Cattle Market Pulse

Winter Livestock Market Report

Dodge City, Kansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 9, 2022

4,158 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $151.80/cwt -3.47 vs last sale · ≈ $1,192/hd at 785 lb · 384 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $138.05/cwt -2.83 vs last sale · ≈ $1,070/hd at 775 lb · 309 head
light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $145.86/cwt +1.88 vs last sale · ≈ $1,328/hd at 911 lb · 280 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 4,158 6,247 6,630
Feeder cattle 3,785 5,944 6,312
Slaughter cattle 322 303 213
Replacement cattle 51 — 105

Market comments — USDA reporter

*** Final Report *** Compared to last week, feeder steers 700 lb to 975 lb sold steady to 2.00 lower. Steer calves 400 lb to 700 lb sold 10.00 lower. Feeder heifers 700 lb to 900 lb sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Heifers 600 lb to 700 lb sold steady to 2.00 higher. Heifer calves 400 lb to 600 lb sold 10.00 to 12.00 lower. Demand was moderate. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 5.00 to 6.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 210.00 $210.00 $672 -5.00
378–397 388 10 210.00–218.00 $213.88 $830 -3.37
413–430 417 8 203.00 $203.00 $847 -11.21
422 fancy 422 4 215.00 $215.00 $907 -6.49
453–485 469 20 192.00–199.00 $193.96 $910 -18.20
487 fancy 487 103 210.00 $210.00 $1,023 -15.28
508–515 fancy 511 89 200.00–207.00 $204.51 $1,045 -19.40
505–541 521 50 184.00–195.00 $192.54 $1,003 -11.74
561–583 fancy 572 113 184.00–194.00 $189.64 $1,085 -9.20
554–597 577 11 170.00–175.00 $173.22 $999 -8.98
614–631 fancy 622 63 185.50 $185.50 $1,154 -6.91
602–632 625 61 173.00–182.00 $180.94 $1,131 -2.66
662 fancy 662 5 172.00 $172.00 $1,139 —
657–693 674 81 163.00–168.00 $165.88 $1,118 -4.55
708–749 728 274 153.00–158.50 $156.16 $1,137 -2.89
760–797 785 384 149.00–157.50 $151.80 $1,192 -1.90
804–838 821 182 145.00–154.00 $150.11 $1,232 -1.31
850–892 869 245 139.50–145.75 $142.96 $1,242 -3.41
905–935 908 209 138.50–145.00 $144.46 $1,312 +0.48
918 fancy 918 71 150.00 $150.00 $1,377 —
963–995 973 100 137.00–139.00 $138.38 $1,346 -6.37
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
463 463 4 175.00 $175.00 $810 -18.00
521–539 528 24 176.00–181.00 $178.53 $943 -4.59
588 588 11 175.00 $175.00 $1,029 +4.29
610–637 625 13 159.00–169.00 $164.16 $1,026 -5.36
690–691 691 13 157.00–159.50 $158.92 $1,098 -1.32
710 710 4 140.00 $140.00 $994 -10.21
753–777 771 20 146.00–148.00 $146.49 $1,129 +4.25
840 840 9 144.00 $144.00 $1,210 —
936 936 53 137.75 $137.75 $1,289 +18.75
975 975 1 126.00 $126.00 $1,228 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1040 1031 15 121.00–133.50 $132.18 $1,363 -8.69
1185 1185 1 116.00 $116.00 $1,375 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 171.00 $171.00 $590 -24.16
355–381 375 8 166.00–169.00 $166.71 $625 -27.29
396 unweaned 396 4 163.00 $163.00 $645 —
415–432 427 8 160.00–166.00 $162.87 $695 -18.85
460–463 462 5 156.00–166.00 $159.98 $739 -19.17
489 fancy 489 52 180.00 $180.00 $880 —
520 fancy 520 11 180.50 $180.50 $939 -5.12
539 539 12 167.50 $167.50 $903 -6.23
557–560 fancy 559 83 165.00–166.75 $165.61 $926 —
552–597 568 19 150.00–159.00 $153.91 $874 -21.11
615–647 626 21 143.00–150.50 $146.86 $919 -7.87
625–645 fancy 642 87 158.75–159.00 $158.78 $1,019 -2.17
652–698 669 128 143.00–149.25 $147.02 $984 +0.25
703–745 721 81 137.50–144.50 $141.52 $1,020 +2.51
753–790 775 309 136.25–139.50 $138.05 $1,070 -2.83
807–835 816 43 130.50–137.00 $133.90 $1,093 -3.41
859 fancy 859 81 137.50 $137.50 $1,181 —
851–896 878 97 128.00–136.60 $135.33 $1,188 —
900–921 916 135 129.00–135.00 $134.13 $1,229 -2.56
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430–443 440 4 148.00–152.00 $151.02 $664 -21.98
450 450 2 163.00 $163.00 $734 -1.88
509–530 516 25 147.00–155.00 $151.37 $781 -8.42
560 560 1 141.00 $141.00 $790 -15.09
620–642 635 10 143.00 $143.00 $908 -1.16
712 712 16 130.00 $130.00 $926 +10.00
754–795 757 14 123.00–130.00 $129.47 $980 —
840–847 846 5 122.00–125.00 $122.60 $1,037 —
855 855 21 122.75 $122.75 $1,050 —
913 913 4 123.50 $123.50 $1,128 +9.50
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1009–1032 1016 7 123.50–124.00 $123.65 $1,256 +0.65

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1090–1855 1419 80-85% 203 79.00–87.00 $83.70 $1,188 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1493 1254 85-90% 43 69.00–78.00 $74.56 $935 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1231–1635 1323 75-80% 22 88.00–90.00 $89.32 $1,182 -8.83
1250–1510 1392 75-80% 3 93.00 $93.00 $1,295 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1525–2190 1962 9 101.00–108.50 $104.26 $2,046 —
1960–2135 2048 2 112.50 $112.50 $2,304 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1050 1050 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,050.00 $1,050.00
1195 1195 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 985.00 $985.00
1294–1347 1321 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 33 985.00–1,035.00 $1,013.75
1155–1427 1345 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 16 910.00–1,150.00 $1,087.63

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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.