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Winter Livestock Market Report

Dodge City, Kansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, July 26, 2025

7,650 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $319.39/cwt ≈ $2,964/hd at 928 lb · 1,251 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $330.64/cwt ≈ $2,883/hd at 872 lb · 1,168 head
heavy 9-weight M&L 1 steers $308.70/cwt ≈ $3,001/hd at 972 lb · 894 head
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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 30 452.50 $452.50 $2,149 +60.00
523–541 527 120 444.00–452.50 $450.60 $2,375
565 fancy 565 21 451.00 $451.00 $2,548
579–595 585 47 422.00–430.00 $427.23 $2,499
645 645 94 404.00 $404.00 $2,606 +28.92
682 682 29 382.00 $382.00 $2,605 +18.00
700–732 715 72 349.00–366.00 $356.08 $2,546
715 fancy 715 5 372.00 $372.00 $2,660
765–798 785 356 332.00–353.00 $345.34 $2,711 -2.67
803–848 824 686 330.00–342.25 $336.65 $2,774 +13.65
854–894 872 1,168 323.00–337.75 $330.64 $2,883
900–945 928 1,251 314.25–329.50 $319.39 $2,964
957–995 972 894 305.85–315.50 $308.70 $3,001
1027–1030 1029 158 294.50–303.25 $300.38 $3,091
1050–1060 1056 475 295.85–297.10 $296.59 $3,132
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1005–1033 1014 399 301.25–307.50 $304.17 $3,084
1052–1072 1063 115 298.50–307.25 $304.21 $3,234
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
472 472 9 403.00 $403.00 $1,902
504 504 14 416.00 $416.00 $2,097
655 655 5 375.00 $375.00 $2,456
743 743 6 335.00 $335.00 $2,489
759 759 9 325.50 $325.50 $2,471
847 847 8 324.50 $324.50 $2,749
862–893 884 55 315.50–319.50 $317.91 $2,810
913–949 935 83 302.50–309.50 $305.82 $2,859
980–990 987 68 295.00–299.00 $296.92 $2,931
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
692 692 9 336.00 $336.00 $2,325
871 871 8 308.00 $308.00 $2,683

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 6 425.00 $425.00 $1,870
477–494 492 179 404.00–412.00 $405.27 $1,994
505 fancy 505 28 409.00 $409.00 $2,065
540–543 541 50 373.00–390.50 $383.48 $2,075 +10.27
561–597 580 148 364.00–371.00 $370.42 $2,148 +3.79
605–632 621 108 357.50–372.00 $367.59 $2,283 +5.53
693–698 695 48 346.00–352.00 $349.49 $2,429
725–732 728 135 339.00–348.25 $343.71 $2,502 -11.56
768–798 783 198 313.00–323.50 $320.04 $2,506 -20.88
812 fancy 812 60 324.00 $324.00 $2,631
800–843 815 199 309.00–316.50 $313.07 $2,552 +14.07
855–878 863 144 309.00–315.00 $313.63 $2,707
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
687 687 5 299.00 $299.00 $2,054
755–778 762 16 307.00–316.00 $313.13 $2,386 +4.63
879–884 881 101 296.00 $296.00 $2,608
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1029 1029 31 269.00 $269.00 $2,768

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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.