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Winter Livestock Market Report

Dodge City, Kansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 15, 2023

3,628 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $178.96/cwt +0.85 vs last sale · ≈ $1,559/hd at 871 lb · 576 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $183.31/cwt -3.45 vs last sale · ≈ $1,527/hd at 833 lb · 534 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $192.71/cwt +10.38 vs last sale · ≈ $1,413/hd at 733 lb · 232 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,628 2,727 4,632
Feeder cattle 3,313 2,469 4,378
Slaughter cattle 265 237 245
Replacement cattle 50 21 9

Market comments — USDA reporter

*** Final Report *** Compared to last week, feeder steers 800 b to 950 lb sold steady to 2.00 lower. Steers 600 lb to 800 lb sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Steer calves 400 lb to 600 lb sold 6.00 to 10.00 higher, instances 20.00 higher. Feeder heifers 700 lb to 950 lb sold steady to 2.00 lower. Heifers 400 lb to 700 lb sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher, instances 15.00 higher Demand was good. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
222 222 2 230.00 $230.00 $511 —
310–320 315 2 237.50–241.00 $239.22 $754 +26.72
330 fancy 330 3 252.00 $252.00 $832 -13.00
358–360 fancy 359 6 252.50–253.00 $252.83 $908 —
404 404 8 222.50 $222.50 $899 —
425–445 thin fleshed 430 19 245.00–255.00 $250.83 $1,079 +3.83
471–487 thin fleshed 480 9 242.00–251.00 $246.29 $1,182 +6.95
475–491 483 10 225.00–233.00 $228.92 $1,106 +7.55
500–541 521 14 219.00–227.50 $222.98 $1,162 +34.07
518–548 thin fleshed 526 69 233.00–240.00 $234.90 $1,236 —
552–560 554 10 210.00–213.00 $212.09 $1,175 +24.09
557–589 thin fleshed 579 72 216.00–223.50 $221.34 $1,282 +12.71
636 fancy 636 6 215.00 $215.00 $1,367 —
627–647 640 24 199.00–209.00 $203.88 $1,305 +12.15
644 thin fleshed 644 90 225.00 $225.00 $1,449 +22.00
650–672 thin fleshed 661 84 199.00–202.00 $200.88 $1,328 —
658–685 675 20 185.00–194.00 $191.04 $1,290 +3.27
708 fancy 708 50 205.00 $205.00 $1,451 —
733 thin fleshed 733 61 193.75 $193.75 $1,420 —
702–746 744 121 182.00–188.35 $187.11 $1,392 +4.78
762–781 767 138 180.00–189.00 $186.66 $1,432 +5.33
822 thin fleshed 822 83 188.50 $188.50 $1,549 -3.50
802–849 835 451 177.00–184.75 $182.35 $1,523 +3.35
852–895 871 576 175.35–182.50 $178.96 $1,559 +0.85
903–944 913 200 166.00–176.60 $174.77 $1,596 -1.98
960–975 965 3 166.00–170.00 $168.65 $1,627 -3.35
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 215.00 $215.00 $796 —
487 487 11 199.00 $199.00 $969 +11.08
544 544 5 192.00 $192.00 $1,044 —
550 550 1 163.00 $163.00 $896 -3.02
620 620 2 181.00–190.00 $185.50 $1,150 +13.50
708–746 719 10 179.00–180.00 $179.69 $1,292 —
895 895 1 165.00 $165.00 $1,477 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1016–1043 1037 13 152.00–166.00 $162.83 $1,689 -7.91
1138 1138 3 160.50 $160.50 $1,826 -10.50

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 3 201.00 $201.00 $593 —
338 338 3 226.00 $226.00 $764 —
363 thin fleshed 363 4 227.00 $227.00 $824 +9.61
380–389 388 7 227.50–230.00 $229.65 $891 +9.65
408–417 410 8 220.00–225.00 $221.27 $907 +30.86
423–440 thin fleshed 433 7 210.00–215.00 $212.91 $922 —
460–492 472 16 202.00–212.00 $209.24 $988 +18.23
471–496 thin fleshed 480 172 213.00–227.00 $222.09 $1,066 —
520 thin fleshed 520 7 219.00 $219.00 $1,139 +11.12
510–525 521 4 173.00–183.00 $175.45 $914 —
559–578 thin fleshed 567 57 203.00–214.00 $208.83 $1,184 —
574 fancy 574 49 196.00 $196.00 $1,125 -7.00
556–595 576 18 179.00–189.00 $186.81 $1,076 -7.74
610–643 624 30 181.50–186.00 $185.15 $1,155 +15.87
629 thin fleshed 629 15 193.00 $193.00 $1,214 +5.87
650–696 669 168 186.00–189.50 $186.89 $1,250 +5.61
719–727 723 59 173.00–179.50 $176.83 $1,278 -1.04
752–781 760 85 168.50–176.75 $171.70 $1,305 -3.87
835–845 840 123 163.00–170.85 $169.38 $1,423 -1.38
854–881 857 94 164.50–171.10 $170.34 $1,460 -0.49
955 955 11 167.00 $167.00 $1,595 +16.91
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
361 361 3 207.00 $207.00 $747 —
400–433 428 6 198.00–207.00 $205.60 $880 —
453 453 3 192.00 $192.00 $870 —
567–585 573 3 165.00–174.00 $168.06 $963 +2.85
636 636 3 171.00 $171.00 $1,088 +31.00
650–695 676 20 166.00–174.00 $170.81 $1,155 +8.81
780 780 3 161.00 $161.00 $1,256 —
882 882 2 156.00 $156.00 $1,376 -3.03
925 925 1 157.00 $157.00 $1,452 +43.00
980 980 1 133.00 $133.00 $1,303 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1005 1005 1 135.00 $135.00 $1,357 +12.41
1101 1101 3 127.50 $127.50 $1,404 -18.50
1158 fancy 1158 3 146.00 $146.00 $1,691 —
1230 1230 1 127.00 $127.00 $1,562 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510 510 10 231.00 $231.00 $1,178 —
638 638 5 184.00 $184.00 $1,174 —
740 740 1 157.00 $157.00 $1,162 +4.00
870–890 877 3 151.00–163.00 $158.94 $1,394 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1040–1636 1278 75-80% 74 87.00–93.50 $89.04 $1,138 —
1165–1790 1404 75-80% 73 94.00–104.00 $96.27 $1,352 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
945–965 955 80-85% 2 81.00–84.00 $82.52 $788 —
1047–1355 1157 80-85% 44 78.00–86.50 $83.86 $970 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
925–990 971 85-90% 10 67.00–77.00 $74.45 $723 -0.55
1045–1265 1245 85-90% 26 61.00–77.00 $72.79 $906 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1300–2325 1651 12 108.00–117.00 $111.61 $1,843 —
1375–2670 1931 5 92.00–105.00 $99.24 $1,916 —
1890–2067 1986 4 121.00 $121.00 $2,403 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
920–1005 974 (<2 yrs)Open 15 112.50–122.00 $117.03 $1,140

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1187–1223 1212 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 13 1,050.00–1,100.00 $1,084.93
1275 1275 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,360.00 $1,360.00
1160–1403 1348 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 13 1,050.00–1,425.00 $1,332.99

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
870 870 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 885.00 $885.00
920–1220 1070 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 950.00–1,300.00 $1,149.53

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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 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,350.00 $1,350.00 —
1200 1200 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,350.00 $1,350.00 —

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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.