Cattle Market Pulse

Winter Livestock Market Report

Dodge City, Kansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, June 3, 2026

943 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $345.44/cwt -0.41 vs last sale · ≈ $3,023/hd at 875 lb · 86 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $337.41/cwt +0.59 vs last sale · ≈ $2,537/hd at 752 lb · 39 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $319.29/cwt +4.66 vs last sale · ≈ $2,736/hd at 857 lb · 29 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 943 1,393 2,116
Feeder cattle 483 911 1,684
Slaughter cattle 285 369 301
Replacement cattle 175 113 131

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers not well tested across all weights. One lot of 56 steers weighing 877 lbs sold 346.00 cwt. 102 head of unweaned steer and heifer calves from drought area sold sharply higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 5.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 22 652.00 $652.00 $2,086 +65.74
358 358 16 611.00 $611.00 $2,187 —
436 436 6 547.50 $547.50 $2,387 -5.00
451 451 7 537.50 $537.50 $2,424 —
555–590 572 24 447.00–475.00 $459.57 $2,629 +36.82
657–678 664 23 426.00–445.00 $438.26 $2,910 +37.53
722–745 733 18 378.00–391.00 $384.33 $2,817 -2.67
765–779 770 16 365.00–369.00 $367.48 $2,830 +4.48
836 836 3 343.50 $343.50 $2,872 -6.39
860–891 875 86 337.50–348.50 $345.44 $3,023 -0.41
952–990 981 8 317.00–323.50 $321.92 $3,158 +6.45
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
262 262 17 2,000.00 $2,000.00 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
317 317 4 601.00 $601.00 $1,905 —
665 665 7 367.50 $367.50 $2,444 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
312 312 16 630.00 $630.00 $1,966 +82.50
335 thin fleshed 335 3 603.00 $603.00 $2,020 —
352 352 10 603.00 $603.00 $2,123 +85.33
400–429 420 16 490.00–515.00 $502.54 $2,111 +24.77
505 505 7 435.00 $435.00 $2,197 +19.44
547 thin fleshed 547 5 409.00 $409.00 $2,237 —
566–570 568 14 383.00–407.00 $396.76 $2,254 +24.26
600–605 602 7 375.00–390.00 $381.46 $2,296 +0.97
655–671 665 20 356.50–370.00 $365.25 $2,429 +32.25
715–737 735 19 338.50–342.50 $342.09 $2,514 +2.01
751–753 752 39 336.00–338.50 $337.41 $2,537 +0.59
803 803 4 322.50 $322.50 $2,590 +0.41
852–867 857 29 310.50–324.00 $319.29 $2,736 +4.66
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
271 271 10 1,850.00 $1,850.00 —
315 315 3 1,500.00 $1,500.00 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
571 571 3 367.50 $367.50 $2,098 +84.14

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1125–1165 1138 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 3 274.00–279.00 $275.71 $3,138 —
1176 1176 (<2 yrs)N/A 3 251.00 $251.00 $2,952 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1140–1220 1188 80-85% 3 156.00–161.00 $158.73 $1,886 —
875–1490 1319 80-85% 150 165.00–185.00 $181.09 $2,389 +7.55
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1025–1120 1073 85-90% 2 105.00–117.00 $111.27 $1,194 —
985–1420 1198 85-90% 20 125.00–141.00 $136.20 $1,632 —
1052–1470 1269 85-90% 51 146.00–163.00 $155.70 $1,976 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1430–1810 1603 75-80% 6 172.00–185.00 $177.60 $2,847 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1030–1143 1086 7 276.00–290.00 $281.74 $3,060 —
1285 1285 1 247.50 $247.50 $3,180 —
1191–2135 1653 14 221.00–240.00 $229.78 $3,798 —
1405–2555 1815 3 189.00–216.00 $205.28 $3,726 —

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Stock Cows

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
715–983 856 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 21 227.50–310.00 $286.70 $2,454
840–995 909 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 7 222.50–282.50 $249.27 $2,266
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1065–1080 1077 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 5 246.00–257.50 $252.22 $2,716
1000–1550 1116 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 11 210.00–250.00 $229.69 $2,563
1065–1225 1140 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 5 192.50–215.00 $202.87 $2,313

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1165 1165 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 2,100.00 $2,100.00
1060–1365 1213 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 3,250.00–3,400.00 $3,315.57
1175–1525 1292 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 3,050.00–3,150.00 $3,110.65
1125–1505 1373 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 2,100.00–2,700.00 $2,500.00
1025–1561 1427 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 3,425.00–3,550.00 $3,447.45
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
920–960 940 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 237.50–275.00 $255.85 $2,405

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1025–1380 1114 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 3,600.00–3,850.00 $3,772.56

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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
1400 1400 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 4,200.00 $4,200.00 —
1400–1500 1450 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 2 3,900.00–4,000.00 $3,950.00 —
1500 1500 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 3 3,700.00–3,950.00 $3,783.33 —

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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.