Cattle Market Pulse

Winter Livestock Market Report

Dodge City, Kansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, December 21, 2022

1,915 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest Winter Livestock report →

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $178.47/cwt +5.47 vs last sale · ≈ $1,022/hd at 573 lb · 161 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $178.98/cwt -17.77 vs last sale · ≈ $1,106/hd at 618 lb · 152 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $197.18/cwt +10.32 vs last sale · ≈ $950/hd at 482 lb · 116 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,915 3,021 952
Feeder cattle 1,533 2,442 698
Slaughter cattle 357 410 241
Replacement cattle 25 169 13

Market comments — USDA reporter

*** Note *** Winter Livestock in Dodge City will not have a sale next Wednesday due to Christmas break *** *** Note *** The next sale for Winter Livestock in Dodge City will be January 4th with their Bell ringer Weaned Sale *** Final Report *** Compared to last week, steers and heifers 400 lb to 900 lb sold unevenly steady on light receipts. Demand was moderate. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Not enough slaughter bulls for a market test, however a lower trend was noted.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–398 394 12 205.00–215.00 $205.74 $811 -10.02
410–417 fancy 415 33 228.00–247.50 $241.66 $1,003 -16.80
410–436 427 3 173.00–182.50 $179.46 $766 —
455–467 462 12 190.00–197.00 $192.87 $891 -24.63
471–499 fancy 496 52 209.00–212.00 $211.73 $1,050 -25.75
508 thin fleshed 508 68 223.00 $223.00 $1,133 —
511–522 519 10 200.00–204.00 $202.82 $1,053 +14.48
575–593 589 8 163.00–173.00 $170.56 $1,005 -14.83
610–623 thin fleshed 614 112 180.00–189.00 $182.61 $1,121 —
610–646 628 40 163.00–173.00 $168.81 $1,060 -11.44
657 657 9 178.50 $178.50 $1,173 -9.69
710 fancy 710 47 181.50 $181.50 $1,289 —
742–746 745 12 164.00–166.50 $164.41 $1,225 -16.33
765 765 19 163.00 $163.00 $1,247 -9.50
832–845 843 58 170.00–179.50 $178.21 $1,502 +2.21
880–897 887 114 169.00–178.50 $176.96 $1,570 +0.05
906–922 914 105 175.25–177.00 $176.16 $1,610 -5.34
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
356 356 13 177.50 $177.50 $632 —
422 422 2 182.50 $182.50 $770 +20.00
455 455 2 178.00 $178.00 $810 +15.50
523–545 531 8 175.00–182.50 $179.61 $954 +3.72
599 599 6 160.00 $160.00 $958 —
612 612 2 163.00 $163.00 $998 —
657–683 667 15 145.00–154.50 $150.82 $1,006 -15.87
700–728 721 38 142.00–151.00 $148.99 $1,074 +9.99
765–790 769 7 129.00–149.00 $131.94 $1,015 -9.06
835 835 1 141.00 $141.00 $1,177 —
931 931 17 145.00 $145.00 $1,350 +9.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
321–348 344 20 167.50–177.50 $168.90 $581 —
357–390 368 3 170.00–176.00 $173.88 $640 —
374 fancy 374 12 200.00 $200.00 $748 -14.27
415–446 424 10 162.00–162.50 $162.16 $688 -16.44
430 fancy 430 7 199.00 $199.00 $856 -4.97
480 thin fleshed 480 61 206.00 $206.00 $989 —
455–487 483 51 180.00–190.00 $189.63 $916 +2.77
488 unweaned 488 4 159.00 $159.00 $776 —
505–521 513 42 175.00–177.50 $175.55 $901 +3.44
567 thin fleshed 567 50 190.00 $190.00 $1,077 —
569–580 575 111 170.50–176.50 $173.28 $996 +0.28
601 fancy 601 42 176.50 $176.50 $1,061 -5.78
600–630 617 42 156.50–166.00 $161.37 $996 -7.21
692 692 13 165.00 $165.00 $1,142 -7.15
705–742 724 2 140.00–147.00 $143.59 $1,040 -29.00
749 fancy 749 12 160.25 $160.25 $1,200 —
760–762 762 12 153.00–162.00 $161.25 $1,229 —
819 819 18 155.25 $155.25 $1,271 -15.18
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 151.00 $151.00 $544 -20.00
480 480 9 165.00 $165.00 $792 -0.47
547 547 19 165.00 $165.00 $903 +17.00
550–589 577 13 155.00–165.00 $157.24 $907 -1.76
630 630 1 145.00 $145.00 $914 -11.03
650–660 657 3 121.00–145.00 $137.08 $901 -13.47
715 715 1 130.00 $130.00 $930 -21.49
757 757 9 136.00 $136.00 $1,030 -23.32
815 815 2 120.00 $120.00 $978 -41.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
534 534 6 175.00 $175.00 $934 -10.00
715 715 1 146.00 $146.00 $1,044 -5.00
836 836 4 133.00 $133.00 $1,112 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1030–1392 1226 85-90% 120 41.00–56.00 $49.55 $607 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1040–1895 1182 80-85% 110 60.00–69.50 $66.38 $785 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1067–1770 1275 75-80% 95 70.00–77.00 $73.28 $934 —
1550–1552 1551 75-80% 4 79.00–80.00 $79.37 $1,231 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1465–1655 1558 3 81.00–84.00 $82.53 $1,286 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
805–977 911 (<2 yrs)Open 15 87.50–112.50 $96.39 $878

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1298–1325 1310 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 9 850.00–1,075.00 $978.19

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
975 975 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00

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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.