Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2026-07-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Hall of Fame, Special Feeder Sale

No comparison, but good demand on heavy supply. Several load lots that ranged from plain to attractive.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $437.76/cwt on 75 head, down $34.47 from the prior sale. That ranks 3 of 31 comparable sales and sits −34.47 against this barn's trailing median of $472.23.

Average price

$437.76

▼ 34.47 vs prior sale

75 head · 569 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,490

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+4.03

vs KS average

+18.72 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	569	437.76	2,490	75

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 sale75 hd

437.76

—

KS average3 barns · 122 hd

433.73

+4.03

National average142 barns · 5,313 hd

419.04

+18.72

This barn, trailing median31 sales

472.23

−34.47

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

Every lot, as filed

32 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	850–900	852	313.50/cwt	313.50–313.50	2,671	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	918	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	2,717	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	442	461.00/cwt	461.00–461.00	2,038	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	444.00/cwt	444.00–444.00	2,309	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	595	391.00/cwt	391.00–391.00	2,326	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,118	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	721	343.41/cwt	337.50–349.50	2,476	215
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	587	436.00/cwt	434.00–444.00	2,559	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	448	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,083	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	664	364.91/cwt	357.50–371.00	2,423	239
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	778	364.27/cwt	359.00–367.00	2,834	379
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	912	330.00/cwt	325.50–336.25	3,010	949
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	865	345.04/cwt	338.00–352.50	2,985	676
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	828	354.34/cwt	345.00–358.00	2,934	775
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	442.00/cwt	442.00–442.00	2,321	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	955	321.85/cwt	316.50–326.00	3,074	266
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	634	423.55/cwt	421.50–437.00	2,685	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	819	323.09/cwt	315.75–338.00	2,646	592
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	845	338.50/cwt	338.50–338.50	2,860	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	777	347.86/cwt	337.50–350.50	2,703	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	926	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	2,926	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	2,380	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	772	334.27/cwt	326.00–342.50	2,581	575
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	629	372.60/cwt	365.50–375.00	2,344	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	641	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,211	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	536	415.43/cwt	413.00–423.00	2,227	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	736	367.81/cwt	355.00–373.00	2,707	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	865	305.50/cwt	305.50–305.50	2,643	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	402.67/cwt	390.00–406.50	2,718	338
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	724	384.92/cwt	381.00–399.00	2,787	148
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	761	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,378	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	509	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,883	7

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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