Winter Livestock Market Report

Dodge City, Kansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 29, 2026

1,222 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $381.27/cwt -20.52 vs last sale · ≈ $2,440/hd at 640 lb · 32 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $372.75/cwt +4.95 vs last sale · ≈ $2,456/hd at 659 lb · 28 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $490.26/cwt -19.74 vs last sale · ≈ $2,128/hd at 434 lb · 21 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,222	2,627	1,462
Feeder cattle	425	2,182	1,173
Slaughter cattle	450	303	202
Replacement cattle	347	142	87

Market comments — USDA reporter

* 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.

→ Feeder heifers: Steers and heifers
→ Feeder steers: Steers and heifers
→ Slaughter bulls: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady
→ Slaughter cows: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	4	622.00	$622.00	$1,959	—
411 thin fleshed	411	4	594.00	$594.00	$2,441	—
430	430	4	552.00	$552.00	$2,374	—
456	456	9	547.00	$547.00	$2,494	+7.40
500–520	505	12	506.00–515.00	$512.68	$2,589	+0.19
525	525	8	534.00	$534.00	$2,804	+21.51
583	583	3	462.00	$462.00	$2,693	+18.51
684	684	13	447.00	$447.00	$3,057	+9.75
724	724	19	416.00	$416.00	$3,012	±0.00
832	832	3	365.00	$365.00	$3,037	+5.05
880–899	895	13	331.00–339.00	$337.18	$3,018	-11.59

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1002	1002	4	316.00	$316.00	$3,166	+0.49
1055	1055	21	315.00	$315.00	$3,323	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
468	468	4	511.00	$511.00	$2,391	+31.00
743	743	8	362.00	$362.00	$2,690	-26.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
318	318	4	512.50	$512.50	$1,630	—
400–439	434	21	488.00–505.00	$490.26	$2,128	-19.74
470	470	5	491.00	$491.00	$2,308	+47.81
506	506	6	470.00	$470.00	$2,378	+50.13
538	538	3	423.00	$423.00	$2,276	+3.13
550	550	4	431.00	$431.00	$2,370	+10.80
636–647	640	32	379.00–385.00	$381.27	$2,440	—
653–670	659	28	369.00–377.00	$372.75	$2,456	+4.95
749	749	15	349.00	$349.00	$2,614	-9.43
846	846	13	324.50	$324.50	$2,745	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1026	1026	4	293.00	$293.00	$3,006	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
581	581	4	369.00	$369.00	$2,144	-14.08

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
595	595	9	437.00	$437.00	$2,600	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
820–1490	1141	80-85%	19	140.00–163.00	$153.86	$1,756	—
865–1515	1289	80-85%	81	167.50–187.00	$177.95	$2,294	+1.55

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
934	934	85-90%	5	105.00	$105.00	$981	-17.50
1100–1995	1335	85-90%	61	140.00–164.00	$155.22	$2,072	—
1155–1600	1378	85-90%	2	120.00–135.00	$126.29	$1,740	-32.49
1686–1790	1721	85-90%	6	168.00	$168.00	$2,891	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1502–1945	1670	75-80%	45	160.00–184.00	$173.21	$2,893	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
2110–2135	2123	65-75%	2	157.00–161.00	$159.01	$3,376	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1080–1700	1416	4	185.00–201.00	$194.28	$2,751	—
1215–2475	1776	26	209.00–230.00	$217.29	$3,859	-20.64
1850–1990	1920	2	248.00–249.00	$248.48	$4,771	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
926–1182	1087	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	30	240.00–300.00	$265.09	$2,882
1005–1425	1160	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	28	192.00–287.50	$250.83	$2,910

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1096–1390	1181	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	28	2,050.00–2,900.00	$2,489.76
1205	1205	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	2,700.00	$2,700.00
1005–1348	1234	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	2,150.00–2,850.00	$2,659.92
1090–1410	1243	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	2,850.00–3,400.00	$3,213.81
1163–1438	1319	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	2,550.00–3,300.00	$3,005.08
1320–1443	1382	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	2,775.00	$2,775.00
1390	1390	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	2,625.00	$2,625.00
1420–1499	1490	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	2,550.00–3,250.00	$3,082.85

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
723	723	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	2,150.00	$2,150.00

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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
1000–1080	1053	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	5,000.00–5,100.00	$5,033.33	—
900–1200	1150	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	2,600.00–3,750.00	$3,558.33	—
1250	1250	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	4,000.00–4,600.00	$4,100.00	—

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
950–1000	962	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	46	5,350.00–5,700.00	$5,556.52	—

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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.