Sale reports / Kansas / Winter Livestock - Dodge City / 2026-06-24

Winter Livestock - Dodge City

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dodge City, Kansas · Wed, Jun 24
● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1889
Feeder Cattle receipts
724 head
122 vs last sale 602 455 vs year ago 269 · +169.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
597 head
228 vs last sale 369 368 vs year ago 229 · +160.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
260 head
116 vs last sale 144 212 vs year ago 48 · +441.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*No Sale, Wednesday, July 1, 2026

*Hall of Fame Sale, Saturday, July 25, 2026

Compared to last week, steers and heifers, across all weights, not well tested. There were 4 loads of 800 weight heifers that sold 5.00 to 6.00 higher and 70 head of 628 lbs heifers that sold steady, strong undertone. Moderate demand for plain quality. Boning utility cows sold steady to 3.00 higher while Lean utility cows sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $432.06/cwt on 45 head, up $35.57 from the prior sale (only 11 head in that comparison). That ranks 22 of 32 comparable sales and sits +1.08 against this barn's trailing median of $430.98.
Average price
$432.06
35.57 vs prior sale
45 head · 554 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,393
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
+0.00
vs KS average
+16.23 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1554432.062,39345
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

32 sales
473434395356median 430.9812/1702/1804/1506/0308/19
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $458.54, low $370.48, median $430.98 across 32 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 sale45 hd
432.06
KS average1 barns · 45 hd
432.06
+0.00
National average161 barns · 8,493 hd
415.83
+16.23
This barn, trailing median32 sales
430.98
+1.08
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
BullsAverage1,539238.033,66213
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,980183.003,6231thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,693182.983,09821
CowsBoner 80-85%Very Low1,183171.732,032279
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,248148.261,850128

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)Young (2-4 yrs)1,167$4,0002thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,370$3,6869
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,343$3,25124
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,275$3,0854thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,146$2,1175
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,189$3,966114
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)750$3,9002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)800$2,3505

Every lot, as filed

62 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
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350323605.00/cwt605.00–605.001,9546
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500472468.57/cwt466.00–474.002,2129
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450428505.00/cwt505.00–505.002,1613
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650627440.00/cwt440.00–440.002,7596
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350315692.50/cwt692.50–692.502,1817
HeifersMedium and Large 1100–1501301,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0006
HeifersMedium and Large 1200–2502391,856.91/head1,800.00–1,925.001,85713
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700669368.18/cwt362.00–376.002,46318
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700677382.50/cwt382.50–382.502,59010
HeifersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed450–500490443.00/cwt443.00–443.002,1714
SteersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed600–650608400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,43212
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1872,999.72/head2,950.00–3,025.003,0003
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2891262.33/cwt200.00–330.002,3379
SteersMedium and Large 1250–3002982,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0003
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600560494.00/cwt494.00–494.002,7668
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3703,685.62/head1,900.00–4,250.003,6869
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,125250.84/cwt201.00–289.002,8227
CowsBoner 80-85%884120.68/cwt110.00–125.001,0676
CowsBoner 80-85%1,105187.78/cwt187.00–188.002,0759
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,980183.00/cwt183.00–183.003,6231
CowsLean 85-90%1,198145.87/cwt137.50–160.001,74877
CowsLean 85-90%1,241127.82/cwt125.00–134.001,58611
CowsLean 85-90%1,379165.76/cwt164.00–168.002,28635
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth1,2564,040.80/head4,000.00–4,075.004,04125
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1794,034.48/head4,000.00–4,075.004,03429
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-28002,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3505
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth1,1373,896.30/head3,850.00–3,925.003,89627
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2743,905.43/head2,550.00–4,375.003,90523
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-27503,900.00/head3,900.00–3,900.003,9002
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth1,0003,850.00/head3,850.00–3,850.003,8506
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0004,000.00/head4,000.00–4,000.004,0004
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550525442.00/cwt442.00–442.002,32114
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650628407.00/cwt407.00–407.002,55670
BullsMedium and Large 1250–3002501,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,90011
SteersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed350–400395565.00/cwt565.00–565.002,2324
HeifersMedium and Large 1850–900850334.75/cwt334.75–334.752,84553
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550535491.08/cwt490.00–493.002,62711
HeifersMedium and Large 1800–850842334.62/cwt324.00–337.752,818162
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400398518.00/cwt518.00–518.002,0626
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800778341.66/cwt340.00–342.502,6583
BullsMedium and Large 1-2300–350343645.00/cwt645.00–645.002,21213
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2850–900858310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,6604
SteersMedium and Large 1-2850–900886312.50/cwt312.50–312.502,7696
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2250–300281547.50/cwt547.50–547.501,5383
SteersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed250–3002751,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9003
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400376602.50/cwt602.50–602.502,2653
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650603401.00/cwt401.00–401.002,4183
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2300–350309575.00/cwt575.00–575.001,77710
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700684345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,3606
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2200–2502051,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3003
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth1,1462,116.64/head2,000.00–2,550.002,1175
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth1,3653,286.52/head3,125.00–3,375.003,28721
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2753,084.84/head1,850.00–3,375.003,0854
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1674,000.00/head4,000.00–4,000.004,0002
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600567427.57/cwt414.00–438.002,42431
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy700–750748364.00/cwt364.00–364.002,7233
Bulls1,680228.24/cwt221.00–242.003,83410
BullsReturn to Feed1,067270.67/cwt251.00–280.002,8883
CowsBoner 80-85%1,206173.63/cwt159.00–184.002,094252
CowsBoner 80-85%919145.22/cwt130.00–155.001,33512
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,693182.98/cwt173.00–185.003,09821
CowsLean 85-90%1,118107.42/cwt100.00–117.501,2015

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.