Cattle Market Pulse

Winter Livestock Market Report

Dodge City, Kansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 7, 2022

2,844 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $202.32/cwt +0.18 vs last sale · ≈ $1,080/hd at 534 lb · 281 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $216.36/cwt +18.45 vs last sale · ≈ $1,041/hd at 481 lb · 226 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $181.20/cwt -8.07 vs last sale · ≈ $869/hd at 479 lb · 186 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,844 3,726 1,815
Feeder cattle 2,417 3,348 1,730
Slaughter cattle 405 377 85
Replacement cattle 22 1 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

*** Final Report *** Compared to last week, feeder steers 600 lb to 1,000 lb sold steady to 2.00 lower. Steer calves 400 lb to 600 lb sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers 700 lb to 900 lb sold steady to 2.00 higher. Heifer calves 400 lb to 700 lb sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Demand was good on steer calves, otherwise, demand was moderate. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–332 326 13 200.00–215.00 $206.70 $674 -13.73
363 363 4 212.50 $212.50 $771 -3.24
381 unweaned 381 7 208.00 $208.00 $792 +20.50
375–398 fancy 389 43 225.00–232.50 $227.19 $884 —
400–421 fancy 406 11 225.00–232.50 $230.38 $935 +24.38
405–426 unweaned 409 26 190.00–200.00 $198.01 $810 +14.87
413–439 422 17 218.00–220.00 $218.73 $923 +24.78
458–476 464 30 190.00–204.00 $197.73 $917 +2.35
472–487 unweaned 479 15 183.00–188.00 $184.98 $886 +5.28
463–492 fancy 484 181 215.00–232.00 $222.05 $1,075 +17.16
500–546 530 103 195.00–203.00 $196.52 $1,042 +6.43
512–543 fancy 533 142 206.50–218.00 $210.16 $1,120 +0.16
547 unweaned 547 36 188.00 $188.00 $1,028 —
570–594 576 72 188.00–196.00 $189.40 $1,091 +1.23
576 unweaned 576 3 175.00 $175.00 $1,008 —
603 603 7 180.00 $180.00 $1,085 -1.74
616–620 fancy 617 32 188.00–190.00 $188.38 $1,162 -1.62
660 fancy 660 14 189.00 $189.00 $1,247 —
668–697 686 14 169.00–180.00 $176.26 $1,209 +1.39
738 738 15 178.00 $178.00 $1,314 -0.61
753 fancy 753 27 182.00 $182.00 $1,370 —
765–791 774 11 170.00–172.00 $171.26 $1,326 -1.31
840 840 8 173.00 $173.00 $1,453 -0.10
857–870 thin fleshed 860 102 175.50–182.00 $181.74 $1,563 -2.43
866–892 884 10 166.00–169.00 $166.88 $1,475 -5.39
992–998 993 58 161.50–164.25 $163.73 $1,626 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 10 184.00 $184.00 $718 —
400 unweaned 400 6 182.50 $182.50 $730 —
405–445 430 40 189.00–194.00 $192.46 $828 —
451–497 481 34 154.10–180.00 $161.76 $778 +2.97
517–533 521 13 162.50–178.00 $174.34 $908 —
551–592 567 5 157.50–169.00 $162.30 $920 —
615 615 12 168.00–170.00 $169.83 $1,044 +5.47
650–672 659 5 156.00–167.00 $160.49 $1,058 -2.13
700–737 713 11 156.00–166.00 $162.24 $1,157 -6.35
755 755 2 155.00 $155.00 $1,170 -13.48
805 805 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,288 -6.04
860 860 2 155.00 $155.00 $1,333 —
998 998 2 134.00 $134.00 $1,337 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1025–1040 1030 3 133.00–151.00 $144.94 $1,493 —
1125 1125 2 148.00 $148.00 $1,665 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
326 fancy 326 3 225.00 $225.00 $734 —
317–345 unweaned 331 8 193.00–197.50 $195.15 $646 —
323–348 338 14 200.00–212.50 $209.94 $710 +6.16
370 fancy 370 2 206.00 $206.00 $762 —
373 unweaned 373 6 182.50 $182.50 $681 —
357–397 377 29 194.00–204.00 $201.13 $758 +1.59
411 fancy 411 26 202.00 $202.00 $830 —
410–441 unweaned 426 16 170.00–180.00 $175.99 $750 —
403–446 437 110 184.50–195.00 $190.22 $831 +1.70
465 fancy 465 28 191.00 $191.00 $888 —
480 unweaned 480 4 169.00 $169.00 $811 —
453–498 482 154 174.00–186.00 $179.74 $866 -5.06
506–537 519 54 166.25–174.00 $169.36 $879 -15.35
552 fancy 552 27 174.00 $174.00 $960 —
553–580 559 7 159.00–167.50 $162.62 $909 -12.48
608–634 626 10 152.00–157.00 $153.46 $961 -12.12
674–680 675 21 165.00–165.25 $165.06 $1,114 +1.06
730 thin fleshed 730 59 177.25 $177.25 $1,294 —
705–744 733 11 148.00–158.50 $155.75 $1,142 -17.53
755–786 770 22 152.50–158.50 $156.27 $1,203 -9.92
776–782 thin fleshed 779 130 170.25–170.50 $170.38 $1,327 —
806–817 810 134 156.25–159.50 $157.33 $1,274 +1.52
867–881 881 62 154.00–154.50 $154.48 $1,361 +0.72
900–909 fancy 909 62 148.00–154.50 $154.29 $1,402 —
914–930 917 6 134.00–135.00 $134.17 $1,230 -19.93
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
394 394 19 178.00 $178.00 $701 +8.00
485 485 1 152.50 $152.50 $740 -4.50
530–533 532 4 137.50–150.00 $146.89 $781 -28.11
563–575 566 8 157.50–160.00 $159.37 $902 +9.63
660 660 2 137.00 $137.00 $904 -7.00
778–795 780 9 134.00–138.00 $134.45 $1,049 -20.76
825 825 1 147.50 $147.50 $1,217 —
880 880 2 134.00 $134.00 $1,179 -10.81

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
518–535 529 11 161.00–172.50 $168.40 $891 -8.65
600 600 2 146.00 $146.00 $876 -7.29
720 720 4 141.00 $141.00 $1,015 -28.00
877 877 2 127.50 $127.50 $1,118 —
965 965 8 135.00 $135.00 $1,303 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1155–1685 1298 75-80% 116 80.00–88.00 $82.77 $1,074 —
1295–1670 1487 75-80% 39 89.00–94.50 $90.97 $1,353 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1660 1207 80-85% 136 71.00–79.00 $76.05 $918 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1345 1178 85-90% 48 51.00–69.00 $60.97 $718 -4.83

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1285–1995 1466 8 91.00–94.00 $92.02 $1,349 —
1620–2330 1927 8 101.00–108.00 $105.09 $2,025 —
1710–2240 1996 5 112.00–118.00 $114.15 $2,278 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
960–1117 1065 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 1,025.00–1,100.00 $1,077.46
1078 1078 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 7 1,150.00 $1,150.00
1365 1365 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 11 1,225.00 $1,225.00

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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.