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Winter Livestock Market Report

Dodge City, Kansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 20, 2025

1,170 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $375.39/cwt +33.39 vs last sale · ≈ $3,093/hd at 824 lb · 89 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $390.26/cwt ≈ $2,857/hd at 732 lb · 71 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 steers $571.60/cwt +77.44 vs last sale · ≈ $2,169/hd at 380 lb · 60 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,170 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 thin fleshed 310 14 605.00 $605.00 $1,876 —
317 unweaned 317 6 620.00 $620.00 $1,965 +24.00
340 340 4 535.00 $535.00 $1,819 —
353–396 369 30 546.00–565.00 $553.48 $2,042 +79.60
351–396 fancy 390 30 572.50–605.00 $589.72 $2,300 +34.72
405 fancy 405 10 552.50 $552.50 $2,238 —
434–440 438 31 497.00–509.00 $501.61 $2,197 -23.39
452–499 478 9 470.00–475.00 $472.10 $2,257 -0.69
504–543 519 25 425.00–450.00 $440.34 $2,285 -32.36
563–594 584 15 421.00 $421.00 $2,459 +1.00
616–638 619 22 400.00–415.00 $402.11 $2,489 +12.11
662 fancy 662 5 417.50 $417.50 $2,764 —
678–695 690 16 361.00–370.00 $365.38 $2,521 -25.62
732–737 732 71 378.00–391.00 $390.26 $2,857 —
757–784 772 11 374.00–380.00 $376.68 $2,908 —
805–847 824 89 363.00–378.50 $375.39 $3,093 +33.39
918 918 6 342.00 $342.00 $3,140 —
970 970 3 297.00 $297.00 $2,881 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
326 326 13 458.00 $458.00 $1,493 —
378 378 5 540.00 $540.00 $2,041 —
584 584 5 403.00 $403.00 $2,354 —
841 841 3 335.00 $335.00 $2,817 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1008 1008 3 298.00 $298.00 $3,004 —
1189 1189 10 288.00 $288.00 $3,424 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
378 378 4 495.00 $495.00 $1,871 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 7 612.50 $612.50 $1,715 —
340 340 7 499.00 $499.00 $1,697 +9.71
353 fancy 353 3 520.00 $520.00 $1,836 —
371–389 382 37 499.00–507.50 $505.72 $1,932 —
431 431 3 465.00 $465.00 $2,004 -12.36
461–496 478 50 457.50–473.00 $469.24 $2,243 +47.34
544–548 545 14 386.00–398.00 $394.55 $2,150 -22.56
566–596 578 9 365.00–385.00 $371.52 $2,147 —
579 fancy 579 18 394.00 $394.00 $2,281 —
611–641 629 30 355.00–367.00 $362.42 $2,280 -0.52
690–691 691 12 335.00–346.00 $343.25 $2,372 +13.25
700–712 703 15 350.00–357.00 $355.11 $2,496 —
756 756 14 352.00 $352.00 $2,661 +9.07
800 800 5 347.00 $347.00 $2,776 +19.54
861–892 873 32 317.00–332.50 $326.56 $2,851 +4.56
917 917 4 317.00 $317.00 $2,907 +13.17
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 18 421.00 $421.00 $1,810 -20.34
463–473 469 11 442.50–447.50 $445.71 $2,090 +49.71
548 548 3 369.00 $369.00 $2,022 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
283–284 284 13 1,375.00–1,425.00 $1,413.49 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
309 309 5 565.00 $565.00 $1,746 —
360 360 3 585.00 $585.00 $2,106 —
541 541 6 395.00 $395.00 $2,137 —
552 552 2 405.00 $405.00 $2,236 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1016–1108 1062 85-90% 14 131.00–132.50 $131.78 $1,400 —
970–1435 1201 85-90% 139 144.00–165.00 $157.68 $1,894 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1025–1680 1378 80-85% 109 151.00–172.00 $164.60 $2,268 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1465–1655 1558 75-80% 9 156.00–167.00 $164.26 $2,559 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1300 1300 1 225.00 $225.00 $2,925 —
1377–2295 1893 13 187.00–213.00 $197.08 $3,731 —
1975 1975 1 176.00 $176.00 $3,476 -31.19

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
765–921 876 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 5 306.00–348.00 $320.91 $2,811
1090–1150 1145 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 12 182.00–187.50 $187.06 $2,142

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
955–1415 1185 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 2,450.00–2,500.00 $2,470.15
1195–1620 1292 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 21 2,300.00–2,725.00 $2,465.16
1295 1295 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 7 2,525.00 $2,525.00
1050–1441 1296 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 6 2,450.00–3,625.00 $3,135.90
1212–1490 1303 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 10 2,325.00–2,825.00 $2,551.86
1215–1444 1307 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 22 2,175.00–2,550.00 $2,385.16
1351 1351 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 2,525.00 $2,525.00
1502 1502 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 2,775.00 $2,775.00
1551 1551 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 2,850.00 $2,850.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
745 745 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 2,350.00 $2,350.00
970–976 975 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 5 3,050.00–3,425.00 $3,350.37

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
845–950 899 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 7 3,500.00–4,700.00 $4,485.71 —
1050 1050 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 4 3,800.00 $3,800.00 —
1100 1100 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 2,825.00 $2,825.00 —
1200 1200 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 3,600.00 $3,600.00 —
1000–1450 1360 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 5 3,100.00–3,650.00 $3,540.00 —

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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.