Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2026-08-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers and stocker calves, too light to test. Heifers 750 lbs, sold steady to 5.00 higher and 4 loads of steers over 1000 lbs sold steady, strong. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 lower. CME Cattle closed 6.00 down. Good demand for light to moderate supply.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $343.81/cwt on 21 head, down $97.12 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −128.37 against this barn's trailing median of $472.18.

Average price

$343.81

▼ 97.12 vs prior sale

21 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,880

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$412

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

$107.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−76.98

vs KS average

−58.02 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	522	395.00	2,062	11thin
Medium and Large 1-2	574	287.50	1,650	10thin

One grade step is worth $107.50/cwt here — about $412 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 900–1000 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

32 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $513.49, low $343.81, median $472.18 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 sale21 hd

343.81

—

KS average3 barns · 96 hd

420.79

−76.98

National average153 barns · 6,255 hd

401.83

−58.02

This barn, trailing median32 sales

472.18

−128.37

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	—	Average	1,836	217.90	4,001	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,527	173.52	2,650	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,148	161.86	1,858	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,239	130.50	1,617	81

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,303	$2,453	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,141	$2,350	13
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	851	$3,127	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,100	$4,150	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$3,850	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,233	$3,750	3thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,067	$3,483	3thin

Every lot, as filed

47 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	—	1,200	3,850.00/head	3,850.00–3,850.00	3,850	3
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,067	3,483.33/head	3,300.00–3,600.00	3,483	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	4,150.00/head	4,150.00–4,150.00	4,150	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,233	3,750.00/head	3,400.00–3,925.00	3,750	3
Bulls	—	—	1,836	217.90/cwt	205.00–230.00	4,001	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,527	173.52/cwt	168.00–175.00	2,650	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	997	136.35/cwt	132.00–142.50	1,359	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,194	94.81/cwt	87.50–110.00	1,132	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,392	140.52/cwt	136.00–160.00	1,956	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,296	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	2,216	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	761	333.00/cwt	327.00–334.50	2,534	171
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	452	467.50/cwt	467.50–467.50	2,113	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	2,325	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	742	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	2,530	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,880	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,062	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	757	348.51/cwt	344.00–353.00	2,638	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	370.48/cwt	369.00–377.50	2,130	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	719	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	2,574	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	611	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,665	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	258	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	662	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,681	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	868	331.50/cwt	331.50–331.50	2,877	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	936	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,967	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	2,230	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	616	356.24/cwt	355.00–357.50	2,194	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	457.50/cwt	457.50–457.50	2,146	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	629	390.73/cwt	383.00–392.50	2,458	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,962	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	978	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	2,064	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	751	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	2,197	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,650	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	631	356.82/cwt	347.50–364.00	2,252	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	1,964	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,141	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	357	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,892	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	764	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	2,468	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	740	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,961	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	918	326.74/cwt	325.50–328.00	2,999	110
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,091	128.40/cwt	120.00–132.50	1,401	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,188	168.57/cwt	155.00–179.00	2,003	19
Steers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,025	314.66/cwt	312.50–316.75	3,225	192
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	851	3,127.00/head	2,925.00–3,150.00	3,127	10
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,273	223.43/cwt	197.50–255.00	2,844	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,303	2,452.50/head	2,375.00–2,850.00	2,453	6

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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