Cattle Market Pulse

Winter Livestock Market Report

Dodge City, Kansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 11, 2023

4,745 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $176.84/cwt +2.52 vs last sale · ≈ $1,099/hd at 621 lb · 442 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $187.34/cwt +1.52 vs last sale · ≈ $1,536/hd at 820 lb · 425 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $193.77/cwt +1.09 vs last sale · ≈ $1,215/hd at 627 lb · 310 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 4,745 5,052 6,569
Feeder cattle 4,228 4,600 6,104
Slaughter cattle 484 339 339
Replacement cattle 33 113 126

Market comments — USDA reporter

*** Final Report ** Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers 700 lb to 925 lb sold steady. Steers 400 lb to 700 lb sold steady to 3.00 higher. Heifers 400 lb to 700 lb sold steady to 2.00 higher Demand was good. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
233 fancy 233 3 255.00 $255.00 $594 —
275 275 2 210.00 $210.00 $578 -22.50
300–325 fancy 308 3 240.00–247.00 $242.46 $747 +2.46
324 thin fleshed 324 6 250.00 $250.00 $810 —
337 unweaned 337 2 191.00 $191.00 $644 —
372 372 7 236.00 $236.00 $878 +6.76
380 thin fleshed 380 37 246.00 $246.00 $935 —
376–398 fancy 392 26 247.00–259.00 $249.21 $977 -7.57
415 thin fleshed 415 14 245.50 $245.50 $1,019 —
411–445 fancy 436 39 227.50–246.00 $232.94 $1,016 -1.70
430–440 436 14 217.50–222.50 $218.39 $952 -4.28
460–462 thin fleshed 461 35 231.00–236.00 $232.72 $1,073 —
455–493 489 23 203.00–213.00 $208.07 $1,017 +11.01
474–494 fancy 490 39 220.50–228.00 $226.51 $1,110 +1.40
512–540 527 64 204.00–213.00 $208.90 $1,101 +8.51
505–544 fancy 530 114 218.00–231.00 $225.49 $1,195 +8.46
560 fancy 560 27 210.00 $210.00 $1,176 +3.44
555–593 584 33 186.00–193.00 $187.90 $1,097 -3.70
604–644 627 292 187.00–196.00 $193.39 $1,213 +5.35
629 fancy 629 18 200.00 $200.00 $1,258 -2.09
652 fancy 652 109 198.00 $198.00 $1,291 —
658–686 675 111 185.00–194.60 $191.02 $1,289 +6.74
701–743 727 288 178.50–188.25 $184.39 $1,341 +4.38
750–787 775 158 177.00–188.00 $182.53 $1,415 -0.15
804–847 fancy 818 326 188.00–191.60 $190.38 $1,557 -0.14
804–848 827 99 171.00–180.00 $177.33 $1,467 -5.74
885–892 891 17 161.00–172.50 $171.16 $1,525 -3.73
915–928 923 57 165.00–173.50 $170.91 $1,577 -1.57
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
402 402 7 165.00 $165.00 $663 —
482 482 2 158.00 $158.00 $762 —
542–545 543 6 178.00–192.00 $187.32 $1,017 +8.66
550 550 5 182.00 $182.00 $1,001 +5.81
604–642 627 25 173.00–175.00 $173.77 $1,090 +0.42
671–690 685 22 173.00–181.00 $179.93 $1,233 +15.24
740–743 741 10 164.00–184.00 $177.98 $1,319 +9.80
870 870 1 141.00 $141.00 $1,227 -18.00
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020 1020 1 146.00 $146.00 $1,489 —
1075 1075 1 156.00 $156.00 $1,677 -2.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 thin fleshed 300 14 222.50 $222.50 $668 —
304 304 7 197.00 $197.00 $599 —
352 fancy 352 9 214.00 $214.00 $753 —
369 thin fleshed 369 36 210.00 $210.00 $775 —
357–396 380 25 194.00–202.00 $198.75 $755 +22.88
385–387 unweaned 386 8 183.00–187.00 $184.99 $714 —
418 thin fleshed 418 12 202.50 $202.50 $846 —
403–443 432 17 182.50–190.00 $184.83 $798 —
435–448 fancy 446 40 201.00–210.00 $208.46 $930 +2.46
458 unweaned 458 8 177.00 $177.00 $811 —
453–498 478 43 185.00–194.00 $189.22 $904 -5.40
478–491 fancy 484 83 197.00–203.00 $200.47 $970 -6.77
511–529 fancy 521 35 198.00–199.00 $198.45 $1,034 +6.59
517–549 537 121 181.50–191.00 $186.85 $1,003 +3.07
567–597 580 224 177.00–187.00 $181.67 $1,054 +4.74
600–648 621 433 169.00–179.35 $176.77 $1,098 +2.45
637 637 9 180.00 $180.00 $1,147 +5.68
653 653 36 180.00 $180.00 $1,175 +8.19
658–692 674 215 170.75–176.25 $174.71 $1,178 +2.90
702–745 726 139 165.00–174.85 $172.92 $1,255 -0.30
752–795 773 229 165.00–173.25 $170.60 $1,319 +2.24
841–846 843 52 165.50–167.00 $166.11 $1,400 -6.23
878 fancy 878 13 168.00 $168.00 $1,475 —
918 918 12 143.00 $143.00 $1,313 -21.63
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
421–445 427 4 167.50–175.00 $169.45 $724 +9.45
481 481 3 165.00 $165.00 $794 -9.21
510–546 531 26 173.00–179.50 $175.05 $930 +6.94
555–579 568 34 165.00–176.00 $172.50 $980 +4.49
615 615 1 164.00 $164.00 $1,009 +1.44
675 675 2 160.00 $160.00 $1,080 +1.97
735 735 2 165.00 $165.00 $1,213 +9.18
762–777 772 6 155.00–162.50 $160.03 $1,235 +4.84
840 840 1 147.00 $147.00 $1,235 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
565 565 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,017 —
630 630 3 168.00 $168.00 $1,058 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1090–1875 1395 75-80% 220 70.00–79.00 $75.96 $1,060 —
1305–1575 1410 75-80% 28 80.00–85.00 $83.73 $1,181 -0.09
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1039–1751 1358 80-85% 127 60.00–69.00 $64.32 $873 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1045–1580 1303 85-90% 81 45.00–59.50 $51.85 $676 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1207–1785 1400 3 93.00–99.00 $95.55 $1,338 —
1760–2385 2060 18 100.00–109.00 $105.77 $2,179 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
810–1140 1001 (<2 yrs)Open 29 73.00–87.50 $82.32 $824

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1190–1237 1221 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 875.00–1,075.00 $1,010.04
1600 1600 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,225.00 $1,225.00

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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.