Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2026-09-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, large loads of steers and heifers under 650 lbs sold 10.00 to 20.00 higher. Heifers 600 lbs to 700 lbs sold 5.00 higher. One load of 690 lbs heifers sold 10.00 higher. Feeder steers not well tested. Slaughter cows sold steady across all classes. Very good demand for moderate to heavy supply.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $431.02/cwt on 314 head, up $4.17 from the prior sale. That ranks 7 of 31 comparable sales and sits −41.11 against this barn's trailing median of $472.13.

Average price

$431.02

▲ 4.17 vs prior sale

314 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,298

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$334

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$47.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.59

vs KS average

+25.27 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	532	437.28	2,326	252
Medium and Large 1-2	543	409.33	2,224	50
Medium and Large 2	511	389.98	1,993	12thin

One grade step is worth $47.30/cwt here — about $334 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

31 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $513.49, low $343.81, median $472.13 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 sale314 hd

431.02

—

KS average3 barns · 446 hd

429.43

+1.59

National average172 barns · 11,871 hd

405.75

+25.27

This barn, trailing median31 sales

472.13

−41.11

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	1,680	180.59	3,034	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,582	152.84	2,418	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,144	148.77	1,702	189
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,308	116.36	1,522	86

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,145	$3,339	16
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,304	$3,249	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,293	$2,881	39
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,218	$2,725	8
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,260	$2,526	95
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,199	$2,433	23
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,156	$2,296	40
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,006	$4,301	32
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,063	$3,687	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,350	$3,600	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$3,375	3thin

Every lot, as filed

76 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
Heifers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,051	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	2,496	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,582	152.84/cwt	142.00–162.00	2,418	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,059	130.30/cwt	128.00–131.00	1,380	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,187	162.91/cwt	160.00–168.00	1,934	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,135	84.02/cwt	80.00–95.00	954	12
Bulls	—	—	1,545	157.13/cwt	152.00–164.00	2,428	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	818	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	2,176	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,006	4,301.48/head	4,175.00–4,700.00	4,301	32
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,082	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	2,110	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	423.40/cwt	412.50–437.50	1,986	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	511	389.98/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,993	12
Heifers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,000	288.25/cwt	288.25–288.25	2,883	41
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	1,691	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	382	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,910	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	457.65/cwt	455.00–465.00	2,192	114
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	420	486.00/cwt	486.00–486.00	2,041	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	465	501.00/cwt	501.00–501.00	2,330	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	489	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,919	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	405	429.00/cwt	429.00–429.00	1,737	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	497.06/cwt	482.50–502.00	2,068	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,436	116
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	391	508.44/cwt	502.00–521.00	1,988	96
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	611	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,200	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	499	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	2,033	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	752	337.92/cwt	335.00–345.00	2,541	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	517	426.00/cwt	426.00–426.00	2,202	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	461	416.85/cwt	411.00–427.00	1,922	132
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	501	449.98/cwt	448.00–452.50	2,254	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	750–800	796	323.50/cwt	323.50–323.50	2,575	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	912	313.50/cwt	313.50–313.50	2,859	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	866	305.73/cwt	302.00–310.00	2,648	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	532.00/cwt	532.00–532.00	1,740	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	642	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	2,260	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	737	331.56/cwt	329.25–352.00	2,444	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	867	311.10/cwt	305.00–317.00	2,697	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	690	357.75/cwt	357.75–357.75	2,468	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	702	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	2,436	90
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	341	506.00/cwt	506.00–506.00	1,725	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	806	316.40/cwt	315.00–318.00	2,550	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	400.96/cwt	387.00–406.00	2,093	169
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	824	325.44/cwt	320.00–333.50	2,682	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	319.73/cwt	313.00–324.50	2,472	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	599	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	2,001	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	775	309.29/cwt	305.00–315.00	2,397	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	796	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	2,356	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	676	328.33/cwt	327.00–331.00	2,220	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	474.49/cwt	467.50–476.00	1,784	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	438.89/cwt	431.00–445.00	1,883	40
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,260	2,525.84/head	2,100.00–2,800.00	2,526	95
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,014	250.56/cwt	228.00–272.00	2,541	8
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,063	3,686.87/head	2,600.00–4,300.00	3,687	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	3,339.22/head	3,275.00–3,400.00	3,339	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	679	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	2,519	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	379.80/cwt	375.00–387.00	2,298	53
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,304	3,249.12/head	3,200.00–3,275.00	3,249	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,218	2,725.00/head	2,725.00–2,725.00	2,725	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,293	2,881.07/head	2,450.00–2,950.00	2,881	39
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	192.67/cwt	175.00–214.00	2,196	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	488	372.16/cwt	372.00–372.50	1,816	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	356.38/cwt	345.00–358.00	1,989	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	417.10/cwt	405.00–424.00	2,223	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	635	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,286	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	387.23/cwt	387.00–387.50	2,219	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	636	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,048	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,204	2,360.00/head	2,360.00–2,360.00	2,360	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	389	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,673	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,117	2,243.93/head	1,850.00–2,360.00	2,244	22
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,199	2,433.09/head	2,150.00–2,700.00	2,433	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,693	145.45/cwt	145.00–146.00	2,462	11
Bulls	—	—	1,566	186.11/cwt	178.00–195.00	2,914	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,187	104.12/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,236	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,317	124.11/cwt	114.00–139.00	1,635	42
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,145	148.73/cwt	134.00–156.50	1,703	177
Bulls	—	—	2,168	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	4,379	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	3,375.00/head	3,375.00–3,375.00	3,375	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	5

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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