Winter Livestock Market Report

Dodge City, Kansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 20, 2026

2,115 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $305.04/cwt -6.50 vs last sale · ≈ $2,684/hd at 880 lb · 235 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $402.61/cwt -15.67 vs last sale · ≈ $2,305/hd at 572 lb · 136 head

light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $326.42/cwt +4.54 vs last sale · ≈ $2,667/hd at 817 lb · 102 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,115	3,688	1,698
Feeder cattle	1,397	3,091	1,473
Slaughter cattle	539	405	136
Replacement cattle	179	192	89

Market comments — USDA reporter

*** Final Report *** Compared to last week, not enough feeder steers 500 lb to 975 lb for a market test, however a lower trend was noted. Feeder heifer 500 lb to 950 lb sold 6.00 to 10.00 lower on a light test. Not enough calves under 500 lb for a market test. Demand was moderate. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

▼ Feeder heifers: Feeder heifer 500 lb to 950 lb sold 6.00 to 10.00 lower on a light test
→ Feeder steers: not enough feeder steers 500 lb to 975 lb for a market test
→ Slaughter bulls: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady
→ Slaughter cows: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
336	336	3	622.50	$622.50	$2,092	—
405–420 fancy	418	16	550.00–577.50	$564.72	$2,361	—
442	442	2	500.00	$500.00	$2,210	-52.31
460 thin fleshed	460	3	512.50	$512.50	$2,358	-27.50
515 fancy	515	3	497.50	$497.50	$2,562	—
513–543	537	17	462.00–471.00	$468.75	$2,517	-23.75
606–638	629	40	423.00–441.00	$429.74	$2,703	-27.35
651–695	677	12	404.00–421.00	$410.81	$2,781	-28.45
712–745	736	22	378.00–385.00	$379.85	$2,796	-15.56
795–797	797	13	350.00–352.00	$351.85	$2,804	—
816	816	4	353.00	$353.00	$2,880	-9.39
850–863	851	37	352.50–366.75	$365.58	$3,111	+23.03
950–995	994	50	320.00–321.10	$321.08	$3,192	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1002–1010	1004	9	312.00–320.00	$318.21	$3,195	-2.54
1202	1202	2	283.00	$283.00	$3,402	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
871	871	3	343.00	$343.00	$2,988	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
331	331	10	577.50	$577.50	$1,912	-6.39
403 fancy	403	7	497.50	$497.50	$2,005	—
423–446	438	27	455.00–471.00	$465.12	$2,037	-63.62
456 thin fleshed	456	19	458.00	$458.00	$2,088	—
460–472	464	12	440.00–457.50	$449.09	$2,084	-18.32
488 fancy	488	36	461.00	$461.00	$2,250	-29.00
510–545	528	40	405.00–430.00	$420.32	$2,219	-28.53
500–533 fancy	530	46	435.50–445.00	$436.72	$2,315	—
559 fancy	559	5	412.00	$412.00	$2,303	—
558–588	573	131	390.00–406.00	$402.25	$2,305	-16.03
640	640	3	360.00	$360.00	$2,304	-32.85
651–695	653	20	345.00–360.00	$359.20	$2,346	-3.42
684–691 fancy	688	19	364.00–368.00	$365.36	$2,514	—
702–732	719	19	341.00–358.00	$353.42	$2,541	-1.13
770–781	774	17	340.00	$340.00	$2,632	-8.03
807–845	817	102	324.00–327.00	$326.42	$2,667	+4.54
872–891	880	235	299.00–305.50	$305.04	$2,684	-6.50
907–940	920	7	298.00–300.00	$298.86	$2,750	-10.39
960–985	963	9	285.00–290.00	$289.43	$2,787	-9.47

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
531–545	538	10	392.50–400.00	$396.30	$2,132	—
574	574	6	365.00	$365.00	$2,095	—
676–685	678	18	335.00–337.50	$335.42	$2,274	—
705	705	4	306.00	$306.00	$2,157	—
890	890	3	285.00	$285.00	$2,536	—
930	930	3	276.50	$276.50	$2,571	—
980	980	2	270.00	$270.00	$2,646	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1017	1017	17	262.50	$262.50	$2,670	—
1059	1059	11	260.00	$260.00	$2,753	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360	360	5	585.00	$585.00	$2,106	-10.00
421	421	3	512.50	$512.50	$2,158	—
482	482	2	502.50	$502.50	$2,422	+22.50
507–532	519	13	435.00–477.50	$460.84	$2,392	+15.84
682	682	5	384.00	$384.00	$2,619	—
965–990	971	4	315.00–320.00	$318.73	$3,095	—
1030	1030	2	327.50	$327.50	$3,373	—
1195	1195	2	262.50–292.50	$277.50	$3,316	—
1260–1285	1279	10	249.00–276.00	$258.18	$3,302	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
858–1320	1082	75-80%	91	175.50–282.50	$214.28	$2,319	—
1225–1650	1390	75-80%	21	190.00–192.00	$190.76	$2,652	—
1090–2250	1408	75-80%	216	180.00–189.00	$186.00	$2,619	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1021–1870	1217	80-85%	91	170.00–179.00	$174.95	$2,129	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1020–1740	1239	85-90%	57	147.00–169.00	$159.53	$1,977	+5.27

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1360–2425	1770	11	199.00–233.00	$220.48	$3,902	—
1750–2290	2012	9	237.00–243.00	$240.21	$4,833	—
2200–2405	2318	3	246.00–254.00	$249.10	$5,774	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
815–912	880	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	2,150.00–2,850.00	$2,633.82
1025–1120	1073	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	2,800.00–2,950.00	$2,878.32
1180	1180	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	2,550.00	$2,550.00
1180–1390	1241	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	2,150.00–2,850.00	$2,350.65
922–1565	1268	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	64	1,900.00–3,500.00	$2,562.38
1080–1450	1298	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	2,350.00–2,900.00	$2,813.06
1095–1895	1417	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	25	2,450.00–3,300.00	$2,917.30
1360–1470	1433	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	3,400.00–3,425.00	$3,417.09
1105–1643	1498	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	29	2,400.00–3,150.00	$2,941.18
1310–1625	1510	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	3,000.00–3,450.00	$3,185.37

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1100	1100	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	3,200.00	$3,200.00	—
1100–1200	1158	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	12	3,550.00–3,675.00	$3,622.92	—
1200	1200	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	3,450.00	$3,450.00	—
1200	1200	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	3,850.00	$3,850.00	—
1300	1300	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	3,900.00	$3,900.00	—

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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.