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Winter Livestock - Dodge City

Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2026-04-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dodge City, Kansas · Wed, Apr 29

● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1889

← Apr 22Apr 29May 2 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

425 head

▼ 1,757 vs last sale 2,182▼ 748 vs year ago 1,173 · −63.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

450 head

▲ 147 vs last sale 303▲ 248 vs year ago 202 · +122.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

347 head

▲ 205 vs last sale 142▲ 260 vs year ago 87 · +298.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* King of the Ring, Saturday, May 2, 2026, 9000 estimated load lots*

Compared to last week, Steers and heifers, not enough for market test. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

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 $428.76/cwt on 17 head, up $25.10 from the prior sale. That ranks 22 of 32 comparable sales and sits +22.25 against this barn's trailing median of $406.52.

Average price

$428.76

▲ 25.10 vs prior sale

17 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,314

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$212

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

$78.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.27

vs KS average

+4.69 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	527	447.15	2,356	13thin
Medium and Large 1-2	581	369.00	2,144	4thin

One grade step is worth $78.15/cwt here — about $212 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale17 hd

428.76

—

KS average3 barns · 327 hd

429.03

−0.27

National average166 barns · 11,250 hd

424.07

+4.69

This barn, trailing median32 sales

406.52

+22.25

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	—	Average	1,740	216.36	3,765	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,261	173.37	2,186	100
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,670	173.21	2,893	45
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	2,123	159.01	3,376	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,340	152.08	2,038	74

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)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,243	$3,214	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,319	$3,005	11
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,450	$2,967	16
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,205	$2,700	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,234	$2,660	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,390	$2,625	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,181	$2,490	28
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	723	$2,150	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,053	$5,033	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,200	$3,829	12
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	962	$5,557	46

Every lot

54 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	622.00/cwt	622.00–622.00	1,959	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	411	594.00/cwt	594.00–594.00	2,441	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	552.00/cwt	552.00–552.00	2,374	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	456	547.00/cwt	547.00–547.00	2,494	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	468	511.00/cwt	511.00–511.00	2,391	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	505	512.68/cwt	506.00–515.00	2,589	12
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	525	534.00/cwt	534.00–534.00	2,804	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	583	462.00/cwt	462.00–462.00	2,693	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	684	447.00/cwt	447.00–447.00	3,057	13
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	724	416.00/cwt	416.00–416.00	3,012	19
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	743	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	2,690	8
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	832	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	3,037	3
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	895	337.18/cwt	331.00–339.00	3,018	13
Steers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,002	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	3,166	4
Steers	1050–1100	Large 1	1,055	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	3,323	21
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	318	512.50/cwt	512.50–512.50	1,630	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	434	490.26/cwt	488.00–505.00	2,128	21
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	491.00/cwt	491.00–491.00	2,308	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	506	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,378	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Spayed	538	423.00/cwt	423.00–423.00	2,276	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	550	431.00/cwt	431.00–431.00	2,371	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	581	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	2,144	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	640	381.27/cwt	379.00–385.00	2,440	32
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	659	372.75/cwt	369.00–377.00	2,456	28
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	749	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	2,614	15
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	846	324.50/cwt	324.50–324.50	2,745	13
Heifers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,026	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	3,006	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	595	437.00/cwt	437.00–437.00	2,600	9
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,416	194.28/cwt	185.00–201.00	2,751	4
Bulls	—	—	1,776	217.29/cwt	209.00–230.00	3,859	26
Bulls	—	—	1,920	248.48/cwt	248.00–249.00	4,771	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	934	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	981	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,141	153.86/cwt	140.00–163.00	1,756	19
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,289	177.95/cwt	167.50–187.00	2,294	81
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,335	155.22/cwt	140.00–164.00	2,072	61
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,378	126.29/cwt	120.00–135.00	1,740	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,670	173.21/cwt	160.00–184.00	2,893	45
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,721	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	2,891	6
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	2,123	159.01/cwt	157.00–161.00	3,376	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,181	2,489.76/head	2,050.00–2,900.00	2,490	28
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,205	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,234	2,659.92/head	2,150.00–2,850.00	2,660	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,243	3,213.81/head	2,850.00–3,400.00	3,214	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,319	3,005.08/head	2,550.00–3,300.00	3,005	11
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,382	2,775.00/head	2,775.00–2,775.00	2,775	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,390	2,625.00/head	2,625.00–2,625.00	2,625	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,490	3,082.85/head	2,550.00–3,250.00	3,083	10
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,087	265.09/cwt	240.00–300.00	2,882	30
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,160	250.83/cwt	192.00–287.50	2,910	28
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	723	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	3
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	962	5,556.52/head	5,350.00–5,700.00	5,557	46
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,053	5,033.33/head	5,000.00–5,100.00	5,033	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	3,558.33/head	2,600.00–3,750.00	3,558	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	4,100.00/head	4,000.00–4,600.00	4,100	6

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 29, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 425Last week 2,182Year ago 1,173

Slaughter CattleReceipts 450Last week 303Year ago 202

Replacement CattleReceipts 347Last week 142Year ago 87

* King of the Ring, Saturday, May 2, 2026, 9000 estimated load lots*

Compared to last week, Steers and heifers, not enough for market test. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	538	423.00	423.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	318	512.50	512.50
21	400–450	434	488.00–505.00	490.26
5	450–500	470	491.00	491.00
6	500–550	506	470.00	470.00
4	550–600	550	431.00	431.00
32	600–650	640	379.00–385.00	381.27
28	650–700	659	369.00–377.00	372.75
15	700–750	749	349.00	349.00
13	800–850	846	324.50	324.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	581	369.00	369.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	1000–1050	1,026	293.00	293.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	315	622.00	622.00
4	400–450	430	552.00	552.00
9	450–500	456	547.00	547.00
12	500–550	505	506.00–515.00	512.68
3	550–600	583	462.00	462.00
13	650–700	684	447.00	447.00
19	700–750	724	416.00	416.00
3	800–850	832	365.00	365.00
13	850–900	895	331.00–339.00	337.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	1000–1050	1,002	316.00	316.00
21	1050–1100	1,055	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	525	534.00	534.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	468	511.00	511.00
8	700–750	743	362.00	362.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	411	594.00	594.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	550–600	595	437.00	437.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
61	—	1,335	140.00–164.00	155.22
5	—	934	105.00	105.00
2	—	1,378	120.00–135.00	126.29
6	—	1,721	168.00	168.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	1,670	160.00–184.00	173.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,141	140.00–163.00	153.86
81	—	1,289	167.50–187.00	177.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,123	157.00–161.00	159.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,776	209.00–230.00	217.29
4	—	1,416	185.00–201.00	194.28
2	—	1,920	248.00–249.00	248.48

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,390	2,625.00	2,625.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,243	2,850.00–3,400.00	3,213.81
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	1,319	2,550.00–3,300.00	3,005.08
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,490	2,550.00–3,250.00	3,082.85
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,205	2,700.00	2,700.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,234	2,150.00–2,850.00	2,659.92

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	28	—	1,181	2,050.00–2,900.00	2,489.76
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,382	2,775.00	2,775.00

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	30	—	1,087	240.00–300.00	265.09
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	28	—	1,160	192.00–287.50	250.83

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)	3	—	723	2,150.00	2,150.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	46	—	962	5,350.00–5,700.00	5,556.52

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	6	—	1,150	2,600.00–3,750.00	3,558.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,053	5,000.00–5,100.00	5,033.33
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,250	4,000.00–4,600.00	4,100.00

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.