Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2026-02-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers over 650 lbs sold steady to 10.00 higher and heifers over 650 lbs sold steady to 8.00 higher. Reputation and green lots sold sharply higher. Steer and heifer calves not enough for market test. Breaker and Boning utility average sold steady to 2.00 higher, Lean Utility sold steady to 7.00 higher. Good demand for moderate to heavy supply.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $493.54/cwt on 239 head, up $2.80 from the prior sale. That ranks 27 of 31 comparable sales and sits +21.31 against this barn's trailing median of $472.23.

Average price

$493.54

▲ 2.80 vs prior sale

239 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,698

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$256

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

$38.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.50

vs KS average

+6.19 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	502.20	2,756	185
Medium and Large 1-2	539	463.87	2,500	54

One grade step is worth $38.34/cwt here — about $256 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 sale239 hd

493.54

—

KS average3 barns · 603 hd

497.04

−3.50

National average178 barns · 13,390 hd

487.35

+6.19

This barn, trailing median31 sales

472.23

+21.31

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	1,672	176.58	2,953	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,563	171.43	2,680	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,194	164.83	1,968	129
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,291	131.09	1,692	61

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,152	$4,285	30
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,434	$3,225	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,269	$3,132	7
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,433	$3,072	14
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,370	$2,795	68
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,068	$2,657	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	896	$2,602	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,100	$2,200	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,199	$2,064	14
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,175	$1,878	12
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,001	$3,025	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,035	$2,900	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,100	$4,350	1thin

Every lot, as filed

71 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	402.00/cwt	402.00–402.00	2,553	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	397.01/cwt	396.00–403.00	2,513	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	960	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	2,938	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	411	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,137	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	459.40/cwt	455.00–462.50	2,371	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	209	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	951	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	3,162	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	814	379.18/cwt	361.00–383.25	3,087	222
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	774	387.06/cwt	378.50–396.00	2,996	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	555	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,831	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	733	368.62/cwt	353.00–372.50	2,702	120
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	745	388.00/cwt	388.00–388.00	2,891	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	2,431	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,688	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	482.07/cwt	473.00–490.00	2,782	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	2,260	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	457.28/cwt	455.00–465.00	2,858	123
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	555	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,498	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	511.38/cwt	499.00–518.00	2,700	88
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	682	411.00/cwt	411.00–411.00	2,803	37
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	603	402.00/cwt	402.00–402.00	2,424	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	772	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,702	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	456	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	2,508	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	537.50/cwt	537.50–537.50	1,973	7
Steers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,025	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	3,321	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	402.98/cwt	400.00–409.00	2,893	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	477.73/cwt	460.00–491.00	2,499	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	681	421.48/cwt	412.00–437.50	2,870	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	868	372.49/cwt	365.00–379.00	3,233	258
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	255	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	678	368.79/cwt	349.00–372.00	2,500	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	552	451.00/cwt	451.00–451.00	2,490	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	657	394.00/cwt	394.00–394.00	2,589	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,527	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,277	125.42/cwt	122.50–127.50	1,602	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,222	106.67/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,304	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,331	145.76/cwt	138.00–155.00	1,940	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,585	166.74/cwt	163.00–169.00	2,643	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,091	143.50/cwt	137.50–151.00	1,566	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,278	182.22/cwt	180.50–188.00	2,329	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,202	166.59/cwt	152.00–177.00	2,002	89
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,533	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	2,729	10
Bulls	—	—	1,624	176.35/cwt	166.00–184.00	2,864	8
Bulls	—	—	1,625	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,519	1
Bulls	—	—	2,105	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	4,210	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,068	2,656.91/head	2,425.00–2,850.00	2,657	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,269	3,132.35/head	2,900.00–3,350.00	3,132	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,433	3,071.68/head	2,350.00–3,275.00	3,072	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,369	2,540.80/head	2,400.00–3,025.00	2,541	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,434	3,224.94/head	2,925.00–3,525.00	3,225	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	896	2,601.96/head	2,450.00–2,825.00	2,602	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	913	305.34/cwt	292.50–320.00	2,788	23
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,193	241.53/cwt	235.00–260.00	2,881	12
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,001	3,025.00/head	3,025.00–3,025.00	3,025	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,152	4,285.13/head	3,000.00–4,585.00	4,285	30
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,175	1,877.86/head	1,750.00–2,100.00	1,878	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,199	2,064.14/head	1,800.00–2,575.00	2,064	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,370	2,844.16/head	1,800.00–3,375.00	2,844	57
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	4,350.00/head	4,350.00–4,350.00	4,350	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	859	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,813	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	589	424.31/cwt	420.00–425.00	2,499	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	826	337.84/cwt	332.25–344.25	2,791	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	479	452.00/cwt	452.00–452.00	2,165	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	590	414.22/cwt	410.00–419.00	2,444	103
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	768	347.64/cwt	343.85–354.00	2,670	208
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	886	320.25/cwt	320.25–320.25	2,837	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	600–650	602	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	2,543	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	377.11/cwt	371.00–385.00	2,527	37

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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