 80.00–89.00 $85.13 $1,557 -1.01
1985–2110 2045 3 91.00–95.00 $93.36 $1,909 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1155 1155 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 1,225.00 $1,225.00
1138–1245 1197 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 9 785.00–1,150.00 $995.83
1275 1275 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 610.00 $610.00
1240–1385 1296 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 37 760.00–850.00 $804.01
1135–1475 1305 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 42 675.00–960.00 $842.19
1194–1480 1307 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 21 660.00–825.00 $724.20
1355–1375 1365 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 900.00–1,075.00 $988.14
1225–1541 1383 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 8 1,175.00–1,200.00 $1,188.93

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
900 900 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,375.00 $1,375.00 —

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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.