Cattle Market Pulse

Winter Livestock Market Report

Dodge City, Kansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, December 7, 2022

4,411 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $189.41/cwt +9.96 vs last sale · ≈ $1,272/hd at 671 lb · 362 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $192.62/cwt -2.46 vs last sale · ≈ $1,191/hd at 618 lb · 299 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $171.98/cwt +2.28 vs last sale · ≈ $1,068/hd at 621 lb · 282 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 4,411 3,512 5,128
Feeder cattle 4,031 2,692 4,640
Slaughter cattle 321 688 385
Replacement cattle 59 132 103

Market comments — USDA reporter

*** Final Report *** Compared to last week, steer and heifer calves 400 lb to 500 lb sold 4.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder steers and heifers 500 lb to 900 lb sold unevenly steady. Approximately 500 head of extremely thin red angus calves sold 20.00 to 30.00 higher. Demand was good. Slaughter cows sold 12.00 to 15.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 8.00 to 10.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 fancy 260 1 250.00 $250.00 $650 —
323 unweaned 323 3 185.50 $185.50 $599 —
327–338 fancy 334 5 234.00–251.00 $240.67 $804 -7.98
358 thin fleshed 358 71 253.00 $253.00 $906 —
365–368 fancy 367 4 225.00–247.50 $230.59 $846 -8.66
350–395 373 2 201.00–205.00 $203.12 $758 -5.41
403–442 417 16 199.00–212.50 $202.79 $846 +0.61
405–436 fancy 426 24 217.00–234.00 $227.16 $968 -7.37
433 thin fleshed 433 153 263.00 $263.00 $1,139 —
447–449 unweaned 448 15 187.50–193.00 $191.27 $857 —
453–455 454 14 203.00–208.00 $207.39 $942 +7.96
455–475 fancy 463 19 218.00–222.00 $219.03 $1,014 +4.92
467–493 unweaned 487 20 192.50–195.00 $194.12 $945 —
501–510 fancy 508 20 200.00–201.00 $200.20 $1,017 -14.20
511–519 thin fleshed 516 53 227.00 $227.00 $1,171 —
501–547 532 117 184.00–194.00 $189.86 $1,010 -2.46
544 unweaned 544 9 179.50 $179.50 $976 —
551–560 556 85 186.00–200.00 $192.71 $1,071 +1.46
553–596 unweaned 574 80 171.00–184.00 $177.72 $1,020 —
587–588 fancy 588 21 204.00–206.00 $204.86 $1,205 +2.09
602–610 fancy 608 99 209.00–218.00 $210.89 $1,282 +3.73
611–635 622 129 184.00–195.00 $190.99 $1,188 +13.16
601–641 unweaned 625 71 165.00–175.00 $170.10 $1,063 —
655 thin fleshed 655 30 210.25 $210.25 $1,377 —
655–697 669 175 175.50–187.25 $182.43 $1,220 +2.98
652–683 unweaned 677 20 163.00–174.00 $165.12 $1,118 —
670–689 fancy 677 137 190.00–205.50 $197.30 $1,336 —
710–746 720 101 170.00–183.50 $178.18 $1,283 -4.31
743 unweaned 743 5 149.00 $149.00 $1,107 —
751 unweaned 751 7 160.50 $160.50 $1,205 —
750–771 769 111 173.00–179.00 $177.45 $1,365 -1.58
785 fancy 785 25 186.00 $186.00 $1,460 —
812–840 833 68 181.00–184.10 $183.30 $1,527 +11.03
866–893 879 24 174.00–179.50 $176.51 $1,552 +1.00
920–930 928 6 161.50–164.00 $161.91 $1,503 -14.88
976 976 3 163.00 $163.00 $1,591 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 173.00 $173.00 $649 -16.00
415–430 428 6 180.00–195.00 $190.90 $817 +0.90
452–455 453 9 158.50–177.50 $171.78 $778 —
540–542 541 3 155.00–173.00 $167.01 $904 -4.35
560–592 576 26 155.50–181.00 $168.86 $973 —
601–645 629 98 165.00–181.00 $178.32 $1,122 —
662–697 682 38 150.00–175.00 $164.97 $1,125 -2.53
730 730 2 170.00 $170.00 $1,241 +7.00
775 775 4 141.00 $141.00 $1,093 -24.00
810–838 834 23 153.00–169.00 $166.97 $1,393 +23.97
970 970 1 146.00 $146.00 $1,416 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1045 1045 1 148.00 $148.00 $1,547 +8.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 194.00 $194.00 $640 —
315–348 fancy 348 69 207.50–226.00 $225.76 $786 +20.76
350–370 362 5 189.00–192.00 $190.18 $688 -4.81
385 fancy 385 10 211.00 $211.00 $812 —
418 thin fleshed 418 151 236.00 $236.00 $986 —
405–437 423 32 181.00–193.00 $189.00 $799 +3.54
439 fancy 439 9 197.00 $197.00 $865 +3.54
448 unweaned 448 15 174.00 $174.00 $780 —
472 thin fleshed 472 5 215.00 $215.00 $1,015 —
455–497 480 99 173.00–186.75 $179.19 $860 -4.98
486 fancy 486 58 194.00 $194.00 $943 +3.87
495–497 unweaned 496 4 155.00–162.50 $158.74 $787 —
505–525 fancy 512 43 182.00–187.50 $185.40 $949 +5.95
528–549 unweaned 535 53 150.00–162.00 $159.07 $851 —
519–545 537 111 170.00–180.00 $175.13 $940 +7.92
558 fancy 558 12 178.00 $178.00 $993 —
582 unweaned 582 5 151.00 $151.00 $879 —
567–596 586 198 165.00–176.00 $170.37 $998 -1.41
600–649 621 273 165.50–176.25 $172.63 $1,072 +5.10
605–625 unweaned 621 9 151.00–157.50 $152.41 $946 —
654–694 fancy 673 22 166.50–170.00 $167.32 $1,126 —
650–698 679 85 154.00–164.00 $159.34 $1,082 -5.80
707–734 716 218 163.00–172.75 $168.97 $1,210 +29.85
797 797 76 168.75 $168.75 $1,345 +14.21
847 847 12 165.00 $165.00 $1,398 —
902 fancy 902 32 161.35 $161.35 $1,455 —
908 908 36 149.75 $149.75 $1,360 -6.22
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380–385 383 5 161.00–169.00 $165.83 $635 —
400 400 2 189.00 $189.00 $756 +19.13
470–495 480 3 135.00–148.00 $142.55 $684 -34.45
504–540 529 42 147.00–169.00 $161.62 $855 —
555–587 578 44 151.00–159.00 $152.28 $880 -9.82
591 unweaned 591 9 163.00 $163.00 $963 —
628–647 637 22 147.00–161.00 $158.02 $1,007 —
655 655 6 148.00 $148.00 $969 +10.83
706–748 733 24 145.00–162.00 $151.06 $1,107 —
783 783 14 155.00 $155.00 $1,214 +11.00
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1108 1108 8 121.00 $121.00 $1,341 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1025 1025 3 107.50 $107.50 $1,102 —
1050 1050 3 111.00 $111.00 $1,166 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
530 530 2 158.00–159.00 $158.50 $840 -19.87
562–566 565 6 149.00–172.00 $164.37 $929 -6.70
690 690 1 156.00 $156.00 $1,076 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1040–1920 1326 75-80% 151 64.00–72.00 $68.28 $905 -13.24
1285–1940 1460 75-80% 14 73.00–78.00 $74.80 $1,092 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1040–1640 1308 80-85% 44 54.00–63.00 $58.67 $767 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1320 1178 85-90% 38 43.00–52.00 $46.14 $544 -3.41

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1530–2465 1840 8 83.00–88.00 $85.39 $1,571 —
1760–2015 1865 4 72.00–78.50 $74.89 $1,397 -27.79
1470–2315 1878 7 91.00–98.00 $94.31 $1,771 -8.37

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
745–1097 876 (<2 yrs)Open 37 97.50–121.00 $114.31 $1,001

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
925–1050 980 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 900.00–1,025.00 $939.22
985–1475 1217 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 825.00–1,125.00 $957.64
1276 1276 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 11 1,035.00 $1,035.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1200 1200 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 1,775.00 $1,775.00 —
1200 1200 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 1 1,325.00 $1,325.00 —

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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.