Cattle Market Pulse

Winter Livestock Market Report

Dodge City, Kansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, June 1, 2022

1,654 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $140.51/cwt +8.51 vs last sale · ≈ $1,147/hd at 816 lb · 270 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $133.60/cwt +1.10 vs last sale · ≈ $1,176/hd at 880 lb · 134 head
light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $144.19/cwt +0.22 vs last sale · ≈ $1,351/hd at 937 lb · 119 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,654 2,024 1,287
Feeder cattle 1,317 1,694 1,230
Slaughter cattle 328 325 57
Replacement cattle 9 5 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

*** Final Report *** Compared to last week, feeder steers 875 lb to 975 lb sold 3.00 to 8.00 higher. Not enough steers 500 lb to 875 lb for a market test. Feeder heifers 800 lb to 975 lb sold 5.00 to 6.00 higher. Not enough heifers 500 lb to 800 lb for a market test. Demand was good for cattle over 800 lb. Slaughter cows sold 10.00 to 12.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 5.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335–340 336 4 171.00–181.00 $178.47 $600 -34.03
375 375 6 192.00 $192.00 $720 -10.50
375 fancy 375 62 220.00 $220.00 $825 -3.00
452–495 474 12 169.00–175.00 $171.86 $815 —
553 fancy 553 18 181.00 $181.00 $1,001 —
595–598 597 4 160.00–162.00 $160.50 $958 -11.11
635 635 2 154.00 $154.00 $978 -8.00
695 695 1 145.00 $145.00 $1,008 -17.95
780 780 2 145.00 $145.00 $1,131 -10.03
800–823 820 54 145.50–148.35 $146.80 $1,204 -9.69
853–879 867 111 145.00–146.35 $145.74 $1,264 -10.26
910–948 937 119 142.00–146.25 $144.19 $1,351 +0.22
950–965 957 118 147.00–148.50 $147.81 $1,415 +10.93
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
417–430 421 3 154.00–162.00 $156.72 $660 +27.72
482 482 4 161.00 $161.00 $776 -12.00
585 585 1 138.00 $138.00 $807 -15.00
725 725 2 136.00 $136.00 $986 —
857 857 4 130.00 $130.00 $1,114 -6.69

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 180.00 $180.00 $558 +2.50
365 365 1 187.00 $187.00 $683 +22.00
411 411 5 188.00 $188.00 $773 +15.44
460–490 482 7 154.00–158.00 $155.26 $748 -6.52
509–526 515 24 148.00–156.00 $153.54 $791 -9.73
543 fancy 543 5 164.00 $164.00 $891 -7.00
556–585 568 8 151.00–155.50 $154.94 $880 -1.16
605–641 636 18 138.00–142.00 $138.32 $880 -8.32
649 fancy 649 56 148.00 $148.00 $961 —
667–678 676 12 135.50–138.50 $138.01 $933 -5.13
700–707 703 11 136.00–137.50 $136.69 $961 +1.78
783 fancy 783 23 140.00 $140.00 $1,096 —
804–808 806 155 137.60–138.50 $137.89 $1,111 +5.89
829–831 fancy 830 115 144.00–144.10 $144.05 $1,196 —
869–891 880 134 133.25–134.00 $133.60 $1,176 +1.10
930 930 2 124.00 $124.00 $1,153 +0.37
969–995 973 6 120.00–128.00 $126.64 $1,232 +8.66
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
351 351 3 147.00 $147.00 $516 +1.00
402–426 416 5 165.00–175.00 $168.86 $702 +53.12
455 455 1 145.00 $145.00 $660 -3.24
562 562 2 147.50 $147.50 $829 +1.50
804–826 815 14 125.00–128.50 $126.01 $1,027 +9.01
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1071 1071 3 104.00 $104.00 $1,114 -1.00
1130–1145 1134 11 103.00–112.50 $109.88 $1,246 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
528–547 542 12 155.00–156.00 $155.24 $841 —
585–590 588 2 139.00–154.00 $146.47 $861 +8.47
630–649 648 15 145.00–148.00 $145.19 $941 —
683 683 4 145.00 $145.00 $990 -9.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1665 1259 80-85% 105 75.50–86.00 $81.49 $1,026 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1245–1770 1372 75-80% 64 87.00–89.50 $88.34 $1,212 +6.19
1275–1565 1391 75-80% 30 90.00–97.50 $93.14 $1,296 +10.99
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1510 1176 85-90% 69 65.00–76.00 $69.63 $819 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1625 1625 1 95.00 $95.00 $1,544 —
1650–1760 1705 2 100.00–104.00 $102.06 $1,740 —
1817–2235 1966 8 107.00–111.00 $108.16 $2,126 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1100 1100 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 1,075.00 $1,075.00
1240 1240 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,075.00 $1,075.00
1278 1278 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 1,000.00 $1,000.00
1280–1510 1395 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,100.00–1,325.00 $1,221.77

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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.