Winter Livestock Market Report

Dodge City, Kansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 29, 2025

5,105 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $275.20/cwt +0.73 vs last sale · ≈ $2,279/hd at 828 lb · 450 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $282.15/cwt +0.74 vs last sale · ≈ $2,187/hd at 775 lb · 282 head

light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $262.82/cwt +3.00 vs last sale · ≈ $2,407/hd at 916 lb · 223 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	5,105	1,912	5,693
Feeder cattle	4,084	1,655	5,264
Slaughter cattle	562	191	369
Replacement cattle	459	66	60

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder steers 400 lbs to 700 lbs sold 15.00 higher, over 750 lbs sold 10.00 to 12.00 higher. 5 head of steers weighing 401 lbs sold for 452.50/cwt. Heifers 400 lbs to 700 lbs sold 10.00 to 20.00 higher, over 700 lbs sold 4.00 to 12.00 higher. 18 head of 454 lbs heifers sold for 361.00/cwt. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 7.00 higher. Very good demand for heavy supply.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
323	323	10	497.50	$497.50	$1,607	—
397	397	7	433.00	$433.00	$1,719	—
401–442	432	115	437.00–452.50	$441.90	$1,909	+39.80
456–475	463	24	406.00–412.00	$408.31	$1,890	+28.31
515–545	538	131	371.00–384.00	$379.77	$2,043	+25.77
553–591	578	206	349.00–371.00	$357.11	$2,064	+29.71
611–649	622	163	322.00–344.00	$337.78	$2,101	+22.07
650–692	677	182	299.50–326.00	$310.11	$2,099	+15.11
714–744	741	121	291.50–301.00	$296.50	$2,197	+4.90
752–798	775	282	275.50–291.50	$282.15	$2,187	+0.74
806–847	828	450	261.00–280.75	$275.20	$2,279	+0.73
859–897	879	205	253.00–275.00	$267.59	$2,352	+33.59
909–946	916	223	256.75–264.85	$262.82	$2,407	+3.00
967	967	7	238.00	$238.00	$2,301	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
381	381	5	391.00	$391.00	$1,490	—
479	479	5	342.50	$342.50	$1,641	—
522–531	525	28	356.00–358.00	$357.42	$1,876	—
555–597	562	60	324.00–340.00	$335.94	$1,888	—
621–646	630	17	291.00–313.00	$298.96	$1,883	+51.96
710–719	715	25	265.00–275.00	$269.37	$1,926	+44.37
795	795	5	253.00	$253.00	$2,011	+15.50
900	900	6	228.00	$228.00	$2,052	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1058	1058	5	238.00	$238.00	$2,518	—
1107	1107	13	201.00	$201.00	$2,225	—
1187	1187	9	195.00	$195.00	$2,315	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
633	633	10	251.00	$251.00	$1,589	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
309	309	5	487.50	$487.50	$1,506	—
396	396	13	415.00	$415.00	$1,643	—
436	436	8	350.00	$350.00	$1,526	+15.28
454–498	482	180	338.00–361.00	$351.80	$1,696	+38.27
500–527	514	54	321.00–346.00	$338.31	$1,739	+18.89
552–598	578	210	302.50–320.00	$309.58	$1,789	+21.61
612 fancy	612	13	327.50	$327.50	$2,004	—
610–633	622	52	284.00–308.00	$297.46	$1,850	+7.03
653–692	669	152	266.00–283.00	$275.36	$1,842	+14.55
702–741	717	94	255.00–272.00	$269.21	$1,930	+6.51
736 fancy	736	29	281.00	$281.00	$2,068	—
752–799	771	217	245.00–269.50	$258.32	$1,992	+4.23
823–826	825	46	251.00–255.00	$252.65	$2,084	+2.55
879–894	886	180	241.00–248.00	$244.13	$2,163	+9.13
906–918	908	36	241.00–242.00	$241.83	$2,196	—
975	975	7	221.00	$221.00	$2,155	-4.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
480	480	6	273.00	$273.00	$1,310	—
537	537	8	310.00	$310.00	$1,665	—
592	592	7	274.00	$274.00	$1,622	—
633–640	638	30	274.00–279.00	$276.67	$1,765	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1027	1027	4	225.00	$225.00	$2,311	—
1204	1204	11	192.50	$192.50	$2,318	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
840–1034	993	80-85%	10	112.50–118.00	$116.50	$1,157	—
960–1542	1286	80-85%	372	121.00–145.00	$137.19	$1,764	+6.46

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1370–1704	1552	75-80%	96	132.00–142.00	$139.43	$2,164	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1138–1463	1241	85-90%	16	104.00–121.00	$110.49	$1,371	—
1226–1287	1259	85-90%	11	97.50–100.00	$98.61	$1,241	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1370–2040	1757	3	171.00–176.00	$173.28	$3,045	—
1300–2250	1817	14	147.00–169.00	$157.05	$2,854	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
676–1065	817	(<2 yrs)	Open	20	200.00–237.50	$217.52	$1,777
897–1055	942	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	15	170.00–195.00	$185.03	$1,743

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1005–1076	1067	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	14	180.00–212.50	$188.47	$2,011
1052–1175	1087	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	150.00–170.00	$166.07	$1,805

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Bred Cows

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1160–1260	1204	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	1,900.00–2,200.00	$2,141.03
1166–1490	1256	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	56	1,850.00–2,275.00	$2,113.43
1235–1330	1283	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,750.00–1,875.00	$1,810.19
1107–1488	1284	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	50	1,925.00–2,550.00	$2,335.53
1180–1333	1290	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	2,200.00–2,575.00	$2,395.37
1183–1640	1346	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	194	2,060.00–2,535.00	$2,346.77
1433	1433	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	2,200.00	$2,200.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
950–1190	1132	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	2,025.00–2,450.00	$2,207.02
970–1465	1169	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	15	1,800.00–2,300.00	$1,888.36

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
925–1375	1118	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	2,600.00–3,000.00	$2,789.14

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1350	1350	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	2,800.00	$2,800.00	—

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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.