Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2026-01-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Due to winter storm, Winter Bred Cow Sale scheduled for Saturday, January 24, 2025 has been rescheduled for Wednesday, January 28, 2026 at 3 p.m.

Compared to last week, steers over 900 lbs sold 20.00 higher and heifers over 900 lbs sold 14.00 higher. Steers and heifers under 900 lbs sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Boning and Lean utility sold 5.00 higher. Due to weekend winter storm, most feeders were full and fleshy with quality under average. Good demand for heavy supply.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $468.70/cwt on 138 head, down $7.69 from the prior sale. That ranks 12 of 31 comparable sales and sits −3.53 against this barn's trailing median of $472.23.

Average price

$468.70

▼ 7.69 vs prior sale

138 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,576

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$35

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

$25.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.76

vs KS average

+3.37 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	470.58	2,578	128
Medium and Large 1-2	572	444.60	2,543	10thin

One grade step is worth $25.98/cwt here — about $35 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 sale138 hd

468.70

—

KS average3 barns · 322 hd

467.93

+0.76

National average169 barns · 18,411 hd

465.33

+3.37

This barn, trailing median31 sales

472.23

−3.53

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	—	High	1,850	185.89	3,439	4thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,830	164.00	3,001	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,248	161.35	2,013	71
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,618	157.41	2,547	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,290	136.54	1,761	48

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,372	$3,300	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,623	$3,130	24
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,464	$2,950	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,467	$2,712	67
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,364	$2,590	22
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,266	$2,500	8
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	915	$3,412	16
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	838	$2,500	5

Every lot, as filed

76 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 1Unweaned	550–600	561	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	2,171	16
Heifers	Large 1	1150–1200	1,165	248.50/cwt	248.50–248.50	2,895	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	901	328.85/cwt	328.85–328.85	2,963	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	432.00/cwt	432.00–432.00	2,441	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	438	502.00/cwt	502.00–502.00	2,199	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	782	359.59/cwt	358.75–364.50	2,812	184
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	750–800	755	378.00/cwt	378.00–378.00	2,854	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	800–850	804	366.75/cwt	366.75–366.75	2,949	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	621	390.50/cwt	390.50–390.50	2,425	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	744	345.26/cwt	344.00–346.50	2,569	355
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	341	552.50/cwt	552.50–552.50	1,884	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,290	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	809	345.14/cwt	341.00–346.00	2,792	59
Steers	Large 1	1300–1350	1,325	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	3,114	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	716	379.45/cwt	369.00–394.00	2,717	308
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	958	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	3,066	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	883	333.22/cwt	331.50–334.85	2,942	261
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	424.75/cwt	410.00–434.00	2,650	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	733	364.72/cwt	351.00–367.00	2,673	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	923	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	2,981	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	814	354.84/cwt	350.25–358.50	2,888	230
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	536	476.82/cwt	471.00–495.00	2,556	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	635.00/cwt	635.00–635.00	2,419	5
Steers	Large 1	1150–1200	1,198	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,935	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	463.05/cwt	445.00–468.00	2,602	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	683	396.25/cwt	390.00–402.50	2,706	133
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	509.42/cwt	508.00–515.00	2,450	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	550.14/cwt	535.00–557.50	2,360	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	588	436.00/cwt	436.00–436.00	2,564	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	548	457.50/cwt	457.50–457.50	2,507	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	729	378.00/cwt	378.00–378.00	2,756	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	675	379.00/cwt	379.00–379.00	2,558	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	626	371.78/cwt	369.00–373.00	2,327	100
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	729	333.40/cwt	331.00–334.50	2,430	92
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	504	389.00/cwt	389.00–389.00	1,961	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	588	409.00/cwt	409.00–409.00	2,405	9
Heifers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,050	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	2,898	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	356	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	2,225	3
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,830	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	3,001	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,068	106.00/cwt	95.00–110.00	1,132	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,670	143.66/cwt	141.00–146.00	2,399	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,087	139.18/cwt	130.00–145.00	1,513	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,271	164.57/cwt	150.00–174.00	2,092	62
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,198	124.65/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,493	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,565	151.11/cwt	150.00–152.00	2,365	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,302	140.92/cwt	132.50–147.00	1,835	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,605	160.85/cwt	155.00–167.00	2,582	12
Bulls	—	—	2,000	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	4,000	1
Bulls	—	—	1,800	181.18/cwt	168.00–188.00	3,261	3
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,354	2,645.57/head	2,625.00–2,725.00	2,646	7
Bred Cows	Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,364	2,590.25/head	2,525.00–2,650.00	2,590	22
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	206.39/cwt	187.50–262.50	2,508	27
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	927	247.85/cwt	180.00–300.00	2,298	40
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	915	3,412.45/head	2,900.00–3,650.00	3,412	16
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	838	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	5
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,464	2,949.59/head	2,225.00–3,075.00	2,950	5
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,266	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	8
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,372	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	3
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,623	3,130.23/head	2,725.00–3,250.00	3,130	24
Bred Cows	Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,480	2,720.30/head	2,300.00–2,850.00	2,720	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	475.46/cwt	474.00–476.00	2,296	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	506	470.39/cwt	468.00–472.00	2,380	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	700–750	707	354.50/cwt	354.50–354.50	2,506	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	364.00/cwt	354.50–369.00	2,413	297
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	887	308.87/cwt	304.50–310.75	2,740	194
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	691	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	2,301	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	506	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,151	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	448.94/cwt	446.00–452.50	2,402	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	648	353.50/cwt	353.50–353.50	2,291	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	788	326.28/cwt	324.00–328.50	2,571	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	609	406.45/cwt	393.00–408.00	2,475	141
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	559.21/cwt	555.00–567.50	2,013	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	655	416.00/cwt	416.00–416.00	2,725	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	990	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,921	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	834	315.82/cwt	312.10–327.00	2,634	90
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	664	346.87/cwt	344.50–351.00	2,303	46

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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