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Winter Livestock Market Report

Dodge City, Kansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 19, 2025

2,283 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $265.67/cwt +7.37 vs last sale · ≈ $2,056/hd at 774 lb · 359 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $273.35/cwt +5.68 vs last sale · ≈ $2,408/hd at 881 lb · 264 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $246.52/cwt +10.35 vs last sale · ≈ $2,167/hd at 879 lb · 253 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 2,283 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
373–386 379 11 422.50–437.50 $430.55 $1,632 +10.55
410 fancy 410 19 445.00 $445.00 $1,824 —
505 505 5 372.50 $372.50 $1,881 -0.35
534 fancy 534 17 400.00 $400.00 $2,136 +4.50
555 555 3 360.00 $360.00 $1,998 +1.54
608 608 11 351.00 $351.00 $2,134 +4.82
650–676 669 40 318.00–331.00 $325.85 $2,180 -2.69
701–741 730 56 282.00–296.75 $290.25 $2,119 -10.27
750–775 764 40 282.75–292.00 $286.61 $2,190 +5.90
803–847 824 232 279.00–292.50 $284.64 $2,345 +7.99
855–890 881 264 265.50–275.00 $273.35 $2,408 +5.68
910–936 923 164 263.00–268.25 $267.25 $2,467 +9.87
967–987 974 92 246.00–251.00 $249.24 $2,428 -0.61
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
590 590 16 321.00 $321.00 $1,894 -9.00
610–645 625 14 322.50–327.00 $324.49 $2,028 —
757 757 5 262.00 $262.00 $1,983 +9.00
821 821 5 273.50 $273.50 $2,245 —
891 891 19 247.00 $247.00 $2,201 —
977 977 4 239.00 $239.00 $2,335 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
351 fancy 351 6 420.00 $420.00 $1,474 —
469–497 488 15 340.00–342.50 $341.70 $1,667 +2.01
503–531 523 14 347.50 $347.50 $1,817 +5.50
601–628 614 18 273.00–286.00 $281.89 $1,731 -13.20
660–674 665 121 271.50–284.75 $277.04 $1,842 -0.50
710–745 742 90 256.00–265.75 $264.23 $1,961 -1.93
752–791 774 359 260.00–274.25 $265.67 $2,056 +7.37
803–847 824 29 250.00–255.50 $254.11 $2,094 +0.14
854–896 879 253 242.50–251.00 $246.52 $2,167 +10.35
948 948 35 241.25 $241.25 $2,287 +2.30
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420–449 438 8 325.00–338.00 $329.67 $1,444 +2.63
531 531 5 320.00 $320.00 $1,699 +32.45
570–571 571 23 300.00–310.00 $304.34 $1,738 +10.14
605 605 5 268.00 $268.00 $1,621 -8.00
802 802 5 243.00 $243.00 $1,949 —
881 881 10 238.00 $238.00 $2,097 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1067 1067 7 226.00 $226.00 $2,411 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 4 380.00 $380.00 $1,843 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–1495 1122 80-85% 14 121.00–132.00 $126.94 $1,424 —
1050–1571 1350 80-85% 110 136.00–151.00 $146.09 $1,972 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1135 1135 85-90% 11 119.00 $119.00 $1,351 —
1020–1218 1151 85-90% 20 91.00–105.00 $99.90 $1,150 -7.56
1175–1255 1242 85-90% 6 130.00–140.00 $138.42 $1,719 +57.42
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1483–1583 1506 75-80% 22 144.00–148.00 $147.11 $2,215 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1605–1657 1640 3 141.00–150.00 $143.94 $2,361 —
1365–2015 1819 18 154.00–173.00 $161.60 $2,940 —
2227–2255 2241 4 184.00 $184.00 $4,123 +3.58

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Stock Cows

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1046 1046 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 6 205.00 $205.00 $2,144
1020–1246 1196 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 7 160.00–187.50 $178.92 $2,140
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
810–995 909 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 11 187.50–242.50 $213.02 $1,936

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Bred Cows

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1338–1360 1344 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 7 1,750.00–2,300.00 $2,162.92
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
880–950 915 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 2,025.00–2,350.00 $2,193.72

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1000–1250 1091 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 17 3,000.00–3,250.00 $3,147.06 —

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Heifer Pairs

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1000 1000 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 3,000.00 $3,000.00 —

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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.