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Winter Livestock Market Report, Dodge City, KS

Dodge City, Kansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, July 31, 2024

295 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $337.00/cwt +10.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,506/hd at 447 lb · 35 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $341.63/cwt ≈ $1,421/hd at 416 lb · 32 head
light 9-weight M&L 1 heifers $192.60/cwt ≈ $1,783/hd at 926 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 295 816 234
Feeder cattle 164 247 192
Slaughter cattle 129 561 42
Replacement cattle 2 8 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, not enough feeder steers and heifers for a market test. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
447 447 35 337.00 $337.00 $1,506 —
475–497 491 4 290.00–304.00 $298.29 $1,465 -44.21
588 588 3 290.00 $290.00 $1,705 —
670 670 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,642 —
835 835 1 244.00 $244.00 $2,037 -7.19
905 905 8 220.00 $220.00 $1,991 -22.23
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
695 695 1 207.50 $207.50 $1,442 —
830 830 1 224.00 $224.00 $1,859 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 2 317.50–327.50 $322.50 $1,000 —
345 unweaned 345 2 292.50 $292.50 $1,009 —
355–360 unweaned 358 2 255.00–280.00 $267.59 $958 —
375 375 1 305.00 $305.00 $1,144 —
411 fancy 411 26 351.50 $351.50 $1,445 —
436–440 437 6 297.00–302.50 $298.84 $1,306 —
485 485 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,261 -47.50
503–520 507 4 282.50 $282.50 $1,432 —
555–561 560 4 245.00–258.00 $254.78 $1,427 —
642 fancy 642 2 237.50 $237.50 $1,525 —
647 647 5 215.00 $215.00 $1,391 —
670 670 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,642 —
775 775 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,589 -23.00
810–840 830 3 202.50–207.50 $205.87 $1,709 —
900–947 926 10 190.00–200.00 $192.60 $1,783 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
580 580 1 237.50 $237.50 $1,378 —
622 622 2 217.50 $217.50 $1,353 —
850 850 1 186.00 $186.00 $1,581 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
775 775 1 243.00 $243.00 $1,883 —
965 965 2 211.00 $211.00 $2,036 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1055–1520 1227 80-85% 42 115.00–128.00 $120.38 $1,477 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020–1460 1099 85-90% 33 97.50–126.00 $104.61 $1,150 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1230–1317 1293 75-80% 9 148.00–150.00 $149.23 $1,930 —
1020–2080 1428 75-80% 22 130.00–145.50 $138.84 $1,983 +0.45

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1795–2260 1949 4 176.00–184.00 $178.69 $3,483 —
1755–2060 1957 3 169.00–171.00 $169.95 $3,326 —
1850–2220 1992 3 156.00–161.00 $159.45 $3,176 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1020 1020 (<2 yrs)Open 1 152.50 $152.50 $1,556

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1430 1430 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,075.00 $2,075.00

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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.