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

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

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 7 of 31 comparable sales and sits −25.53 against this barn's trailing median of $472.23.

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

What quality paid 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.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

31 sales

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 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

472.23

−25.53

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.

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, as filed

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.

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

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.

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