Sale reports / Kansas / Winter Livestock - Dodge City / 2026-06-03

Winter Livestock - Dodge City

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dodge City, Kansas · Wed, Jun 3
● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1889
Feeder Cattle receipts
483 head
428 vs last sale 911 1,201 vs year ago 1,684 · 71.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
285 head
84 vs last sale 369 16 vs year ago 301 · 5.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
175 head
62 vs last sale 113 44 vs year ago 131 · +33.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers not well tested across all weights. One lot of 56 steers weighing 877 lbs sold 346.00 cwt. 102 head of unweaned steer and heifer calves from drought area sold sharply higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 5.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $459.57/cwt on 24 head, up $13.60 from the prior sale (only 17 head in that comparison). That ranks 9 of 31 comparable sales and sits 12.66 against this barn's trailing median of $472.23.
Average price
$459.57
13.60 vs prior sale
24 head · 572 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,629
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
+11.14
vs KS average
+0.38 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1572459.572,62924
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 sale24 hd
459.57
KS average2 barns · 32 hd
448.43
+11.14
National average164 barns · 12,433 hd
459.19
+0.38
This barn, trailing median31 sales
472.23
−12.66
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
BullsHigh1,499242.103,62925
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,316180.652,378153
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,603177.602,8476thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,244149.141,85673

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)1,427$3,4474thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,260$3,1935
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,373$2,5003thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,165$2,1003thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,114$3,7734thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,400$4,2001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,450$3,9502thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,500$3,7833thin

Every lot, as filed

57 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
SteersMedium and Large 1950–1000981321.92/cwt317.00–323.503,1588
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850836343.50/cwt343.50–343.502,8723
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600568396.76/cwt383.00–407.002,25414
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400352603.00/cwt603.00–603.002,12310
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500451537.50/cwt537.50–537.502,4247
SteersMedium and Large 1850–900875345.44/cwt337.50–348.503,02386
HeifersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed500–550547409.00/cwt409.00–409.002,2375
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–3503151,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5003
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650602381.46/cwt375.00–390.002,2967
SteersMedium and Large 1250–3002622,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,00017
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–3002711,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,85010
HeifersMedium and Large 1850–900857319.29/cwt310.50–324.002,73629
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350312630.00/cwt630.00–630.001,96616
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700665365.25/cwt356.50–370.002,42920
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750735342.09/cwt338.50–342.502,51419
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3732,500.00/head2,100.00–2,700.002,5003
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,138275.71/cwt274.00–279.003,1383
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,1143,772.56/head3,600.00–3,850.003,7734
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800770367.48/cwt365.00–369.002,83016
CowsBoner 80-85%1,188158.73/cwt156.00–161.001,8863
CowsBoner 80-85%1,319181.09/cwt165.00–185.002,389150
Bulls1,285247.50/cwt247.50–247.503,1801
Bulls1,653229.78/cwt221.00–240.003,79814
CowsLean 85-90%1,073111.27/cwt105.00–117.001,1942
CowsLean 85-90%1,198136.20/cwt125.00–141.001,63220
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,4503,950.00/head3,900.00–4,000.003,9502
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth1,5003,783.33/head3,700.00–3,950.003,7833
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,4004,200.00/head4,200.00–4,200.004,2001
HeifersMedium and Large 1800–850803322.50/cwt322.50–322.502,5904
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800752337.41/cwt336.00–338.502,53739
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750733384.33/cwt378.00–391.002,81718
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450420502.54/cwt490.00–515.002,11116
HeifersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed300–350335603.00/cwt603.00–603.002,0203
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700665367.50/cwt367.50–367.502,4447
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550505435.00/cwt435.00–435.002,1977
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600572459.57/cwt447.00–475.002,62924
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450436547.50/cwt547.50–547.502,3876
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350320652.00/cwt652.00–652.002,08622
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700664438.26/cwt426.00–445.002,91023
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,176251.00/cwt251.00–251.002,9523
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth1,2923,110.65/head3,050.00–3,150.003,1113
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2133,315.57/head3,250.00–3,400.003,3162
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400358611.00/cwt611.00–611.002,18716
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600571367.50/cwt367.50–367.502,0983
SteersMedium and Large 1-2300–350317601.00/cwt601.00–601.001,9054
Stock CowsLarge 1-21,116229.69/cwt210.00–250.002,56311
Stock CowsMedium 1-2856286.70/cwt227.50–310.002,45421
Stock CowsMedium 1-2909249.27/cwt222.50–282.502,2667
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2940255.85/cwt237.50–275.002,4052
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth1,1652,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1003
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,4273,447.45/head3,425.00–3,550.003,4474
Bulls1,815205.28/cwt189.00–216.003,7263
BullsReturn to Feed1,086281.74/cwt276.00–290.003,0607
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,603177.60/cwt172.00–185.002,8476
CowsLean 85-90%1,269155.70/cwt146.00–163.001,97651
Stock CowsLarge 1-21,077252.22/cwt246.00–257.502,7165
Stock CowsLarge 1-21,140202.87/cwt192.50–215.002,3135

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.