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Winter Livestock Market Report

Dodge City, Kansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 4, 2023

1,942 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $224.88/cwt +7.45 vs last sale · ≈ $1,846/hd at 821 lb · 125 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $255.67/cwt -6.40 vs last sale · ≈ $1,559/hd at 610 lb · 121 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $293.18/cwt +16.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,526/hd at 520 lb · 105 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,942 2,793 2,549
Feeder cattle 1,660 2,482 1,750
Slaughter cattle 282 291 799
Replacement cattle — 20 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

*** Next Wednesday October 11, Winter Livestock in Dodge City will have a special calf sale.*** ***Final Report *** Compared to last week, feeder steers and feeder heifers 700 lb to 900 lb sold steady to 2.00 higher. Steers and heifers 400 lb to 700 lb sold 8.00 to 10.00 lower. Demand was moderate. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 lower, however 2 head of high yielding cows sold for 121. Slaughter bulls sold 6.00 to 8.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
354–385 thin fleshed 370 25 330.00–349.00 $342.96 $1,269 —
415 thin fleshed 415 2 307.00 $307.00 $1,274 -20.59
415–428 422 6 270.00–284.00 $277.11 $1,169 —
437 fancy 437 2 320.00 $320.00 $1,398 -26.00
470 thin fleshed 470 18 319.00 $319.00 $1,499 -8.95
450–488 480 8 247.50–257.50 $256.30 $1,230 -57.16
510–524 522 6 268.00–277.00 $275.53 $1,438 +2.07
515–539 thin fleshed 532 24 291.00–300.50 $295.39 $1,571 -25.86
533 fancy 533 75 309.50 $309.50 $1,650 —
576 576 24 280.00 $280.00 $1,613 -5.99
627–633 631 36 271.00–273.00 $271.72 $1,715 +1.62
651–673 659 39 238.00–250.00 $240.53 $1,585 -14.65
710 thin fleshed 710 27 265.00 $265.00 $1,882 —
711–745 723 27 246.00–250.00 $249.02 $1,800 -5.35
752–789 783 72 249.50–256.50 $255.47 $2,000 +16.49
801 thin fleshed 801 28 257.00 $257.00 $2,059 -0.06
811–825 814 50 236.00–240.50 $240.08 $1,954 -5.45
868 868 96 254.50 $254.50 $2,209 +9.96
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
424 424 7 245.00 $245.00 $1,039 +24.00
525 525 3 240.00 $240.00 $1,260 -6.00
597 597 6 257.00 $257.00 $1,534 -13.00
625 625 4 253.00 $253.00 $1,581 +96.00
781 781 7 217.50 $217.50 $1,699 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 6 295.00 $295.00 $870 —
317 unweaned 317 2 255.00 $255.00 $808 —
325 thin fleshed 325 9 295.00 $295.00 $959 -12.50
340 340 2 290.00 $290.00 $986 -2.92
379 thin fleshed 379 7 302.00 $302.00 $1,145 —
457–467 460 38 257.00–267.50 $264.41 $1,216 -11.24
515 thin fleshed 515 62 310.00 $310.00 $1,596 +29.00
503–548 528 43 267.50–271.00 $268.94 $1,420 -4.68
550–583 574 29 237.00–248.50 $244.55 $1,404 -7.69
606–610 thin fleshed 608 76 260.50–261.00 $260.80 $1,586 -5.14
613 613 45 247.00 $247.00 $1,514 -9.16
652–691 686 70 233.00–239.00 $236.75 $1,624 -6.84
707 707 23 245.00 $245.00 $1,732 -4.10
737 thin fleshed 737 24 241.00 $241.00 $1,776 -9.25
796 796 68 244.00 $244.00 $1,942 +16.33
800–823 821 125 220.00–225.85 $224.88 $1,846 +7.45
897 897 57 226.00 $226.00 $2,027 ±0.00
997 997 6 191.00 $191.00 $1,904 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 6 200.00 $200.00 $710 —
451 451 8 201.00 $201.00 $907 —
511 511 3 193.00 $193.00 $986 —
565 565 4 202.50 $202.50 $1,144 —
620–645 642 19 224.00–243.00 $241.61 $1,551 —
692 692 2 220.00 $220.00 $1,522 +4.50
737 737 2 225.00 $225.00 $1,658 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 2 292.50 $292.50 $951 —
416–418 417 6 252.50–271.00 $261.73 $1,091 —
710 710 1 197.50 $197.50 $1,402 —
790 790 1 182.50 $182.50 $1,442 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1030–1555 1181 80-85% 145 90.00–98.00 $95.16 $1,124 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1030–1365 1152 85-90% 52 76.00–87.00 $82.53 $951 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1055–1650 1349 75-80% 49 100.00–111.00 $103.96 $1,402 —
1175–1680 1357 75-80% 3 115.00–121.00 $118.44 $1,607 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1730–1760 1745 2 111.00–115.00 $113.02 $1,972 —
1565–2065 1753 4 104.00–105.00 $104.55 $1,833 -20.84
1850–2100 1975 2 118.00–120.00 $119.06 $2,351 —

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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.