Sale reports / Kansas / Winter Livestock - Dodge City / 2026-05-06

Winter Livestock - Dodge City

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dodge City, Kansas · Wed, May 6
● Final50 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1889
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,485 head
7,227 vs last sale 8,712 120 vs year ago 1,605 · 7.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
193 head
193 vs last sale 0 143 vs year ago 336 · 42.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
102 head
102 vs last sale 0 17 vs year ago 85 · +20.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, steers over 750 lbs sold steady to 10.00 higher and 550 lbs to 750 lbs sold steady to 15.00 higher. Heifers 550 lbs to 650 lbs sold 10.00 lower to 10.00 higher, over 650 lbs, not enough for market test. Slaughter cows sold steady to 7.00 higher and bulls sold steady compared to last week.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $493.91/cwt on 181 head, down $8.25 from the prior sale. That ranks 27 of 31 comparable sales and sits +21.68 against this barn's trailing median of $472.23.
Average price
$493.91
8.25 vs prior sale
181 head · 534 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,638
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
5.75
vs KS average
+6.36 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1534493.912,638181
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
527462396330median 472.2312/1702/1104/1506/0308/19
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 sale181 hd
493.91
KS average3 barns · 758 hd
499.66
−5.75
National average180 barns · 14,267 hd
487.55
+6.36
This barn, trailing median31 sales
472.23
+21.68
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsAverage1,530218.813,34720
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,635182.142,9783thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,222178.492,18178
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,257150.441,89065

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,545$3,2013thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,290$3,0252thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,322$2,8663thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,297$2,7867
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,248$3,1816
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,100$3,3567
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,200$4,8504thin

Every lot, as filed

50 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
SteersLarge 11000–10501,010328.00/cwt328.00–328.003,3132
CowsBoner 80-85%1,248183.59/cwt167.50–191.002,29157
CowsLean 85-90%1,149128.69/cwt122.50–132.001,4799
CowsLean 85-90%1,511171.48/cwt166.00–177.502,5917
Bulls1,578221.58/cwt214.00–228.003,4978
Bulls1,616185.13/cwt177.50–190.002,9925
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,5453,200.56/head3,150.00–3,225.003,2013
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2903,025.00/head3,025.00–3,025.003,0252
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 11,2483,181.17/head3,050.00–3,550.003,1816
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1837341.00/cwt341.00–341.002,85412
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth1,2972,785.79/head2,300.00–3,050.002,7867
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,173239.59/cwt192.00–268.002,81041
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600575381.00/cwt381.00–381.002,1914
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700690401.00/cwt401.00–401.002,7676
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550531495.62/cwt482.50–500.002,632170
SteersMedium and Large 1900–950913348.92/cwt347.50–350.503,186108
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550523404.00/cwt404.00–404.002,11310
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500481456.22/cwt451.00–466.002,19417
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600570405.48/cwt404.00–407.002,31186
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450406475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,9293
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400367522.50/cwt522.50–522.501,9184
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700656446.74/cwt429.00–452.002,93189
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850838348.00/cwt348.00–348.002,9168
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500473433.00/cwt433.00–433.002,04812
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800773382.46/cwt380.00–384.502,95691
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450429578.00/cwt578.00–578.002,48017
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500450495.91/cwt487.50–500.002,23252
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700664368.52/cwt353.00–371.502,44744
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350341527.50/cwt527.50–527.501,7998
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700694364.00/cwt364.00–364.002,52630
SteersMedium and Large 1850–900866358.36/cwt341.00–364.503,10359
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600583467.50/cwt467.50–467.502,72611
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400388599.81/cwt585.00–607.502,3279
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650645393.18/cwt391.00–393.252,53695
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500458511.66/cwt507.00–513.002,34350
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600560431.50/cwt396.00–441.502,416177
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0603,317.92/head3,025.00–4,075.003,3185
HeifersMedium and Large 1800–850810331.06/cwt321.00–332.002,68236
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,169254.64/cwt226.00–301.002,9775
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3222,865.79/head2,650.00–3,025.002,8663
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800765346.84/cwt346.00–349.252,65341
SteersMedium and Large 1950–1000998330.50/cwt330.50–330.503,29866
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2003,450.00/head3,450.00–3,450.003,4502
CowsBoner 80-85%1,118139.98/cwt137.50–141.001,5653
CowsBoner 80-85%1,143159.07/cwt149.00–165.001,81813
CowsBoner 80-85%1,190194.00/cwt194.00–194.002,3095
CowsLean 85-90%1,240151.43/cwt139.00–161.001,87849
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,635182.14/cwt179.00–187.002,9783
Bulls1,413239.69/cwt231.00–247.003,3877
Heifer PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2004,850.00/head4,850.00–4,850.004,8504

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.