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Winter Livestock Market Report, Dodge City, KS

Dodge City, Kansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 14, 2022

3,499 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $176.96/cwt +3.96 vs last sale · ≈ $1,482/hd at 837 lb · 411 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $181.90/cwt +16.84 vs last sale · ≈ $1,234/hd at 679 lb · 274 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $169.64/cwt +12.31 vs last sale · ≈ $1,382/hd at 815 lb · 206 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,499 2,844 1,994
Feeder cattle 3,111 2,417 1,846
Slaughter cattle 381 405 148
Replacement cattle 7 22 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Winter Livestock in Dodge City will have a special calf sale next Wednesday September 21 in conjunction with their regular Wednesday sale. Compared to last week, feeder steers 775 lb to 975 lb sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Steers 500 lb to 775 lb sold steady to 4.00 lower. Steer calves 400 lb to 500 lb sold 10.00 to 20.00 lower. Heifers 550 lb to 925 lb sold steady to 2.00 higher, however thin fleshed and fancy heifers sold 8.00 to 10.00 higher. Heifer calves 400 lb to 550 lb sold 7.00 to 9.00 lower. Demand was moderate. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 212.50 $212.50 $638 +5.80
321 fancy 321 6 236.00 $236.00 $758 —
331 unweaned 331 3 183.00 $183.00 $606 —
351 fancy 351 5 242.50 $242.50 $851 —
360–384 374 34 220.00–226.00 $222.52 $832 +10.02
387 unweaned 387 2 203.00 $203.00 $786 -5.00
420–441 438 7 185.00–189.50 $188.88 $827 -29.85
438 fancy 438 5 195.00 $195.00 $854 -35.38
400–446 unweaned 439 27 171.00–177.00 $175.11 $769 -22.90
467 fancy 467 7 197.50 $197.50 $922 -24.55
458–493 482 138 182.00–192.00 $187.14 $902 -10.59
487 unweaned 487 4 175.00 $175.00 $852 -9.98
515–536 fancy 524 46 187.50–199.00 $193.89 $1,016 -16.27
510–545 536 49 172.00–179.50 $178.11 $955 -18.41
561 unweaned 561 8 171.00 $171.00 $959 -4.00
556–572 563 65 177.00–182.00 $180.22 $1,015 -9.18
576 fancy 576 9 189.00 $189.00 $1,089 —
603 unweaned 603 3 167.00 $167.00 $1,007 —
612–630 618 27 173.00–179.00 $176.83 $1,093 -3.17
634 fancy 634 49 183.75 $183.75 $1,165 -4.63
663–686 677 74 171.00–173.50 $171.86 $1,163 -4.40
710–742 736 26 167.50–169.00 $168.55 $1,241 -9.45
733–749 thin fleshed 744 100 176.00–181.60 $179.83 $1,338 —
756 thin fleshed 756 67 181.85 $181.85 $1,375 —
770–787 782 85 172.00–175.00 $173.26 $1,355 +2.00
806–846 837 41 162.00–171.00 $168.79 $1,413 -4.21
823–847 thin fleshed 837 275 176.60–181.00 $178.93 $1,498 —
839 fancy 839 95 174.25–175.75 $174.77 $1,466 —
856 856 14 167.00 $167.00 $1,430 +0.12
907–915 913 7 149.00–159.00 $151.84 $1,386 —
985–987 986 27 160.00–163.00 $161.45 $1,592 -2.28
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 1 167.50 $167.50 $687 -24.96
457 457 7 175.00 $175.00 $800 +13.24
565 unweaned 565 2 155.00 $155.00 $876 —
615–646 632 25 147.00–163.00 $159.88 $1,010 -9.95
690 690 1 141.00 $141.00 $973 -19.49
705–732 717 19 150.00–164.00 $158.43 $1,136 -3.81
762–783 774 49 149.50–169.00 $158.87 $1,230 +3.87
823–847 835 68 150.00–158.00 $154.14 $1,287 -5.86
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1013–1016 1015 54 152.00–154.00 $153.11 $1,554 +8.17
1321 1321 18 131.00 $131.00 $1,731 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 fancy 275 1 210.00 $210.00 $578 —
292 unweaned 292 2 167.00 $167.00 $488 —
320 fancy 320 10 210.00 $210.00 $672 -15.00
335 unweaned 335 1 167.00 $167.00 $559 -28.15
337 337 2 196.00 $196.00 $661 -13.94
369–390 374 17 184.00–190.00 $188.53 $705 -12.60
388 fancy 388 6 220.00 $220.00 $854 +14.00
409 fancy 409 5 195.00 $195.00 $798 -7.00
425–444 436 20 178.00–185.00 $182.02 $794 -8.20
425–438 unweaned 437 33 167.00–167.50 $167.03 $730 -8.96
460 fancy 460 3 182.50 $182.50 $840 -8.50
455–492 468 143 163.00–171.75 $166.99 $782 -12.75
470–473 unweaned 471 12 155.00–160.00 $156.91 $739 -12.09
507–547 532 76 163.00–170.50 $164.37 $874 -4.99
541 fancy 541 20 176.50 $176.50 $955 —
544 unweaned 544 12 159.00 $159.00 $865 —
563 fancy 563 43 176.00 $176.00 $991 +2.00
564 unweaned 564 10 156.00 $156.00 $880 —
565 565 3 170.00 $170.00 $960 +7.38
602–645 626 59 156.00–165.00 $157.78 $988 +4.32
625–644 thin fleshed 638 54 177.00–182.00 $180.37 $1,151 —
666 666 74 178.00 $178.00 $1,185 +12.94
674–690 thin fleshed 681 125 179.00–183.75 $181.59 $1,237 —
687 fancy 687 75 186.25 $186.25 $1,280 —
701–744 724 109 162.00–171.00 $166.97 $1,209 +11.22
750–779 766 36 161.00–167.00 $164.39 $1,259 +8.12
781 thin fleshed 781 27 172.25 $172.25 $1,345 +1.87
811 thin fleshed 811 52 173.00 $173.00 $1,403 —
800–829 816 154 163.00–169.50 $168.50 $1,375 +11.17
903–926 924 40 149.00–157.00 $156.22 $1,443 +22.05
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–335 328 5 152.00–160.00 $156.86 $515 —
485 485 1 162.50 $162.50 $788 +10.00
593 593 3 150.00 $150.00 $890 -9.37
605–628 615 19 141.00–156.00 $148.56 $914 —
655–683 661 29 158.00–167.00 $161.66 $1,069 +24.66
705–728 715 24 143.00–156.00 $148.20 $1,060 —
781 781 4 140.00 $140.00 $1,093 +5.55
801–835 814 23 131.00–158.00 $147.91 $1,204 +0.41
855 855 2 141.00 $141.00 $1,206 +7.00
954–975 962 11 122.00–123.00 $122.63 $1,180 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1018 1018 11 154.00 $154.00 $1,568 —
1051 1051 10 138.00 $138.00 $1,450 —
1110 1110 1 118.00 $118.00 $1,310 —
1291 1291 22 131.00 $131.00 $1,691 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
462 462 2 147.50 $147.50 $681 —
541 541 3 164.00 $164.00 $887 -4.40
740 740 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,184 +19.00

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1177–1730 1363 75-80% 145 80.00–85.50 $82.38 $1,123 —
1455–1825 1626 75-80% 14 87.00–89.00 $87.44 $1,422 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1053–1437 1149 80-85% 136 70.00–79.00 $74.00 $850 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1040–1510 1180 85-90% 49 52.50–66.00 $58.64 $692 -2.33

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1530–2265 1850 4 102.00–109.00 $106.74 $1,975 —
1880–2355 2087 6 110.00–114.00 $112.13 $2,340 —
2190 2190 1 98.00 $98.00 $2,146 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1015 1015 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 975.00 $975.00
1113 1113 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 1,125.00 $1,125.00
1445 1445 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,350.00 $1,350.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
980 980 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,110.00 $1,110.00

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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.