Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2026-02-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers over 600 lbs sold steady, weak undertone noted, under 600 lbs not well tested. Heifers over 650 lbs sold steady to 10.00 higher and heifers 550 to 600 lbs sold steady to 8.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 6.00 higher. Three lots of steers of exceptional condition sold 10.00 higher. 64 head weighing 839 lbs each sold 378.00 cwt, 86 head weighing 911 lbs each sold 365.00 cwt, 56 head weighing 913 lbs each sold 358.00 cwt. One bull weighing 2020 lbs sold for 217.00 cwt. Nice selection of slaughter cows.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $497.04/cwt on 69 head, up $3.50 from the prior sale. That ranks 28 of 31 comparable sales and sits +24.81 against this barn's trailing median of $472.23.

Average price

$497.04

▲ 3.50 vs prior sale

69 head · 526 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,616

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$127

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

$44.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.22

vs KS average

+10.02 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	523	503.49	2,633	59
Medium and Large 1-2	546	459.00	2,506	10thin

One grade step is worth $44.49/cwt here — about $127 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale69 hd

497.04

—

KS average3 barns · 266 hd

500.27

−3.22

National average172 barns · 11,832 hd

487.02

+10.02

This barn, trailing median31 sales

472.23

+24.81

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	1,814	187.08	3,394	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,504	178.72	2,688	86
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,329	175.32	2,330	253
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,910	155.00	2,961	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,312	146.24	1,918	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	966	$3,450	9
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,327	$3,269	19
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,346	$3,213	12
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,620	$3,185	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,221	$3,179	16
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,313	$3,127	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,002	$3,075	6
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	806	$2,821	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,400	$3,500	1thin

Every lot, as filed

70 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	900–950	901	314.04/cwt	314.00–314.50	2,830	65
Steers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,004	319.25/cwt	319.25–319.25	3,205	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	454.00/cwt	454.00–454.00	2,783	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	503.93/cwt	488.00–510.00	2,353	97
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	749	329.50/cwt	329.50–329.50	2,468	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	382.40/cwt	371.00–395.00	2,574	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	818	337.50/cwt	328.25–345.25	2,761	313
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	503.49/cwt	496.00–510.00	2,633	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	467	523.00/cwt	523.00–523.00	2,442	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	539	441.65/cwt	439.00–459.00	2,380	93
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	362	573.60/cwt	560.00–577.50	2,076	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	919	357.03/cwt	345.00–365.00	3,281	202
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	374.82/cwt	372.75–378.00	3,092	192
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	317	639.33/cwt	632.50–647.50	2,027	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	696	401.50/cwt	401.50–401.50	2,794	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	532.50/cwt	532.50–532.50	2,396	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	866	334.87/cwt	321.00–345.50	2,900	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	863	361.27/cwt	355.00–365.25	3,118	464
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	778	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,820	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	403.97/cwt	388.50–409.00	2,888	97
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	779	375.90/cwt	369.50–391.00	2,928	156
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	508	454.00/cwt	454.00–454.00	2,306	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	812	340.50/cwt	340.50–340.50	2,765	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	881	336.82/cwt	336.25–338.00	2,967	84
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	661	422.86/cwt	416.00–430.50	2,795	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	388	635.00/cwt	635.00–635.00	2,464	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	436	559.00/cwt	559.00–559.00	2,437	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	791	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,705	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	584	464.00/cwt	464.00–464.00	2,710	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	386	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,007	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	490	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	2,524	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,660	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	474.76/cwt	473.00–477.00	2,436	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	2,612	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	356	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	2,100	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,340	176.15/cwt	159.00–183.00	2,360	241
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,175	134.54/cwt	125.00–140.00	1,581	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,360	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	2,502	1
Bulls	—	—	1,337	157.63/cwt	151.00–161.00	2,108	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,135	149.35/cwt	135.00–157.00	1,695	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,028	186.47/cwt	185.00–187.50	1,917	3
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,910	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,961	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,430	155.29/cwt	146.00–171.00	2,221	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,541	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	2,835	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,499	178.02/cwt	161.00–181.00	2,669	76
Bulls	—	—	1,987	208.05/cwt	203.00–217.00	4,134	3
Bulls	—	—	1,890	189.20/cwt	179.00–197.00	3,576	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,327	3,268.72/head	3,050.00–3,400.00	3,269	19
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,313	3,126.95/head	3,050.00–3,250.00	3,127	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	244.06/cwt	191.00–275.00	2,441	17
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	848	316.07/cwt	265.00–342.50	2,680	52
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	806	2,820.71/head	2,300.00–2,975.00	2,821	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,221	3,178.72/head	2,850.00–3,400.00	3,179	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,415	3,350.00/head	3,350.00–3,350.00	3,350	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	966	3,450.00/head	3,450.00–3,450.00	3,450	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,620	3,184.57/head	3,100.00–3,300.00	3,185	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,002	3,075.00/head	3,075.00–3,075.00	3,075	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,137	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	354.05/cwt	343.00–366.00	2,691	139
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	588	407.00/cwt	407.00–407.00	2,393	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	611	402.00/cwt	402.00–402.00	2,456	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	811	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	2,587	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	286	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	276	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	426.03/cwt	420.00–433.00	2,467	159
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	338	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,859	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	962	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	2,896	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	719	357.80/cwt	349.00–368.50	2,573	89
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	436	511.31/cwt	503.00–520.00	2,229	50

How this sale compares

Kansas weighted averages

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