Cattle Market Pulse

Winter Livestock Market Report

Dodge City, Kansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, July 19, 2023

815 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $237.86/cwt -5.01 vs last sale · ≈ $1,958/hd at 823 lb · 167 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $250.00/cwt ±0.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,870/hd at 748 lb · 71 head
light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $230.04/cwt -9.96 vs last sale · ≈ $2,090/hd at 908 lb · 34 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 815 1,043 1,812
Feeder cattle 550 682 1,369
Slaughter cattle 264 343 443
Replacement cattle 1 18 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

*** Note *** Winter Livestock in Dodge City will have their annual King of the Ring auction on Saturday July 29, 2023. 6,000 to 7,000 cattle consigned.*** *** Final Report *** Compared to last week, not enough feeder steers and feeder heifers for a market test. Slaughter cows and bulls sold sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Quality not as desirable as last week on slaughter cows and bulls.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–375 368 2 255.00–259.00 $257.04 $946 -22.96
435 435 3 215.00 $215.00 $935 —
450 450 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,012 —
512 512 2 240.00 $240.00 $1,229 -45.00
552 552 2 258.00 $258.00 $1,424 —
620 620 2 241.00 $241.00 $1,494 —
681–698 684 5 232.00–238.00 $236.78 $1,620 -22.01
748 748 71 250.00 $250.00 $1,870 ±0.00
800–830 823 167 235.00–242.50 $237.86 $1,958 -5.01
908 thin fleshed 908 33 230.50 $230.50 $2,093 —
920 920 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,978 -25.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
497 497 5 193.00 $193.00 $959 —
654 654 9 186.00 $186.00 $1,216 -54.00
705 705 1 223.00 $223.00 $1,572 -9.50

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
591 thin fleshed 591 15 247.50 $247.50 $1,463 —
645 645 1 217.00 $217.00 $1,400 +7.46
717–740 720 7 214.50–220.00 $215.31 $1,550 -13.87
761 thin fleshed 761 13 218.00 $218.00 $1,659 —
765 765 2 204.00 $204.00 $1,561 +18.00
831 831 8 203.00 $203.00 $1,687 -12.00
852–877 872 33 203.50–206.50 $204.12 $1,780 +16.62

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
685 685 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,438 —
860 860 1 196.00 $196.00 $1,686 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1030–1623 1292 80-85% 161 93.50–104.00 $96.11 $1,242 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
982 982 85-90% 30 78.00 $78.00 $766 —
1030–1325 1048 85-90% 74 77.00–89.00 $86.05 $902 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1170–1307 1249 75-80% 15 106.00–113.00 $108.48 $1,355 —
1430–1510 1446 75-80% 5 120.00–121.00 $120.79 $1,747 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200–1615 1415 4 108.00–115.00 $110.63 $1,565 —
1455–1885 1631 6 123.00–128.00 $125.13 $2,041 —
2000 2000 1 131.00 $131.00 $2,620 —

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1300 1300 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,575.00 $1,575.00 —

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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.