Cattle Market Pulse

Winter Livestock Market Report

Dodge City, Kansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 20, 2023

2,793 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest Winter Livestock report →

light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $247.86/cwt -1.64 vs last sale · ≈ $2,037/hd at 822 lb · 346 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $262.07/cwt +12.74 vs last sale · ≈ $1,641/hd at 626 lb · 268 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $275.71/cwt +44.71 vs last sale · ≈ $1,852/hd at 672 lb · 237 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,793 1,161 3,398
Feeder cattle 2,482 959 2,828
Slaughter cattle 291 197 430
Replacement cattle 20 5 140

Market comments — USDA reporter

*** Final Report *** *** Note *** Next week in Dodge City, Winter Livestock will have their 87th Anniversary Sale along with a special cow sale Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers 750 lb to 900 lb sold steady. Steers and heifers 450 lb to 750 lb sold 8.00 to 10.00 higher, however reputation and thin fleshed calves sold 20.00 to 23.00 higher. Demand was good. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 4.00 to 5.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 2 315.00 $315.00 $898 —
325–335 333 6 318.00–328.00 $326.38 $1,087 —
430–446 thin fleshed 434 14 320.00–331.00 $327.59 $1,422 -1.41
442 fancy 442 34 346.00 $346.00 $1,529 —
460–477 thin fleshed 472 13 327.50–329.00 $327.95 $1,548 —
488 fancy 488 3 355.00 $355.00 $1,732 —
472–498 489 6 306.00–317.00 $313.46 $1,533 -5.54
510–543 530 5 271.00–275.00 $273.46 $1,449 -18.47
542 thin fleshed 542 100 321.25 $321.25 $1,741 —
553 fancy 553 4 302.00 $302.00 $1,670 —
563 thin fleshed 563 50 301.00 $301.00 $1,695 +12.00
552–597 575 68 283.00–292.00 $285.99 $1,644 +9.59
600–623 thin fleshed 620 28 277.00–283.50 $277.90 $1,723 +12.90
610–629 625 54 269.00–273.00 $270.10 $1,688 +23.79
654 unweaned 654 10 237.00 $237.00 $1,550 —
652–671 thin fleshed 662 144 288.00–290.00 $288.97 $1,913 —
672–695 fancy 687 15 266.50–269.00 $267.31 $1,836 —
687–698 691 68 251.50–258.00 $255.18 $1,763 +24.18
705–749 736 226 251.00–260.50 $254.37 $1,872 +8.72
755–772 766 3 237.50–242.00 $238.98 $1,831 -10.40
775 thin fleshed 775 4 258.00 $258.00 $2,000 -1.64
815–827 thin fleshed 821 70 254.00–259.85 $257.06 $2,110 —
819–826 822 276 242.25–249.75 $245.53 $2,018 -3.97
885–896 889 166 239.00–247.10 $244.54 $2,174 +3.54
901 901 3 223.00 $223.00 $2,009 -17.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
436 436 3 221.00 $221.00 $964 —
526 526 3 246.00 $246.00 $1,294 +53.50
576 576 3 270.00 $270.00 $1,555 —
648 648 17 157.00 $157.00 $1,017 —
717 717 2 235.00 $235.00 $1,685 —
856 856 3 219.00 $219.00 $1,875 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1005 1005 1 206.00 $206.00 $2,070 -10.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
307 thin fleshed 307 2 307.50 $307.50 $944 —
305–345 330 8 285.00–297.50 $292.92 $967 —
353–379 369 10 285.00–287.50 $285.96 $1,055 —
403 unweaned 403 4 246.00 $246.00 $991 —
426–443 427 49 271.00–283.00 $280.67 $1,198 +15.67
429 thin fleshed 429 5 295.00 $295.00 $1,266 —
468 thin fleshed 468 8 289.00 $289.00 $1,353 —
465–472 470 12 270.00–277.50 $275.65 $1,296 —
515 thin fleshed 515 49 281.00 $281.00 $1,447 +11.09
513–547 527 69 265.00–276.00 $273.62 $1,442 +17.62
552–566 thin fleshed 555 27 264.00–274.00 $271.08 $1,504 —
579–593 584 62 249.00–258.00 $252.24 $1,473 -5.89
606–625 thin fleshed 623 162 264.25–268.00 $265.94 $1,657 +11.94
615–637 631 106 251.00–259.00 $256.16 $1,616 +16.16
666 thin fleshed 666 5 253.00 $253.00 $1,685 —
663–689 680 68 236.50–247.00 $243.59 $1,656 —
728–732 729 113 246.25–250.25 $249.10 $1,816 +18.10
738 thin fleshed 738 79 250.25 $250.25 $1,847 —
770–772 770 18 225.00–228.00 $227.67 $1,753 —
793 thin fleshed 793 16 240.00 $240.00 $1,903 —
800–835 818 2 214.00–221.00 $217.43 $1,779 -15.78
891 891 14 226.00 $226.00 $2,014 +4.20
950 950 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,948 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1029 1029 9 166.00 $166.00 $1,708 —
1050 1050 1 167.50 $167.50 $1,759 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
686 686 3 215.50 $215.50 $1,478 -5.49
793 793 3 153.00 $153.00 $1,213 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
471–477 474 7 260.00–292.50 $273.83 $1,298 +21.33
517 517 2 185.00 $185.00 $956 —
585–597 594 9 226.00–246.00 $242.17 $1,438 —
650–690 677 3 206.00–234.00 $214.97 $1,455 -15.03
825 825 1 193.00 $193.00 $1,592 —
935 935 1 176.00 $176.00 $1,646 —
970 970 1 182.50 $182.50 $1,770 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1030–1650 1252 75-80% 140 102.00–110.50 $106.34 $1,331 —
1248–1517 1417 75-80% 67 111.00–123.00 $112.62 $1,596 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1049–1515 1204 80-85% 49 90.00–100.00 $93.62 $1,127 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200–1303 1264 85-90% 5 71.00–75.00 $72.05 $911 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1192–1295 1244 2 115.00–119.00 $116.92 $1,454 —
1442–1900 1641 5 97.00–106.00 $100.59 $1,651 —
1340–2280 1777 6 122.00–130.50 $125.39 $2,228 +14.39

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
795–864 859 (<2 yrs)Open 15 168.00–180.00 $168.74 $1,449

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1216 1216 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 5 1,700.00 $1,700.00

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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.