Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2026-07-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*Winter Livestock Hall of Fame Special Sale, Saturday, July 25, 2026, estimated 5500 head*

Compared to last week, not enough for market test on feeder steers and heifers nor stocker calves. Boning utility slaughter cows sold steady, weak undertone and Lean utility slaughter cows sold 12.00 lower. Several slaughter cows purchased as feeding cows sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $403.00/cwt on 3 head, down $69.23 from the prior sale. That ranks 2 of 31 comparable sales and sits −69.23 against this barn's trailing median of $472.23.

Average price

$403.00

▼ 69.23 vs prior sale

3 head · 585 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,358

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−47.70

vs KS average

−16.04 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	585	403.00	2,358	3thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

31 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $513.49, low $343.81, median $472.23 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 sale3 hd

403.00

—

KS average2 barns · 79 hd

450.70

−47.70

National average142 barns · 5,313 hd

419.04

−16.04

This barn, trailing median31 sales

472.23

−69.23

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	1,707	223.36	3,812	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,643	173.76	2,855	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,190	170.05	2,023	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,222	130.54	1,596	76

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)	1,336	$3,300	7
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,282	$3,109	8
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,169	$2,992	29
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,304	$2,961	17
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,214	$2,860	17
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,226	$2,650	23
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,287	$2,613	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	946	$3,960	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,167	$3,775	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,220	$3,190	5

Every lot, as filed

40 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	—	1,100	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	3,662.50/head	3,350.00–3,800.00	3,663	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	946	3,960.00/head	3,600.00–4,050.00	3,960	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,400	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,419	163.67/cwt	162.00–165.00	2,322	4
Bulls	—	—	1,640	232.82/cwt	232.50–233.00	3,818	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,235	104.68/cwt	95.00–115.00	1,293	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	168.75/cwt	156.00–182.00	2,008	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,187	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	2,196	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,643	173.76/cwt	171.00–177.00	2,855	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,336	3,299.76/head	2,950.00–3,350.00	3,300	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	812	270.31/cwt	251.00–277.50	2,195	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,226	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	23
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,163	3,017.78/head	2,450.00–3,075.00	3,018	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	373.00/cwt	373.00–373.00	2,052	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	904	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,848	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,869	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	1,752	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	771	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,506	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,120	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	907	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	2,730	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	867	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,428	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	585	403.00/cwt	403.00–403.00	2,358	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	990	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	2,831	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	611	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	2,071	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	683	350.28/cwt	348.00–353.00	2,392	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	2,207	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	2,641.63/head	2,550.00–2,750.00	2,642	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,304	2,961.04/head	2,900.00–3,025.00	2,961	17
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,214	2,860.09/head	2,500.00–2,950.00	2,860	17
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,282	3,109.46/head	2,850.00–3,350.00	3,109	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,119	200.09/cwt	191.00–220.00	2,239	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,287	2,613.16/head	2,500.00–2,650.00	2,613	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,264	143.67/cwt	135.00–158.00	1,816	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,142	128.31/cwt	122.50–132.50	1,465	27
Bulls	—	—	1,809	220.65/cwt	212.00–228.00	3,992	14
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,010	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	3,030	1
Bulls	—	—	1,507	204.18/cwt	201.00–206.00	3,077	3
Steers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,011	295.50/cwt	295.50–295.50	2,988	31

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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