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Winter Livestock - Dodge City

Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2026-04-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dodge City, Kansas · Wed, Apr 15

● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1889

← Apr 8Apr 15Apr 22 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,846 head

▼ 329 vs last sale 2,175▼ 734 vs year ago 2,580 · −28.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

362 head

▼ 12 vs last sale 374▲ 136 vs year ago 226 · +60.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

50 head

▼ 75 vs last sale 125▼ 76 vs year ago 126 · −60.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, yearling steers and heifers sold steady to 5.00 higher while steer and heifer calves sold 10.00 to 20.00 higher. Boning utility slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher while Breaker and Lean utility sold 9.00 lower. Load size, quality and condition were large contributor to buyers discretion today. Good demand for moderate supply.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $458.54/cwt on 140 head, up $1.65 from the prior sale. That ranks 32 of 32 comparable sales and sits +52.02 against this barn's trailing median of $406.52.

Average price

$458.54

▲ 1.65 vs prior sale

140 head · 523 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,399

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$152

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2

$31.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.33

vs KS average

+31.15 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	523	462.10	2,417	124
Medium and Large 1-2	526	430.96	2,265	16thin

One grade step is worth $31.14/cwt here — about $152 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale140 hd

458.54

—

KS average3 barns · 578 hd

445.21

+13.33

National average182 barns · 12,591 hd

427.39

+31.15

This barn, trailing median32 sales

406.52

+52.02

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

32 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $458.54, low $344.43, median $406.52 across 32 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	—	High	2,014	216.80	4,366	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,333	176.05	2,347	136
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,578	171.18	2,701	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,242	142.03	1,764	61

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)	1,249	$2,827	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,319	$2,782	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,225	$2,700	8
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	924	$3,576	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,000	$5,100	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,100	$3,675	2thin

Every lot

52 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	402	647.50/cwt	647.50–647.50	2,603	13
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	475	518.00/cwt	518.00–518.00	2,461	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	512	504.17/cwt	503.00–506.00	2,581	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	532.39/cwt	525.00–534.50	2,763	91
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	527	503.30/cwt	492.00–512.00	2,652	21
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	554	506.68/cwt	503.00–508.00	2,807	19
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	581	443.50/cwt	443.50–443.50	2,577	65
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	635	458.49/cwt	439.00–462.50	2,911	51
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	436.65/cwt	435.00–439.00	2,882	17
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	686	389.00/cwt	389.00–389.00	2,669	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	703	409.64/cwt	400.00–414.50	2,880	26
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	779	377.75/cwt	362.00–382.50	2,943	27
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	823	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	3,020	4
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	874	348.15/cwt	334.00–355.00	3,043	26
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	880	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	2,974	4
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	931	338.27/cwt	334.00–341.50	3,149	7
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	975	331.64/cwt	320.50–335.75	3,233	80
Steers	1050–1100	Large 1	1,091	316.22/cwt	302.00–318.00	3,450	103
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	273	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	349	537.00/cwt	537.00–537.00	1,874	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	562.50/cwt	562.50–562.50	2,098	12
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	414	529.93/cwt	524.00–537.50	2,194	35
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	469	428.92/cwt	417.50–440.00	2,012	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	477	464.85/cwt	455.00–475.00	2,217	20
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	513	440.28/cwt	438.00–442.00	2,259	12
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	462.10/cwt	445.00–472.00	2,417	124
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	563	403.00/cwt	403.00–403.00	2,269	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	638	407.23/cwt	395.00–415.00	2,598	150
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	654	382.00/cwt	382.00–382.00	2,498	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	703	366.80/cwt	366.00–368.50	2,579	38
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	728	345.62/cwt	344.00–346.00	2,516	20
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	788	351.86/cwt	345.00–361.50	2,773	215
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	811	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	2,749	29
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	869	322.37/cwt	315.00–330.00	2,801	137
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	585	437.00/cwt	437.00–437.00	2,556	19
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	682	376.00/cwt	376.00–376.00	2,564	12
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,978	215.02/cwt	201.00–225.00	4,253	12
Bulls	—	—	2,210	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	4,243	1
Bulls	—	—	2,250	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	5,918	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,018	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,120	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,066	154.84/cwt	151.00–161.00	1,651	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,148	121.59/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,396	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,278	148.53/cwt	134.00–159.00	1,898	48
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,305	191.48/cwt	190.00–193.00	2,499	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,348	176.98/cwt	162.00–187.00	2,386	127
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,578	171.18/cwt	171.00–175.00	2,701	23
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	5,100.00/head	5,100.00–5,100.00	5,100	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,100	3,675.00/head	3,675.00–3,675.00	3,675	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	924	3,576.18/head	3,050.00–3,950.00	3,576	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,225	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,249	2,827.06/head	2,500.00–3,000.00	2,827	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,319	2,782.48/head	2,525.00–2,850.00	2,782	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 15, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,846Last week 2,175Year ago 2,580

Slaughter CattleReceipts 362Last week 374Year ago 226

Replacement CattleReceipts 50Last week 125Year ago 126

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	273	1,425.00	1,425.00
12	350–400	373	562.50	562.50
35	400–450	414	524.00–537.50	529.93
20	450–500	477	455.00–475.00	464.85
124	500–550	523	445.00–472.00	462.10
150	600–650	638	395.00–415.00	407.23
5	650–700	654	382.00	382.00
38	700–750	703	366.00–368.50	366.80
215	750–800	788	345.00–361.50	351.86
29	800–850	811	339.00	339.00
137	850–900	869	315.00–330.00	322.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	349	537.00	537.00
8	450–500	469	417.50–440.00	428.92
12	500–550	513	438.00–442.00	440.28
4	550–600	563	403.00	403.00
20	700–750	728	344.00–346.00	345.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	400–450	402	647.50	647.50
91	500–550	519	525.00–534.50	532.39
65	550–600	581	443.50	443.50
51	600–650	635	439.00–462.50	458.49
17	650–700	660	435.00–439.00	436.65
26	700–750	703	400.00–414.50	409.64
27	750–800	779	362.00–382.50	377.75
4	800–850	823	367.00	367.00
26	850–900	874	334.00–355.00	348.15
7	900–950	931	334.00–341.50	338.27
80	950–1000	975	320.50–335.75	331.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	512	503.00–506.00	504.17
19	550–600	554	503.00–508.00	506.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	475	518.00	518.00
21	500–550	527	492.00–512.00	503.30
6	650–700	686	389.00	389.00
4	850–900	880	338.00	338.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
103	1050–1100	1,091	302.00–318.00	316.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	550–600	585	437.00	437.00
12	650–700	682	376.00	376.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,305	190.00–193.00	191.48
7	—	1,066	151.00–161.00	154.84
127	—	1,348	162.00–187.00	176.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,018	110.00	110.00
9	—	1,148	120.00–125.00	121.59
48	—	1,278	134.00–159.00	148.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,578	171.00–175.00	171.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,250	263.00	263.00
12	—	1,978	201.00–225.00	215.02
1	—	2,210	192.00	192.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Broken Mouth$ per head · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,100	3,675.00	3,675.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,000	5,100.00	5,100.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	924	3,050.00–3,950.00	3,576.18

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)	5	—	1,319	2,525.00–2,850.00	2,782.48
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,225	2,700.00	2,700.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,249	2,500.00–3,000.00	2,827.06

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.