Cattle Market Pulse

Winter Livestock Market Report

Dodge City, Kansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 22, 2026

2,627 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $359.95/cwt -7.05 vs last sale · ≈ $2,998/hd at 833 lb · 226 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $348.77/cwt +0.62 vs last sale · ≈ $3,080/hd at 883 lb · 206 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $322.92/cwt +0.55 vs last sale · ≈ $2,793/hd at 865 lb · 111 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,627 2,258 2,815
Feeder cattle 2,182 1,846 2,534
Slaughter cattle 303 362 175
Replacement cattle 142 50 106

Market comments — USDA reporter

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.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
387–397 393 9 640.00 $640.00 $2,515 —
453–470 461 9 532.50–548.50 $539.60 $2,488 —
506–544 520 31 498.00–520.00 $512.49 $2,665 -19.90
560 thin fleshed 560 3 471.00 $471.00 $2,638 -35.68
558–591 573 48 437.00–458.00 $443.49 $2,541 -0.01
608–623 617 12 430.00–454.00 $439.86 $2,714 -18.63
665 665 69 437.25 $437.25 $2,908 +0.60
700 700 28 416.00 $416.00 $2,912 +6.36
751–783 775 27 368.00–373.00 $369.38 $2,863 -8.37
819–841 833 226 347.00–368.50 $359.95 $2,998 -7.05
876–897 883 206 336.50–354.00 $348.77 $3,080 +0.62
900–930 915 109 329.50–345.75 $337.80 $3,091 -0.47
973–976 975 93 321.50–321.75 $321.63 $3,136 -10.01
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1001–1023 1012 196 313.75–317.25 $315.51 $3,193 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
346 346 3 607.50 $607.50 $2,102 —
390 390 8 427.00 $427.00 $1,665 —
433–447 437 18 392.50–415.00 $408.61 $1,786 —
465 465 9 480.00 $480.00 $2,232 -38.00
516 516 8 366.00 $366.00 $1,889 -137.30
575 575 24 392.00 $392.00 $2,254 —
642 642 11 392.00 $392.00 $2,517 —
677 677 11 385.00 $385.00 $2,606 -4.00
726 726 3 388.00 $388.00 $2,817 —
756 756 5 341.00 $341.00 $2,578 —
878 878 3 320.50 $320.50 $2,814 -17.50
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1033 1033 4 293.00 $293.00 $3,027 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
399 399 5 540.00 $540.00 $2,155 -22.50
421 421 5 510.00 $510.00 $2,147 -19.93
472–491 480 9 438.00–447.50 $443.19 $2,127 -21.66
501–502 thin fleshed 502 7 440.00–445.00 $442.14 $2,220 —
503–523 508 41 415.00–427.50 $419.87 $2,133 -42.23
552–579 576 51 410.00–421.50 $420.20 $2,420 —
600–618 603 25 390.00–399.00 $396.22 $2,389 -11.01
634 fancy 634 6 425.00 $425.00 $2,694 —
655–685 677 21 363.00–374.00 $367.80 $2,490 -14.20
709–734 718 68 342.00–365.00 $358.43 $2,574 -8.37
761–797 781 65 325.00–341.00 $332.94 $2,600 -18.92
810 810 7 323.00 $323.00 $2,616 -16.00
856–870 865 111 321.00–328.50 $322.92 $2,793 +0.55
930 930 24 307.00 $307.00 $2,855 —
974 974 37 329.25 $329.25 $3,207 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
373 373 3 487.50 $487.50 $1,818 —
458 458 13 317.50 $317.50 $1,454 -111.42
510 510 15 375.00 $375.00 $1,912 -65.28
568–593 583 29 379.00–394.50 $383.08 $2,233 -19.92
708–713 712 15 333.00–339.00 $337.81 $2,405 -7.81
971 971 16 303.00 $303.00 $2,942 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
421 421 21 434.00 $434.00 $1,827 —
533 533 4 302.50 $302.50 $1,612 —
553 553 6 346.00 $346.00 $1,913 —
637 637 4 342.00 $342.00 $2,179 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
641 641 3 352.50 $352.50 $2,260 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
912 912 85-90% 4 122.50 $122.50 $1,117 —
1087–1235 1124 85-90% 11 135.00–141.00 $139.85 $1,572 +18.26
1165 1165 85-90% 1 178.00 $178.00 $2,074 —
1160–2325 1363 85-90% 78 146.00–168.00 $158.78 $2,164 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1135–1325 1204 80-85% 5 151.00–160.00 $154.35 $1,858 —
955–1525 1288 80-85% 62 164.00–188.00 $176.40 $2,272 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1585 1585 75-80% 1 189.00 $189.00 $2,996 +17.82
1373–1750 1607 75-80% 24 166.00–182.00 $175.52 $2,821 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1410–1770 1547 3 170.00–195.00 $182.42 $2,822 —
1230–2155 1718 14 206.00–230.00 $218.10 $3,747 —
1280–2330 1786 5 233.00–249.00 $237.93 $4,249 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
845–1000 895 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 22 255.00–329.00 $302.23 $2,705
1018–1217 1154 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 11 217.50–260.00 $231.62 $2,673

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1008–1490 1139 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 11 2,325.00–3,250.00 $2,801.15
1090–1422 1211 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 11 3,275.00–3,325.00 $3,296.35
1118–1392 1270 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 9 2,850.00–3,025.00 $2,918.46
1220–1318 1279 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 3,075.00 $3,075.00
1291 1291 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 2,925.00 $2,925.00
987–1510 1341 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 10 3,000.00–3,700.00 $3,415.93

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
967 967 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 2,625.00 $2,625.00

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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.