Cattle Market Pulse

Winter Livestock Market Report

Dodge City, Kansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 22, 2023

3,993 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $209.32/cwt +6.16 vs last sale · ≈ $1,116/hd at 533 lb · 359 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $217.51/cwt -2.70 vs last sale · ≈ $1,235/hd at 568 lb · 356 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $222.80/cwt -10.09 vs last sale · ≈ $1,167/hd at 524 lb · 330 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,993 3,628 1,293
Feeder cattle 3,404 3,313 1,026
Slaughter cattle 395 265 143
Replacement cattle 194 50 124

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cow Special. Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers overall sold uneven, 1.00 lower to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows overall sold sharply higher. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher. A heavy offering of replacement cattle was available, consisting of several long strings of attractive quality bred cows and cow-calf pairs. Demand was moderate.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
292 292 43 287.00 $287.00 $838 —
366 366 34 272.50 $272.50 $997 —
451–483 462 124 236.00–254.00 $243.83 $1,126 +14.91
505–536 524 330 214.00–237.00 $222.80 $1,167 -0.18
551–580 568 356 214.00–222.00 $217.51 $1,235 +5.42
600–641 606 126 196.00–202.50 $201.98 $1,224 -1.90
660–687 670 180 196.00–206.50 $197.92 $1,326 +6.88
708–743 713 29 186.00 $186.00 $1,326 -1.11
752–797 fancy 770 101 197.25–199.25 $198.41 $1,528 —
756–791 780 100 182.25–185.00 $184.27 $1,437 -2.39
806–846 839 104 184.50–185.25 $184.62 $1,549 +2.27
853–882 875 88 174.00–179.85 $179.43 $1,570 +0.47
905 905 40 175.50 $175.50 $1,588 +0.73
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–440 437 21 227.50–231.00 $227.81 $996 —
463–492 487 97 222.00–233.00 $224.00 $1,091 +25.00
549 549 8 203.00 $203.00 $1,114 +11.00
569–589 576 70 198.00–206.00 $204.74 $1,179 +41.74
788–796 790 26 180.00 $180.00 $1,422 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 19 230.00 $230.00 $782 +4.00
443–444 444 70 215.00–226.00 $224.59 $997 +3.32
466–485 471 19 215.00–216.00 $215.73 $1,016 +6.49
518–543 533 359 205.00–213.00 $209.32 $1,116 +33.87
565–568 thin fleshed 567 47 198.00–200.00 $198.93 $1,128 -9.90
554–596 584 143 187.00–209.00 $189.46 $1,106 +2.65
625–645 637 114 183.50–187.50 $187.00 $1,191 +1.85
713–746 724 28 172.00–177.00 $173.99 $1,260 -2.84
768–789 784 149 169.75–175.00 $172.41 $1,352 +0.71
807–810 809 124 167.60–172.25 $169.93 $1,375 +0.55
1055–1086 1081 6 143.00–146.00 $145.51 $1,573 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
426–449 437 33 192.00–200.00 $195.98 $856 -9.62
463–490 484 23 194.00–204.00 $196.08 $949 +4.08
508–535 516 23 193.00–199.00 $196.00 $1,011 —
557 557 57 163.75 $163.75 $912 -4.31
663–690 682 58 171.00–175.00 $172.54 $1,177 +1.73
778–798 787 21 163.00–166.00 $164.94 $1,298 +3.94

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
508 508 15 213.00 $213.00 $1,082 -18.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1005–1504 1177 80-85% 42 90.00–94.00 $91.15 $1,073 +7.29
1135–1520 1308 80-85% 91 96.00–106.50 $100.09 $1,309 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1160–1755 1440 75-80% 68 100.00–107.00 $104.45 $1,504 —
1385–1463 1449 75-80% 7 108.00–110.00 $108.70 $1,575 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1003–1230 1048 85-90% 5 69.00–72.50 $69.82 $732 —
943–1211 1108 85-90% 56 82.00–90.00 $85.64 $949 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1040–1845 1539 10 99.00–107.00 $103.44 $1,592 —
1621–2115 1826 6 121.00–124.00 $121.76 $2,223 —
1495–2395 1827 24 110.00–119.00 $115.50 $2,110 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
930–1080 1043 (<2 yrs)Open 11 134.00–144.00 $138.55 $1,445
1060–1325 1204 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 5 100.00–112.50 $107.71 $1,297
1320 1320 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 7 104.00 $104.00 $1,373

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1270–1303 1287 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 44 1,325.00–1,360.00 $1,348.23
1309–1335 1311 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 12 1,375.00–1,400.00 $1,377.12
1280–1391 1372 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 48 1,425.00–1,495.00 $1,483.29
1246–1635 fancy 1463 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 21 1,600.00–1,650.00 $1,608.75

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1241 1241 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 4 1,550.00 $1,550.00 —
1280–1360 1334 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 9 1,600.00–1,625.00 $1,616.67 —
1230–1398 1374 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 18 1,500.00–1,550.00 $1,534.72 —

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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.