Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2026-03-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers over 700 lbs sold steady to 10.00 lower, under 700 lbs not enough for market test, however a sharply higher undertone was noted. Heifers over 750 lbs sold steady to weak and under 750 lbs sold 2.00 to 19.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 4.00 lower. 109 steers weighing 459 lbs sold 584.00 cwt. Supply was heavy and demand was good. Majority of cattle on offer today were coming off wheat and tended towards the fleshy side.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $456.00/cwt on 6 head, down $41.04 from the prior sale. That ranks 9 of 31 comparable sales and sits −16.23 against this barn's trailing median of $472.23.

Average price

$456.00

▼ 41.04 vs prior sale

6 head · 593 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,704

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−68.33

vs KS average

−19.56 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	593	456.00	2,704	6thin

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 sale6 hd

456.00

—

KS average3 barns · 267 hd

524.33

−68.33

National average177 barns · 11,580 hd

475.56

−19.56

This barn, trailing median31 sales

472.23

−16.23

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	1,959	188.50	3,693	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,653	173.30	2,865	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,276	168.20	2,146	241
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,271	143.63	1,825	47

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,125	$3,975	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,266	$3,475	8
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,437	$3,414	171
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,191	$3,408	9
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,017	$3,275	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,386	$3,150	65
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,403	$3,119	667
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,273	$2,989	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,388	$2,786	159
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	870	$3,500	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,300	$4,275	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,200	$4,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,300	$3,900	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,265	$3,288	13
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,237	$3,575	22

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 1-2	850–900	871	318.14/cwt	313.00–319.25	2,771	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	472.15/cwt	452.50–478.00	2,498	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	409.06/cwt	400.00–414.00	2,553	158
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	2,328	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	923	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,861	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	880	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	3,080	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	817	371.64/cwt	364.00–378.00	3,036	244
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	676	397.30/cwt	390.00–401.00	2,686	15
Steers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,053	312.99/cwt	308.00–318.00	3,296	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	439.21/cwt	422.50–445.00	2,341	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	882	352.13/cwt	342.00–354.00	3,106	200
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	459	584.00/cwt	584.00–584.00	2,681	109
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	916	345.08/cwt	332.00–355.25	3,161	248
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	782	375.81/cwt	364.00–379.00	2,939	184
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	425.23/cwt	409.00–432.50	2,862	157
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	664	389.19/cwt	376.50–396.75	2,584	153
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	956	325.24/cwt	317.00–327.75	3,109	205
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	889	333.57/cwt	333.00–337.00	2,965	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	593	456.00/cwt	456.00–456.00	2,704	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	741	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	2,638	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	643	424.66/cwt	407.50–441.00	2,731	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	2,457	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	826	358.81/cwt	348.50–365.00	2,964	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	632.50/cwt	632.50–632.50	2,296	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	717	400.11/cwt	389.00–406.00	2,869	146
Steers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,004	324.50/cwt	324.50–324.50	3,258	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	908	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	3,024	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	607	473.00/cwt	473.00–473.00	2,871	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	837	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,678	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	364.36/cwt	348.00–372.00	2,642	165
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	700–750	738	379.50/cwt	379.50–379.50	2,801	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	2,608	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	588	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,470	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	2,854	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,653	173.30/cwt	168.00–180.00	2,865	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,107	144.61/cwt	136.00–154.00	1,601	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,284	169.33/cwt	155.00–180.00	2,174	230
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,079	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	1,322	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,361	153.53/cwt	142.00–157.00	2,090	32
Bulls	—	—	1,588	162.76/cwt	160.00–165.00	2,585	2
Bulls	—	—	2,221	204.51/cwt	202.00–207.00	4,542	4
Bulls	—	—	1,936	187.54/cwt	175.00–199.00	3,631	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,370	2,802.88/head	2,375.00–3,300.00	2,803	73
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,396	3,068.92/head	2,175.00–3,525.00	3,069	576
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	870	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,266	3,475.00/head	3,475.00–3,475.00	3,475	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,386	3,149.51/head	2,175.00–3,750.00	3,150	65
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,265	3,288.46/head	3,275.00–3,300.00	3,288	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,017	3,275.00/head	3,275.00–3,275.00	3,275	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,191	3,408.04/head	3,275.00–3,650.00	3,408	9
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,237	3,575.00/head	3,575.00–3,575.00	3,575	22
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,081	208.80/cwt	187.50–222.50	2,257	11
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	914	282.09/cwt	247.50–320.00	2,578	31
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,273	2,989.40/head	2,700.00–3,225.00	2,989	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	3,975.00/head	3,975.00–3,975.00	3,975	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,403	2,771.21/head	2,425.00–3,150.00	2,771	86
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,446	3,433.43/head	2,575.00–3,825.00	3,433	91
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,437	3,414.01/head	2,350.00–4,000.00	3,414	171
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	4,200.00/head	4,200.00–4,200.00	4,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	4,275.00/head	4,275.00–4,275.00	4,275	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	3,900.00/head	3,900.00–3,900.00	3,900	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	556	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,474	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	750–800	754	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,790	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	776	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,956	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	779	352.74/cwt	337.25–361.00	2,748	187
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	826	326.51/cwt	318.00–330.00	2,697	163
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	586	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,139	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	486	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,333	102
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	672	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	2,402	23

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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