Cattle Market Pulse

Winter Livestock Market Report

Dodge City, Kansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 17, 2022

1,881 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $179.00/cwt -1.10 vs last sale · ≈ $1,539/hd at 859 lb · 132 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $201.38/cwt -5.39 vs last sale · ≈ $1,046/hd at 520 lb · 112 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $177.45/cwt ≈ $1,293/hd at 729 lb · 106 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,881 2,381 1,521
Feeder cattle 1,332 1,970 1,370
Slaughter cattle 548 385 146
Replacement cattle 1 26 5

Market comments — USDA reporter

*** Final Report *** Compared to last week, feeder steers and feeder heifers 650 lb to 950 lb sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Steer and heifer calves 400 lb to 650 lb sold 3.00 to 10.00 higher. Demand was good. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 10.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
323–325 324 4 212.50–217.50 $216.24 $701 -11.76
362–390 379 25 223.00–230.00 $226.82 $860 +2.62
389 fancy 389 16 245.00 $245.00 $953 —
423–449 440 11 197.50–217.50 $204.55 $900 +0.55
471 fancy 471 29 227.50 $227.50 $1,072 —
473–490 479 8 184.00–192.50 $187.26 $897 -15.99
504–526 fancy 512 84 202.50–213.00 $207.74 $1,064 -5.86
530–544 542 28 181.00–182.50 $182.29 $988 -19.71
559–570 563 22 200.00–205.00 $201.61 $1,135 +9.34
656 fancy 656 5 184.00 $184.00 $1,207 —
748 748 29 178.50 $178.50 $1,335 +3.03
759–780 773 96 175.00–180.00 $177.67 $1,373 —
801 fancy 801 18 185.00 $185.00 $1,482 —
825 825 7 170.00 $170.00 $1,402 +9.00
856–860 fancy 858 118 179.50–183.10 $181.14 $1,554 +1.04
872 872 14 161.00 $161.00 $1,404 —
983 983 64 165.00 $165.00 $1,622 +1.90
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–395 385 2 190.00–192.50 $191.22 $736 —
512 512 2 172.50 $172.50 $883 +24.50
613–632 618 15 165.00–179.00 $176.71 $1,092 +6.74
653–683 674 10 159.00–161.00 $160.42 $1,081 —
838 838 5 156.00 $156.00 $1,307 +10.00
874–899 895 67 148.00–165.50 $158.41 $1,418 —
910 910 1 134.00 $134.00 $1,219 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
293 293 3 212.50 $212.50 $623 —
333 333 4 200.00 $200.00 $666 +1.40
354 fancy 354 8 210.00 $210.00 $743 —
390–391 390 9 187.50–195.00 $193.61 $755 +3.61
403–425 413 26 187.50–196.00 $194.29 $802 +10.29
471 fancy 471 26 202.50 $202.50 $954 —
478–499 496 37 181.00–185.00 $181.52 $900 -6.50
515 fancy 515 3 191.00 $191.00 $984 -6.50
509–546 526 20 178.00–186.00 $182.26 $959 +3.51
565–581 fancy 577 11 173.00–174.00 $173.73 $1,002 —
566–595 577 7 145.00–153.00 $150.14 $866 -21.02
609 609 5 168.00 $168.00 $1,023 +3.46
610 fancy 610 8 174.00 $174.00 $1,061 -7.50
672–685 680 29 162.00–168.00 $164.25 $1,117 +1.24
720 fancy 720 65 180.25 $180.25 $1,298 —
743 743 41 173.00 $173.00 $1,285 —
781 781 18 160.00 $160.00 $1,250 —
803–820 809 12 153.00–163.00 $156.38 $1,265 -8.10
810 fancy 810 51 172.25 $172.25 $1,395 —
946 946 4 129.00 $129.00 $1,220 +4.81
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 2 172.50 $172.50 $586 —
380 380 3 181.00 $181.00 $688 —
445 445 4 176.00 $176.00 $783 —
462–475 471 15 168.00–186.00 $180.11 $848 +15.11
542–543 543 5 164.00–173.00 $167.60 $910 —
550 550 1 137.50 $137.50 $756 +7.85
602–630 619 5 131.00–140.00 $134.50 $833 -8.50
665–696 677 10 151.00–155.00 $152.64 $1,033 +11.98
750–770 758 5 116.00–131.00 $119.35 $905 -8.65
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1006 1006 21 120.00 $120.00 $1,207 —
1061 1061 4 121.50 $121.50 $1,289 -19.92

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
608 608 5 164.00 $164.00 $997 —
740 740 2 130.00 $130.00 $962 —
1030 1030 1 129.00 $129.00 $1,329 —
1056–1061 1059 6 127.00–130.00 $128.50 $1,361 —
1171 1171 2 126.00 $126.00 $1,475 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1455 1201 80-85% 278 70.00–79.50 $75.24 $904 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1140–1780 1367 75-80% 63 87.00–93.00 $89.06 $1,217 —
1215–1525 1369 75-80% 124 80.00–86.00 $82.21 $1,125 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1040–1385 1107 85-90% 28 58.00–69.00 $64.75 $717 -9.70

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1255–1815 1559 12 91.00–100.00 $95.47 $1,488 —
1880 1880 1 82.00 $82.00 $1,542 -12.09
1650–2335 2016 10 101.00–106.50 $103.46 $2,086 —

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1115 1115 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,125.00 $1,125.00

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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.