Cattle Market Pulse

Winter Livestock Market Report

Dodge City, Kansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 22, 2023

3,811 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $183.15/cwt +4.55 vs last sale · ≈ $1,529/hd at 835 lb · 470 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $183.02/cwt +4.30 vs last sale · ≈ $1,217/hd at 665 lb · 345 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $180.85/cwt +1.38 vs last sale · ≈ $1,593/hd at 881 lb · 311 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,811 2,044 2,522
Feeder cattle 3,651 1,845 2,394
Slaughter cattle 150 198 128
Replacement cattle 10 1 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

*** Final Report *** Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifer 400 lb to 925 lb sold 3.00 to 7.00 higher. Outstanding offering of thin fleshed black calves and feeders. Demand was good. Slaughter cows sold 8.00 to 10.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 5.00 higher on light receipts.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 3 265.00 $265.00 $782 —
301 unweaned 301 3 213.00 $213.00 $641 —
340 thin fleshed 340 4 242.00 $242.00 $823 -5.50
352 fancy 352 14 243.00 $243.00 $855 -14.02
370–377 thin fleshed 374 16 254.00–262.50 $257.68 $964 +7.68
400 400 2 230.00–232.50 $231.25 $925 —
410–447 fancy 425 17 231.00–239.00 $235.54 $1,001 —
437–446 thin fleshed 438 92 252.50–255.00 $254.70 $1,116 +2.20
457–485 fancy 463 19 229.00–230.00 $229.32 $1,062 —
471 471 4 250.00 $250.00 $1,178 +31.00
455–480 thin fleshed 474 22 241.00–257.00 $246.92 $1,170 -0.08
481 481 4 217.50 $217.50 $1,046 -1.50
512 512 14 252.00 $252.00 $1,290 +57.80
515 thin fleshed 515 14 227.00 $227.00 $1,169 —
521–547 539 21 201.00–210.00 $208.70 $1,125 +14.50
550–588 thin fleshed 573 58 215.00–224.00 $219.60 $1,258 —
573 fancy 573 6 205.00 $205.00 $1,175 —
577–595 583 3 182.00–186.00 $184.64 $1,076 —
600 thin fleshed 600 12 211.00 $211.00 $1,266 —
607 607 12 214.00 $214.00 $1,299 +17.07
603–638 624 69 195.00–203.00 $201.14 $1,255 +4.21
653 unweaned 653 4 192.00 $192.00 $1,254 —
650–687 672 122 190.00–200.00 $196.49 $1,320 +7.60
659–689 thin fleshed 673 108 201.25–203.50 $202.43 $1,362 —
709 fancy 709 77 196.50 $196.50 $1,393 —
709–743 736 90 186.00–191.50 $188.88 $1,390 +1.46
748 thin fleshed 748 49 197.25 $197.25 $1,475 —
752–780 756 38 182.00–188.00 $187.02 $1,414 +3.18
805–849 835 470 177.00–185.10 $183.15 $1,529 +7.39
857–898 881 311 171.50–183.85 $180.85 $1,593 +1.38
922–923 922 64 174.75–175.85 $175.35 $1,617 -0.65
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 2 170.00 $170.00 $654 -12.50
510–535 518 3 170.00–179.00 $175.90 $911 +5.90
630 630 1 192.50 $192.50 $1,213 —
650–677 670 13 176.00–185.00 $178.23 $1,194 +0.23
715–745 721 8 165.50–175.00 $171.89 $1,239 —
783 783 10 176.00 $176.00 $1,378 —
855–890 873 2 147.50–160.00 $153.88 $1,343 -0.12
901 901 14 161.00 $161.00 $1,451 -1.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 thin fleshed 315 1 219.00 $219.00 $690 -23.00
329–343 unweaned 334 8 202.50–208.00 $205.88 $688 —
371–383 thin fleshed 381 33 213.00–225.00 $223.23 $851 -17.88
386–398 393 7 199.00–204.00 $201.89 $793 —
408–421 fancy 412 42 209.00–209.50 $209.16 $862 +7.16
437–447 444 16 196.00–205.00 $199.90 $888 —
445 thin fleshed 445 10 224.00 $224.00 $997 +13.00
455 455 20 220.00 $220.00 $1,001 —
454–493 fancy 457 70 205.00–211.00 $209.74 $959 +10.03
470–497 493 31 191.00–198.00 $196.85 $970 +7.33
510 fancy 510 2 205.00 $205.00 $1,046 —
515–541 521 22 198.00 $198.00 $1,032 +1.00
521 thin fleshed 521 21 205.50 $205.50 $1,071 +9.67
565–567 567 119 211.85–214.00 $211.99 $1,202 +21.19
565–586 fancy 580 72 198.00–203.75 $200.91 $1,165 —
577–591 583 10 183.00–191.00 $188.32 $1,098 -2.48
609 thin fleshed 609 84 200.00 $200.00 $1,218 +9.00
610 unweaned 610 5 179.00 $179.00 $1,092 —
600–646 625 59 181.00–191.00 $184.18 $1,151 -0.72
637 637 6 190.00 $190.00 $1,210 +5.10
650–697 664 255 175.00–185.00 $181.26 $1,204 +10.21
667 667 90 188.00 $188.00 $1,254 +16.95
700–749 726 126 174.00–180.00 $177.40 $1,288 +5.78
765 thin fleshed 765 66 179.85 $179.85 $1,376 —
773 773 91 179.75 $179.75 $1,389 +5.77
750–799 774 153 169.00–176.25 $174.98 $1,354 +1.00
805–847 830 62 171.00–174.50 $174.06 $1,445 +4.36
858–899 882 134 164.00–173.00 $170.94 $1,508 +4.94
922 922 38 165.60 $165.60 $1,527 +7.60
964 964 5 168.00 $168.00 $1,620 +15.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 1 180.00 $180.00 $810 —
530–535 533 3 185.00–186.00 $185.33 $988 +11.33
555–565 560 2 173.00–178.00 $175.52 $983 —
610–649 629 18 178.50–187.00 $180.16 $1,133 +7.65
673–681 679 28 161.00–173.00 $167.02 $1,134 +14.02
715–738 732 4 159.00–167.00 $165.05 $1,208 +3.55
761–767 763 7 163.00–165.50 $164.78 $1,257 -1.82
805 805 1 159.00 $159.00 $1,280 +12.99
865–875 868 3 150.00–160.00 $153.36 $1,331 +15.86
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1095 1095 1 142.50 $142.50 $1,560 -0.91

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353 353 3 232.00 $232.00 $819 —
543–545 544 12 210.00–233.00 $227.23 $1,236 +44.73
842 842 2 154.00 $154.00 $1,297 —
985 985 2 134.00 $134.00 $1,320 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1078–1772 1366 75-80% 46 91.00–99.00 $95.15 $1,300 —
1215–1655 1398 75-80% 27 100.00–108.00 $102.55 $1,434 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1003 1003 80-85% 4 88.00 $88.00 $883 —
1040–1605 1276 80-85% 40 80.00–89.00 $83.54 $1,066 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1035–1070 1053 85-90% 2 60.00–79.00 $69.34 $730 +18.34

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1600 1600 1 99.00 $99.00 $1,584 —
1675 1675 1 121.00 $121.00 $2,027 —
1930–1970 1950 2 100.00–107.00 $103.54 $2,019 —

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1100 1100 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 4 1,250.00 $1,250.00 —
1200 1200 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 6 1,600.00 $1,600.00 —

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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.