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Winter Livestock Market Report

Dodge City, Kansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 8, 2023

3,468 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $212.13/cwt -7.55 vs last sale · ≈ $1,725/hd at 813 lb · 239 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $247.93/cwt -11.92 vs last sale · ≈ $1,550/hd at 625 lb · 223 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $236.44/cwt -2.99 vs last sale · ≈ $1,936/hd at 819 lb · 222 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,468 2,753 3,597
Feeder cattle 3,032 2,430 2,901
Slaughter cattle 418 280 561
Replacement cattle 18 43 135

Market comments — USDA reporter

*** Final Report *** Compared to last week, feeder steers 700 lb to 950 lb sold steady to 2.00 higher. Steers 600 lb to 700 lb sold steady to 2.00 lower. Steer calves 400 lb to 600 lb sold 10.00 to 15.00 higher. Feeder heifers 550 lb to 900 lb sold 3.00 to 7.00 lower. Heifer calves 400 lb to 550 lb sold 8.00 to 10.00 higher. Demand was moderate on feeder cattle and good on calves. Slaughter cows and 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
260 thin fleshed 260 2 370.00 $370.00 $962 —
305–325 fancy 321 9 342.50–350.00 $347.62 $1,116 —
325 thin fleshed 325 3 375.00 $375.00 $1,219 +52.50
327 327 2 322.50 $322.50 $1,055 +27.15
332 unweaned 332 2 295.00 $295.00 $979 —
371 thin fleshed 371 6 354.00 $354.00 $1,313 +39.00
377 fancy 377 2 322.50 $322.50 $1,216 +11.50
385 385 2 317.50 $317.50 $1,222 +20.76
419 fancy 419 12 346.00 $346.00 $1,450 +35.90
410–438 421 11 299.00–312.50 $308.88 $1,300 +19.57
412–435 thin fleshed 421 18 321.00–330.00 $324.04 $1,364 —
463 thin fleshed 463 19 330.00 $330.00 $1,528 +37.00
460–490 481 17 280.00–295.00 $286.89 $1,380 +11.87
488–496 fancy 491 69 296.00–300.00 $297.35 $1,460 —
511–529 522 27 288.00–292.50 $289.87 $1,513 +23.04
501–533 thin fleshed 523 128 293.00–305.00 $299.13 $1,564 +13.75
535–549 unweaned 546 22 270.00–275.00 $271.54 $1,483 —
558 thin fleshed 558 16 282.00 $282.00 $1,574 +23.00
560–563 fancy 562 7 290.00 $290.00 $1,630 +14.19
551–587 576 68 264.50–277.50 $271.38 $1,563 +10.89
603–614 fancy 609 94 255.00–257.00 $256.53 $1,562 -7.47
612–647 637 123 240.00–251.00 $242.21 $1,543 -9.98
640–645 unweaned 643 6 228.00–235.00 $230.32 $1,481 —
654–655 unweaned 654 10 229.50–232.00 $231.25 $1,512 —
671 thin fleshed 671 113 252.50 $252.50 $1,694 —
660–677 676 88 221.00–236.00 $234.35 $1,584 +7.04
718–727 720 141 234.00–239.25 $237.04 $1,707 +9.80
756 756 10 230.25 $230.25 $1,741 +2.26
804–827 thin fleshed 807 117 239.00–240.75 $240.49 $1,941 —
810–846 832 105 226.50–236.75 $231.92 $1,930 -7.51
857–893 862 86 226.50–235.25 $233.88 $2,016 +0.08
908–949 917 80 223.50–227.75 $227.07 $2,082 -0.95
962–967 963 13 217.50–218.00 $217.58 $2,095 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
530 530 2 212.50 $212.50 $1,126 -42.50
572–584 581 26 230.00–246.25 $242.56 $1,409 —
620–645 637 3 200.00–223.00 $215.53 $1,373 -10.47
756–758 756 19 212.50–221.00 $219.65 $1,661 —
903 903 3 197.00 $197.00 $1,779 -15.50
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000 1000 24 216.75 $216.75 $2,168 —
1066 1066 19 213.25 $213.25 $2,273 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
278 thin fleshed 278 6 352.50 $352.50 $980 —
315 thin fleshed 315 3 335.00 $335.00 $1,055 —
365–395 thin fleshed 387 10 304.00–312.00 $305.41 $1,182 +16.41
376–390 387 34 282.00–294.00 $292.48 $1,132 +46.95
417 thin fleshed 417 8 305.00 $305.00 $1,272 —
417–445 431 36 266.00–274.00 $270.18 $1,164 -4.38
435 fancy 435 34 280.00 $280.00 $1,218 —
450–467 457 27 264.50–274.00 $269.70 $1,233 +18.88
452–492 fancy 489 68 283.00–288.00 $284.45 $1,391 +11.78
491 unweaned 491 64 252.00 $252.00 $1,237 +11.00
509 thin fleshed 509 58 263.00 $263.00 $1,339 -2.00
505–547 532 101 232.00–246.00 $238.15 $1,267 -16.79
543 fancy 543 44 252.00 $252.00 $1,368 —
550–599 579 122 223.00–239.00 $230.66 $1,336 -14.32
601–631 620 152 220.00–233.50 $229.65 $1,424 +1.02
655–692 674 40 205.00–220.00 $214.63 $1,447 -3.83
650–689 thin fleshed 680 39 215.00–220.00 $216.47 $1,472 —
705–726 708 37 205.00–216.50 $211.72 $1,499 -10.62
765–770 767 3 200.00–205.50 $203.66 $1,562 -7.17
801–843 813 239 208.00–216.00 $212.13 $1,725 -7.55
900 900 12 192.00 $192.00 $1,728 -3.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
384 thin fleshed 384 5 228.00 $228.00 $876 —
412–449 437 22 230.00–246.00 $232.79 $1,017 +6.79
537–540 538 22 215.00–229.00 $224.21 $1,206 -11.78
652–675 660 3 181.00–210.50 $200.44 $1,323 —
815 815 6 195.00 $195.00 $1,589 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1011 1011 26 189.00 $189.00 $1,911 +18.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
377 377 8 274.00 $274.00 $1,033 +21.00
440 440 2 262.50 $262.50 $1,155 +3.19
470 470 3 252.50–287.50 $264.17 $1,242 —
565 565 1 217.50 $217.50 $1,229 -13.50
612 612 2 241.00 $241.00 $1,475 +31.70

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1040–1955 1300 75-80% 230 90.00–99.00 $93.43 $1,215 —
1210–1605 1406 75-80% 6 93.00–110.00 $103.34 $1,453 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1025–1718 1422 80-85% 99 81.00–89.00 $86.22 $1,226 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1065–1640 1228 85-90% 25 60.00–79.00 $69.77 $857 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1235–1785 1620 8 86.00–98.50 $94.07 $1,524 -14.88
1480–2215 1899 15 100.00–108.50 $105.40 $2,002 —
2370 2370 1 112.00 $112.00 $2,654 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
981–1145 1059 (<2 yrs)Open 6 112.50–122.50 $116.58 $1,235

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1235–1306 1267 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 9 1,685.00–1,700.00 $1,693.13
1298 1298 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,325.00 $1,325.00

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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.