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Winter Livestock Market Report

Dodge City, Kansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, May 2, 2026

8,712 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $344.44/cwt ≈ $3,186/hd at 925 lb · 934 head
heavy 9-weight M&L 1 steers $332.31/cwt ≈ $3,240/hd at 975 lb · 871 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $366.41/cwt +29.23 vs last sale · ≈ $3,188/hd at 870 lb · 791 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 8,712 1,222 0
Feeder cattle 8,712 425 0
Slaughter cattle — 450 —
Replacement cattle — 347 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

*** King of the Ring*** *** Final Report *** An outstanding offering of feeder cattle. Excellent attendance of order buyers and sellers.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–399 387 12 602.50–620.00 $615.78 $2,383 —
435–441 437 8 577.50–580.00 $579.05 $2,530 +27.05
487–490 487 34 510.00–528.00 $526.94 $2,566 -20.06
506–511 509 54 538.00–542.50 $539.74 $2,747 +27.06
533–542 thin fleshed 541 46 510.00–515.00 $514.36 $2,783 —
552–569 567 64 468.00–474.00 $468.78 $2,658 +6.78
563–587 fancy 584 48 497.50–510.00 $508.49 $2,970 —
610–643 632 98 440.00–460.00 $453.66 $2,867 —
635 fancy 635 31 476.25 $476.25 $3,024 —
661–662 fancy 662 112 451.00–452.00 $451.46 $2,989 —
675–697 694 133 401.50–427.00 $421.07 $2,922 -25.93
700 fancy 700 67 428.00 $428.00 $2,996 —
708–720 719 84 408.00–418.50 $409.57 $2,945 -6.43
756 fancy 756 93 399.00 $399.00 $3,016 —
753–787 778 182 366.00–388.00 $378.66 $2,946 —
809–847 825 564 365.50–383.75 $377.56 $3,115 +12.56
856 thin fleshed 856 8 385.00 $385.00 $3,296 —
851–890 869 650 351.00–372.00 $364.34 $3,166 +27.16
876 fancy 876 133 375.00–375.75 $375.38 $3,288 —
909 fancy 909 52 357.00 $357.00 $3,245 —
900–945 926 882 334.50–352.00 $343.70 $3,183 —
951–997 975 871 325.50–339.00 $332.31 $3,240 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1006–1045 1025 623 315.00–330.50 $322.06 $3,301 +6.06
1060–1087 1072 171 310.75–318.00 $314.29 $3,369 -0.71
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
540 540 4 487.50 $487.50 $2,632 —
578 578 16 458.50 $458.50 $2,650 —
605–649 642 12 415.00–425.00 $416.57 $2,674 —
703–736 716 21 374.00–386.00 $379.51 $2,717 +17.51
809–831 823 17 352.00–352.50 $352.33 $2,900 —
871–896 893 126 320.00–346.00 $341.23 $3,047 —
928–940 937 57 322.00–332.00 $330.45 $3,096 —
992 992 7 289.00 $289.00 $2,867 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 thin fleshed 330 7 660.00 $660.00 $2,178 —
384 384 12 570.00 $570.00 $2,189 —
409–428 thin fleshed 417 25 525.00–541.00 $533.10 $2,223 —
425–446 444 18 500.00–502.00 $500.21 $2,221 +9.95
459 459 16 503.00 $503.00 $2,309 +12.00
500 500 26 474.00 $474.00 $2,370 +4.00
502 fancy 502 7 480.00 $480.00 $2,410 —
501–536 526 109 455.00–467.00 $459.30 $2,416 +36.30
553 thin fleshed 553 17 460.00 $460.00 $2,544 —
555 fancy 555 13 444.00 $444.00 $2,464 —
567 567 42 429.00 $429.00 $2,432 -2.00
555–591 584 75 415.00–432.50 $420.29 $2,454 -10.71
602–625 611 131 409.00–423.25 $419.65 $2,564 +38.38
656–694 679 106 377.00–392.00 $381.50 $2,590 +8.75
658–682 fancy 681 81 398.50–405.00 $398.89 $2,716 —
712 fancy 712 52 394.00 $394.00 $2,805 —
712–733 723 130 368.25–383.00 $374.95 $2,711 +25.95
709–748 734 267 365.50–382.00 $373.80 $2,744 +24.80
751 751 112 363.00 $363.00 $2,726 —
768–795 782 206 345.00–356.50 $351.39 $2,748 —
824 824 39 368.00 $368.00 $3,032 +43.50
808–848 826 383 327.50–346.50 $339.45 $2,804 +14.95
849 849 104 332.00 $332.00 $2,819 +7.50
851 851 72 356.50 $356.50 $3,034 —
861–899 879 323 323.00–337.00 $328.67 $2,889 —
879–886 884 330 333.00–335.75 $334.18 $2,954 —
908–942 921 265 311.00–323.50 $319.16 $2,939 —
957–997 978 111 303.00–312.00 $307.23 $3,005 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
521 521 17 377.50 $377.50 $1,967 —
581 581 6 389.00 $389.00 $2,260 +20.00
681 681 5 356.00 $356.00 $2,424 —
731 731 13 348.00 $348.00 $2,544 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1002 1002 40 307.00 $307.00 $3,076 +14.00

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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.