Winter Livestock Market Report, Dodge City, KS

Dodge City, Kansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 2, 2022

6,247 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $140.88/cwt -8.87 vs last sale · ≈ $1,086/hd at 771 lb · 666 head

light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $154.68/cwt -2.37 vs last sale · ≈ $1,279/hd at 827 lb · 486 head

heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $147.14/cwt -6.52 vs last sale · ≈ $1,275/hd at 866 lb · 481 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	6,247	2,522	3,271
Feeder cattle	5,944	2,394	3,145
Slaughter cattle	303	128	126

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder steers 550 lb to 1000 lb sold steady to 5.00 lower. Steer calves 400 lb to 550 lb sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder heifers 650 lb to 900 lb sold 5.00 to 8.00 lower. Heifers 550 lb to 650 lb sold 7.00 to 10.00 lower. Heifer calves 400 lb to 550 lb sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Demand was moderate. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 5.00 to 6.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	1	215.00	$215.00	$720	+8.76
339 thin fleshed	339	6	227.00	$227.00	$770	—
373 unweaned	373	3	209.00	$209.00	$780	—
360–390	378	25	214.00–224.00	$217.25	$821	-17.75
410–447	438	34	203.00–215.00	$214.21	$938	-9.79
405–449 fancy	441	22	219.00–225.00	$221.49	$977	-17.51
455–467	465	12	211.00–215.00	$212.16	$987	+9.62
473 unweaned	473	13	173.00	$173.00	$818	—
450–499 fancy	480	101	218.00–231.00	$225.28	$1,081	+4.28
502–510 fancy	502	57	219.00–224.00	$223.91	$1,124	—
507–536	530	62	197.00–207.50	$204.28	$1,083	+16.78
552 unweaned	552	44	177.00	$177.00	$977	—
562–588	576	27	181.00–185.00	$182.20	$1,049	-18.33
560–594 fancy	581	245	192.00–205.50	$198.84	$1,155	—
603–611 fancy	606	57	189.00–200.00	$192.41	$1,166	-0.59
609–645	625	125	181.00–187.50	$183.60	$1,148	—
652–684	669	226	167.00–174.00	$170.43	$1,140	-2.64
716 fancy	716	54	171.00	$171.00	$1,224	—
700–748	722	321	153.25–163.50	$159.05	$1,148	-8.11
763 fancy	763	104	160.25	$160.25	$1,223	—
750–798	781	329	148.50–157.50	$153.70	$1,200	-0.76
808–836 fancy	825	216	156.50–162.50	$158.76	$1,310	—
810–843	828	270	145.00–153.75	$151.42	$1,254	-5.63
854 fancy	854	56	153.00	$153.00	$1,307	—
850–897	868	425	143.00–149.50	$146.37	$1,270	-7.29
901–947	925	292	140.75–146.50	$143.98	$1,332	-10.52
993	993	61	144.75	$144.75	$1,437	+0.83

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
470 fancy	470	9	198.00	$198.00	$931	—
482	482	33	193.00	$193.00	$930	—
522–535	530	29	171.00–194.50	$183.12	$971	—
565	565	7	170.00–175.00	$170.71	$965	-12.08
631–644	635	53	167.50–171.00	$169.52	$1,076	+11.02
670–688	685	31	149.00–161.00	$160.24	$1,098	+0.24
706–743	734	27	143.00–156.00	$150.21	$1,103	—
774–782	779	27	137.00–145.75	$142.24	$1,108	+5.52
800	800	5	144.00	$144.00	$1,152	—
918	918	3	119.00	$119.00	$1,092	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1001–1014	1004	96	138.75–143.35	$140.87	$1,414	+12.09
1085	1085	14	135.00	$135.00	$1,465	+3.69

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
327 fancy	327	4	215.00	$215.00	$703	+3.00
341–349	348	18	195.00–196.00	$195.16	$679	—
353–358	356	9	194.00	$194.00	$691	+26.75
360–388 fancy	378	14	193.00–197.00	$194.36	$735	-0.05
405–441	428	57	172.00–182.50	$181.72	$778	+4.72
450–488	475	99	171.00–180.00	$179.15	$851	+14.29
509–520 fancy	513	70	185.00–188.50	$185.62	$952	-9.38
540–546	544	73	170.00–179.50	$173.73	$945	—
550–595	555	182	168.00–175.50	$175.02	$971	+4.79
612–634 fancy	616	106	159.75–163.00	$160.95	$991	-7.84
601–626	617	204	150.00–158.00	$154.73	$955	-1.27
651 fancy	651	32	158.50	$158.50	$1,032	—
652–698	676	216	143.00–150.50	$146.77	$992	-5.15
719 fancy	719	88	148.75	$148.75	$1,070	—
726–745	742	61	135.50–139.60	$139.01	$1,031	-16.57
753–798	771	666	135.00–143.10	$140.88	$1,086	-8.87
801–832	814	140	135.25–139.00	$137.31	$1,118	-11.95
904–919	913	104	135.50–137.50	$136.69	$1,248	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
411	411	6	173.00	$173.00	$711	—
468–494	475	26	153.00–169.50	$164.88	$783	—
500–541	529	39	145.00–168.00	$159.79	$845	-1.51
557–588	584	40	149.00–160.00	$156.09	$912	-1.91
624–635	627	8	138.00–146.25	$144.16	$904	—
677–698	691	18	126.00–140.00	$136.26	$942	—
701	701	9	120.00	$120.00	$841	-7.50
942	942	9	114.00	$114.00	$1,074	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1007	1007	10	123.00	$123.00	$1,239	+2.00
1105–1120	1113	2	117.00–121.00	$118.99	$1,324	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
645	645	1	143.00	$143.00	$922	—
680	680	1	142.50	$142.50	$969	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1267–1480	1341	75-80%	18	97.00–100.00	$98.15	$1,316	+6.21
1110–1633	1408	75-80%	128	90.00–96.50	$93.31	$1,314	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1052–1530	1220	80-85%	88	80.00–89.00	$83.78	$1,022	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1050–1355	1143	85-90%	21	71.00–79.00	$75.33	$861	+2.74

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1165–1340	1223	4	90.00–97.50	$95.63	$1,170	—
1465–1697	1632	5	103.00–107.50	$105.48	$1,721	-7.52
1535–2200	1839	8	110.00–117.00	$113.21	$2,082	—

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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.