Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2026-05-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 500 lb to 950 lb sold 5.00 to 7.00 lower, however 3 packages of 7 wt steers sold up to 7.00 higher. One load of 920 lb fancy steers sold for 347.75, which would be 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers 825 lb to 975 lb sold steady to 4.00 higher on very light receipts. Heifers 500 lb to 825 lb sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower, in places up to 12.00 lower. Demand was moderate. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 4.00 to 5.00 lower, quality was not as desirable as last week.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $445.97/cwt on 17 head, down $27.09 from the prior sale. That ranks 6 of 31 comparable sales and sits −26.26 against this barn's trailing median of $472.23.

Average price

$445.97

▼ 27.09 vs prior sale

17 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,475

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−18.78

vs KS average

−14.40 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	445.97	2,475	17thin

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 sale17 hd

445.97

—

KS average3 barns · 196 hd

464.75

−18.78

National average128 barns · 4,767 hd

460.37

−14.40

This barn, trailing median31 sales

472.23

−26.26

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	1,896	223.68	4,240	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,285	198.30	2,547	172
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,324	173.54	2,298	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,211	157.70	1,910	77

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)	1,445	$3,389	17
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,330	$2,737	24
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,518	$2,677	11
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,164	$2,646	10
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,435	$2,600	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	955	$2,600	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,296	$2,469	15
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,317	$2,361	4thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	980	$2,800	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	830	$2,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,308	$4,050	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	800	$3,900	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,100	$3,700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,183	$3,583	6
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$3,900	2thin

Every lot, as filed

68 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	428.29/cwt	425.00–430.00	2,279	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	932	324.78/cwt	323.50–331.00	3,027	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	451.00/cwt	451.00–451.00	2,075	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	690	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	2,298	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	590	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	2,198	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	412	552.50/cwt	552.50–552.50	2,276	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	920	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,806	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	346	547.50/cwt	547.50–547.50	1,894	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	523	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,510	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	878	314.63/cwt	310.00–320.50	2,762	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	751	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,666	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	322.09/cwt	320.00–323.00	2,641	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	364	517.67/cwt	515.00–527.50	1,884	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	606	380.49/cwt	372.50–382.00	2,306	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,296	2,468.68/head	2,200.00–2,900.00	2,469	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	900–950	920	347.75/cwt	347.75–347.75	3,199	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	413	580.59/cwt	575.00–585.00	2,398	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	567	447.60/cwt	444.00–455.00	2,538	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,317	2,360.55/head	2,250.00–2,600.00	2,361	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,518	2,677.32/head	2,650.00–2,700.00	2,677	11
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	980	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,382	185.27/cwt	180.00–189.00	2,560	109
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,324	173.54/cwt	170.00–178.00	2,298	32
Bulls	—	—	1,795	215.32/cwt	206.00–222.50	3,865	15
Bulls	—	—	1,935	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	4,683	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,211	157.70/cwt	145.00–168.00	1,910	77
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,116	220.85/cwt	185.00–252.50	2,465	63
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,308	4,050.00/head	3,700.00–4,350.00	4,050	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	800	3,900.00/head	3,900.00–3,900.00	3,900	2
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	900	3,900.00/head	3,900.00–3,900.00	3,900	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	3,550.00/head	3,550.00–3,550.00	3,550	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,150	3,650.00/head	3,650.00–3,650.00	3,650	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	783	336.82/cwt	332.00–341.00	2,637	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	745	340.08/cwt	335.00–347.50	2,534	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	867	345.85/cwt	337.50–350.00	2,999	106
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	980	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	2,901	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	824	282.55/cwt	280.00–300.00	2,328	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	415.56/cwt	415.00–417.50	2,140	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	477.77/cwt	467.50–482.50	2,040	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	425.02/cwt	423.00–429.00	2,656	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	490	517.50/cwt	517.50–517.50	2,536	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	964	315.47/cwt	310.50–317.50	3,041	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	456.55/cwt	435.00–485.00	1,726	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	684	400.73/cwt	400.00–411.00	2,741	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	586	422.75/cwt	422.50–423.00	2,477	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	437	532.50/cwt	532.50–532.50	2,327	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	457	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,148	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	743	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,433	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	831	349.89/cwt	345.00–356.00	2,908	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	763	363.00/cwt	363.00–363.00	2,770	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	342	586.26/cwt	585.00–587.50	2,005	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	722	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,274	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	635	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,175	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	584	283.36/cwt	270.00–305.00	1,655	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,164	2,645.55/head	2,550.00–3,000.00	2,646	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,435	2,600.00/head	2,550.00–2,650.00	2,600	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,330	2,737.25/head	1,925.00–3,200.00	2,737	24
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	955	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,445	3,389.46/head	3,050.00–3,750.00	3,389	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	387.00/cwt	384.00–388.50	2,825	6
Bulls	—	—	2,029	233.41/cwt	228.00–238.00	4,736	11
Bulls	Large 1	1200–1250	1,225	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	3,038	2
Heifers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,062	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,921	2
Heifers	Large 1	1100–1150	1,119	264.50/cwt	264.50–264.50	2,960	6
Bulls	Large 1	1150–1200	1,172	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	3,235	4
Steers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,035	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	3,022	4

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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