Cattle Market Pulse

Winter Livestock Market Report

Dodge City, Kansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 18, 2022

2,220 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $142.88/cwt +0.71 vs last sale · ≈ $1,256/hd at 879 lb · 270 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $150.79/cwt -6.45 vs last sale · ≈ $1,265/hd at 839 lb · 173 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $130.55/cwt -9.70 vs last sale · ≈ $1,116/hd at 855 lb · 156 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,220 2,112 895
Feeder cattle 1,754 1,786 660
Slaughter cattle 459 307 171
Replacement cattle 7 19 64

Market comments — USDA reporter

*** Final Report *** Compared to last week, steers 500 lb to 975 lb sold 5.00 to 8.00 lower. Feeder heifers 600 lb to 975 lb sold 7.00 to 11.00 lower. Heifers 450 lb to 600 lb sold steady to 3.00 higher. Demand was moderate. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
307–333 unweaned 323 16 197.00–205.00 $199.85 $646 —
330–349 341 10 203.00–206.00 $204.90 $699 -0.10
367 unweaned 367 2 186.00 $186.00 $683 —
403–438 425 21 204.00–210.00 $206.17 $876 +14.65
427 unweaned 427 5 190.50 $190.50 $813 —
450–491 485 7 167.50–172.00 $171.40 $831 -12.14
485 fancy 485 13 193.00 $193.00 $936 —
510 fancy 510 13 193.00 $193.00 $984 —
520–547 537 21 169.50–175.00 $171.25 $920 -15.23
573 573 16 170.00–172.00 $171.50 $983 -7.89
610–616 615 16 160.00–161.00 $160.75 $989 -9.25
615 fancy 615 43 170.00 $170.00 $1,046 -9.50
666–686 675 20 155.00–163.00 $159.20 $1,075 —
748 748 3 147.00 $147.00 $1,100 -20.00
766 fancy 766 60 158.00 $158.00 $1,210 —
755–793 787 29 143.00–149.50 $148.82 $1,171 -7.11
820–847 837 105 144.00–151.60 $150.66 $1,261 +5.52
841 fancy 841 68 151.00 $151.00 $1,270 -7.00
863–873 fancy 869 130 145.50–150.25 $148.83 $1,293 —
886–894 889 140 136.85–139.00 $137.35 $1,221 -4.82
900 900 57 136.50 $136.50 $1,228 -8.86
963–993 987 77 129.00–130.50 $130.25 $1,286 -9.48
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
317 317 2 179.00 $179.00 $567 -3.00
580–592 583 7 156.00–162.50 $160.62 $936 +2.62
605–643 624 12 146.00–158.00 $150.61 $940 -11.30
675–680 678 4 140.00–142.00 $141.00 $956 —
710 710 8 124.00 $124.00 $880 -21.06
778 778 12 134.00 $134.00 $1,043 -15.00
823–830 824 25 126.00–139.00 $136.38 $1,124 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1025–1038 1038 49 125.00–131.50 $131.37 $1,364 -7.61
1230 1230 2 117.00 $117.00 $1,439 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
273 273 3 188.00 $188.00 $513 —
321 321 9 187.00 $187.00 $600 —
333 unweaned 333 3 164.00 $164.00 $546 —
351–365 355 4 177.00–184.00 $178.80 $635 —
430–448 443 15 162.00–167.00 $163.24 $723 -6.95
487 487 10 163.00 $163.00 $794 +1.74
508–533 524 24 157.00–161.00 $160.49 $841 +3.04
588–590 590 24 160.50–164.50 $161.16 $951 +13.77
600–602 602 15 161.00 $161.00 $969 +15.00
669 669 11 138.00 $138.00 $923 -16.50
712–730 719 36 138.50–144.50 $141.50 $1,017 -16.10
762–782 764 70 139.50–144.10 $143.70 $1,098 -11.30
800–810 805 2 124.00–129.00 $126.48 $1,018 -15.43
853–857 855 156 130.00–131.00 $130.55 $1,116 -9.42
910 910 1 116.00 $116.00 $1,056 -21.10
950–979 976 42 122.50–125.00 $122.73 $1,198 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
456–488 474 7 149.00–157.00 $152.30 $722 +7.18
525 525 10 151.00 $151.00 $793 +3.00
562 562 2 146.00 $146.00 $821 —
601–642 630 20 140.00–145.00 $142.07 $895 +7.07
785 785 7 127.50 $127.50 $1,001 -9.50
822 822 2 125.00 $125.00 $1,028 +20.99
855–863 859 28 111.00–121.50 $116.58 $1,001 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1052 1052 2 108.50 $108.50 $1,141 —
1108 1108 44 88.00 $88.00 $975 —
1150 1150 2 107.00 $107.00 $1,230 +3.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
646 646 3 141.00 $141.00 $911 —
686 686 14 143.00 $143.00 $981 —
820 820 1 120.00 $120.00 $984 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1077–1890 1315 75-80% 226 70.00–79.50 $75.64 $995 —
1110–1590 1347 75-80% 74 80.00–85.00 $80.87 $1,089 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1058–1625 1197 80-85% 80 60.50–69.50 $65.86 $788 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1060–1168 1148 85-90% 11 54.00–58.00 $54.67 $628 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1555–1880 1679 8 90.00–98.00 $94.27 $1,583 —
1635–1745 1690 2 72.00–73.00 $72.52 $1,226 —
1730–2385 2071 11 100.00–111.50 $106.24 $2,200 +0.46

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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 1000 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,050.00 $1,050.00 —
1200 1200 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 4 1,235.00 $1,235.00 —
1600 1600 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,310.00 $1,310.00 —

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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.