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Winter Livestock - Dodge City

Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2026-04-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dodge City, Kansas · Wed, Apr 8

● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1889

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Feeder Cattle receipts

2,175 head

▲ 905 vs last sale 1,270▲ 863 vs year ago 1,312 · +65.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

374 head

▲ 279 vs last sale 95▲ 207 vs year ago 167 · +124.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

125 head

▼ 106 vs last sale 231▲ 22 vs year ago 103 · +21.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers 600 lbs to 650 lbs sold 20.00 higher. Steers and heifers over 700 lbs to 800 lbs sold 5.00 to 15.00 higher. Steers and heifers over 800 lbs, with a lesser quality condition, sold steady. Steer and heifer calves, not enough for market test. Breaker and Boning utility sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher while Lean utility sold steady with a strong undertone. Good demand for moderate to heavy supply.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $472.13/cwt on 44 head, up $51.13 from the prior sale. That ranks 20 of 31 comparable sales and sits +25.43 against this barn's trailing median of $446.70.

Average price

$472.13

▲ 51.13 vs prior sale

44 head · 565 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,668

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−23.38

vs KS average

−18.70 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	565	472.13	2,668	44

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale44 hd

472.13

—

KS average3 barns · 405 hd

495.51

−23.38

National average167 barns · 10,529 hd

490.83

−18.70

This barn, trailing median31 sales

446.70

+25.43

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

31 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $513.49, low $343.81, median $446.70 across 31 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,906	214.78	4,094	12
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,880	223.00	4,192	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,512	180.31	2,726	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,310	177.59	2,326	226
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,252	151.22	1,893	80

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,189	$3,100	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,375	$3,095	8
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,327	$2,931	18
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,211	$2,750	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,000	$3,825	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,200	$3,700	7

Every lot

53 lots · USDA AMS · Winter Livestock - Dodge City, KS

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	331	680.00/cwt	680.00–680.00	2,251	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	400	616.56/cwt	615.00–617.50	2,466	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	435	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	2,480	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	512	511.15/cwt	506.00–520.00	2,617	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	577	463.46/cwt	450.00–475.00	2,674	36
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	456.12/cwt	443.00–461.00	2,851	71
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	650	447.00/cwt	447.00–447.00	2,906	12
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	671	406.00/cwt	406.00–406.00	2,724	22
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	740	392.75/cwt	387.00–406.00	2,906	93
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	776	379.45/cwt	373.50–387.50	2,945	93
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	828	366.09/cwt	358.50–372.50	3,031	103
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	846	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,893	33
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	878	355.74/cwt	347.50–364.50	3,123	245
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	934	341.27/cwt	327.50–344.25	3,187	117
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	969	326.62/cwt	325.00–327.00	3,165	164
Steers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,003	323.61/cwt	323.00–324.10	3,246	134
Steers	1000–1050	Large 1Fleshy	1,031	317.24/cwt	314.50–318.00	3,271	139
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,764	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	362	572.50/cwt	572.50–572.50	2,072	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	404	550.66/cwt	540.00–552.50	2,225	47
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	482	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,169	13
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	510	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,168	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	544	461.31/cwt	447.50–472.00	2,510	16
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	563	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,590	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	628	386.00/cwt	386.00–386.00	2,424	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	679	379.61/cwt	371.00–383.00	2,578	45
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	372.54/cwt	360.00–378.00	2,682	97
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	761	354.92/cwt	348.00–357.00	2,701	50
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	834	338.50/cwt	336.00–345.00	2,823	164
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Replacement	852	338.54/cwt	335.00–344.50	2,884	86
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	886	321.55/cwt	316.75–332.00	2,849	61
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	934	313.61/cwt	307.50–315.00	2,929	49
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	961	305.71/cwt	301.00–309.00	2,938	22
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	456	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	2,508	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,893	209.50/cwt	197.50–220.00	3,966	10
Bulls	—	—	1,973	241.16/cwt	236.00–247.00	4,758	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,054	135.59/cwt	127.50–147.50	1,429	27
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,124	158.27/cwt	152.00–161.00	1,779	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,220	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	2,111	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,276	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,424	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,321	178.46/cwt	162.50–187.50	2,357	210
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,355	158.91/cwt	152.50–168.00	2,153	52
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,512	180.31/cwt	169.00–184.00	2,726	33
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,880	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	4,192	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	3,825.00/head	3,825.00–3,825.00	3,825	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	7
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	922	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	2,328	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,005	273.99/cwt	192.50–322.50	2,754	45
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,189	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,211	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,299	2,851.15/head	2,725.00–3,000.00	2,851	13
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,375	3,095.28/head	2,950.00–3,150.00	3,095	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,398	3,138.73/head	3,125.00–3,150.00	3,139	5

This sale against other markets

Kansas weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Kansas auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Kansas feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Winter Livestock - Dodge City, KS

Wed Apr 8, 2026

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Manhattan, KS (LS-DC)

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,175Last week 1,270Year ago 1,312

Slaughter CattleReceipts 374Last week 95Year ago 167

Replacement CattleReceipts 125Last week 231Year ago 103

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,200	3,700.00	3,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,000	3,825.00	3,825.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	922	252.50	252.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	45	—	1,005	192.50–322.50	273.99

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,398	3,125.00–3,150.00	3,138.73
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,375	2,950.00–3,150.00	3,095.28
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,189	3,100.00	3,100.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	—	1,299	2,725.00–3,000.00	2,851.15
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,211	2,750.00	2,750.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	315	560.00	560.00
5	350–400	362	572.50	572.50
47	400–450	404	540.00–552.50	550.66
13	450–500	482	450.00	450.00
16	500–550	544	447.50–472.00	461.31
8	550–600	563	460.00	460.00
3	600–650	628	386.00	386.00
45	650–700	679	371.00–383.00	379.61
97	700–750	720	360.00–378.00	372.54
50	750–800	761	348.00–357.00	354.92
164	800–850	834	336.00–345.00	338.50
61	850–900	886	316.75–332.00	321.55
49	900–950	934	307.50–315.00	313.61
22	950–1000	961	301.00–309.00	305.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
86	850–900	852	335.00–344.50	338.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	510	425.00	425.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
139	1000–1050	1,031	314.50–318.00	317.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	331	680.00	680.00
8	400–450	400	615.00–617.50	616.56
8	500–550	512	506.00–520.00	511.15
36	550–600	577	450.00–475.00	463.46
71	600–650	625	443.00–461.00	456.12
12	650–700	650	447.00	447.00
93	700–750	740	387.00–406.00	392.75
93	750–800	776	373.50–387.50	379.45
103	800–850	828	358.50–372.50	366.09
245	850–900	878	347.50–364.50	355.74
117	900–950	934	327.50–344.25	341.27
164	950–1000	969	325.00–327.00	326.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	435	570.00	570.00
22	650–700	671	406.00	406.00
33	800–850	846	342.00	342.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
134	1000–1050	1,003	323.00–324.10	323.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	456	550.00	550.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,880	223.00	223.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,054	127.50–147.50	135.59
1	—	1,220	173.00	173.00
52	—	1,355	152.50–168.00	158.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,512	169.00–184.00	180.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,276	190.00	190.00
210	—	1,321	162.50–187.50	178.46
12	—	1,124	152.00–161.00	158.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,893	197.50–220.00	209.50
2	—	1,973	236.00–247.00	241.16

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.