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Winter Livestock Market Report

Dodge City, Kansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 26, 2023

1,658 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $188.42/cwt +6.38 vs last sale · ≈ $1,468/hd at 779 lb · 275 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $175.13/cwt -3.87 vs last sale · ≈ $1,511/hd at 863 lb · 188 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $197.61/cwt +6.25 vs last sale · ≈ $1,367/hd at 692 lb · 168 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,658 3,030 3,030
Feeder cattle 1,250 2,364 2,564
Slaughter cattle 367 603 427
Replacement cattle 41 63 39

Market comments — USDA reporter

*** Final Report *** Compared to last week, feeder steers 700 lb to 900 lb sold steady to 2.00 higher. Not enough steers 400 to 700 lb for a market test. Feeder heifers 600 lb to 950 lb sold steady to 2.00 higher. Not enough heifer calves 400 lb to 600 lb for a market test. Demand was moderate. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 5.00 to 6.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 248.00 $248.00 $744 —
370 370 1 227.50 $227.50 $842 -20.00
387 thin fleshed 387 2 240.00 $240.00 $929 —
400 fancy 400 1 247.50 $247.50 $990 —
419 thin fleshed 419 6 272.50 $272.50 $1,142 —
425 425 1 222.50 $222.50 $946 -15.69
505 fancy 505 1 229.00 $229.00 $1,156 —
535 thin fleshed 535 4 242.00 $242.00 $1,295 +8.01
552–560 556 4 222.00–225.00 $223.51 $1,243 +6.62
571 fancy 571 5 238.50 $238.50 $1,362 —
635 635 3 211.00 $211.00 $1,340 +10.24
640 thin fleshed 640 2 215.00 $215.00 $1,376 -2.76
672 672 6 206.00 $206.00 $1,384 -5.10
725–740 733 2 188.00–192.00 $190.02 $1,393 -13.79
737–746 fancy 740 44 205.50–215.50 $211.61 $1,566 —
775–785 781 28 192.00–194.00 $193.15 $1,509 -5.83
801–825 fancy 819 24 201.50–202.00 $201.62 $1,651 —
846 846 35 186.00 $186.00 $1,574 -10.11
850 fancy 850 22 189.25 $189.25 $1,609 —
865–890 877 3 173.00–184.00 $177.63 $1,558 -8.64
943 943 35 181.50 $181.50 $1,712 +7.50
958–991 962 52 175.00–184.50 $182.19 $1,753 +5.31
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
535 535 1 151.00 $151.00 $808 -52.00
673 673 5 186.00 $186.00 $1,252 —
745 745 2 169.00 $169.00 $1,259 -21.11
796 796 3 181.00 $181.00 $1,441 +2.63
870 870 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,522 +4.00
935 935 1 161.00 $161.00 $1,505 —
977 977 4 171.00 $171.00 $1,671 +21.00
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1005 1005 1 165.00 $165.00 $1,658 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505 505 2 186.00–190.00 $188.00 $949 -9.12
515–545 thin fleshed 528 7 211.00–220.00 $216.79 $1,145 +0.99
554–555 554 7 180.00–191.00 $189.43 $1,049 +1.52
597 thin fleshed 597 7 214.00 $214.00 $1,278 -2.00
615–621 620 21 195.00–197.00 $196.81 $1,220 -0.05
687–690 thin fleshed 689 96 208.00–210.00 $208.42 $1,436 —
650–699 696 72 182.50–192.00 $183.19 $1,275 -8.17
716–730 fancy 719 16 191.00–192.50 $192.25 $1,382 —
710–742 731 6 178.00–187.00 $181.93 $1,330 -10.07
770–785 fancy 774 179 188.00–193.50 $190.48 $1,474 —
760–797 789 96 182.00–188.00 $184.58 $1,456 +2.54
808–833 818 35 179.00–187.00 $183.44 $1,501 +4.59
853–871 863 188 170.50–178.00 $175.13 $1,511 -3.87
900–943 936 8 155.00–167.00 $164.44 $1,539 +33.44
949 thin fleshed 949 23 170.75 $170.75 $1,620 —
963–986 976 9 151.00–160.00 $156.05 $1,523 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600–620 610 5 140.00–146.00 $141.81 $865 -35.88
712 712 2 132.50 $132.50 $943 —
760 760 3 146.00 $146.00 $1,110 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1135 1135 1 131.00 $131.00 $1,487 -26.43
1167–1170 1168 3 141.00–150.00 $146.99 $1,717 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
640 640 1 196.00 $196.00 $1,254 —
810 810 1 133.00 $133.00 $1,077 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1060–1570 1288 75-80% 177 90.00–99.00 $93.29 $1,202 —
1255–1487 1395 75-80% 25 100.00–105.00 $101.29 $1,413 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1040–1315 1110 80-85% 76 83.00–89.00 $86.71 $962 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1040–1478 1281 85-90% 23 68.00–79.00 $77.47 $992 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1595–1660 1620 3 90.00–100.00 $94.31 $1,528 —
1265–2320 1820 8 102.00–112.00 $107.93 $1,964 -6.35
1400–2440 2065 28 113.00–123.00 $119.77 $2,473 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1320–1525 1420 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 7 1,450.00–1,650.00 $1,561.41

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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 1,075.00 $1,075.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1000 1000 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 14 1,775.00–1,810.00 $1,792.50 —
1100 1100 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,560.00 $1,560.00 —
1150 1150 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 7 1,510.00 $1,510.00 —
1200 1200 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 10 1,910.00 $1,910.00 —

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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.