Winter Livestock Market Report

Dodge City, Kansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 17, 2024

1,654 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $219.34/cwt ≈ $1,715/hd at 782 lb · 236 head

heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $230.25/cwt +3.10 vs last sale · ≈ $2,049/hd at 890 lb · 164 head

heavy 9-weight M&L 1 steers $221.51/cwt +6.51 vs last sale · ≈ $2,122/hd at 958 lb · 112 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,654	1,935	2,967
Feeder cattle	1,434	1,700	2,364
Slaughter cattle	220	190	603
Replacement cattle	—	45	—

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder steers under 750 lbs were unevenly steady with heavier weights steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 650 lbs. sold 4.00-12.00 lower. Heavier weights not well tested, however, 3 loads of eight weight heifers sold 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady. Demand was moderate to good on light to moderate supply.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	12	382.00–382.50	$382.04	$1,203	—
382	382	2	363.00	$363.00	$1,387	-26.60
417–447	423	22	344.00–354.00	$346.89	$1,467	—
518–523	521	14	320.00–341.00	$328.96	$1,714	-8.48
560	560	6	258.00	$258.00	$1,445	-71.13
611	611	15	279.00	$279.00	$1,705	+1.00
661–695	684	15	266.50–279.50	$270.69	$1,852	-9.29
715	715	10	281.00	$281.00	$2,009	+19.95
760–788	777	15	230.50–252.00	$246.24	$1,913	—
827–840	839	32	234.00–239.00	$234.31	$1,966	-10.08
850–899	890	164	221.00–233.00	$230.25	$2,049	+3.10
919–935	922	20	222.25–226.00	$223.01	$2,056	+7.65
956–982	958	112	205.50–224.35	$221.51	$2,122	+6.51

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–320	311	7	331.00–352.50	$349.34	$1,086	—
364–368	366	9	355.00–356.00	$355.55	$1,301	+34.55
412–430	426	12	300.00–321.00	$312.86	$1,333	—
520–535	524	4	297.00–316.00	$301.85	$1,582	-5.65
566	566	3	320.00	$320.00	$1,811	—
607–645	631	13	275.00–297.50	$291.81	$1,841	—
701–748	737	51	266.50–286.00	$270.86	$1,996	+16.86
750–757	753	38	257.50–261.00	$258.98	$1,950	—
895	895	2	201.00	$201.00	$1,799	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1001	1001	8	192.50	$192.50	$1,927	-11.54
1084 fancy	1084	50	191.00	$191.00	$2,070	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
342	342	2	350.00	$350.00	$1,197	+20.00
377	377	10	330.00	$330.00	$1,244	-4.40
405	405	1	297.00	$297.00	$1,203	-6.72
510–537	525	34	273.00–280.00	$276.12	$1,450	-13.22
580–590	587	7	254.00	$254.00	$1,491	-28.17
609–645	636	82	241.50–267.00	$253.18	$1,610	-11.82
662	662	4	230.00	$230.00	$1,523	-3.00
716–746	733	36	217.00–239.00	$226.74	$1,662	—
755–799	782	236	205.00–224.50	$219.34	$1,715	—
807–834	817	106	208.00–220.50	$217.97	$1,781	+2.83
860–887	878	3	184.00–192.00	$189.39	$1,663	-20.61
928	928	22	199.00	$199.00	$1,847	—
978–992	981	21	177.00–187.00	$185.07	$1,816	-18.43

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415	415	2	284.00	$284.00	$1,179	—
458–461	460	6	255.00–273.00	$263.97	$1,214	-2.07
517–535	530	42	270.50–276.50	$274.31	$1,454	+5.68
568–591	575	10	236.00–245.50	$238.93	$1,374	-12.50
645	645	2	237.50	$237.50	$1,532	—
693	693	8	228.00	$228.00	$1,580	-10.66

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
542	542	4	241.00	$241.00	$1,306	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1010–1495	1253	80-85%	58	113.00–130.00	$125.92	$1,578	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
978	978	85-90%	5	113.00	$113.00	$1,105	-6.80
1132–1282	1222	85-90%	43	86.00–99.00	$94.00	$1,149	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1276–1572	1428	75-80%	15	131.00–136.00	$133.37	$1,905	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1465–2065	1742	3	126.00–129.00	$126.84	$2,210	-11.90
1690–2400	2043	12	137.00–155.00	$147.59	$3,015	—

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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.