Cattle Market Pulse

Winter Livestock Market Report

Dodge City, Kansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 31, 2022

3,726 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $180.09/cwt -8.06 vs last sale · ≈ $1,315/hd at 730 lb · 497 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $179.65/cwt +0.98 vs last sale · ≈ $1,383/hd at 770 lb · 393 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $181.37/cwt +6.32 vs last sale · ≈ $1,563/hd at 862 lb · 242 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,726 2,820 1,776
Feeder cattle 3,348 2,289 1,615
Slaughter cattle 377 518 158
Replacement cattle 1 13 3

Market comments — USDA reporter

*** Final Report *** Compared to last week, steers 500 lb to 925 lb sold steady to 4.00 lower, however 5 loads of thin fleshed steers weighing 800 lb to 900 lb sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Heifers 500 lb to 900 lb sold unevenly steady. Demand was moderate. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
313–345 315 18 212.50–223.00 $220.43 $694 -0.49
338 unweaned 338 3 186.00 $186.00 $629 -30.30
363–380 374 14 213.00–218.00 $215.74 $807 -4.11
392 unweaned 392 2 187.50 $187.50 $735 -6.70
408 fancy 408 4 206.00 $206.00 $840 —
411–425 unweaned 415 4 182.50–185.00 $183.14 $760 -9.77
430–443 440 27 193.00–196.00 $193.95 $853 -12.38
470–492 unweaned 476 7 179.00–180.00 $179.70 $855 -11.30
475–488 478 35 191.00–199.00 $195.38 $934 -7.04
469–490 fancy 479 31 203.00–206.00 $204.89 $981 —
518–542 534 15 185.00–194.50 $190.09 $1,015 -9.62
541 fancy 541 23 210.00 $210.00 $1,136 —
562 fancy 562 19 206.00 $206.00 $1,158 -12.31
550–596 578 65 185.00–194.00 $188.17 $1,088 —
601–625 605 18 177.00–185.00 $181.74 $1,100 -16.31
607 fancy 607 4 190.00 $190.00 $1,153 -20.50
667–677 676 14 171.00–175.50 $174.87 $1,182 -20.13
671–691 thin fleshed 683 200 181.00–186.00 $184.01 $1,257 —
705–749 729 400 175.00–183.85 $178.61 $1,302 -5.39
734 thin fleshed 734 69 186.85 $186.85 $1,371 —
735 fancy 735 28 184.50 $184.50 $1,356 -5.50
753–781 thin fleshed 769 358 179.25–180.85 $180.34 $1,387 —
758–796 779 35 171.00–175.00 $172.57 $1,344 -6.10
808–827 816 145 171.50–175.00 $173.10 $1,412 -3.25
854–859 thin fleshed 856 185 183.10–185.60 $184.17 $1,576 —
870–899 881 57 168.50–176.50 $172.27 $1,518 -2.78
900–933 931 129 164.00–165.85 $164.89 $1,535 -16.11
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
462–480 473 5 150.00–172.50 $158.79 $751 —
611–646 630 8 159.00–170.00 $164.36 $1,035 -4.29
665–686 674 16 157.50–169.00 $162.62 $1,096 —
700–723 716 51 163.00–171.00 $168.59 $1,207 —
758–797 776 10 167.00–171.00 $168.48 $1,307 —
837–844 840 14 165.50–167.00 $166.04 $1,395 -1.14
900–910 903 4 132.00–134.00 $132.50 $1,196 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
327–347 340 32 201.00–209.00 $203.78 $693 +2.92
353–390 368 16 193.00–200.00 $199.54 $734 +7.54
411–437 425 11 185.00–193.00 $188.52 $801 -1.96
454–461 thin fleshed 456 25 191.00–197.00 $193.75 $884 —
457–482 462 25 180.00–187.00 $184.80 $854 +6.86
505–525 512 35 180.00–187.00 $184.71 $946 +6.42
516 fancy 516 37 190.00 $190.00 $980 +0.72
530 thin fleshed 530 21 195.00 $195.00 $1,034 +3.00
554–586 570 50 169.00–177.00 $175.10 $998 +3.74
555–582 thin fleshed 574 34 182.00–182.50 $182.36 $1,047 —
617–640 634 8 163.00–171.00 $165.58 $1,050 -15.57
650–696 658 34 160.00–169.00 $164.00 $1,079 -6.13
691 thin fleshed 691 83 179.75 $179.75 $1,242 —
727–745 730 72 166.50–174.50 $173.28 $1,265 +6.39
765–786 782 146 164.00–168.00 $166.19 $1,300 —
805–847 822 197 154.25–162.50 $155.81 $1,281 -12.49
860–892 877 117 150.00–156.00 $153.76 $1,348 +11.76
901 901 50 154.10 $154.10 $1,388 +19.10
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 2 170.00 $170.00 $672 -5.00
460 460 2 157.00 $157.00 $722 —
540 540 7 175.00 $175.00 $945 +6.00
590–595 591 8 141.00–151.00 $149.74 $885 +0.84
610 610 2 160.00 $160.00 $976 +17.00
653 653 5 144.00 $144.00 $940 -2.00
709 709 13 161.25 $161.25 $1,143 +42.25
783–786 785 14 152.00–159.50 $155.21 $1,218 +15.39
884–899 895 20 142.00–146.00 $144.81 $1,296 —
937 937 2 138.00 $138.00 $1,293 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 495 7 142.50 $142.50 $705 —
500–520 513 3 173.00–179.00 $177.05 $908 —
584 584 5 164.00 $164.00 $958 —
604–613 609 14 153.00–155.00 $153.29 $934 +9.36
700 700 2 169.00 $169.00 $1,183 —
755 755 5 133.00 $133.00 $1,004 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
529 529 14 152.00 $152.00 $804 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1160–1740 1334 75-80% 177 80.00–87.00 $84.93 $1,133 —
1305–1692 1430 75-80% 45 87.50–91.00 $88.80 $1,270 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1625 1194 80-85% 92 72.00–79.00 $75.69 $904 -0.70
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1125–1255 1172 85-90% 5 61.00–69.00 $65.80 $771 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1295–1875 1528 7 93.00–98.50 $96.87 $1,480 —
1595–2425 1955 5 100.00–109.00 $106.52 $2,082 —
2170–2270 2220 2 113.00–114.50 $113.77 $2,526 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1113 1113 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 5 1,010.00 $1,010.00

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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.