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Winter Livestock - Dodge City

Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2026-10-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-07

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dodge City, Kansas · Wed, Oct 7

● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1889

← Sep 30Oct 7Oct 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

2,237 head

▼ 763 vs last sale 3,000▲ 724 vs year ago 1,513 · +47.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

412 head

▲ 221 vs last sale 191▲ 228 vs year ago 184 · +123.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

714 head

▲ 474 vs last sale 240▲ 602 vs year ago 112 · +537.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers over 600 lbs and heifers over 650 lbs, both up to 850 lbs, sold 20.00 higher. Steers and heifers over 850 lbs sold 5.00 higher. Several were off grass and in green condition. Steers and heifers under 650 lbs sold steady, soft undertone noted. Several stocker calves were sold in small packages. Breaker and Boning utility cows sold steady to 2.00 lower while Lean utility slaughter cows sold steady, soft undertone noted.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $406.91/cwt on 128 head, up $1.07 from the prior sale. That ranks 4 of 32 comparable sales and sits −46.22 against this barn's trailing median of $453.13.

Average price

$406.91

▲ 1.07 vs prior sale

128 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,193

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$212

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

$31.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.57

vs KS average

−23.45 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	413.26	2,237	102
Medium and Large 1-2	530	382.00	2,025	26

One grade step is worth $31.26/cwt here — about $212 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale128 hd

406.91

—

KS average3 barns · 438 hd

420.48

−13.57

National average183 barns · 26,018 hd

430.36

−23.45

This barn, trailing median32 sales

453.13

−46.22

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

32 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $513.49, low $343.81, median $453.13 across 32 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,638	188.23	3,084	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,529	139.32	2,130	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,269	136.75	1,735	241
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,351	105.24	1,421	61

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,033	$4,010	14
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,079	$3,955	49
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,130	$3,658	18
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,234	$3,327	40
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,315	$3,127	38
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,298	$2,944	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,300	$2,835	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,366	$2,754	22
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,263	$2,700	2thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,264	$2,699	12
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,339	$2,553	21
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,294	$2,443	134
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,275	$2,364	55
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,265	$2,132	93
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,165	$1,992	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,026	$4,000	19
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	963	$3,860	77
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	930	$3,400	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,433	$3,258	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	859	$3,436	16

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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	338	509.75/cwt	507.00–515.00	1,723	19
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	382	458.40/cwt	452.50–465.00	1,751	11
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	421	464.00/cwt	464.00–464.00	1,953	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	435	488.28/cwt	485.00–490.00	2,124	23
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	452	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,831	13
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	431.00/cwt	431.00–431.00	2,060	16
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	530	382.00/cwt	382.00–382.00	2,025	26
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	531	422.72/cwt	416.00–433.00	2,245	72
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	566	390.57/cwt	381.00–398.00	2,211	30
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	612	396.46/cwt	390.75–410.00	2,426	91
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	636	358.07/cwt	355.00–368.00	2,277	34
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	661	396.08/cwt	387.00–399.85	2,618	41
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	680	364.00/cwt	364.00–364.00	2,475	7
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	700	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	2,338	50
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	729	376.17/cwt	374.25–385.00	2,742	90
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	781	351.90/cwt	342.00–355.50	2,748	87
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	833	351.19/cwt	344.25–353.85	2,925	75
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	874	338.77/cwt	326.00–350.75	2,961	355
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	906	329.96/cwt	324.25–331.50	2,989	72
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	977	313.50/cwt	313.50–313.50	3,063	60
Steers	1050–1100	Large 1	1,073	294.06/cwt	293.50–298.50	3,155	45
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	310	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,302	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	411	421.78/cwt	415.00–426.00	1,734	38
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	491	360.68/cwt	351.00–368.00	1,771	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	495	392.04/cwt	388.50–402.00	1,941	19
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	507	361.22/cwt	360.00–364.00	1,831	13
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	380.00/cwt	370.00–392.00	1,965	85
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	559	352.82/cwt	347.50–356.00	1,972	32
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	625	333.73/cwt	330.00–352.00	2,086	50
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	632	362.78/cwt	358.00–369.00	2,293	25
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	654	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	2,047	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	667	380.10/cwt	380.10–380.10	2,535	107
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	681	344.98/cwt	343.00–347.00	2,349	14
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	702	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	2,485	8
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	711	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	2,069	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	741	321.77/cwt	319.00–325.50	2,384	7
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	799	325.41/cwt	323.25–327.50	2,600	118
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	839	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,685	74
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	846	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	2,597	4
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	871	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,678	18
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	929	305.19/cwt	302.25–308.25	2,835	112
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	940	290.29/cwt	290.00–292.00	2,729	20
Heifers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,046	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,824	4
Heifers	1050–1100	Large 1	1,051	279.39/cwt	279.00–280.00	2,936	18
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	454	442.00/cwt	442.00–442.00	2,007	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	535	389.00/cwt	389.00–389.00	2,081	12
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,120	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	2,811	3
Bulls	—	—	1,593	159.82/cwt	145.00–166.00	2,546	8
Bulls	—	—	1,697	185.14/cwt	175.00–194.00	3,142	13
Bulls	—	—	1,928	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	4,010	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,105	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,702	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,124	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,012	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,165	122.77/cwt	105.00–126.00	1,430	49
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,286	88.39/cwt	80.00–102.50	1,137	19
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,309	143.91/cwt	128.00–150.00	1,884	178
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,380	112.86/cwt	106.00–132.00	1,557	42
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,529	139.32/cwt	136.00–154.00	2,130	31
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	930	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	963	3,859.75/head	3,100.00–4,020.00	3,860	77
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,026	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	19
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows17 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,033	4,010.00/head	4,010.00–4,010.00	4,010	14
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,079	3,954.56/head	2,500.00–4,385.00	3,955	49
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,130	3,657.50/head	2,350.00–4,035.00	3,658	18
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,165	1,992.27/head	1,700.00–2,300.00	1,992	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,234	3,326.73/head	1,850.00–3,785.00	3,327	40
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,263	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,264	2,698.75/head	2,175.00–3,000.00	2,699	12
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,264	2,117.16/head	1,350.00–3,100.00	2,117	89
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,272	2,200.57/head	1,725.00–2,875.00	2,201	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,276	2,392.21/head	1,650.00–2,800.00	2,392	47
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,278	2,462.33/head	2,150.00–2,550.00	2,462	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,294	2,443.35/head	2,225.00–2,575.00	2,443	134
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,298	2,943.55/head	2,750.00–3,100.00	2,944	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,300	2,834.62/head	2,525.00–3,100.00	2,835	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,315	3,126.64/head	2,875.00–3,275.00	3,127	38
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,339	2,552.70/head	1,650.00–3,125.00	2,553	21
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,366	2,753.62/head	2,250.00–2,950.00	2,754	22
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	859	3,436.10/head	3,350.00–3,450.00	3,436	16
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,042	233.66/cwt	187.50–290.00	2,435	5
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,061	191.23/cwt	161.00–235.00	2,029	21
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,433	3,258.33/head	2,975.00–3,550.00	3,258	3

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.

Kansas feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Winter Livestock - Dodge City, KS

Wed Oct 7, 2026

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Manhattan, KS (LS-DC)

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,237Last week 3,000Year ago 1,513

Slaughter CattleReceipts 412Last week 191Year ago 184

Replacement CattleReceipts 714Last week 240Year ago 112

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	310	420.00	420.00
4	350–400	370	1,350.00	1,350.00
38	400–450	411	415.00–426.00	421.78
19	450–500	495	388.50–402.00	392.04
85	500–550	517	370.00–392.00	380.00
32	550–600	559	347.50–356.00	352.82
25	600–650	632	358.00–369.00	362.78
107	650–700	667	380.10	380.10
8	700–750	702	354.00	354.00
118	750–800	799	323.25–327.50	325.41
74	800–850	839	320.00	320.00
18	850–900	871	307.50	307.50
112	900–950	929	302.25–308.25	305.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	1000–1050	1,046	270.00	270.00
18	1050–1100	1,051	279.00–280.00	279.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	491	351.00–368.00	360.68
13	500–550	507	360.00–364.00	361.22
50	600–650	625	330.00–352.00	333.73
14	650–700	681	343.00–347.00	344.98
7	700–750	741	319.00–325.50	321.77
4	800–850	846	307.00	307.00
20	900–950	940	290.00–292.00	290.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	650–700	654	313.00	313.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	700–750	711	291.00	291.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	300–350	338	507.00–515.00	509.75
23	400–450	435	485.00–490.00	488.28
16	450–500	478	431.00	431.00
72	500–550	531	416.00–433.00	422.72
30	550–600	566	381.00–398.00	390.57
91	600–650	612	390.75–410.00	396.46
41	650–700	661	387.00–399.85	396.08
90	700–750	729	374.25–385.00	376.17
87	750–800	781	342.00–355.50	351.90
75	800–850	833	344.25–353.85	351.19
355	850–900	874	326.00–350.75	338.77
72	900–950	906	324.25–331.50	329.96
60	950–1000	977	313.50	313.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
45	1050–1100	1,073	293.50–298.50	294.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	350–400	382	452.50–465.00	458.40
5	400–450	421	464.00	464.00
13	450–500	452	405.00	405.00
26	500–550	530	382.00	382.00
34	600–650	636	355.00–368.00	358.07
7	650–700	680	364.00	364.00
50	700–750	700	334.00	334.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	454	442.00	442.00
12	500–550	535	389.00	389.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	77	—	963	3,100.00–4,020.00	3,859.75
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	19	—	1,026	4,000.00	4,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	930	3,400.00	3,400.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	22	—	1,366	2,250.00–2,950.00	2,753.62
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	18	—	1,130	2,350.00–4,035.00	3,657.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	12	—	1,264	2,175.00–3,000.00	2,698.75
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,300	2,525.00–3,100.00	2,834.62
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,263	2,700.00	2,700.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	21	—	1,339	1,650.00–3,125.00	2,552.70
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	49	—	1,079	2,500.00–4,385.00	3,954.56
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,298	2,750.00–3,100.00	2,943.55
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	38	—	1,315	2,875.00–3,275.00	3,126.64
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,278	2,150.00–2,550.00	2,462.33
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	40	—	1,234	1,850.00–3,785.00	3,326.73
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	14	—	1,033	4,010.00	4,010.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,272	1,725.00–2,875.00	2,200.57

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	134	—	1,294	2,225.00–2,575.00	2,443.35
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,165	1,700.00–2,300.00	1,992.27
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	89	—	1,264	1,350.00–3,100.00	2,117.16
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	47	—	1,276	1,650.00–2,800.00	2,392.21

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,042	187.50–290.00	233.66
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	21	—	1,061	161.00–235.00	191.23

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	16	—	859	3,350.00–3,450.00	3,436.10

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,433	2,975.00–3,550.00	3,258.33

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,124	90.00	90.00
49	—	1,165	105.00–126.00	122.77
178	—	1,309	128.00–150.00	143.91
1	—	1,105	154.00	154.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,286	80.00–102.50	88.39
42	—	1,380	106.00–132.00	112.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,529	136.00–154.00	139.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,593	145.00–166.00	159.82
4	—	1,928	208.00	208.00
13	—	1,697	175.00–194.00	185.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,120	251.00	251.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.