Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2026-05-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers over 550 lbs sold steady, strong undertone noted. Steers and heifers under 550 lbs sold 20.00 higher to sharply higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 7.00 higher and slaughter bulls sold 20.00 higher. Reputation, large lots, quality and condition contributed to buyer's discretion. Good to very good demand for heavy supply.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $436.91/cwt on 180 head, up $15.21 from the prior sale. That ranks 25 of 32 comparable sales and sits +5.92 against this barn's trailing median of $430.98.

Average price

$436.91

▲ 15.21 vs prior sale

180 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,368

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$14

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

$29.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.23

vs KS average

+19.80 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	512	465.00	2,381	7thin
Medium and Large 1	543	435.77	2,367	173

One grade step is worth $29.23/cwt here — about $14 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.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

32 sales

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 sale180 hd

436.91

—

KS average3 barns · 349 hd

440.14

−3.23

National average171 barns · 11,385 hd

417.11

+19.80

This barn, trailing median32 sales

430.98

+5.92

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	1,924	236.20	4,544	33
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,592	186.12	2,963	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,257	179.96	2,263	188
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,207	151.21	1,825	74

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,094	$3,168	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,640	$3,031	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,394	$2,877	22
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,578	$2,826	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,294	$2,477	12
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,251	$2,258	8
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,056	$3,550	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,025	$3,775	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,100	$3,625	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,300	$3,504	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,214	$3,179	7

Every lot, as filed

87 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	Medium and Large 1	700–750	726	354.55/cwt	344.00–368.75	2,574	156
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	829	321.88/cwt	313.75–336.50	2,668	103
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	679	362.62/cwt	354.00–370.00	2,462	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	467.41/cwt	460.00–472.50	2,216	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	869	311.54/cwt	307.00–319.00	2,707	212
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	360	607.50/cwt	607.50–607.50	2,187	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	250–300	279	1,994.84/head	1,975.00–2,000.00	1,995	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	528	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	2,310	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	500–550	512	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,381	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	326	635.00/cwt	635.00–635.00	2,070	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	429	530.73/cwt	530.00–531.00	2,277	119
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	507.50/cwt	507.50–507.50	2,395	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	736	380.05/cwt	372.50–387.50	2,797	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	457.09/cwt	442.00–467.50	2,839	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	439.26/cwt	433.00–440.00	2,890	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	669	386.00/cwt	386.00–386.00	2,582	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	530	492.50/cwt	492.50–492.50	2,610	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	499	537.50/cwt	537.50–537.50	2,682	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	569	434.16/cwt	432.50–435.00	2,470	9
Steers	Large 1	1100–1150	1,111	299.50/cwt	299.50–299.50	3,327	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	518.30/cwt	517.00–520.00	2,669	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	448	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,330	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	436	552.31/cwt	547.50–567.50	2,408	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	493	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	2,662	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	942	331.50/cwt	331.50–331.50	3,123	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	708	395.41/cwt	394.50–401.00	2,800	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	761	376.91/cwt	364.00–388.00	2,868	60
Steers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,009	320.75/cwt	320.75–320.75	3,236	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	869	342.55/cwt	331.00–351.00	2,977	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	358	655.00/cwt	655.00–655.00	2,345	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	427	624.00/cwt	624.00–624.00	2,664	98
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	322	682.50/cwt	682.50–682.50	2,198	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	250–300	272	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	550–600	564	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,623	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	361	613.00/cwt	613.00–613.00	2,213	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	814	362.39/cwt	350.00–369.00	2,950	154
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	561	478.98/cwt	470.00–480.00	2,687	99
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	2,629	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,390	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,222	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,332	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	758	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,767	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	595.00/cwt	595.00–595.00	2,142	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,229	154.26/cwt	142.50–164.00	1,896	66
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,040	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,592	186.12/cwt	175.00–192.00	2,963	14
Bulls	—	—	1,344	267.42/cwt	256.00–272.50	3,594	5
Bulls	—	—	1,821	214.64/cwt	201.00–225.00	3,909	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	135.65/cwt	132.50–137.50	1,456	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,019	155.29/cwt	147.50–169.00	1,582	43
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,328	187.28/cwt	171.00–195.00	2,487	145
Bulls	—	—	2,142	239.51/cwt	227.00–251.00	5,130	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,300	3,503.57/head	3,050.00–3,750.00	3,504	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	850	3,850.00/head	3,850.00–3,850.00	3,850	2
Stock Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,168	212.44/cwt	197.00–240.00	2,481	20
Bred Heifers	Large 1-2	—	1,056	3,550.00/head	3,550.00–3,550.00	3,550	3
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,094	3,168.34/head	3,050.00–3,300.00	3,168	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,450	3,150.00/head	3,100.00–3,200.00	3,150	2
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,640	3,030.86/head	2,950.00–3,050.00	3,031	5
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,578	2,826.31/head	2,600.00–3,000.00	2,826	2
Stock Cows	Medium 1-2	—	900	286.61/cwt	261.00–306.00	2,579	25
Stock Cows	Medium 1-2	—	878	226.53/cwt	222.50–235.00	1,989	3
Stock Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,057	278.25/cwt	252.50–295.00	2,941	19
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,300	4,200.00/head	4,200.00–4,200.00	4,200	1
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,394	2,876.88/head	2,450.00–3,450.00	2,877	22
Bred Cows	Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,251	2,257.70/head	2,150.00–2,300.00	2,258	8
Bred Cows	Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,294	2,476.77/head	2,100.00–2,700.00	2,477	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,133	3,283.33/head	3,150.00–3,350.00	3,283	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,200	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	900	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,100	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	759	328.99/cwt	327.00–331.00	2,497	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	392.85/cwt	378.00–398.00	2,455	93
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	262	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	635	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,445	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	621	412.66/cwt	411.00–415.50	2,563	97
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	461	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,259	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	777	348.03/cwt	347.00–357.00	2,704	214
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	915	309.25/cwt	297.00–314.50	2,830	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	418.28/cwt	407.50–423.00	2,380	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	974	298.90/cwt	297.00–299.25	2,911	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	627	369.10/cwt	369.00–370.00	2,314	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	2,115	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	392	518.00/cwt	518.00–518.00	2,031	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	338	583.89/cwt	574.00–600.00	1,974	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	409	528.74/cwt	515.00–534.00	2,163	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	448.85/cwt	432.50–457.50	2,370	82

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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