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Winter Livestock Market Report

Dodge City, Kansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, July 13, 2022

1,469 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $154.80/cwt +2.06 vs last sale · ≈ $1,293/hd at 835 lb · 194 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $172.15/cwt +3.40 vs last sale · ≈ $1,488/hd at 864 lb · 121 head
heavy 9-weight M&L 1 steers $165.00/cwt ≈ $1,602/hd at 971 lb · 63 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,469 1,456 777
Feeder cattle 942 892 554
Slaughter cattle 522 465 198
Replacement cattle 5 99 25

Market comments — USDA reporter

*** Final Report *** Compared to last week, feeder steers 450 lb to 950 lb sold 3.00 to 10.00 higher on light receipts. Feeder heifers 450 lb to 900 lb sold 3.00 to 10.00 higher on light receipts. Demand was good. Slaughter cows sold 8.00 lower. One high yielding cow sold for 93. Slaughter bulls sold 6.00 to 7.00 lower. One high yielding bull sold for 106.50

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
373 fancy 373 6 210.00 $210.00 $783 -8.00
365–390 382 3 187.50–197.50 $190.69 $728 -15.38
410 410 1 191.00 $191.00 $783 -7.65
411–415 fancy 413 19 210.00–212.00 $211.05 $872 -8.95
458 fancy 458 6 212.50 $212.50 $973 —
464 464 5 191.00 $191.00 $886 +10.19
522–542 532 14 198.00–200.00 $199.02 $1,059 +18.71
552 fancy 552 9 199.00 $199.00 $1,098 +9.00
581 581 3 180.00 $180.00 $1,046 +11.00
602–633 fancy 628 12 188.00–191.00 $190.52 $1,196 —
688 688 4 177.50 $177.50 $1,221 —
728–738 733 10 155.00–161.00 $158.02 $1,158 -7.60
756 fancy 756 4 165.00 $165.00 $1,247 —
779–793 787 19 155.00–156.00 $155.27 $1,222 -7.80
837–846 845 14 159.00–165.50 $164.58 $1,391 —
860–869 fancy 864 116 173.10–173.50 $173.34 $1,498 +4.59
857–873 867 5 144.00–145.00 $144.60 $1,254 —
910 910 12 148.00 $148.00 $1,347 —
943 fancy 943 16 167.50 $167.50 $1,580 —
951 951 3 153.00 $153.00 $1,455 —
972 fancy 972 60 165.60 $165.60 $1,610 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
434 434 10 178.00 $178.00 $773 +17.00
556 556 4 166.00 $166.00 $923 —
606–615 610 6 153.00–176.00 $162.22 $990 —
660–697 685 3 149.00–160.50 $152.70 $1,046 —
745–746 746 6 133.00–147.00 $144.67 $1,079 —
755–798 784 8 123.00–144.00 $134.29 $1,053 —
830 830 5 144.00 $144.00 $1,195 —
860 860 1 141.00 $141.00 $1,213 -3.51
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1030 1030 1 141.00 $141.00 $1,452 +10.00
1092 1092 2 140.00 $140.00 $1,529 —
1250 1250 1 112.00 $112.00 $1,400 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
323 323 3 189.00 $189.00 $610 +5.18
363–365 363 9 181.00–190.00 $187.99 $682 +5.78
400–447 417 25 177.50–181.00 $179.12 $747 +5.12
450–470 460 2 168.00–170.00 $169.02 $777 +11.23
500 500 3 161.00 $161.00 $805 —
567–591 575 22 165.00–168.00 $166.90 $960 +4.31
620–645 642 8 152.00–156.00 $155.52 $998 +1.11
671 671 3 156.00 $156.00 $1,047 -1.93
698 fancy 698 27 163.00 $163.00 $1,138 —
720 fancy 720 44 168.25 $168.25 $1,211 —
743 743 10 152.00 $152.00 $1,129 —
823 fancy 823 25 158.75 $158.75 $1,307 —
811–849 837 169 153.00–155.60 $154.22 $1,291 +1.48
947 947 5 126.00 $126.00 $1,193 -2.01
989 989 6 116.00 $116.00 $1,147 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
601 601 3 145.00 $145.00 $871 +1.59
660 660 1 136.50 $136.50 $901 —
701 701 9 138.50 $138.50 $971 —
775 775 1 143.00 $143.00 $1,108 -2.00
809–831 817 17 105.00–142.00 $129.76 $1,060 +7.25
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1032–1042 1035 7 92.50–101.00 $98.55 $1,020 —
1110 1110 1 105.00 $105.00 $1,166 —
1295 1295 1 97.00 $97.00 $1,256 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
556 556 3 163.00 $163.00 $906 —
766 766 3 144.00 $144.00 $1,103 —
985 985 1 100.00 $100.00 $985 -30.00

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1282–1683 1367 75-80% 75 80.00–84.00 $82.64 $1,130 -8.35
1300–1681 1514 75-80% 94 85.00–93.00 $87.10 $1,319 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1696 1290 80-85% 152 63.00–79.00 $73.92 $954 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1755 1480 85-90% 118 54.00–69.50 $65.96 $976 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1535–2095 1723 8 83.00–88.00 $86.53 $1,491 —
1550–2590 1842 12 92.00–99.00 $94.62 $1,743 -8.50
1722–2215 1944 8 101.00–106.50 $102.66 $1,996 -6.47

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1128 1128 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 1,000.00 $1,000.00

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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.