Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2026-09-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers over 700 lbs sold steady to 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Heifers over 550 lbs sold steady to 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Steers under 700 lbs and heifers under 550 lbs sold weak due to rain. 56 heifers weighing 816 lbs and 50 heifers weighing 924 lbs sold 21.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady, soft undertone noted. Good demand for heavy supply.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $405.84/cwt on 98 head, down $25.18 from the prior sale. That ranks 3 of 32 comparable sales and sits −65.08 against this barn's trailing median of $470.92.

Average price

$405.84

▼ 25.18 vs prior sale

98 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,271

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$195

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

$25.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−26.93

vs KS average

+9.37 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	563	412.00	2,319	74
Medium and Large 1-2	549	386.84	2,124	24

One grade step is worth $25.17/cwt here — about $195 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

32 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $513.49, low $343.81, median $470.92 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 sale98 hd

405.84

—

KS average3 barns · 347 hd

432.77

−26.93

National average132 barns · 9,219 hd

396.47

+9.37

This barn, trailing median32 sales

470.92

−65.08

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,264	201.53	2,548	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,188	144.33	1,715	77
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,634	141.01	2,304	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,231	111.68	1,375	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	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,414	$3,350	13
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	995	$3,308	20
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,132	$3,150	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,164	$3,147	38
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,221	$3,100	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,115	$2,909	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	943	$2,814	8
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,220	$2,591	12
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,228	$2,577	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,274	$2,356	9
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,006	$2,350	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,168	$2,279	24
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,124	$2,210	4thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	838	$2,575	10

Every lot, as filed

82 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	600–650	601	396.07/cwt	378.00–401.00	2,380	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	633	363.00/cwt	363.00–363.00	2,298	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	459	432.00/cwt	432.00–432.00	1,983	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	864	311.57/cwt	302.00–314.25	2,692	253
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	410.24/cwt	401.00–422.00	2,400	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	433	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,732	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	333	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	1,407	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	718	302.26/cwt	289.00–314.00	2,170	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	385.54/cwt	374.00–391.50	2,217	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	776	352.53/cwt	346.00–356.00	2,736	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	342	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,676	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	444	442.00/cwt	442.00–442.00	1,962	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	373.75/cwt	366.00–377.50	1,772	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	721	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,451	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	760	320.35/cwt	315.00–323.00	2,435	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	506	389.00/cwt	389.00–389.00	1,968	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	441	456.96/cwt	445.00–463.00	2,015	40
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,132	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	838	2,575.00/head	2,575.00–2,575.00	2,575	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	407.22/cwt	407.00–407.50	1,963	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	1,853	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	833	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	2,557	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	415.68/cwt	412.00–417.00	2,149	24
Stock Cows	Medium 1-2	—	840	248.95/cwt	182.50–289.00	2,091	19
Stock Cows	Medium 1-2	—	898	220.62/cwt	207.00–250.00	1,981	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,330	2,225.00/head	2,225.00–2,225.00	2,225	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,136	2,289.92/head	2,200.00–2,300.00	2,290	20
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,006	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	2,909.48/head	1,850.00–3,200.00	2,909	4
Stock Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,169	178.84/cwt	175.00–185.00	2,091	7
Stock Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,190	168.96/cwt	162.00–177.00	2,011	11
Heifers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,069	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	2,961	60
Steers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,092	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	3,189	32
Heifers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,012	282.19/cwt	281.00–284.50	2,856	15
Steers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,011	313.05/cwt	300.00–315.50	3,165	193
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	148.63/cwt	131.00–156.00	1,821	64
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,007	123.18/cwt	115.00–130.00	1,240	13
Bulls	—	—	1,180	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,655	1
Bulls	—	—	1,460	184.62/cwt	180.00–191.00	2,695	4
Stock Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,118	218.13/cwt	192.50–235.00	2,439	7
Stock Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,155	211.95/cwt	190.00–250.00	2,448	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,634	141.01/cwt	140.50–145.00	2,304	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,275	118.28/cwt	110.00–132.50	1,508	56
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,084	101.87/cwt	100.00–102.50	1,104	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,149	85.52/cwt	80.00–92.50	983	10
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,017	253.50/cwt	245.00–260.00	2,578	3
Bulls	—	—	1,285	145.65/cwt	136.00–155.00	1,872	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,239	2,584.96/head	2,325.00–2,700.00	2,585	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,213	2,593.47/head	2,425.00–2,875.00	2,593	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,228	2,576.58/head	2,550.00–2,600.00	2,577	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,164	3,147.27/head	2,250.00–3,425.00	3,147	38
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,221	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	3,308.47/head	2,500.00–3,550.00	3,308	20
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,196	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	555	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,192	87
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,548	2,375.00/head	2,375.00–2,375.00	2,375	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	943	2,814.14/head	2,525.00–3,050.00	2,814	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	402.00/cwt	402.00–402.00	1,930	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	227	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	368.88/cwt	359.50–375.75	2,250	124
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,124	2,210.00/head	2,210.00–2,210.00	2,210	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,414	3,350.00/head	3,350.00–3,350.00	3,350	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	981	285.04/cwt	283.50–295.00	2,796	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	389	444.34/cwt	442.00–447.00	1,728	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	784	327.97/cwt	325.00–329.50	2,571	177
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	878	335.30/cwt	331.50–347.50	2,944	119
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	420.65/cwt	420.00–422.50	1,821	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	200–250	203	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	258	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	457	459.00/cwt	459.00–459.00	2,098	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	389	501.73/cwt	501.00–502.00	1,952	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	824	343.30/cwt	334.00–354.50	2,829	463
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	317	473.93/cwt	467.50–477.50	1,502	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	502	381.09/cwt	368.00–389.00	1,913	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	362.25/cwt	354.00–368.00	2,076	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	362.56/cwt	348.50–371.00	2,647	192
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	929	332.64/cwt	325.00–337.50	3,090	83
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	307	539.00/cwt	539.00–539.00	1,655	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	686	340.83/cwt	338.00–341.00	2,338	88
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	828	318.82/cwt	313.50–323.00	2,640	115
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	365.46/cwt	356.00–374.00	2,467	28

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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