Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2026-01-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers over 700 lbs sold 10.00 to 20.00 higher while heifers over 700 lbs sold 10.00 to 15.00 higher. Steer and heifer calves sold 10.00 to 20.00 higher. NHTC, reputation, weaned and multi-vaccinated calves sold sharply higher. 6 Steers weighing 404 lbs sold 618.00 cwt and 2 heifers weighing 305 lbs sold for 615.00 cwt. Slaughter cows sold steady to 6.00 higher. Very good demand for heavy supply.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $471.08/cwt on 378 head, up $18.31 from the prior sale. That ranks 15 of 31 comparable sales and sits −1.15 against this barn's trailing median of $472.23.

Average price

$471.08

▲ 18.31 vs prior sale

378 head · 561 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,642

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$453

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$44.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.24

vs KS average

+4.75 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	566	475.48	2,691	279
Medium and Large 1-2	554	466.49	2,586	77
Medium and Large 2	519	431.35	2,238	22

One grade step is worth $44.13/cwt here — about $453 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

31 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $513.49, low $343.81, median $472.23 across 31 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 sale378 hd

471.08

—

KS average2 barns · 666 hd

487.32

−16.24

National average195 barns · 28,890 hd

466.33

+4.75

This barn, trailing median31 sales

472.23

−1.15

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	1,799	173.51	3,121	14
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,730	189.00	3,270	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,221	164.39	2,008	145
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,432	143.26	2,051	191

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,290	$3,000	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,516	$2,830	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,598	$2,775	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,406	$2,672	42
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,488	$2,284	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,108	$1,910	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	818	$2,411	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$3,850	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,400	$3,300	1thin

Every lot, as filed

88 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 1-2	800–850	807	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,599	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	399	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	2,015	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	718	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,377	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	569	443.27/cwt	430.00–447.50	2,522	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	552.56/cwt	540.00–557.50	2,580	103
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	387	517.49/cwt	510.00–525.00	2,003	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	583	401.18/cwt	400.00–406.00	2,339	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	514	445.72/cwt	437.50–457.50	2,291	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	536	495.85/cwt	495.00–500.00	2,658	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	723	381.23/cwt	373.00–388.00	2,756	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	807	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,744	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	778	334.95/cwt	329.50–338.00	2,606	186
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	466	457.45/cwt	452.50–465.00	2,132	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	685	379.28/cwt	360.00–385.00	2,598	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	638	411.89/cwt	403.00–416.00	2,628	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	407.70/cwt	394.00–417.00	2,772	339
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	438	537.50/cwt	537.50–537.50	2,354	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	562	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,726	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	650	426.00/cwt	426.00–426.00	2,769	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	977	323.33/cwt	321.00–328.75	3,159	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	412	609.62/cwt	600.00–618.00	2,512	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	972	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	3,013	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	517.50/cwt	517.50–517.50	2,443	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	764	353.56/cwt	347.50–365.00	2,701	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	729	392.41/cwt	381.00–402.00	2,861	298
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	509.73/cwt	505.00–522.50	2,671	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	812	363.26/cwt	353.25–370.50	2,950	260
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	920	343.44/cwt	341.85–345.00	3,160	127
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	875	340.67/cwt	336.50–354.50	2,981	208
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	882	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,778	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	469.00/cwt	469.00–469.00	2,251	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500–550	535	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	2,046	5
Steers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,010	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	3,050	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	445	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	2,559	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	781	364.13/cwt	353.00–370.00	2,844	110
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	437.16/cwt	429.50–445.00	2,710	181
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	461.28/cwt	450.00–474.00	2,675	162
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	487	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,118	10
Heifers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,083	282.65/cwt	274.00–294.50	3,061	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	508	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,930	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	673	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,423	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,410	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,274	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	2,274	5
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,730	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	3,270	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,202	184.99/cwt	183.00–187.50	2,224	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	164.56/cwt	149.00–174.00	2,013	136
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,510	147.10/cwt	143.00–150.50	2,221	142
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,211	135.07/cwt	130.00–139.00	1,636	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,192	125.45/cwt	117.50–127.50	1,495	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,192	143.42/cwt	141.00–147.00	1,710	5
Bulls	—	—	1,799	173.51/cwt	158.00–185.00	3,121	14
Bred Cows	Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,391	2,754.23/head	1,675.00–2,950.00	2,754	30
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,062	233.70/cwt	190.00–287.50	2,482	36
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	873	261.74/cwt	200.00–322.50	2,285	19
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	818	2,411.38/head	2,050.00–2,475.00	2,411	6
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,516	2,829.55/head	2,100.00–2,975.00	2,830	5
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,593	2,671.65/head	1,800.00–2,925.00	2,672	9
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,290	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	4
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,598	2,775.00/head	2,775.00–2,775.00	2,775	3
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,488	2,283.68/head	2,025.00–2,400.00	2,284	3
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,108	1,910.08/head	1,825.00–2,050.00	1,910	3
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2Broken Mouth	—	996	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,200	3,850.00/head	3,850.00–3,850.00	3,850	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,400	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	801	329.50/cwt	329.50–329.50	2,639	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	348.11/cwt	337.00–355.00	2,506	177
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,904	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	722	314.50/cwt	314.50–314.50	2,271	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	483.48/cwt	480.00–500.00	2,292	91
Heifers	Large 1	1250–1300	1,250	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	3,263	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	966	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	3,130	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	434	494.93/cwt	490.00–512.50	2,148	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	644	357.83/cwt	346.00–371.00	2,304	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	2,181	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	750–800	763	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,671	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	860	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,709	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	391.60/cwt	375.00–400.00	2,424	361
Heifers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,018	302.44/cwt	302.00–303.50	3,079	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	540	433.96/cwt	430.00–436.00	2,343	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	588	415.95/cwt	411.00–430.00	2,446	82
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	548	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	2,041	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	349.15/cwt	347.50–352.00	2,304	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	450	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	2,655	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	891	310.99/cwt	310.00–312.00	2,771	169
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	360.59/cwt	352.00–377.50	2,427	154
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	451.31/cwt	442.50–460.00	2,396	124
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	615.00/cwt	615.00–615.00	1,876	2

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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