Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2026-03-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers over 750 lbs and heifers over 700 lbs sold steady, weak undertone noted. Steer and heifer calves not well tested. Slaughter cows sold steady to 4.00 higher. Several replacement quality heifers sold sharply higher. Condition and quality contributed to buyer discretion. Good demand for heavy supply.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $469.70/cwt on 107 head, down $10.27 from the prior sale. That ranks 13 of 31 comparable sales and sits −2.53 against this barn's trailing median of $472.23.

Average price

$469.70

▼ 10.27 vs prior sale

107 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,525

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$180

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

$59.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.29

vs KS average

−8.39 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	531	481.30	2,557	86
Medium and Large 1-2	563	422.22	2,377	21

One grade step is worth $59.08/cwt here — about $180 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 sale107 hd

469.70

—

KS average3 barns · 335 hd

485.00

−15.29

National average173 barns · 11,948 hd

478.09

−8.39

This barn, trailing median31 sales

472.23

−2.53

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	—	High	1,875	206.23	3,867	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,293	177.59	2,296	163
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,507	170.20	2,565	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,357	153.39	2,082	80

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,151	$3,015	8
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,306	$2,707	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,326	$2,500	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,165	$2,383	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,131	$1,975	4thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,135	$3,100	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,120	$4,225	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,132	$3,995	11

Every lot, as filed

75 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	700–750	735	330.99/cwt	320.00–336.00	2,433	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	731	341.11/cwt	339.00–343.50	2,494	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	806	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	2,628	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	907	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	2,730	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,337	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,812	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	539	469.00/cwt	469.00–469.00	2,528	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	540	408.00/cwt	408.00–408.00	2,203	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	496	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	2,170	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	700–750	701	363.42/cwt	360.00–377.00	2,548	129
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	650–700	666	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,597	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	918	333.30/cwt	326.25–336.25	3,060	348
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	545	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	2,248	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	791	361.50/cwt	361.50–361.50	2,859	37
Steers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,004	320.29/cwt	313.00–322.50	3,216	118
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	373.64/cwt	359.00–380.50	2,858	136
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	657	399.00/cwt	399.00–399.00	2,621	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	964	320.52/cwt	311.00–325.50	3,090	275
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	840	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	2,932	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	428.20/cwt	415.00–439.00	2,458	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	807	362.25/cwt	357.00–364.00	2,923	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	554	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,604	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	469	503.67/cwt	500.00–512.50	2,362	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	498	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	2,664	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	2,656	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	693	405.54/cwt	400.75–413.00	2,810	141
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	550–600	566	462.50/cwt	462.50–462.50	2,618	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	400–450	421	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	2,126	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,570	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,781	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	874	348.67/cwt	346.00–352.50	3,047	227
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	378.00/cwt	378.00–378.00	2,514	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	955	297.25/cwt	297.25–297.25	2,839	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	741	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,445	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	529	479.00/cwt	479.00–479.00	2,534	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	556	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,419	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	486	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,333	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,365	155.71/cwt	140.00–160.00	2,125	43
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,507	170.20/cwt	164.00–177.50	2,565	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,302	177.42/cwt	159.00–184.00	2,310	152
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,088	130.73/cwt	127.50–141.00	1,422	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,547	165.89/cwt	165.00–166.00	2,566	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,053	155.67/cwt	154.00–158.00	1,639	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,214	189.11/cwt	187.00–191.00	2,296	8
Bulls	—	—	2,072	219.01/cwt	212.00–227.00	4,538	5
Bulls	—	—	1,777	199.84/cwt	183.00–209.00	3,551	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,131	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,160	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,123	212.47/cwt	189.00–260.00	2,386	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	265.85/cwt	237.00–275.00	2,951	30
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	2,900.00/head	2,300.00–4,100.00	2,900	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,645	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,326	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,168	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,151	3,015.08/head	2,350.00–3,650.00	3,015	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,170	2,610.49/head	2,550.00–2,850.00	2,610	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	4,225.00/head	3,550.00–4,300.00	4,225	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,219	4,406.25/head	4,050.00–4,550.00	4,406	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	673	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	2,605	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	638	363.00/cwt	363.00–363.00	2,316	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	422	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	2,342	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	414.96/cwt	407.00–430.00	2,403	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	671	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	2,369	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	852	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	2,539	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	446	477.50/cwt	477.50–477.50	2,130	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	456.53/cwt	445.00–470.00	2,155	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	644	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,190	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	306	622.50/cwt	622.50–622.50	1,905	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,982	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	594	373.53/cwt	365.00–387.50	2,219	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	758	335.00/cwt	332.00–343.00	2,539	136
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	437.45/cwt	435.00–447.50	2,253	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	2,061	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	750–800	782	373.72/cwt	354.00–383.00	2,922	92

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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