Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2026-01-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Special Winter Bred Cow and Stock Sale, Saturday, January 24, 2026

Compared to last week, steers over 700 lbs sold steady to weak while steers 550 lbs to 700 lbs sold 10.00 to 15.00 higher. Heifers sold steady to 10.00 higher across all weight classes. Lean utility sold 7.00 higher while Boning utility sold 2.00 lower. Moderate demand for moderate to heavy supply.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $476.39/cwt on 152 head, up $5.31 from the prior sale. That ranks 19 of 31 comparable sales and sits +4.16 against this barn's trailing median of $472.23.

Average price

$476.39

▲ 5.31 vs prior sale

152 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,592

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$154

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

$45.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−23.07

vs KS average

+4.41 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	491.49	2,642	101
Medium and Large 1-2	557	446.48	2,488	51

One grade step is worth $45.00/cwt here — about $154 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale152 hd

476.39

—

KS average4 barns · 989 hd

499.46

−23.07

National average187 barns · 29,067 hd

471.98

+4.41

This barn, trailing median31 sales

472.23

+4.16

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	—	Low	1,736	178.63	3,102	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,543	164.37	2,536	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,256	159.75	2,006	74
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	2,030	150.55	3,056	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,295	133.64	1,730	56

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)	1,616	$2,948	22
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,582	$2,769	8
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,053	$3,852	26
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,300	$3,450	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,500	$3,400	2thin

Every lot, as filed

69 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 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	494	443.00/cwt	443.00–443.00	2,188	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	916	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	2,721	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	472.93/cwt	460.00–476.00	2,450	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	377	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,828	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	584	448.46/cwt	446.00–454.00	2,619	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	443	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,971	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	769	336.16/cwt	331.00–339.00	2,585	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,158	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	538.70/cwt	531.00–543.00	2,510	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	900	331.50/cwt	331.50–331.50	2,984	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	659	389.00/cwt	389.00–389.00	2,564	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	732	372.32/cwt	371.00–373.00	2,725	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	509	472.11/cwt	470.00–475.00	2,403	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	2,528	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	509.53/cwt	495.00–512.50	2,599	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	446	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	2,453	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	388.98/cwt	384.00–400.50	2,832	254
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	646	409.00/cwt	409.00–409.00	2,642	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	444.69/cwt	429.00–453.00	2,753	180
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	875	342.46/cwt	336.50–353.50	2,997	139
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	462.00/cwt	462.00–462.00	2,208	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	361.58/cwt	349.50–373.00	2,802	112
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	417.29/cwt	406.00–424.00	2,792	62
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	700–750	720	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,232	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	600–650	631	427.00/cwt	427.00–427.00	2,694	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	553	475.12/cwt	467.00–480.00	2,627	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	500–550	538	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,206	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	976	299.50/cwt	299.50–299.50	2,923	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	277	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	400.69/cwt	392.50–410.00	2,504	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	421.00/cwt	421.00–421.00	1,621	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	553	451.00/cwt	451.00–451.00	2,494	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,413	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	492	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,435	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,184	140.47/cwt	138.00–144.00	1,663	7
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	2,030	150.55/cwt	146.50–153.00	3,056	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,322	100.19/cwt	100.00–102.00	1,325	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,301	142.91/cwt	132.00–150.00	1,859	39
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,543	164.37/cwt	155.00–167.00	2,536	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,244	123.21/cwt	115.00–127.00	1,533	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	161.76/cwt	154.00–169.00	2,043	67
Bulls	—	—	1,620	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	2,560	1
Bulls	—	—	1,747	180.51/cwt	171.00–189.00	3,154	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,300	3,450.00/head	3,450.00–3,450.00	3,450	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,500	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	972	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,284	10
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	886	239.89/cwt	205.00–265.00	2,125	7
Bred Heifers	Large 1-2	—	1,053	3,851.94/head	3,800.00–3,900.00	3,852	26
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,616	2,947.61/head	1,800.00–3,000.00	2,948	22
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,309	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	3
Bred Cows	Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,745	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	369.14/cwt	361.00–378.00	2,470	41
Heifers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,029	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	2,871	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	659	399.00/cwt	399.00–399.00	2,629	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	492	472.50/cwt	472.50–472.50	2,325	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	306	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,561	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	635	364.60/cwt	359.00–373.00	2,315	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	460	437.00/cwt	437.00–437.00	2,010	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	438	503.17/cwt	499.00–510.00	2,204	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	839	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	2,752	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	420.96/cwt	399.00–425.00	2,387	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	584	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	2,097	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	761	338.00/cwt	320.00–343.50	2,572	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	881	311.62/cwt	311.50–311.75	2,745	120
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	986	280.52/cwt	280.00–282.00	2,766	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	722	358.74/cwt	350.00–363.00	2,590	84
Steers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,056	309.50/cwt	309.50–309.50	3,268	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	387	587.50/cwt	587.50–587.50	2,274	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	552	507.00/cwt	507.00–507.00	2,799	13

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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