Winter Livestock Market Report

Dodge City, Kansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 7, 2026

4,428 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $391.60/cwt +13.29 vs last sale · ≈ $2,424/hd at 619 lb · 361 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $408.12/cwt -0.88 vs last sale · ≈ $2,772/hd at 679 lb · 347 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $392.41/cwt +22.72 vs last sale · ≈ $2,861/hd at 729 lb · 298 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	4,428	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
399	399	11	505.00	$505.00	$2,015	—
404–422	412	11	600.00–618.00	$609.62	$2,512	—
450 fancy	450	6	590.00	$590.00	$2,655	—
450–492	467	103	540.00–557.50	$552.56	$2,580	—
500–535	524	48	505.00–522.50	$509.73	$2,671	+22.73
554–570 fancy	562	69	485.00	$485.00	$2,726	—
558–597	580	162	450.00–474.00	$461.28	$2,675	+4.28
604–631	620	181	429.50–445.00	$437.16	$2,710	+8.16
650 fancy	650	8	426.00	$426.00	$2,769	+17.00
659–691	680	339	394.00–417.00	$407.70	$2,772	—
702–743	729	298	381.00–402.00	$392.41	$2,861	+22.72
764–795	781	110	353.00–370.00	$364.13	$2,844	—
801–846	812	260	353.25–370.50	$363.26	$2,950	+17.26
851–896	875	208	336.50–354.50	$340.67	$2,981	+2.67
907–934	920	127	341.85–345.00	$343.44	$3,160	+14.01
955–987	977	39	321.00–328.75	$323.33	$3,159	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
445	445	7	575.00	$575.00	$2,559	—
472	472	7	517.50	$517.50	$2,443	—
519–540	536	34	495.00–500.00	$495.85	$2,658	—
562–583	569	43	430.00–447.50	$443.27	$2,522	+46.27
616–644	638	21	403.00–416.00	$411.89	$2,628	—
656–695	685	29	360.00–385.00	$379.28	$2,598	—
705–746	723	32	373.00–388.00	$381.23	$2,756	+34.23
754–781	764	12	347.50–365.00	$353.56	$2,701	—
807	807	15	340.00	$340.00	$2,744	+3.50
882	882	7	315.00	$315.00	$2,778	—
972	972	9	310.00	$310.00	$3,013	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
438	438	3	537.50	$537.50	$2,354	—
480	480	8	469.00	$469.00	$2,251	—
487 thin fleshed	487	10	435.00	$435.00	$2,118	—
513–515	514	17	437.50–457.50	$445.72	$2,291	—
535 thin fleshed	535	5	382.50	$382.50	$2,046	—
718	718	3	331.00	$331.00	$2,377	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1010	1010	2	302.00	$302.00	$3,050	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305	305	2	615.00	$615.00	$1,876	—
386–387	387	10	510.00–525.00	$517.49	$2,003	+22.49
428–442	434	38	490.00–512.50	$494.93	$2,148	+27.43
454–486	474	91	480.00–500.00	$483.48	$2,292	+40.98
505–539	531	124	442.50–460.00	$451.31	$2,396	+22.52
570–594	588	82	411.00–430.00	$415.95	$2,446	+5.95
600–639	619	361	375.00–400.00	$391.60	$2,424	+11.10
650–696	673	154	352.00–377.50	$360.59	$2,427	+2.49
714–738	720	177	337.00–355.00	$348.11	$2,506	+9.61
763 fancy	763	32	350.00	$350.00	$2,670	—
751–791	778	186	329.50–338.00	$334.95	$2,606	+1.95
801	801	22	329.50	$329.50	$2,639	+17.50
884–896	891	169	310.00–312.00	$310.99	$2,771	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–487	466	27	452.50–465.00	$457.45	$2,132	+47.45
519–544	540	58	430.00–436.00	$433.96	$2,343	+54.96
573–585	583	15	400.00–406.00	$401.18	$2,339	—
630–649	644	38	346.00–371.00	$357.83	$2,304	+87.83
657–665	660	11	347.50–352.00	$349.15	$2,304	—
722	722	10	314.50	$314.50	$2,271	—
807	807	34	322.00	$322.00	$2,599	+1.00
860	860	3	315.00	$315.00	$2,709	—
966	966	3	324.00	$324.00	$3,130	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1026	1018	10	302.00–303.50	$302.44	$3,079	—
1066–1095	1083	7	274.00–294.50	$282.65	$3,061	—
1250	1250	9	261.00	$261.00	$3,262	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
548	548	4	372.50	$372.50	$2,041	—
577	577	5	330.00	$330.00	$1,904	—
610	610	5	357.50	$357.50	$2,181	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
429	429	5	530.00	$530.00	$2,274	—
565	565	5	402.50	$402.50	$2,274	—
618	618	4	390.00	$390.00	$2,410	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
508	508	3	380.00	$380.00	$1,930	—
673	673	3	360.00	$360.00	$2,423	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1005–1395	1192	85-90%	15	117.50–127.50	$125.45	$1,495	—
935–1625	1211	85-90%	34	130.00–139.00	$135.07	$1,636	+21.31
1363–1790	1510	85-90%	142	143.00–150.50	$147.10	$2,221	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1080–1227	1192	80-85%	5	141.00–147.00	$143.42	$1,710	+4.35
1062–1345	1202	80-85%	4	183.00–187.50	$184.99	$2,224	+21.33
856–1630	1223	80-85%	136	149.00–174.00	$164.56	$2,013	+0.90

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1730	1730	1	189.00	$189.00	$3,270	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1405–2275	1799	14	158.00–185.00	$173.51	$3,121	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
812–1080	873	(<2 yrs)	Open	19	200.00–322.50	$261.74	$2,285
825–1325	1062	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	36	190.00–287.50	$233.70	$2,482

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Bred Cows

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1050–1145	1108	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,825.00–2,050.00	$1,910.08
1290	1290	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	3,000.00	$3,000.00
1068–1503	1391	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	30	1,675.00–2,950.00	$2,754.23
1385–1540	1488	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	2,025.00–2,400.00	$2,283.68
1260–1630	1516	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	2,100.00–2,975.00	$2,829.55
1125–1790	1593	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	1,800.00–2,925.00	$2,671.65
1598	1598	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	2,775.00	$2,775.00

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
996	996	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,850.00	$1,850.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
735–835	818	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	2,050.00–2,475.00	$2,411.38

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1200	1200	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	3,850.00	$3,850.00	—
1400	1400	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	3,300.00	$3,300.00	—

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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.