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Winter Livestock Market Report

Dodge City, Kansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 9, 2023

945 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $241.25/cwt +18.00 vs last sale · ≈ $2,014/hd at 835 lb · 111 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $238.09/cwt +9.09 vs last sale · ≈ $1,812/hd at 761 lb · 90 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $248.42/cwt ≈ $1,713/hd at 689 lb · 87 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 945 234 2,381
Feeder cattle 726 192 1,970
Slaughter cattle 214 42 385
Replacement cattle 5 — 26

Market comments — USDA reporter

*** Final Report *** Compared to last week, no recent comparison on feeder steers and heifers 600 lb to 900 lb . However a higher trend was noted. Demand was good. Slaughter cows sold 6.00 to 8.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
362–385 377 6 295.00–317.50 $302.20 $1,139 +49.70
415 415 2 287.50 $287.50 $1,193 +22.50
462 462 8 314.00 $314.00 $1,451 —
528 thin fleshed 528 5 300.00 $300.00 $1,584 —
537–540 539 15 275.50–287.00 $282.42 $1,522 —
565 thin fleshed 565 2 274.00 $274.00 $1,548 —
610 thin fleshed 610 7 283.00 $283.00 $1,726 —
624 624 18 237.50 $237.50 $1,482 —
632 fancy 632 16 255.00 $255.00 $1,612 —
667 thin fleshed 667 12 253.00 $253.00 $1,688 —
675–690 677 8 237.50–242.50 $238.14 $1,612 —
739 739 70 250.00 $250.00 $1,848 +2.50
759 759 75 246.75 $246.75 $1,873 +19.73
835 835 111 241.25 $241.25 $2,014 +22.55
863 863 41 235.50 $235.50 $2,032 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
437 437 2 235.00 $235.00 $1,027 —
544 544 5 219.00 $219.00 $1,191 —
588 588 3 170.00 $170.00 $1,000 —
765–795 785 3 187.50–195.00 $189.94 $1,491 -11.46
800–806 805 4 185.00–225.00 $194.94 $1,569 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1033 1033 3 160.00 $160.00 $1,653 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
373 373 3 280.00 $280.00 $1,044 +45.00
400–433 thin fleshed 430 12 280.00–289.00 $288.30 $1,240 —
446 446 4 259.00 $259.00 $1,155 +3.13
519–525 521 9 249.00–256.00 $253.65 $1,322 +3.65
555 555 2 252.00 $252.00 $1,399 +54.50
610–614 thin fleshed 613 14 259.00–279.50 $276.59 $1,695 —
636 636 3 231.00 $231.00 $1,469 +1.00
660–685 679 4 200.00–207.50 $201.82 $1,370 —
665–696 thin fleshed 690 83 250.25–252.50 $250.67 $1,730 —
756–779 761 90 235.00–239.00 $238.09 $1,812 +9.09
944 944 5 206.50 $206.50 $1,949 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
547 547 5 242.50 $242.50 $1,326 —
810 810 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,620 —
937 937 2 162.50 $162.50 $1,523 —
986 986 3 157.50 $157.50 $1,553 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1055–1573 1340 75-80% 32 106.00–114.00 $109.36 $1,465 —
1307–1600 1392 75-80% 36 116.00–117.50 $116.46 $1,621 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1030–1285 1152 85-90% 66 66.00–86.00 $77.67 $895 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1255–1505 1341 80-85% 26 90.00–99.00 $96.71 $1,297 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1220–1965 1610 12 121.00–129.50 $124.65 $2,007 —
1695–1760 1728 2 130.00–132.00 $131.02 $2,264 —
1715–1900 1808 2 139.00–141.00 $139.95 $2,530 +18.95

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1008–1075 1025 (<2 yrs)Open 5 142.50–160.00 $149.12 $1,528

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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.