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

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, heifers 650 lbs and over sold steady to 3.00 higher. Steers and heifers under 650 lbs sold 20.00 higher. Feeder steers, not enough for market test. Boning utility slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower and Lean utility slaughter cows sold steady to 7.00 lower. Very good demand for light to moderate supply. Several of the stocker calves sold today were unweaned.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $374.65/cwt on 118 head, up $30.22 from the prior sale. That ranks 5 of 33 comparable sales and sits −55.94 against this barn's trailing median of $430.59.

Average price

$374.65

▲ 30.22 vs prior sale

118 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,036

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+7.52

vs KS average

+36.89 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	374.65	2,036	118

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

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 sale118 hd

374.65

—

KS average3 barns · 258 hd

367.13

+7.52

National average137 barns · 5,062 hd

337.76

+36.89

This barn, trailing median33 sales

430.59

−55.94

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	1,667	190.64	3,178	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,471	154.29	2,270	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,217	149.24	1,817	50
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,679	146.00	2,451	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,245	108.55	1,352	71

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)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,098	$3,300	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,036	$3,249	15
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	944	$2,990	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,080	$2,923	7
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,330	$2,739	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,078	$2,487	5
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,318	$2,450	22
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,217	$2,381	15
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,260	$2,056	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,178	$2,007	14

Every lot, as filed

57 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	748	345.50/cwt	345.50–345.50	2,584	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	496.69/cwt	495.00–497.50	1,897	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,528	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	492.50/cwt	492.50–492.50	1,596	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	391.73/cwt	380.00–401.50	2,401	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	439.68/cwt	439.00–440.00	1,899	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	2,100	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	2,923.08/head	2,500.00–3,300.00	2,923	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,036	3,248.52/head	2,900.00–3,500.00	3,249	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,318	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	657	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	2,254	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	399.07/cwt	387.50–405.00	1,856	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	591	354.85/cwt	345.00–364.00	2,097	43
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,161	2,129.82/head	1,850.00–2,850.00	2,130	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,280	2,669.07/head	2,275.00–2,875.00	2,669	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,218	2,647.23/head	2,500.00–2,800.00	2,647	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	881	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	2,625	60
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	1,960	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	339	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,797	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,078	2,486.62/head	2,350.00–2,875.00	2,487	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	2,055.56/head	1,750.00–2,300.00	2,056	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,096	204.17/cwt	187.50–277.50	2,238	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,114	122.96/cwt	111.00–136.00	1,370	8
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,679	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	2,451	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,184	75.38/cwt	65.00–90.00	892	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,187	109.89/cwt	95.00–118.50	1,304	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,387	131.66/cwt	122.50–140.00	1,826	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,471	154.29/cwt	146.00–159.00	2,270	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	841	303.68/cwt	300.50–317.00	2,554	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,948	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	386.00/cwt	386.00–386.00	1,992	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	833	326.50/cwt	326.50–326.50	2,720	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,766	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	792	331.50/cwt	331.50–331.50	2,625	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	556	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,307	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	387	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	1,712	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	973	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	2,715	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	699	363.50/cwt	363.50–363.50	2,541	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	316	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,691	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	493	366.00/cwt	366.00–366.00	1,804	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	721	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	2,350	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	328	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	1,337	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	919	291.71/cwt	290.00–292.00	2,681	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	506	417.82/cwt	410.00–429.00	2,114	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	461.00/cwt	461.00–461.00	2,153	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	944	2,989.64/head	2,350.00–3,300.00	2,990	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,036	210.87/cwt	195.00–222.50	2,185	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,098	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,205	2,026.24/head	1,710.00–2,150.00	2,026	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,142	1,981.11/head	1,750.00–2,125.00	1,981	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,386	2,785.39/head	2,700.00–2,900.00	2,785	4
Bulls	—	—	1,805	184.16/cwt	174.00–192.00	3,324	12
Bulls	—	—	1,940	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	3,958	1
Bulls	—	—	1,303	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	2,124	2
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,065	250.51/cwt	247.50–254.00	2,668	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,237	154.25/cwt	141.00–161.00	1,908	42
Heifers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,043	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	2,900	10

How this sale compares

Kansas weighted averages

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