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Winter Livestock Market Report

Dodge City, Kansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, July 27, 2022

1,599 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $168.65/cwt +2.46 vs last sale · ≈ $1,295/hd at 768 lb · 244 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $174.75/cwt +10.87 vs last sale · ≈ $1,370/hd at 784 lb · 86 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $166.93/cwt +0.06 vs last sale · ≈ $1,218/hd at 729 lb · 68 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,599 1,812 0
Feeder cattle 1,150 1,369 0
Slaughter cattle 439 443 0
Replacement cattle 10 — 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

*** Note *** Saturday July 30th, Dodge City will have their King of the Ring auction and are expecting 8,500 head August 3rd, Dodge city will have their Anniversary Sale expecting 6,000 head *** Final Report *** Compared to last week, steers and heifers 400 lb to 950 lb sold unevenly steady on very light receipts. Demand was good. Slaughter cows sold steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 7.00 to 8.00 higher. One high yielding bull sold for 109.50.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343 fancy 343 3 240.00 $240.00 $823 —
343 unweaned 343 4 202.50 $202.50 $695 —
362 fancy 362 16 233.00 $233.00 $843 +2.64
371 371 3 229.00 $229.00 $850 -5.23
412 unweaned 412 2 202.00 $202.00 $832 —
452 unweaned 452 4 208.00 $208.00 $940 —
450–487 473 38 206.00–211.00 $209.27 $990 —
505 505 4 189.00 $189.00 $954 -5.94
631–637 633 5 165.00–168.00 $166.21 $1,052 -9.52
670 670 1 162.00 $162.00 $1,085 -13.13
711–736 fancy 721 42 172.00–175.25 $173.99 $1,254 +5.84
725–748 743 26 151.00–158.00 $155.52 $1,156 -6.01
778–796 fancy 784 86 171.00–176.50 $174.75 $1,370 —
865 fancy 865 58 169.35 $169.35 $1,465 -2.54
979 979 17 143.00 $143.00 $1,400 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1116–1128 1119 18 135.00–136.00 $135.72 $1,519 -3.18
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
530 530 2 162.50 $162.50 $861 —
580 580 1 150.00 $150.00 $870 -14.43
722 722 5 153.00 $153.00 $1,105 ±0.00
770–792 782 4 135.00–155.00 $144.38 $1,129 -9.34
830 830 1 141.00 $141.00 $1,170 -10.66

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 2 207.50 $207.50 $643 +7.50
356 unweaned 356 4 172.00 $172.00 $612 —
370–395 384 26 192.00–199.00 $198.03 $760 +6.27
405–423 417 11 180.00–185.00 $183.03 $763 -1.95
450–474 467 38 172.00–180.00 $173.74 $811 —
506–540 520 6 158.00–165.00 $163.45 $850 -0.96
540 fancy 540 3 173.00 $173.00 $934 —
550–570 558 3 149.00–155.00 $152.01 $848 -8.25
593 fancy 593 19 166.50 $166.50 $987 —
632–640 634 45 150.00–154.50 $153.50 $973 -8.08
665–674 672 15 140.00–147.00 $144.74 $973 -8.56
697 fancy 697 38 166.00 $166.00 $1,157 —
702–749 722 50 150.75–156.50 $152.93 $1,104 -2.58
761–775 fancy 768 244 168.50–168.85 $168.65 $1,295 +1.76
907 907 21 146.00 $146.00 $1,324 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1021–1034 1031 24 125.50–135.00 $132.65 $1,368 —
1113 1113 9 125.00 $125.00 $1,391 -6.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
467–480 471 3 150.00–160.00 $156.61 $738 +3.61
625–644 641 7 141.00–151.00 $149.61 $959 +9.11
660 660 1 128.00 $128.00 $845 —
730–733 732 6 141.00–143.00 $142.34 $1,042 —
810–820 815 2 126.00–131.00 $128.52 $1,047 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1680 1229 80-85% 182 68.00–75.50 $72.80 $895 +7.40
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1060–1895 1275 75-80% 106 70.00–80.50 $77.96 $994 —
1290–1775 1416 75-80% 42 81.00–85.00 $82.61 $1,170 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1415 1151 85-90% 59 51.00–67.50 $60.85 $700 +6.01

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1330–1860 1630 4 71.00–82.00 $77.19 $1,258 —
1410–2165 1828 11 99.00–109.50 $102.76 $1,878 +17.15
1732–2100 1936 6 85.00–98.00 $92.23 $1,786 -1.31

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1300 1300 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 10 1,700.00 $1,700.00 —

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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.