Winter Livestock Market Report

Dodge City, Kansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 8, 2026

2,674 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $355.74/cwt +0.30 vs last sale · ≈ $3,123/hd at 878 lb · 245 head

light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $338.50/cwt +3.11 vs last sale · ≈ $2,823/hd at 834 lb · 164 head

heavy 9-weight M&L 1 steers $326.62/cwt ≈ $3,165/hd at 969 lb · 164 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,674	1,596	1,582
Feeder cattle	2,175	1,270	1,312
Slaughter cattle	374	95	167
Replacement cattle	125	231	103

Market comments — USDA reporter

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.

▲ Feeder heifers: Steers and heifers over 700 lbs to 800 lbs sold 5.00 to 15.00 higher
▲ Feeder steers: Steers and heifers over 700 lbs to 800 lbs sold 5.00 to 15.00 higher

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
331	331	4	680.00	$680.00	$2,251	—
400	400	8	615.00–617.50	$616.56	$2,466	—
503–518	512	8	506.00–520.00	$511.15	$2,617	—
574–588	577	36	450.00–475.00	$463.46	$2,674	—
600–648	625	71	443.00–461.00	$456.12	$2,851	+21.14
650	650	12	447.00	$447.00	$2,906	+16.39
716–747	740	93	387.00–406.00	$392.75	$2,906	+5.25
753–796	776	93	373.50–387.50	$379.45	$2,945	+4.49
802–841	828	103	358.50–372.50	$366.09	$3,031	+2.37
855–898	878	245	347.50–364.50	$355.74	$3,123	+0.30
923–949	934	117	327.50–344.25	$341.27	$3,187	-0.04
961–973	969	164	325.00–327.00	$326.62	$3,165	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1006	1003	134	323.00–324.10	$323.61	$3,246	+0.63
1011–1036	1031	139	314.50–318.00	$317.24	$3,271	-5.74

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435	435	4	570.00	$570.00	$2,480	+120.00
671	671	22	406.00	$406.00	$2,724	—
846	846	33	342.00	$342.00	$2,893	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	9	560.00	$560.00	$1,764	—
362	362	5	572.50	$572.50	$2,072	—
400–410	404	47	540.00–552.50	$550.66	$2,225	+90.66
482	482	13	450.00	$450.00	$2,169	-20.00
542–545	544	16	447.50–472.00	$461.31	$2,510	-1.19
563	563	8	460.00	$460.00	$2,590	+41.00
628	628	3	386.00	$386.00	$2,424	—
672–693	679	45	371.00–383.00	$379.61	$2,578	+2.51
711–740	720	97	360.00–378.00	$372.54	$2,682	+9.04
753–781	761	50	348.00–357.00	$354.92	$2,701	+4.92
800–842	834	164	336.00–345.00	$338.50	$2,823	+3.11
851–854	852	86	335.00–344.50	$338.54	$2,884	+10.04
855–898	886	61	316.75–332.00	$321.55	$2,849	+6.53
931–945	934	49	307.50–315.00	$313.61	$2,929	+11.61
951–978	961	22	301.00–309.00	$305.71	$2,938	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
510	510	3	425.00	$425.00	$2,168	+40.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
456	456	3	550.00	$550.00	$2,508	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
995–1355	1124	80-85%	12	152.00–161.00	$158.27	$1,779	—
1276	1276	80-85%	4	190.00	$190.00	$2,424	—
960–1480	1321	80-85%	210	162.50–187.50	$178.46	$2,357	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
915–1235	1054	85-90%	27	127.50–147.50	$135.59	$1,429	+20.59
1220	1220	85-90%	1	173.00	$173.00	$2,111	+17.83
1120–1640	1355	85-90%	52	152.50–168.00	$158.91	$2,153	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1445–1660	1512	75-80%	33	169.00–184.00	$180.31	$2,726	+15.81

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1880	1880	65-75%	1	223.00	$223.00	$4,192	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1275–2590	1893	10	197.50–220.00	$209.50	$3,966	—
1850–2095	1973	2	236.00–247.00	$241.16	$4,758	+16.14

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
821–1347	1005	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	45	192.50–322.50	$273.99	$2,754

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
922	922	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	252.50	$252.50	$2,328

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1189	1189	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	3,100.00	$3,100.00
1211	1211	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	2,750.00	$2,750.00
1251–1433	1299	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	2,725.00–3,000.00	$2,851.15
1187–1622	1375	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	2,950.00–3,150.00	$3,095.28
1280–1575	1398	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	3,125.00–3,150.00	$3,138.73

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1000	1000	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	3,825.00	$3,825.00	—
1200	1200	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	7	3,700.00	$3,700.00	—

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.