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Winter Livestock - Dodge City

Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2026-04-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dodge City, Kansas · Wed, Apr 22

● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1889

← Apr 15Apr 22Apr 29 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

2,182 head

▲ 336 vs last sale 1,846▼ 352 vs year ago 2,534 · −13.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

303 head

▼ 59 vs last sale 362▲ 128 vs year ago 175 · +73.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

142 head

▲ 92 vs last sale 50▲ 36 vs year ago 106 · +34.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers 700 lbs and up sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower, exception of 2 to 3 loads of fancy steers. Steers and heifers under 700 lbs sold steady. All yearlings were full and fleshy and stocker calves were weaned. Boning utility cows sold steady to 1.00 higher, Breaker utility cows sold 7.00 higher and Lean utility cows sold 9.00 to 16.00 higher. Bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher.

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 $446.70/cwt on 114 head, down $50.87 from the prior sale. That ranks 16 of 31 comparable sales and sits −0.00 against this barn's trailing median of $446.70.

Average price

$446.70

▼ 50.87 vs prior sale

114 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,478

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$440

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

$85.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−40.83

vs KS average

−32.33 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	470.58	2,600	82
Medium and Large 1-2	560	385.50	2,160	32

One grade step is worth $85.08/cwt here — about $440 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale114 hd

446.70

—

KS average3 barns · 725 hd

487.53

−40.83

National average158 barns · 12,009 hd

479.03

−32.33

This barn, trailing median31 sales

446.70

−0.00

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	—	Low	1,710	217.74	3,724	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,606	176.06	2,828	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,282	174.75	2,240	67
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,314	155.23	2,039	94

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,341	$3,416	10
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,211	$3,296	11
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,279	$3,075	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,291	$2,925	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,270	$2,918	9
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,139	$2,801	11
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	967	$2,625	2thin

Every lot

72 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	346	607.50/cwt	607.50–607.50	2,102	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	390	427.00/cwt	427.00–427.00	1,665	8
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	393	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	2,515	9
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	437	408.61/cwt	392.50–415.00	1,786	18
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	461	539.60/cwt	532.50–548.50	2,488	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	465	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,232	9
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	516	366.00/cwt	366.00–366.00	1,889	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	512.49/cwt	498.00–520.00	2,665	31
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	560	471.00/cwt	471.00–471.00	2,638	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	443.49/cwt	437.00–458.00	2,541	48
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	575	392.00/cwt	392.00–392.00	2,254	24
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	617	439.86/cwt	430.00–454.00	2,714	12
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	642	392.00/cwt	392.00–392.00	2,517	11
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	437.25/cwt	437.25–437.25	2,908	69
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	677	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,606	11
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	700	416.00/cwt	416.00–416.00	2,912	28
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	726	388.00/cwt	388.00–388.00	2,817	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	756	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	2,578	5
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	775	369.38/cwt	368.00–373.00	2,863	27
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	833	359.95/cwt	347.00–368.50	2,998	226
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	878	320.50/cwt	320.50–320.50	2,814	3
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	883	348.77/cwt	336.50–354.00	3,080	206
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	915	337.80/cwt	329.50–345.75	3,091	109
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	975	321.63/cwt	321.50–321.75	3,136	93
Steers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,012	315.51/cwt	313.75–317.25	3,193	196
Steers	1000–1050	Large 1-2	1,033	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	3,027	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	373	487.50/cwt	487.50–487.50	1,818	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	399	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	2,155	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,147	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	421	434.00/cwt	434.00–434.00	1,827	21
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	458	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,454	13
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	443.19/cwt	438.00–447.50	2,127	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	502	442.14/cwt	440.00–445.00	2,220	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	508	419.87/cwt	415.00–427.50	2,133	41
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	510	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,913	15
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	533	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,612	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	553	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	1,913	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	576	420.20/cwt	410.00–421.50	2,420	51
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	583	383.08/cwt	379.00–394.50	2,233	29
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	603	396.22/cwt	390.00–399.00	2,389	25
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	634	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,695	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	637	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,179	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	677	367.80/cwt	363.00–374.00	2,490	21
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	712	337.81/cwt	333.00–339.00	2,405	15
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	718	358.43/cwt	342.00–365.00	2,574	68
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	781	332.94/cwt	325.00–341.00	2,600	65
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	810	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	2,616	7
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	865	322.92/cwt	321.00–328.50	2,793	111
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	930	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	2,855	24
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	971	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	2,942	16
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	974	329.25/cwt	329.25–329.25	3,207	37
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	641	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,260	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,547	182.42/cwt	170.00–195.00	2,822	3
Bulls	—	—	1,718	218.10/cwt	206.00–230.00	3,747	14
Bulls	—	—	1,786	237.93/cwt	233.00–249.00	4,249	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	912	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	1,117	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,124	139.85/cwt	135.00–141.00	1,572	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,165	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	2,074	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,204	154.35/cwt	151.00–160.00	1,858	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,288	176.40/cwt	164.00–188.00	2,272	62
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,363	158.78/cwt	146.00–168.00	2,164	78
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,585	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	2,996	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,607	175.52/cwt	166.00–182.00	2,821	24
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	895	302.23/cwt	255.00–329.00	2,705	22
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,154	231.62/cwt	217.50–260.00	2,673	11
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,139	2,801.15/head	2,325.00–3,250.00	2,801	11
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,211	3,296.35/head	3,275.00–3,325.00	3,296	11
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,270	2,918.46/head	2,850.00–3,025.00	2,918	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,279	3,075.00/head	3,075.00–3,075.00	3,075	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,291	2,925.00/head	2,925.00–2,925.00	2,925	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,341	3,415.93/head	3,000.00–3,700.00	3,416	10
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	967	2,625.00/head	2,625.00–2,625.00	2,625	2

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 22, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,182Last week 1,846Year ago 2,534

Slaughter CattleReceipts 303Last week 362Year ago 175

Replacement CattleReceipts 142Last week 50Year ago 106

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	399	540.00	540.00
5	400–450	421	510.00	510.00
9	450–500	480	438.00–447.50	443.19
41	500–550	508	415.00–427.50	419.87
51	550–600	576	410.00–421.50	420.20
25	600–650	603	390.00–399.00	396.22
21	650–700	677	363.00–374.00	367.80
68	700–750	718	342.00–365.00	358.43
65	750–800	781	325.00–341.00	332.94
7	800–850	810	323.00	323.00
111	850–900	865	321.00–328.50	322.92
24	900–950	930	307.00	307.00
37	950–1000	974	329.25	329.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	373	487.50	487.50
13	450–500	458	317.50	317.50
15	500–550	510	375.00	375.00
29	550–600	583	379.00–394.50	383.08
15	700–750	712	333.00–339.00	337.81
16	950–1000	971	303.00	303.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	600–650	634	425.00	425.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	400–450	421	434.00	434.00
4	500–550	533	302.50	302.50
6	550–600	553	346.00	346.00
4	600–650	637	342.00	342.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	502	440.00–445.00	442.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	393	640.00	640.00
9	450–500	461	532.50–548.50	539.60
31	500–550	520	498.00–520.00	512.49
48	550–600	573	437.00–458.00	443.49
12	600–650	617	430.00–454.00	439.86
69	650–700	665	437.25	437.25
28	700–750	700	416.00	416.00
27	750–800	775	368.00–373.00	369.38
226	800–850	833	347.00–368.50	359.95
206	850–900	883	336.50–354.00	348.77
109	900–950	915	329.50–345.75	337.80
93	950–1000	975	321.50–321.75	321.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	560	471.00	471.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
196	1000–1050	1,012	313.75–317.25	315.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	1000–1050	1,033	293.00	293.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	346	607.50	607.50
8	350–400	390	427.00	427.00
18	400–450	437	392.50–415.00	408.61
9	450–500	465	480.00	480.00
8	500–550	516	366.00	366.00
24	550–600	575	392.00	392.00
11	600–650	642	392.00	392.00
11	650–700	677	385.00	385.00
3	700–750	726	388.00	388.00
5	750–800	756	341.00	341.00
3	850–900	878	320.50	320.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	641	352.50	352.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	22	—	895	255.00–329.00	302.23
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,154	217.50–260.00	231.62

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,291	2,925.00	2,925.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,341	3,000.00–3,700.00	3,415.93
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,279	3,075.00	3,075.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	1,211	3,275.00–3,325.00	3,296.35
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,139	2,325.00–3,250.00	2,801.15

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)	9	—	1,270	2,850.00–3,025.00	2,918.46

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	967	2,625.00	2,625.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,165	178.00	178.00
78	—	1,363	146.00–168.00	158.78
4	—	912	122.50	122.50
11	—	1,124	135.00–141.00	139.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,204	151.00–160.00	154.35
62	—	1,288	164.00–188.00	176.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,585	189.00	189.00
24	—	1,607	166.00–182.00	175.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,547	170.00–195.00	182.42
5	—	1,786	233.00–249.00	237.93
14	—	1,718	206.00–230.00	218.10

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.