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Winter Livestock Market Report

Dodge City, Kansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 2, 2023

234 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $223.25/cwt +12.75 vs last sale · ≈ $1,860/hd at 833 lb · 22 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $230.64/cwt -0.11 vs last sale · ≈ $1,628/hd at 706 lb · 21 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $260.44/cwt +6.44 vs last sale · ≈ $1,146/hd at 440 lb · 18 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 234 492 1,589
Feeder cattle 192 361 1,150
Slaughter cattle 42 118 439
Replacement cattle — 13 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

*** Final Report *** Compared to last week, not enough steers and heifers for a market test. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady 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
320 320 1 291.00 $291.00 $931 —
380 380 1 252.50 $252.50 $960 —
390 fancy 390 1 265.00 $265.00 $1,034 —
415 415 1 265.00 $265.00 $1,100 —
738 738 6 247.50 $247.50 $1,827 +21.50
775–786 784 5 219.00–229.00 $227.02 $1,780 -0.98
823–834 830 15 218.50–219.00 $218.70 $1,815 +8.20
840 fancy 840 7 233.00 $233.00 $1,957 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
755–798 787 4 190.00–205.00 $201.40 $1,585 —
895 895 1 181.00 $181.00 $1,620 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 235.00 $235.00 $834 +5.00
415–449 434 9 253.00–258.00 $255.87 $1,110 +1.87
446 fancy 446 9 265.00 $265.00 $1,182 —
549 549 15 250.00 $250.00 $1,372 —
580–595 588 2 197.50 $197.50 $1,161 —
628 628 7 230.00 $230.00 $1,444 +16.66
704 fancy 704 19 232.50 $232.50 $1,637 —
725 725 2 213.00 $213.00 $1,544 -17.75
771 771 4 229.00 $229.00 $1,766 +3.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460–470 465 2 218.00–222.50 $220.27 $1,024 —
785 785 1 169.00 $169.00 $1,327 —
815 815 2 168.00–171.00 $169.50 $1,381 -15.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
895 895 1 151.00 $151.00 $1,351 —
900 900 1 176.00 $176.00 $1,584 +16.00

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1101–1442 1193 75-80% 12 116.00–123.00 $119.22 $1,422 —
1090–1855 1356 75-80% 20 125.00–131.00 $126.63 $1,717 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1030 1030 85-90% 2 93.00 $93.00 $958 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1560 1560 1 111.00 $111.00 $1,732 —
1325–1830 1567 5 131.50–140.00 $134.86 $2,113 —
1800 1800 1 121.00 $121.00 $2,178 —

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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.