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Winter Livestock Market Report

Dodge City, Kansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 26, 2022

3,260 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $165.54/cwt -1.79 vs last sale · ≈ $937/hd at 566 lb · 211 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $188.06/cwt +8.33 vs last sale · ≈ $1,094/hd at 582 lb · 199 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $171.73/cwt +2.02 vs last sale · ≈ $1,494/hd at 870 lb · 174 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,260 3,229 2,950
Feeder cattle 2,484 2,528 2,459
Slaughter cattle 738 670 474
Replacement cattle 38 31 17

Market comments — USDA reporter

*** Final Report *** Compared to last week, no recent comparison on feeder steers and heifers 600 lb to 900 lb, however a higher trend was noted. Steer calves 400 lb to 500 lb sold 5.00 to 6.00 lower. Steers 500 lb to 600 lb sold 5.00 to 6.00 higher. No recent comparison on heifer calves 400 lb to 600 lb , however a lower trend was noted. Demand was moderate. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter 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
295 295 12 200.00 $200.00 $590 —
315–316 316 5 190.00–195.00 $192.00 $607 -6.00
346 unweaned 346 4 185.00 $185.00 $640 +15.00
380–385 383 2 192.50–198.00 $195.23 $748 -6.31
360–395 fancy 387 23 204.00–209.00 $205.29 $794 —
400–421 fancy 411 19 201.00–203.00 $202.03 $830 -12.92
415–442 432 13 188.00–198.00 $193.99 $838 -10.51
468–474 fancy 471 67 201.50–206.00 $203.87 $960 -6.23
460–491 479 71 183.00–191.50 $186.55 $894 -7.45
509–548 fancy 530 38 198.00–211.00 $202.72 $1,074 +0.80
525–539 537 14 186.00–194.00 $192.88 $1,036 +8.35
569–592 570 62 171.00–175.00 $171.13 $975 +5.45
558–599 fancy 587 137 189.00–215.00 $195.72 $1,149 +5.28
609–612 609 22 173.00–175.50 $175.27 $1,067 +2.65
600–619 fancy 616 38 190.00–194.50 $193.81 $1,194 +0.56
662 662 11 169.50 $169.50 $1,122 -1.75
656–697 fancy 681 123 175.50–180.50 $178.66 $1,217 -1.34
730–736 734 8 170.00–173.00 $171.12 $1,256 —
790 fancy 790 48 174.50 $174.50 $1,379 -9.00
855–897 870 174 170.50–174.00 $171.73 $1,494 +7.32
903–940 913 82 170.50–172.00 $171.59 $1,567 —
960 thin fleshed 960 59 176.10 $176.10 $1,691 —
980 980 62 174.60 $174.60 $1,711 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 4 180.00 $180.00 $702 +5.00
448 448 3 183.00 $183.00 $820 +4.28
451–498 490 18 179.00–180.50 $180.27 $883 +3.27
519–528 523 31 165.00–183.00 $175.03 $915 +14.23
553–598 572 28 150.00–169.00 $159.72 $914 +6.76
617–648 634 30 159.00–166.00 $163.00 $1,033 +1.20
669 669 8 156.00 $156.00 $1,044 -1.12
719 719 7 152.00 $152.00 $1,093 +0.31
800–801 801 5 156.00–157.00 $156.20 $1,251 +4.70
861 861 12 155.00 $155.00 $1,335 +15.08
941 941 16 140.00 $140.00 $1,317 —
970–998 992 5 109.00–150.00 $117.01 $1,161 -25.99
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1081 1081 20 156.00 $156.00 $1,686 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
261 unweaned 261 7 180.00 $180.00 $470 -2.50
263 263 3 194.00 $194.00 $510 —
326 thin fleshed 326 9 193.00 $193.00 $629 —
320–335 331 19 188.00–191.00 $189.88 $629 —
359–366 fancy 364 14 187.50–188.00 $187.82 $684 -8.68
385–397 389 15 168.00–171.00 $170.60 $664 -18.05
402–440 fancy 425 32 182.50–189.00 $184.52 $784 -19.48
429–447 437 48 165.00–175.00 $168.49 $736 -12.06
466 unweaned 466 24 163.00 $163.00 $760 -3.00
474 fancy 474 9 179.00 $179.00 $848 -8.15
455–499 476 88 168.00–176.00 $170.65 $812 -3.65
505–534 fancy 519 40 167.00–172.00 $169.56 $880 -2.94
516–548 529 32 154.00–163.00 $159.34 $843 -7.33
557 fancy 557 73 170.75 $170.75 $951 +0.12
552–590 571 138 158.00–165.50 $162.78 $929 +0.69
608–628 620 34 150.00–159.50 $152.19 $944 -10.33
645 fancy 645 75 173.50 $173.50 $1,119 —
658–668 661 122 166.00–172.50 $168.77 $1,116 +8.77
707–735 721 4 140.00–142.00 $141.02 $1,017 -6.48
755 755 3 141.00 $141.00 $1,065 +1.57
787 fancy 787 16 165.25 $165.25 $1,301 —
933 fancy 933 22 148.50 $148.50 $1,386 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
423 423 9 176.00 $176.00 $744 +4.00
465–480 475 12 156.00–158.00 $156.66 $744 +5.80
512–533 527 9 145.00–150.00 $148.92 $785 -5.01
550–573 569 17 145.00–151.00 $146.51 $834 +6.11
605–639 627 19 125.00–136.00 $132.50 $831 -20.08
658 658 9 151.50 $151.50 $997 +10.50
757 757 13 151.00 $151.00 $1,143 +19.00
800 800 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,040 —
880 880 2 137.00 $137.00 $1,206 —
920 920 3 134.00 $134.00 $1,233 +9.20
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1080 1080 8 140.00 $140.00 $1,512 —
1143 1143 5 130.00 $130.00 $1,486 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
441 441 3 162.00 $162.00 $714 —
470–495 482 5 137.50–157.50 $151.54 $730 —
518–540 527 14 164.00–170.00 $166.63 $878 —
582 582 2 127.00 $127.00 $739 -36.05
625 625 21 137.50 $137.50 $859 -12.50
663 663 4 143.00 $143.00 $948 -3.00
740 740 1 129.00 $129.00 $955 —
805–807 807 5 140.00–142.00 $141.60 $1,143 —
885 885 1 111.00 $111.00 $982 —
1000 1000 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,250 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1040–1687 1191 80-85% 307 60.00–69.00 $64.28 $766 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1040–1485 1184 85-90% 160 46.00–59.50 $55.41 $656 -0.43
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1040–1955 1392 75-80% 39 77.00–82.00 $78.62 $1,094 +4.07
1190–1787 1415 75-80% 116 70.00–76.00 $71.73 $1,015 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1230–1715 1491 7 71.00–77.00 $74.57 $1,112 —
1320–2300 1620 17 80.00–89.00 $84.30 $1,366 —
1735–2355 1961 7 97.00–99.50 $97.80 $1,918 -0.68

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
820–1225 1009 (<2 yrs)Open 7 74.00–97.00 $85.09 $859

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1030–1200 1129 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 24 850.00–1,250.00 $976.74
1045–1235 1173 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 875.00–1,000.00 $931.88
1407 1407 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,200.00 $1,200.00

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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.