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Winter Livestock Market Report

Dodge City, Kansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 24, 2022

2,820 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $171.56/cwt +2.34 vs last sale · ≈ $1,408/hd at 821 lb · 236 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $187.06/cwt +3.66 vs last sale · ≈ $966/hd at 516 lb · 204 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $178.67/cwt +1.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,417/hd at 793 lb · 201 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,820 1,881 1,660
Feeder cattle 2,289 1,332 1,415
Slaughter cattle 518 548 237
Replacement cattle 13 1 8

Market comments — USDA reporter

*** Final Report *** Compared to last week, feeder steers 700 lb to 900 lb sold 6.00 to 10.00 higher. Steer calves 400 lb to 700 lb sold 10.00 to 15.00 higher. Feeder heifers 500 lb to 900 lb sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Heifers 400 lb to 500 lb sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Demand was good. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 7.00 to 8.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–317 unweaned 315 3 214.00–221.00 $216.30 $681 —
326–335 330 12 219.00–222.00 $220.92 $729 +4.68
365–370 unweaned 366 11 192.00–200.00 $194.20 $711 —
361–397 379 16 217.00–224.50 $219.85 $833 -6.97
416–418 unweaned 418 16 192.50–193.00 $192.91 $806 —
405–445 419 29 200.00–209.00 $206.33 $865 +1.78
474–495 485 30 198.00–207.50 $202.42 $982 +15.16
486 unweaned 486 9 191.00 $191.00 $928 —
511 unweaned 511 24 190.00 $190.00 $971 —
500–545 513 28 196.50–202.00 $199.71 $1,025 +17.42
556–587 fancy 562 39 211.00–220.00 $218.31 $1,227 —
569 unweaned 569 7 176.00 $176.00 $1,001 —
611–647 619 43 191.50–200.00 $198.05 $1,226 —
622 fancy 622 80 210.50 $210.50 $1,309 —
668 668 18 195.00 $195.00 $1,303 —
703 703 41 184.00 $184.00 $1,294 —
706 fancy 706 92 190.00 $190.00 $1,341 —
785–799 793 201 176.00–185.00 $178.67 $1,417 +1.00
808–845 826 123 173.00–178.00 $176.35 $1,457 +6.35
840 fancy 840 57 181.50 $181.50 $1,525 —
857–882 865 111 172.25–180.50 $175.05 $1,514 +14.05
904 904 8 181.00 $181.00 $1,636 —
907 fancy 907 78 185.50 $185.50 $1,682 —
975 975 2 149.00 $149.00 $1,453 -16.00
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1025–1026 1026 59 145.00–160.85 $160.58 $1,648 —
1050–1080 1065 2 151.00–152.50 $151.74 $1,616 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 11 172.00 $172.00 $748 —
515–517 517 9 158.00–176.00 $172.01 $889 -0.49
560 560 11 173.00–177.00 $175.91 $985 —
624–647 630 9 163.00–179.50 $168.65 $1,062 -8.06
810–845 814 8 155.00–169.00 $167.18 $1,361 +11.18
980 980 1 137.00 $137.00 $1,343 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
258 unweaned 258 3 197.50 $197.50 $510 —
292 292 11 214.00 $214.00 $625 +1.50
318–338 321 14 194.00–202.00 $200.86 $645 +0.86
365 365 6 192.00 $192.00 $701 -1.61
412–425 unweaned 415 19 175.00–184.00 $181.58 $754 —
403–431 420 121 190.00–192.50 $190.48 $800 -3.81
425 fancy 425 6 193.00 $193.00 $820 —
455 unweaned 455 5 163.00 $163.00 $742 —
476–495 482 17 177.00–179.00 $177.94 $858 -3.58
505 thin fleshed 505 68 192.00 $192.00 $970 —
511–525 fancy 520 94 186.00–191.00 $189.28 $984 -1.72
505–528 524 17 176.00–179.00 $178.29 $934 -3.97
520–547 unweaned 528 25 167.00–173.00 $171.26 $904 —
550–553 551 11 167.50–176.00 $171.36 $944 +21.22
571 fancy 571 8 188.50 $188.50 $1,076 +14.77
601–623 615 23 179.50–182.00 $181.15 $1,114 +13.15
661–666 fancy 665 97 180.00–186.25 $184.65 $1,228 —
665–684 679 34 165.00–172.50 $170.13 $1,155 +5.88
707–723 721 23 165.50–169.00 $166.89 $1,203 -6.11
730 fancy 730 62 184.00 $184.00 $1,343 +3.75
762 fancy 762 71 173.50 $173.50 $1,322 —
801–848 814 64 164.00–171.00 $168.30 $1,370 +11.92
813–824 thin fleshed 816 122 174.25–175.00 $174.43 $1,423 —
842 fancy 842 50 168.75 $168.75 $1,421 -3.50
870 870 1 142.00 $142.00 $1,235 —
901 901 4 135.00 $135.00 $1,216 —
960 960 1 141.00 $141.00 $1,354 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 175.00 $175.00 $648 -6.00
435–448 441 7 173.00–179.00 $176.39 $778 +0.39
536–541 539 7 169.00 $169.00 $911 +1.40
550–580 567 7 141.00–160.00 $148.90 $844 +11.40
600 600 1 143.00 $143.00 $858 +8.50
688 688 3 146.00 $146.00 $1,004 -6.64
735 735 3 119.00 $119.00 $875 —
775–795 779 12 136.00–143.00 $139.82 $1,089 +20.47
800 800 8 166.75 $166.75 $1,334 —
850 850 1 142.50 $142.50 $1,211 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1015–1032 1026 3 124.00 $124.00 $1,272 +4.00
1082 1082 5 118.00 $118.00 $1,277 -3.50
1130 1130 1 121.00 $121.00 $1,367 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
620–635 631 4 140.00–156.00 $143.93 $908 -20.07
653–687 681 18 155.00–167.00 $165.08 $1,124 —
793 793 11 129.00 $129.00 $1,023 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1146–1875 1298 75-80% 182 80.00–89.00 $83.24 $1,080 —
1263–1785 1387 75-80% 21 91.00–95.00 $93.09 $1,291 +10.88
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1040–1522 1190 80-85% 144 71.00–79.00 $76.39 $909 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1337 1214 85-90% 73 60.00–69.50 $67.54 $820 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1417–1835 1611 7 80.00–92.00 $88.51 $1,426 —
1275–2455 1635 18 95.00–104.00 $99.18 $1,622 —
1885–2435 2052 8 107.00–117.50 $110.94 $2,276 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1353 1353 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 8 1,185.00 $1,185.00
1610 1610 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 1,275.00 $1,275.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
965–1180 1073 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,125.00–1,175.00 $1,152.51

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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.