Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2026-03-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers over 700 lbs sold steady to sharply lower and heifers over 650 lbs sold 3.00 to 15.00 lower. Steers under 700 lbs and heifers under 650 lbs not well tested, even with good condition, calves sold sharply lower. Boning utility sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher and Lean utility sold steady to 6.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $466.50/cwt on 65 head, down $30.55 from the prior sale. That ranks 11 of 31 comparable sales and sits −5.73 against this barn's trailing median of $472.23.

Average price

$466.50

▼ 30.55 vs prior sale

65 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,602

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−17.60

vs KS average

−5.70 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	558	466.50	2,602	65

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 sale65 hd

466.50

—

KS average3 barns · 233 hd

484.09

−17.60

National average178 barns · 10,669 hd

472.20

−5.70

This barn, trailing median31 sales

472.23

−5.73

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	1,820	194.89	3,548	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,517	173.57	2,633	54
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,286	165.58	2,130	179
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,498	148.26	2,222	107

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)	1,100	$3,600	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,570	$3,365	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,385	$3,139	41
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,280	$2,875	2thin

Every lot, as filed

59 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	450–500	458	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,038	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	391	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,072	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	450	451.00/cwt	451.00–451.00	2,030	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	662	364.09/cwt	352.50–368.25	2,410	213
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,438	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,951	9
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,534	3
Steers	Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,016	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	2,753	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	453.96/cwt	447.00–467.50	2,601	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	2,511	12
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	151	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	14
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	17
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	297	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	383.16/cwt	375.50–394.00	2,789	100
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	955	322.17/cwt	322.00–322.35	3,077	119
Steers	Large 1	1100–1150	1,128	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	2,640	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	656	425.83/cwt	423.00–439.50	2,793	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	772	366.54/cwt	352.50–373.00	2,830	242
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	684	397.82/cwt	388.00–410.00	2,721	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	485.95/cwt	484.00–490.00	2,299	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	632	349.03/cwt	346.00–366.00	2,206	33
Steers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,006	304.97/cwt	297.00–306.85	3,068	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	426.17/cwt	409.00–435.00	2,651	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	865	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,785	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	351.00/cwt	350.00–353.00	2,896	80
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	700–750	705	402.76/cwt	401.25–403.50	2,839	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	439	478.27/cwt	467.50–484.00	2,100	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	736	365.50/cwt	365.50–365.50	2,690	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	880	338.57/cwt	331.00–347.50	2,979	260
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,797	161.62/cwt	160.00–163.00	2,904	45
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,341	182.37/cwt	175.00–186.00	2,446	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,308	166.53/cwt	151.00–172.00	2,178	155
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,007	143.03/cwt	130.00–147.50	1,440	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,136	124.17/cwt	115.00–127.50	1,411	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,387	148.97/cwt	132.50–158.00	2,066	36
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,517	173.57/cwt	166.00–179.50	2,633	54
Bulls	—	—	1,818	192.04/cwt	181.00–200.00	3,491	16
Bulls	—	—	1,840	217.70/cwt	215.00–219.00	4,006	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,385	3,139.44/head	3,050.00–3,175.00	3,139	41
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	957	259.98/cwt	189.50–300.00	2,488	30
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	814	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	2,825	33
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,038	211.07/cwt	210.00–220.00	2,191	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,570	3,364.62/head	3,350.00–3,375.00	3,365	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,280	2,875.00/head	2,875.00–2,875.00	2,875	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	783	327.70/cwt	317.50–331.75	2,566	148
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	452.31/cwt	446.00–453.00	2,329	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	807	327.00/cwt	318.00–327.75	2,639	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	310	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,674	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	499	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	1,712	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	342.82/cwt	326.00–345.75	2,496	170
Heifers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,010	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	2,818	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	397.56/cwt	395.00–405.00	2,445	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	414.24/cwt	411.00–427.50	1,926	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	407.01/cwt	401.00–416.00	2,178	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	341	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,944	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	352	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,971	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	487.91/cwt	476.00–492.00	2,596	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	923	326.49/cwt	323.00–330.75	3,014	217

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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