Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2026-03-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers under 900 lbs sold 10.00 to 20.00 higher, over 900 lbs sold steady. Heifers under 850 lbs sold 10.00 to 20.00 higher, over 850 lbs sold steady. Boning utility sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher and Lean utility sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher while Breakers sold 9.00 lower. Several quality heifers sold as replacement. There was 650 head of fancy, unweaned calves that sold 20.00 to 30.00 higher. A bull weighing 2075 lbs sold for 226.00 cwt. Good demand for heavy receipts.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $479.97/cwt on 267 head, up $13.48 from the prior sale. That ranks 20 of 31 comparable sales and sits +7.74 against this barn's trailing median of $472.23.

Average price

$479.97

▲ 13.48 vs prior sale

267 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,697

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$669

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

$110.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.12

vs KS average

+7.85 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	563	485.79	2,733	253
Medium and Large 1-2	551	374.86	2,064	14thin

One grade step is worth $110.93/cwt here — about $669 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale267 hd

479.97

—

KS average3 barns · 566 hd

493.09

−13.12

National average160 barns · 7,757 hd

472.12

+7.85

This barn, trailing median31 sales

472.23

+7.74

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	1,687	200.67	3,386	59
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,292	174.61	2,256	155
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,649	165.55	2,730	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,262	150.35	1,897	100

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)	1,495	$3,457	14
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,562	$3,177	25
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,492	$3,108	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,263	$3,095	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	870	$3,300	5
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	877	$3,125	7
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	876	$3,000	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	800	$4,300	2thin

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	579	414.00/cwt	414.00–414.00	2,397	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	451	492.66/cwt	488.00–501.00	2,222	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	551	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,727	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	529	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	2,261	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	800–850	834	346.51/cwt	339.00–350.00	2,890	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	850–900	886	315.50/cwt	315.50–315.50	2,795	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	650–700	664	388.00/cwt	388.00–388.00	2,576	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	717	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	2,488	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	607.34/cwt	605.00–610.00	2,271	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	779	373.06/cwt	366.00–383.00	2,906	253
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	478.38/cwt	474.00–479.00	2,741	170
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	682	413.91/cwt	400.00–421.00	2,823	164
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	567.08/cwt	562.50–576.00	2,433	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	827	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,522	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	515.06/cwt	512.00–517.50	2,431	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	512.07/cwt	508.00–520.00	2,678	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	869	346.21/cwt	329.00–354.50	3,009	465
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	647	426.00/cwt	426.00–426.00	2,756	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	363.00/cwt	363.00–363.00	2,450	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	315.55/cwt	310.00–320.00	2,745	122
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	532	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,915	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	729	394.97/cwt	389.00–402.00	2,879	78
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	597	412.00/cwt	412.00–412.00	2,460	4
Steers	Large 1	1100–1150	1,110	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	2,986	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	996	311.50/cwt	311.50–311.50	3,103	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	657	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,858	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	461	565.19/cwt	559.00–567.50	2,606	105
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	818	361.44/cwt	354.00–378.25	2,957	511
Steers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,023	305.76/cwt	285.00–310.50	3,128	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	915	333.50/cwt	328.00–339.75	3,052	300
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	637	446.00/cwt	446.00–446.00	2,841	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	950–1000	950	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,921	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	750–800	770	346.76/cwt	345.50–347.75	2,670	100
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	500–550	517	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,404	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	700–750	746	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,574	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	731	351.13/cwt	338.00–357.00	2,567	126
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	553	431.53/cwt	424.00–446.00	2,386	140
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	636	392.68/cwt	379.00–401.00	2,497	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	442.78/cwt	429.00–449.50	2,347	79
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	566.00/cwt	566.00–566.00	2,207	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	908	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,769	36
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,549	3,170.72/head	2,825.00–3,275.00	3,171	20
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,492	3,108.18/head	2,575.00–3,550.00	3,108	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,613	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,495	3,456.80/head	3,000.00–3,600.00	3,457	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,263	3,094.90/head	2,850.00–3,275.00	3,095	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	877	3,125.00/head	3,125.00–3,125.00	3,125	7
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	876	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	250.10/cwt	182.50–292.50	2,626	26
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,092	201.49/cwt	197.50–205.00	2,200	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	4,300.00/head	4,300.00–4,300.00	4,300	2
Bulls	—	—	1,448	176.31/cwt	175.00–177.50	2,553	2
Bulls	—	—	1,639	196.38/cwt	181.00–211.00	3,219	45
Bulls	—	—	1,908	220.83/cwt	215.00–226.00	4,213	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,299	176.16/cwt	158.00–183.00	2,288	142
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,232	151.31/cwt	140.00–161.00	1,864	56
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,423	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,348	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,226	154.97/cwt	151.00–156.00	1,900	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,649	165.55/cwt	160.00–170.00	2,730	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,137	128.25/cwt	127.00–130.00	1,458	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,060	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,014	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	942	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	2,958	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	876	331.50/cwt	331.50–331.50	2,904	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	975	311.75/cwt	311.75–311.75	3,040	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	441	497.84/cwt	496.00–505.00	2,195	107
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	687	360.03/cwt	357.00–373.00	2,473	92
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	483	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	2,137	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	838	328.04/cwt	313.00–330.00	2,749	113
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,759	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	771	339.48/cwt	333.50–342.00	2,617	154

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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