Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2026-09-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers over 600 lbs and heifers over 650 lbs sold steady, strong undertone. Steers under 600 lbs and heifers under 650 lbs sold sharply lower. Boning and lean utility slaughter cows sold steady to 5.00 lower. Good demand for moderate supply. 255 head of spayed heifers sold today.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $344.43/cwt on 47 head, down $15.97 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −86.16 against this barn's trailing median of $430.59.

Average price

$344.43

▼ 15.97 vs prior sale

47 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,831

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$15

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

$18.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.07

vs KS average

+12.91 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	524	348.83	1,826	36
Medium and Large 1-2	558	330.00	1,841	11thin

One grade step is worth $18.83/cwt here — about −$15 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

33 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $458.54, low $344.43, median $430.59 across 33 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 sale47 hd

344.43

—

KS average3 barns · 132 hd

358.50

−14.07

National average157 barns · 5,611 hd

331.52

+12.91

This barn, trailing median33 sales

430.59

−86.16

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	—	Low	1,663	184.83	3,073	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,530	158.31	2,422	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,236	152.73	1,888	279
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,215	112.67	1,369	51
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	2,188	174.77	3,824	2thin

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 (5-8 yrs)	1,365	$2,421	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,266	$2,394	17
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,058	$2,326	11
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,226	$2,159	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,304	$2,127	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,131	$1,729	14
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	935	$1,400	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$3,175	4thin

Every lot, as filed

63 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	Large 1	1000–1050	1,047	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	2,890	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	3,175.00/head	3,175.00–3,175.00	3,175	4
Bulls	—	—	1,632	157.60/cwt	146.00–164.00	2,572	5
Dairy Bulls	—	—	2,188	174.77/cwt	171.00–179.00	3,824	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,086	133.44/cwt	125.00–140.00	1,449	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	79.88/cwt	70.00–85.00	823	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,560	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	2,293	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,261	155.96/cwt	141.00–166.00	1,967	239
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	526	418.60/cwt	415.50–424.00	2,202	11
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	932	237.97/cwt	180.00–257.50	2,218	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	559	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	2,001	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,305	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,266	2,393.91/head	2,250.00–2,450.00	2,394	17
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,365	2,420.91/head	2,350.00–2,525.00	2,421	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,193	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,980	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	342.98/cwt	334.00–353.00	2,126	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	438.00/cwt	438.00–438.00	1,621	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	436	393.00/cwt	393.00–393.00	1,713	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,304	2,127.46/head	1,875.00–2,175.00	2,127	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	385.28/cwt	381.00–392.50	1,834	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	650–700	692	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,318	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	657	348.72/cwt	338.00–356.00	2,291	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	372.11/cwt	367.00–375.00	2,296	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	554	389.00/cwt	389.00–389.00	2,155	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	534	388.26/cwt	375.00–397.50	2,073	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	750–800	798	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	2,466	44
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	846	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	2,521	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	344.34/cwt	337.00–350.00	2,651	84
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	700–750	742	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,486	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	600–650	644	358.11/cwt	354.00–361.50	2,306	127
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	283	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,193	114.22/cwt	105.00–117.50	1,363	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,302	127.40/cwt	120.00–143.00	1,659	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,530	158.31/cwt	153.00–161.00	2,422	5
Bulls	—	—	1,965	203.34/cwt	201.00–205.00	3,996	2
Bulls	—	—	1,642	189.34/cwt	172.00–197.00	3,109	22
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,058	2,326.46/head	2,050.00–2,525.00	2,326	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	935	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,226	2,158.75/head	1,900.00–2,300.00	2,159	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,096	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,257	2,019.16/head	1,825.00–2,425.00	2,019	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	254.41/cwt	202.50–280.00	2,506	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	935	306.52/cwt	303.00–308.00	2,866	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	447	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,654	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	402.93/cwt	395.00–405.00	1,515	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	346.62/cwt	332.00–354.00	1,785	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	496	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,860	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	401	473.61/cwt	471.00–477.50	1,899	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	884	317.18/cwt	313.75–327.25	2,804	87
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	959	304.16/cwt	302.85–305.50	2,917	110
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	724	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	2,520	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	449	378.00/cwt	378.00–378.00	1,697	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,914	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	558	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	1,959	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	754	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	2,405	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	808	335.47/cwt	334.25–336.25	2,711	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	461	407.51/cwt	398.00–411.00	1,879	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	558	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,841	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	604	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,939	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,557	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	302.87/cwt	300.00–303.75	2,453	164
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	719	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	2,401	35

How this sale compares

Kansas weighted averages

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