Sale reports / Kansas / Winter Livestock - Dodge City / 2026-08-19

Winter Livestock - Dodge City

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dodge City, Kansas · Wed, Aug 19
● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1889
Aug 12Aug 19latest
Feeder Cattle receipts
604 head
366 vs last sale 970 283 vs year ago 887 · 31.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
412 head
265 vs last sale 147 78 vs year ago 334 · +23.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
143 head
63 vs last sale 80 0 vs year ago 143 · +0.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, heifers 650 lbs and over sold 5.00 to 9.00 lower. Stocker steers and heifers, 300 lbs to 550 lbs sold 10.00 to 20.00 higher. Feeder steers, not enough for market test, weak undertone noted. Slaughter cows sold steady, soft undertone. Good demand for light to moderate supply.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $386.57/cwt on 21 head, up $16.09 from the prior sale (only 17 head in that comparison). That ranks 2 of 32 comparable sales and sits 44.41 against this barn's trailing median of $430.98.
Average price
$386.57
16.09 vs prior sale
21 head · 559 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,163
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
+3.74
vs KS average
+36.14 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1559386.572,16321
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 sale21 hd
386.57
KS average3 barns · 80 hd
382.84
+3.74
National average81 barns · 2,697 hd
350.43
+36.14
This barn, trailing median32 sales
430.98
−44.41
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
BullsHigh1,760199.733,51514
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,301166.692,168231
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,722160.242,7593thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,287133.021,713104

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,490$3,2503thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,470$3,02816
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,126$2,99011
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,290$2,8485
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,265$2,74329
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,043$1,9882thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,214$4,1077
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,100$4,1002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,200$4,1003thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,300$4,0504thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,257$4,00014
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,000$3,6002thin

Every lot, as filed

54 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
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth1,0431,987.77/head1,500.00–2,400.001,9882
CowsLean 85-90%1,408153.85/cwt146.00–161.002,16613
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,722160.24/cwt156.00–164.002,7593
CowsBoner 80-85%1,093144.79/cwt140.00–148.001,5834
Bulls1,972218.37/cwt217.00–220.004,3063
Bulls1,746198.57/cwt185.00–211.003,4679
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550540457.50/cwt457.50–457.502,4714
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned300–350337517.50/cwt517.50–517.501,7447
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650632369.69/cwt361.00–372.002,33634
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,4703,027.54/head1,550.00–3,200.003,02816
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2902,847.98/head2,475.00–3,000.002,8485
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth1,2652,742.78/head1,800.00–3,450.002,74329
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2300–350338542.00/cwt542.00–542.001,8323
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550526496.29/cwt490.00–500.002,61029
HeifersMedium and Large 1850–900874299.76/cwt299.50–300.002,620120
HeifersMedium and Large 1800–850811307.22/cwt307.00–308.002,49219
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550546425.00/cwt425.00–425.002,3215
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700663354.00/cwt354.00–354.002,3473
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650610427.00/cwt427.00–427.002,60522
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400387475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,8385
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750723331.10/cwt329.50–332.502,39436
SteersMedium and Large 1900–950901323.00/cwt323.00–323.002,91063
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2800–850812312.00/cwt312.00–312.002,5333
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450435435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,8923
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned200–2502401,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5507
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450413476.13/cwt472.50–480.001,9668
HeifersMedium and Large 1900–950904296.50/cwt296.50–296.502,68059
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550546396.00/cwt396.00–396.002,16215
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850825342.57/cwt336.00–343.002,82666
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700691378.00/cwt378.00–378.002,6124
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600593363.00/cwt363.00–363.002,1536
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750709322.00/cwt322.00–322.002,2835
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500460435.00/cwt435.00–435.002,0014
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550538420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,2606
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300271592.50/cwt592.50–592.501,6067
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned200–2502421,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4253
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,335217.50/cwt217.50–217.502,9043
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,4903,250.00/head3,250.00–3,250.003,2503
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1262,990.39/head2,850.00–3,100.002,99011
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800762330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,51526
CowsLean 85-90%1,087104.53/cwt90.00–115.001,13613
CowsLean 85-90%1,300133.82/cwt120.00–139.001,74077
CowsLean 85-90%1,355171.00/cwt171.00–171.002,3171
CowsBoner 80-85%1,395181.00/cwt181.00–181.002,5251
CowsBoner 80-85%1,304167.01/cwt150.00–175.002,178226
Bulls1,503177.00/cwt177.00–177.002,6602
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0003,475.00/head3,475.00–3,475.003,4752
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3254,275.00/head4,200.00–4,500.004,2754
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1004,100.00/head4,100.00–4,100.004,1002
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth1,3004,087.50/head3,450.00–4,275.004,08812
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3004,050.00/head4,050.00–4,050.004,0504
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0673,883.33/head3,700.00–4,000.003,8833
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2004,100.00/head4,100.00–4,100.004,1003
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0003,600.00/head3,600.00–3,600.003,6002

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.