Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2026-08-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers over 800 lbs sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower and heifers over 700 lbs sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Stocker steer and heifer calves sold sharply lower. Boning utility slaughter cows sold 10.00 lower while Lean utility slaughter cows sold 5.00 lower. Several new crop calves presented today. Good demand for moderate supply.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $410.64/cwt on 122 head, down $72.19 from the prior sale. That ranks 3 of 31 comparable sales and sits −61.49 against this barn's trailing median of $472.13.

Average price

$410.64

▼ 72.19 vs prior sale

122 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,229

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$47

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

$9.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.71

vs KS average

+39.64 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	411.57	2,234	110
Medium and Large 1-2	544	402.11	2,187	12thin

One grade step is worth $9.45/cwt here — about $47 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

31 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $513.49, low $343.81, median $472.13 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 sale122 hd

410.64

—

KS average3 barns · 252 hd

409.93

+0.71

National average153 barns · 5,891 hd

371.00

+39.64

This barn, trailing median31 sales

472.13

−61.49

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	1,679	196.11	3,292	39
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,478	160.54	2,373	74
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,332	158.07	2,106	199
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,229	124.08	1,525	110

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,358	$2,650	8
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,293	$2,575	24
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,274	$2,497	74
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,326	$2,447	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,500	$4,075	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,400	$3,775	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,344	$3,683	9

Every lot, as filed

68 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	717	357.98/cwt	355.50–360.00	2,567	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	488	400.52/cwt	399.00–404.00	1,955	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	888	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	2,779	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	386	499.88/cwt	492.50–507.50	1,930	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	458.16/cwt	452.50–461.00	1,975	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,860	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	654	361.89/cwt	361.00–362.50	2,367	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	898	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	2,622	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	347	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	353	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	367.77/cwt	362.50–372.00	2,291	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	537	413.61/cwt	410.00–421.00	2,221	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	363.00/cwt	363.00–363.00	2,305	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,748	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	263	1,574.38/head	1,250.00–1,900.00	1,574	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	458.01/cwt	455.00–467.50	1,727	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	268	1,434.48/head	1,300.00–1,725.00	1,434	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	269	1,367.49/head	1,200.00–1,450.00	1,367	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	451	450.05/cwt	447.50–457.00	2,030	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	400	432.50/cwt	432.50–432.50	1,730	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	520	399.00/cwt	399.00–399.00	2,075	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	556	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	1,979	31
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,293	2,575.00/head	2,575.00–2,575.00	2,575	24
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,252	2,482.29/head	2,125.00–2,650.00	2,482	65
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,305	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,219	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,339	158.52/cwt	143.00–166.00	2,123	193
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,018	256.01/cwt	255.00–257.00	2,606	2
Bulls	—	—	1,290	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,774	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,440	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	2,563	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,296	133.51/cwt	125.00–151.00	1,730	69
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,300	3,550.00/head	3,550.00–3,550.00	3,550	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	3,775.00/head	3,775.00–3,775.00	3,775	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,400	3,850.00/head	3,850.00–3,850.00	3,850	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,500	4,075.00/head	4,075.00–4,075.00	4,075	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	909	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	2,736	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	557	406.59/cwt	406.50–407.00	2,265	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	344.84/cwt	344.00–345.00	2,655	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,926	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	582.50/cwt	582.50–582.50	1,806	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	418	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	1,829	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	445	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,780	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,261	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	700	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	2,142	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	727	328.88/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,391	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	335.83/cwt	335.00–338.00	2,771	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	663	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	2,294	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	413.67/cwt	402.50–425.00	2,163	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	466	428.68/cwt	422.50–440.00	1,998	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	383.73/cwt	370.00–394.00	1,811	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	843	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,740	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	1,983	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	707	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,298	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	657	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	2,208	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	389	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	1,663	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	586	379.00/cwt	379.00–379.00	2,221	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	633	355.49/cwt	355.00–356.00	2,250	6
Steers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,035	287.41/cwt	283.00–297.50	2,975	110
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,306	2,425.00/head	2,425.00–2,425.00	2,425	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,351	2,475.00/head	2,475.00–2,475.00	2,475	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,358	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,436	2,602.70/head	2,350.00–2,675.00	2,603	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	512	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	1,823	3
Bulls	—	—	1,616	169.85/cwt	166.00–177.00	2,745	5
Bulls	—	—	1,744	195.87/cwt	181.00–206.00	3,416	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,107	115.16/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,275	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,110	95.82/cwt	90.00–105.00	1,064	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,030	130.16/cwt	125.00–135.00	1,341	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,478	160.54/cwt	154.00–164.00	2,373	74

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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