Sale reports / Kansas / Winter Livestock - Dodge City / 2026-04-15

Winter Livestock - Dodge City

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dodge City, Kansas · Wed, Apr 15
● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1889
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

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 +27.56 against this barn's trailing median of $430.98.
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

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1523462.102,417124
Medium and Large 1-2526430.962,26516thin
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.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

32 sales
473434395356median 430.9812/1702/1804/1506/0308/19
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $458.54, low $370.48, median $430.98 across 32 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 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
430.98
+27.56
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
BullsHigh2,014216.804,36614
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,333176.052,347136
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,578171.182,70123
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,242142.031,76461

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)1,249$2,8275
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,319$2,7825
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,225$2,7008
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)924$3,5764thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,000$5,1004thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,100$3,6752thin

Every lot, as filed

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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450414529.93/cwt524.00–537.502,19435
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550513440.28/cwt438.00–442.002,25912
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800779377.75/cwt362.00–382.502,94327
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600581443.50/cwt443.50–443.502,57765
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650638407.23/cwt395.00–415.002,598150
HeifersMedium and Large 1850–900869322.37/cwt315.00–330.002,801137
SteersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed500–550512504.17/cwt503.00–506.002,5818
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850823367.00/cwt367.00–367.003,0204
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750703366.80/cwt366.00–368.502,57938
HeifersMedium and Large 1800–850811339.00/cwt339.00–339.002,74929
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800788351.86/cwt345.00–361.502,773215
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500477464.85/cwt455.00–475.002,21720
SteersMedium and Large 1900–950931338.27/cwt334.00–341.503,1497
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400373562.50/cwt562.50–562.502,09812
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700654382.00/cwt382.00–382.002,4985
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450402647.50/cwt647.50–647.502,60313
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550523462.10/cwt445.00–472.002,417124
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–3002731,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4254
CowsBoner 80-85%1,305191.48/cwt190.00–193.002,4992
CowsBoner 80-85%1,066154.84/cwt151.00–161.001,6517
Bulls2,250263.00/cwt263.00–263.005,9181
Bulls1,978215.02/cwt201.00–225.004,25312
CowsLean 85-90%1,018110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,1204
CowsLean 85-90%1,148121.59/cwt120.00–125.001,3969
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth1,1003,675.00/head3,675.00–3,675.003,6752
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0005,100.00/head5,100.00–5,100.005,1004
SteersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed550–600554506.68/cwt503.00–508.002,80719
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700660436.65/cwt435.00–439.002,88217
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2300–350349537.00/cwt537.00–537.001,8747
SteersMedium and Large 1950–1000975331.64/cwt320.50–335.753,23380
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550519532.39/cwt525.00–534.502,76391
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500475518.00/cwt518.00–518.002,4614
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750703409.64/cwt400.00–414.502,88026
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650635458.49/cwt439.00–462.502,91151
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550527503.30/cwt492.00–512.002,65221
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500469428.92/cwt417.50–440.002,0128
SteersMedium and Large 1850–900874348.15/cwt334.00–355.003,04326
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2700–750728345.62/cwt344.00–346.002,51620
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600563403.00/cwt403.00–403.002,2694
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700686389.00/cwt389.00–389.002,6696
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-29243,576.18/head3,050.00–3,950.003,5764
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth1,3192,782.48/head2,525.00–2,850.002,7825
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth1,2252,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7008
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700682376.00/cwt376.00–376.002,56412
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600585437.00/cwt437.00–437.002,55619
SteersMedium and Large 1-2850–900880338.00/cwt338.00–338.002,9744
Bulls2,210192.00/cwt192.00–192.004,2431
CowsBoner 80-85%1,348176.98/cwt162.00–187.002,386127
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,578171.18/cwt171.00–175.002,70123
CowsLean 85-90%1,278148.53/cwt134.00–159.001,89848
SteersLarge 11050–11001,091316.22/cwt302.00–318.003,450103
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2492,827.06/head2,500.00–3,000.002,8275

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.