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

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

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 14 of 32 comparable sales and sits −2.22 against this barn's trailing median of $430.98.

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

What quality paid 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.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

32 sales

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 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

430.98

−2.22

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	—	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, as filed

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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	500–550	538	423.00/cwt	423.00–423.00	2,276	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	506	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,378	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	491.00/cwt	491.00–491.00	2,308	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	581	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	2,144	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	512.50/cwt	512.50–512.50	1,630	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	832	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	3,037	3
Steers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,055	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	3,323	21
Steers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,002	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	3,166	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	622.00/cwt	622.00–622.00	1,959	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	525	534.00/cwt	534.00–534.00	2,804	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	659	372.75/cwt	369.00–377.00	2,456	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	684	447.00/cwt	447.00–447.00	3,057	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	583	462.00/cwt	462.00–462.00	2,693	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	456	547.00/cwt	547.00–547.00	2,494	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	552.00/cwt	552.00–552.00	2,374	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	743	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	2,690	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	468	511.00/cwt	511.00–511.00	2,391	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	411	594.00/cwt	594.00–594.00	2,441	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	724	416.00/cwt	416.00–416.00	3,012	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	512.68/cwt	506.00–515.00	2,589	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	895	337.18/cwt	331.00–339.00	3,018	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	640	381.27/cwt	379.00–385.00	2,440	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	749	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	2,614	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	846	324.50/cwt	324.50–324.50	2,745	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	431.00/cwt	431.00–431.00	2,371	4
Heifers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,026	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	3,006	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	595	437.00/cwt	437.00–437.00	2,600	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,335	155.22/cwt	140.00–164.00	2,072	61
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	934	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	981	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,670	173.21/cwt	160.00–184.00	2,893	45
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,141	153.86/cwt	140.00–163.00	1,756	19
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	2,123	159.01/cwt	157.00–161.00	3,376	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,378	126.29/cwt	120.00–135.00	1,740	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,721	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	2,891	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,289	177.95/cwt	167.50–187.00	2,294	81
Bulls	—	—	1,776	217.29/cwt	209.00–230.00	3,859	26
Bulls	—	—	1,416	194.28/cwt	185.00–201.00	2,751	4
Bulls	—	—	1,920	248.48/cwt	248.00–249.00	4,771	2
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	—	1,243	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 1-2	—	1,490	3,082.85/head	2,550.00–3,250.00	3,083	10
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
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
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	3
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 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,382	2,775.00/head	2,775.00–2,775.00	2,775	6
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	962	5,556.52/head	5,350.00–5,700.00	5,557	46
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	—	1,053	5,033.33/head	5,000.00–5,100.00	5,033	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	4,100.00/head	4,000.00–4,600.00	4,100	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	434	490.26/cwt	488.00–505.00	2,128	21

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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