Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2026-07-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Hall of Fame Sale, Saturday, July 25, 2026*

Compared to last week, feeder and stocker steers and heifers, not enough for market test. Boning utility slaughter cows sold steady, strong undertone. Lean utility slaughter cows sold steady to 8.00 higher. Several slaughter bulls sold today. Today also marks the 13th day of down of CME Cattle Futures. 3 loads of heavy 8 weight heifers sold 317.25 to 319.50 cwt, one load of light 9 weight steers sold for 329.00 cwt.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $431.73/cwt on 17 head, up $11.33 from the prior sale. That ranks 20 of 32 comparable sales and sits +0.75 against this barn's trailing median of $430.98.

Average price

$431.73

▲ 11.33 vs prior sale

17 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,294

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−6.82

vs KS average

+35.68 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	531	431.73	2,294	17thin

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

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 sale17 hd

431.73

—

KS average2 barns · 119 hd

438.56

−6.82

National average163 barns · 8,583 hd

396.05

+35.68

This barn, trailing median32 sales

430.98

+0.75

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	1,583	231.08	3,657	53
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,910	176.00	3,362	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,246	174.63	2,176	93
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,242	154.28	1,916	73

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)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,343	$3,683	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,365	$3,525	21
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,419	$3,392	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,166	$2,736	39
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,400	$4,550	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,300	$4,100	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,000	$4,050	2thin

Every lot, as filed

39 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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	4,050.00/head	4,050.00–4,050.00	4,050	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	4,550.00/head	4,550.00–4,550.00	4,550	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,300	4,100.00/head	4,100.00–4,100.00	4,100	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,210	153.13/cwt	141.00–163.00	1,853	57
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,371	170.73/cwt	169.00–177.00	2,341	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,313	121.40/cwt	115.00–125.00	1,594	4
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,910	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	3,362	1
Bulls	—	—	1,101	251.99/cwt	245.00–254.00	2,774	6
Bulls	—	—	1,671	206.91/cwt	190.00–213.00	3,457	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	507.50/cwt	507.50–507.50	2,055	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,166	2,735.60/head	2,250.00–3,025.00	2,736	39
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,419	3,391.98/head	3,150.00–3,650.00	3,392	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	233.50/cwt	200.00–260.00	2,370	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	314	615.00/cwt	615.00–615.00	1,931	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	706	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,436	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	437.46/cwt	431.00–442.50	2,292	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	906	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	2,772	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	498.54/cwt	492.00–510.00	1,884	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	590	453.00/cwt	453.00–453.00	2,673	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	455.33/cwt	443.00–467.50	2,122	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	919	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	3,024	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	656	371.75/cwt	371.75–371.75	2,439	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	641	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,692	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	414.00/cwt	414.00–414.00	2,790	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,292	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	383.50/cwt	383.50–383.50	2,685	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	863	318.51/cwt	317.25–319.50	2,749	191
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,359	3,550.00/head	3,550.00–3,550.00	3,550	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,223	202.40/cwt	187.50–212.00	2,475	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,343	3,683.43/head	3,600.00–3,775.00	3,683	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,369	3,509.97/head	3,150.00–3,600.00	3,510	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	598	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	2,219	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	438	462.50/cwt	462.50–462.50	2,026	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	175.57/cwt	160.00–185.00	2,217	89
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	870	153.64/cwt	147.50–157.50	1,337	4
Bulls	—	—	1,728	227.47/cwt	216.00–239.00	3,931	35
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,019	265.13/cwt	257.50–271.00	2,702	5
Heifers	Large 1	1150–1200	1,150	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	2,887	3
Heifers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,021	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	2,879	4

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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