Winter Livestock Market Report

Dodge City, Kansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 21, 2024

3,153 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $230.36/cwt +6.53 vs last sale · ≈ $2,016/hd at 875 lb · 306 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $229.64/cwt +6.05 vs last sale · ≈ $1,768/hd at 770 lb · 272 head

light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $225.70/cwt -0.11 vs last sale · ≈ $2,088/hd at 925 lb · 190 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,153	5,192	3,811
Feeder cattle	2,883	4,962	3,651
Slaughter cattle	240	223	150
Replacement cattle	30	7	10

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steer and heifer calves under 600 lbs sold 10.00 to 15.00 higher. Feeder steers 600-800 lbs sold unevenly steady, while those over 800 lbs sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. 6-weight heifers were unevenly steady on a light test when comparing them to last week's large receipts. Heifers over 700 lbs sold 1.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 8.00 to 11.00 higher. Demand was good to very good on moderate supply. Best demand on cattle ready to turn out on wheat.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
307	307	4	407.50	$407.50	$1,251	—
384	384	6	391.00	$391.00	$1,501	-10.06
447	447	8	362.00–367.50	$364.75	$1,630	+31.00
462–466	465	28	347.50–365.00	$359.41	$1,671	+44.85
500–544	522	62	292.00–318.00	$300.40	$1,568	-6.46
567–591	577	163	299.00–322.00	$314.66	$1,816	+23.12
615–631	622	33	267.00–290.00	$279.39	$1,738	-12.93
654–693	678	167	260.75–275.00	$263.36	$1,786	-1.80
707–737	726	74	245.00–261.00	$250.96	$1,822	-2.66
762–794	771	181	235.00–250.25	$247.24	$1,906	+1.43
807–848	818	173	236.50–240.75	$239.65	$1,960	+4.28
863–898	875	306	227.50–234.60	$230.36	$2,016	+6.53
916–941	925	190	222.75–228.00	$225.70	$2,088	+26.92
951–999	955	56	207.00–218.25	$217.20	$2,074	+1.48

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
312	312	5	367.50	$367.50	$1,147	—
623–646	634	37	254.00–270.00	$258.04	$1,636	-8.22
672–691	680	35	221.00–246.00	$225.18	$1,531	-24.89
747	747	5	235.00	$235.00	$1,755	—
788	788	14	228.50	$228.50	$1,801	+14.67
800–843	827	44	211.00–226.50	$221.40	$1,831	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1026	1026	10	207.00	$207.00	$2,124	-1.46
1067	1067	3	206.00	$206.00	$2,198	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
267	267	5	975.00	$975.00	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
311–330	324	10	372.50–387.50	$376.82	$1,221	—
357–393	378	24	347.50–375.00	$355.00	$1,342	+50.57
404 thin fleshed	404	21	349.50	$349.50	$1,412	—
464–499	480	28	290.00–305.00	$295.52	$1,418	+11.32
520–527	521	89	294.00–295.50	$294.29	$1,533	+10.02
577	577	6	265.00	$265.00	$1,529	-13.57
630–647	642	41	243.50–253.50	$246.37	$1,582	-6.50
655–693	672	89	228.00–243.75	$235.63	$1,583	-0.21
712–749	733	158	222.50–234.00	$227.52	$1,668	-1.03
751–797	770	272	220.00–235.75	$229.64	$1,768	+6.05
805	805	15	218.75	$218.75	$1,761	+4.23
804–838	818	60	211.75–224.00	$218.70	$1,789	+4.18
853–868	859	83	213.75–215.60	$214.81	$1,845	—
870	870	40	200.50	$200.50	$1,744	—
905	905	4	180.50	$180.50	$1,634	-8.00
988	988	11	205.00	$205.00	$2,025	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
537–543	540	20	266.00–269.00	$267.71	$1,446	+10.34
584–587	585	38	253.50–264.00	$256.27	$1,499	-6.73
630	630	5	218.00	$218.00	$1,373	—
677	677	26	226.50	$226.50	$1,533	—
787–791	788	11	190.00–215.00	$208.16	$1,640	-0.60

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1010	1010	16	182.50	$182.50	$1,843	-2.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
436	436	15	345.00	$345.00	$1,504	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	6	375.00	$375.00	$1,088	—
428	428	5	285.00	$285.00	$1,220	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
845–1250	1080	85-90%	33	80.00–98.50	$94.59	$1,022	—
907–1645	1231	85-90%	47	100.00–112.00	$105.59	$1,300	—
1445	1445	85-90%	1	114.00	$114.00	$1,647	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1250–1368	1328	80-85%	34	122.00–126.00	$123.34	$1,638	—
1040–1775	1391	80-85%	39	110.00–120.00	$114.35	$1,591	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1315–1945	1405	75-80%	28	115.00–126.50	$122.59	$1,722	+7.52
1435	1435	75-80%	1	132.00	$132.00	$1,894	+16.93
1635	1635	75-80%	4	111.00	$111.00	$1,815	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1435–2080	1783	7	120.00–128.00	$124.77	$2,225	—
1730–1965	1848	2	135.00–139.00	$137.13	$2,534	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
740–1195	1015	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	29	147.50–196.00	$176.19	$1,788

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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.