Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2026-01-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers over 600 lbs not enough for market test. Steers under 600 lbs sold unevenly steady, black lots sold 15.00 higher while the red lots were fleshy and unweaned. Heifers not enough sold for market test across all weights. 71 steers weighing 684 lbs sold for 414.00 cwt. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $464.27/cwt on 75 head, down $4.43 from the prior sale. That ranks 10 of 31 comparable sales and sits −7.96 against this barn's trailing median of $472.23.

Average price

$464.27

▼ 4.43 vs prior sale

75 head · 563 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,612

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+7.69

vs KS average

−19.83 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	563	464.27	2,612	75

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

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 sale75 hd

464.27

—

KS average3 barns · 455 hd

456.58

+7.69

National average63 barns · 7,974 hd

484.10

−19.83

This barn, trailing median31 sales

472.23

−7.96

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	1,895	180.92	3,428	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,526	168.99	2,578	65
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,230	163.08	2,005	88
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,301	137.76	1,793	37

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)	1,465	$3,942	18
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,033	$3,468	23
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,399	$3,203	16
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,024	$3,108	16
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,236	$3,091	33
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,308	$3,038	86
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,280	$2,917	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,297	$2,775	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,271	$2,723	27
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,125	$2,675	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,158	$2,550	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	850	$2,788	2thin

Every lot, as filed

53 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	600–650	630	383.00/cwt	383.00–383.00	2,413	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	803	314.50/cwt	314.50–314.50	2,525	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	407	447.50/cwt	447.50–447.50	1,821	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	562.50/cwt	562.50–562.50	1,884	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	539	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,210	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	387	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	2,245	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	499	517.00/cwt	517.00–517.00	2,580	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	430.11/cwt	421.00–440.00	2,680	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	366.34/cwt	357.00–369.25	2,876	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	626	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,817	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	835	363.25/cwt	363.25–363.25	3,033	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	895	339.42/cwt	329.00–341.75	3,038	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	504	503.00/cwt	503.00–503.00	2,535	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	466	487.50/cwt	487.50–487.50	2,272	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	356	622.50/cwt	622.50–622.50	2,216	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,828	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	683	413.44/cwt	400.00–414.00	2,824	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	507.50/cwt	507.50–507.50	2,142	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	456.15/cwt	452.50–461.00	2,623	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,329	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	449	484.00/cwt	484.00–484.00	2,173	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	553	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	2,309	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	734	349.73/cwt	349.50–350.00	2,567	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	880	309.50/cwt	309.50–309.50	2,724	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	827	320.81/cwt	318.00–329.50	2,653	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,495	156.73/cwt	156.00–157.50	2,343	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,522	169.41/cwt	161.00–171.00	2,578	62
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,583	150.60/cwt	149.00–152.00	2,384	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,113	136.58/cwt	133.00–147.00	1,520	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,118	123.78/cwt	118.00–131.00	1,384	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,356	143.74/cwt	138.00–148.00	1,949	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,155	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,155	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,650	179.50/cwt	179.50–179.50	2,962	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,350	175.38/cwt	175.00–179.00	2,368	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,209	164.16/cwt	152.00–172.00	1,985	55
Bulls	—	—	1,895	180.92/cwt	170.00–190.00	3,428	10
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	2,787.94/head	2,500.00–3,050.00	2,788	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,158	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,399	3,203.32/head	2,950.00–3,250.00	3,203	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,511	2,975.00/head	2,975.00–2,975.00	2,975	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,297	2,775.00/head	2,775.00–2,775.00	2,775	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,024	3,107.96/head	2,825.00–3,225.00	3,108	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	2,675.00/head	2,675.00–2,675.00	2,675	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	939	274.78/cwt	202.50–342.00	2,580	71
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,236	3,091.32/head	2,750.00–3,300.00	3,091	33
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,033	3,468.18/head	3,350.00–3,550.00	3,468	23
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,465	3,942.26/head	3,100.00–4,100.00	3,942	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280	2,916.67/head	2,600.00–3,075.00	2,917	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,301	3,040.62/head	2,100.00–3,375.00	3,041	83
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,271	2,723.08/head	2,300.00–3,050.00	2,723	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	444.00/cwt	444.00–444.00	2,362	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	463	467.50/cwt	467.50–467.50	2,165	16

How this sale compares

Kansas weighted averages

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