Sale reports / Kansas / Winter Livestock - Dodge City / 2026-04-08

Winter Livestock - Dodge City

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dodge City, Kansas · Wed, Apr 8
● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1889
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

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 15 of 31 comparable sales and sits 0.10 against this barn's trailing median of $472.23.
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

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1565472.132,66844
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

31 sales
527462396330median 472.2312/1702/1104/1506/0308/19
Steers 500–600 lb: high $513.49, low $343.81, median $472.23 across 31 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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
472.23
−0.10
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsAverage1,906214.784,09412
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,880223.004,1921thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,512180.312,72633
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,310177.592,326226
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,252151.221,89380

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,189$3,1005
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,375$3,0958
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,327$2,93118
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,211$2,75010
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,000$3,8254thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,200$3,7007

Every lot, as filed

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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2003,700.00/head3,700.00–3,700.003,7007
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700679379.61/cwt371.00–383.002,57845
HeifersMedium and Large 1800–850834338.50/cwt336.00–345.002,823164
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750720372.54/cwt360.00–378.002,68297
HeifersMedium and Large 1850–900886321.55/cwt316.75–332.002,84961
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600563460.00/cwt460.00–460.002,5908
SteersLarge 1Fleshy1000–10501,031317.24/cwt314.50–318.003,271139
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350315560.00/cwt560.00–560.001,7649
HeifersMedium and Large 1Replacement850–900852338.54/cwt335.00–344.502,88486
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400362572.50/cwt572.50–572.502,0725
SteersMedium and Large 1950–1000969326.62/cwt325.00–327.003,165164
SteersMedium and Large 1-2800–850846342.00/cwt342.00–342.002,89333
SteersMedium and Large 1900–950934341.27/cwt327.50–344.253,187117
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700671406.00/cwt406.00–406.002,72422
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750740392.75/cwt387.00–406.002,90693
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800761354.92/cwt348.00–357.002,70150
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850828366.09/cwt358.50–372.503,031103
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700650447.00/cwt447.00–447.002,90612
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450400616.56/cwt615.00–617.502,4668
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400–450435570.00/cwt570.00–570.002,4804
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550512511.15/cwt506.00–520.002,6178
HeifersMedium and Large 1900–950934313.61/cwt307.50–315.002,92949
SteersMedium and Large 1850–900878355.74/cwt347.50–364.503,123245
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600577463.46/cwt450.00–475.002,67436
SteersLarge 11000–10501,003323.61/cwt323.00–324.103,246134
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650625456.12/cwt443.00–461.002,85171
HeifersMedium and Large 1950–1000961305.71/cwt301.00–309.002,93822
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550544461.31/cwt447.50–472.002,51016
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450404550.66/cwt540.00–552.502,22547
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650628386.00/cwt386.00–386.002,4243
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500482450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,16913
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500456550.00/cwt550.00–550.002,5083
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,880223.00/cwt223.00–223.004,1921
CowsLean 85-90%1,054135.59/cwt127.50–147.501,42927
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,512180.31/cwt169.00–184.002,72633
CowsBoner 80-85%1,276190.00/cwt190.00–190.002,4244
CowsBoner 80-85%1,321178.46/cwt162.50–187.502,357210
CowsLean 85-90%1,220173.00/cwt173.00–173.002,1111
CowsLean 85-90%1,355158.91/cwt152.50–168.002,15352
CowsBoner 80-85%1,124158.27/cwt152.00–161.001,77912
Bulls1,893209.50/cwt197.50–220.003,96610
Bulls1,973241.16/cwt236.00–247.004,7582
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1922252.50/cwt252.50–252.502,3282
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,005273.99/cwt192.50–322.502,75445
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3983,138.73/head3,125.00–3,150.003,1395
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3753,095.28/head2,950.00–3,150.003,0958
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1893,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1005
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth1,2992,851.15/head2,725.00–3,000.002,85113
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth1,2112,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,75010
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0003,825.00/head3,825.00–3,825.003,8254
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550510425.00/cwt425.00–425.002,1683
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350331680.00/cwt680.00–680.002,2514
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800776379.45/cwt373.50–387.502,94593

How this sale compares

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.