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Winter Livestock Market Report

Dodge City, Kansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 9, 2022

3,597 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $182.79/cwt +0.81 vs last sale · ≈ $1,144/hd at 626 lb · 338 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $178.86/cwt -0.18 vs last sale · ≈ $1,467/hd at 820 lb · 281 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $206.37/cwt +9.55 vs last sale · ≈ $1,093/hd at 530 lb · 262 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,597 3,978 4,362
Feeder cattle 2,901 3,372 3,851
Slaughter cattle 561 550 333
Replacement cattle 135 56 178

Market comments — USDA reporter

*** Final Report *** Compared to last week, feeder steers 600 lb to 950 lb sold steady to 2.00 lower. Steer calves 400 lb to 600 lb sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder heifers 650 lb to 950 lb sold steady to 3.00 lower. Heifer calves 400 lb to 650 lb sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher Demand was good. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 6.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 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 17 204.00 $204.00 $602 -8.50
300–305 unweaned 302 4 190.00–195.00 $191.87 $579 —
310–325 311 19 215.00–219.00 $218.78 $680 +22.98
320 fancy 320 2 217.00 $217.00 $694 —
363 unweaned 363 3 176.00 $176.00 $639 -6.00
372–379 fancy 377 8 207.00–218.00 $215.29 $812 +4.29
362–392 384 10 193.00–195.00 $194.42 $747 +5.42
400–418 fancy 412 6 207.00 $207.00 $853 -8.10
421–436 unweaned 428 11 188.00–189.00 $188.46 $807 —
440–445 443 8 193.00–197.00 $195.51 $866 +6.49
456–468 fancy 464 17 212.50–216.00 $214.79 $997 +5.86
451–498 475 30 193.00–202.00 $197.19 $937 +2.92
500–547 526 104 186.00–199.00 $192.72 $1,014 +4.62
513–536 fancy 532 158 202.00–227.00 $215.35 $1,146 +15.70
553–566 fancy 558 67 207.00–210.50 $209.07 $1,167 +12.19
574–598 587 55 182.00–191.50 $188.24 $1,105 -3.73
608–621 fancy 609 122 187.00–193.25 $191.88 $1,169 —
612–648 635 216 169.50–179.75 $177.65 $1,128 -4.33
664–680 671 30 171.00–179.00 $176.49 $1,184 -1.90
665–690 fancy 672 118 179.00–185.50 $183.47 $1,233 —
727–740 736 20 165.00–173.00 $169.86 $1,250 -7.47
752–795 790 150 173.00–180.00 $178.71 $1,412 -0.73
800–848 820 281 169.00–179.75 $178.86 $1,467 +13.05
884 884 10 163.00 $163.00 $1,441 -2.55
904–919 913 36 161.00–168.25 $165.26 $1,509 +1.20
969 969 63 169.75 $169.75 $1,645 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 1 187.00 $187.00 $888 +11.86
500–537 514 12 166.00–184.00 $173.45 $892 +12.15
550–561 558 41 163.00–179.00 $176.76 $986 +12.86
614 614 5 145.00 $145.00 $890 -15.45
665–695 676 40 150.00–162.50 $158.53 $1,072 -5.04
711–730 718 5 157.00–158.00 $157.50 $1,131 -4.87
770–776 773 12 157.50–168.25 $163.43 $1,263 +12.43
837–849 848 23 149.00–159.00 $158.14 $1,341 +6.39
865 865 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,298 —
906 906 3 135.00 $135.00 $1,223 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050 1050 1 137.00 $137.00 $1,438 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
268–295 277 6 195.00 $195.00 $540 ±0.00
333–335 333 6 196.00–197.50 $197.25 $657 +4.74
365 unweaned 365 2 172.00 $172.00 $628 +21.00
351–387 371 20 190.00–196.00 $193.28 $717 +13.32
415 fancy 415 5 193.00 $193.00 $801 +5.16
417–445 430 23 178.00–187.00 $184.47 $793 +9.98
447 unweaned 447 2 171.00 $171.00 $764 +22.13
453 unweaned 453 3 164.00 $164.00 $743 —
471 fancy 471 5 181.00 $181.00 $853 +1.00
450–494 484 56 178.00–180.00 $178.43 $864 +12.82
491 thin fleshed 491 77 191.00 $191.00 $938 —
503–529 fancy 508 25 182.00–184.00 $183.58 $933 +13.51
500–540 526 85 168.00–178.00 $172.65 $908 +14.19
553 fancy 553 78 181.00 $181.00 $1,001 —
557–596 575 151 164.00–174.50 $171.46 $986 +9.84
602–635 627 94 162.00–173.00 $170.71 $1,070 +8.48
675–699 688 9 142.00–151.00 $148.60 $1,022 -24.66
697 fancy 697 34 173.00 $173.00 $1,206 —
702–730 718 17 159.50–165.50 $163.18 $1,172 -3.89
754–786 771 82 165.00–166.00 $165.22 $1,274 —
822–833 824 18 147.00–154.00 $148.18 $1,221 -9.35
862–873 863 31 151.00–155.50 $155.06 $1,338 -1.66
975–988 984 7 126.00–128.00 $127.43 $1,254 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 163.00 $163.00 $538 —
405 405 6 140.00 $140.00 $567 +6.20
486 486 5 165.00 $165.00 $802 +11.85
527–540 536 16 165.00–166.00 $165.69 $888 +28.95
574 574 7 151.00 $151.00 $867 -7.00
741 741 4 130.00 $130.00 $963 —
754–791 763 32 149.00–155.00 $151.70 $1,157 +14.70
820–835 830 3 116.00–127.00 $123.38 $1,024 -26.62
919 919 7 132.00 $132.00 $1,213 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
411 411 6 189.00 $189.00 $777 +21.50
467 467 5 167.00 $167.00 $780 +24.00
615 615 1 145.00 $145.00 $892 —
750–762 761 8 139.00–147.50 $146.45 $1,114 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1040–1785 1245 80-85% 292 60.00–69.50 $65.76 $819 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1040–1775 1252 85-90% 109 49.00–59.00 $52.52 $658 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1300–1590 1347 75-80% 9 78.00–79.00 $78.51 $1,058 +4.77
1105–1877 1357 75-80% 99 70.00–76.50 $71.62 $972 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1515–1795 1678 6 69.00–78.00 $73.77 $1,238 —
1810–2045 1868 5 83.00–88.00 $86.02 $1,607 —
1740–2285 1984 10 91.00–101.00 $95.90 $1,903 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
815–1085 974 (<2 yrs)Open 88 65.00–107.50 $73.84 $719

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1245 1245 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,225.00 $1,225.00
1351–1402 1364 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 24 975.00–1,000.00 $981.43
1340–1384 1378 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 22 950.00–1,035.00 $1,023.73

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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.