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Winter Livestock - Dodge City

Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2026-10-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dodge City, Kansas · Wed, Oct 21

● Final92 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1889

← Oct 14Oct 21Oct 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

2,202 head

▼ 277 vs last sale 2,479▲ 82 vs year ago 2,120 · +3.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

477 head

▲ 144 vs last sale 333▲ 230 vs year ago 247 · +93.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

226 head

▲ 40 vs last sale 186▲ 129 vs year ago 97 · +133.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers over 700 lbs sold 20.00 higher and steers under 700 lbs sold 14.00 higher, instances of sharply higher. Heifers under 600 lbs sold 10.00 higher to sharply higher. Heifers over 600 lbs not enough for market test. Breaker and Boning utility slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher. Lean utility slaughter cows sold steady to 12.00 higher. Low quality of slaughter cows offered. Very good demand for moderate to heavy supply.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $425.43/cwt on 121 head, down $2.31 from the prior sale. That ranks 9 of 32 comparable sales and sits −27.71 against this barn's trailing median of $453.13.

Average price

$425.43

▼ 2.31 vs prior sale

121 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,377

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$131

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

$14.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.85

vs KS average

−13.84 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	560	426.98	2,391	108
Medium and Large 1-2	548	412.50	2,261	13thin

One grade step is worth $14.48/cwt here — about $131 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale121 hd

425.43

—

KS average3 barns · 275 hd

429.28

−3.85

National average183 barns · 33,329 hd

439.27

−13.84

This barn, trailing median32 sales

453.13

−27.71

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

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

32 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $513.49, low $343.81, median $453.13 across 32 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,570	199.73	3,135	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,535	137.16	2,106	59
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,248	134.58	1,679	249
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,316	113.02	1,487	47

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 (5-8 yrs)	1,353	$2,902	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,135	$2,800	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,452	$2,392	30
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,460	$2,325	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,355	$2,139	9
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,228	$1,927	16
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,405	$1,925	8
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,307	$1,799	28
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,400	$3,400	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,371	$3,229	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,386	$3,064	14

Every lot, as filed

92 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	387	602.50/cwt	602.50–602.50	2,332	7
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	393	577.00/cwt	577.00–577.00	2,268	9
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	425	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	1,774	13
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	440	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	2,266	10
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	484	494.92/cwt	487.50–501.00	2,395	34
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	491	454.00/cwt	454.00–454.00	2,229	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	513	463.42/cwt	452.00–473.00	2,377	19
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	548	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	2,261	13
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	560	388.00/cwt	388.00–388.00	2,173	33
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	576	437.59/cwt	429.00–441.00	2,521	56
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	609	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,527	41
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	622	411.64/cwt	405.00–427.00	2,560	38
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	631	381.00/cwt	381.00–381.00	2,404	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	652	391.41/cwt	387.00–397.50	2,552	28
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	661	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	2,452	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	676	378.25/cwt	364.00–380.00	2,557	54
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	721	379.50/cwt	379.50–379.50	2,736	10
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	749	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,622	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	771	365.46/cwt	359.25–368.25	2,818	345
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	774	326.99/cwt	324.50–335.00	2,531	17
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	811	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,676	4
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	821	358.17/cwt	351.85–368.60	2,941	278
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	871	346.33/cwt	335.75–357.00	3,017	241
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	914	315.93/cwt	306.00–331.00	2,888	15
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	937	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	3,205	9
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	977	324.50/cwt	317.35–331.50	3,170	140
Steers	1050–1100	Large 1	1,093	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	3,268	5
Steers	1100–1150	Large 1	1,122	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	3,097	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	231	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	7
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	292	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	349	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,832	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	365	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,533	13
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	408	384.00/cwt	384.00–384.00	1,567	12
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	421	429.21/cwt	421.00–438.00	1,807	20
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	424	466.50/cwt	461.00–475.00	1,978	15
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	433	385.53/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,669	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	471	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,002	21
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	481	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,696	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	491	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	2,001	14
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	494	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,729	32
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	496	402.00/cwt	402.00–402.00	1,994	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	509	401.00/cwt	401.00–401.00	2,041	13
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	522	389.04/cwt	388.00–390.00	2,031	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	524	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	1,787	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	582	359.75/cwt	356.00–369.00	2,094	24
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	584	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,117	40
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	585	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	1,983	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	598	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	1,949	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	616	360.18/cwt	355.00–368.00	2,219	30
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	627	338.52/cwt	338.00–340.00	2,123	19
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	673	377.67/cwt	366.00–387.00	2,542	29
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	724	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,295	4
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	764	342.30/cwt	341.00–343.00	2,615	20
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	788	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	2,585	6
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	811	324.90/cwt	322.00–328.50	2,635	9
Heifers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,000	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	2,710	4
Heifers	1150–1200	Large 1	1,190	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	2,832	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	301	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	392	477.50/cwt	477.50–477.50	1,872	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	449	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	1,830	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	495	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,054	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	504	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,066	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	581	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	1,894	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,091	250.70/cwt	240.00–252.50	2,735	7
Bulls	—	—	1,728	181.58/cwt	170.00–194.00	3,138	20
Bulls	—	—	1,755	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	3,615	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,091	107.48/cwt	100.00–112.00	1,173	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,093	85.41/cwt	82.50–95.00	934	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,114	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,170	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,177	123.37/cwt	117.50–128.00	1,452	46
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,274	138.89/cwt	130.00–155.00	1,769	190
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,309	116.15/cwt	110.00–126.00	1,520	30
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,385	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	2,174	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,534	136.71/cwt	130.00–147.00	2,097	58
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,605	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	2,616	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,867	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	2,558	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,135	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,228	1,927.37/head	1,900.00–2,050.00	1,927	16
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,307	1,799.45/head	1,400.00–1,900.00	1,799	28
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,353	2,901.87/head	2,635.00–3,100.00	2,902	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,355	2,138.64/head	2,025.00–2,250.00	2,139	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,405	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,452	2,391.54/head	2,225.00–2,435.00	2,392	30
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,460	2,325.00/head	2,325.00–2,325.00	2,325	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,300	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,371	3,228.57/head	3,100.00–3,550.00	3,229	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,400	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,500	3,350.00/head	3,350.00–3,350.00	3,350	6
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,106	255.46/cwt	187.50–275.00	2,825	14
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,107	224.89/cwt	180.00–295.00	2,490	12
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,270	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	2,070	3

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.

Kansas feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Winter Livestock - Dodge City, KS

Wed Oct 21, 2026

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Manhattan, KS (LS-DC)

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,202Last week 2,479Year ago 2,120

Slaughter CattleReceipts 477Last week 333Year ago 247

Replacement CattleReceipts 226Last week 186Year ago 97

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	387	602.50	602.50
10	400–450	440	515.00	515.00
34	450–500	484	487.50–501.00	494.92
19	500–550	513	452.00–473.00	463.42
56	550–600	576	429.00–441.00	437.59
38	600–650	622	405.00–427.00	411.64
28	650–700	652	387.00–397.50	391.41
10	700–750	721	379.50	379.50
345	750–800	771	359.25–368.25	365.46
278	800–850	821	351.85–368.60	358.17
241	850–900	871	335.75–357.00	346.33
9	900–950	937	342.00	342.00
140	950–1000	977	317.35–331.50	324.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
13	400–450	425	417.50	417.50
7	450–500	491	454.00	454.00
33	550–600	560	388.00	388.00
41	600–650	609	415.00	415.00
54	650–700	676	364.00–380.00	378.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	393	577.00	577.00
13	500–550	548	412.50	412.50
6	600–650	631	381.00	381.00
5	650–700	661	371.00	371.00
4	700–750	749	350.00	350.00
17	750–800	774	324.50–335.00	326.99
4	800–850	811	330.00	330.00
15	900–950	914	306.00–331.00	315.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	1050–1100	1,093	299.00	299.00
7	1100–1150	1,122	276.00	276.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	200–250	231	900.00	900.00
5	250–300	292	1,150.00	1,150.00
4	300–350	349	525.00	525.00
15	400–450	424	461.00–475.00	466.50
9	450–500	496	402.00	402.00
13	500–550	509	401.00	401.00
24	550–600	582	356.00–369.00	359.75
30	600–650	616	355.00–368.00	360.18
29	650–700	673	366.00–387.00	377.67
20	750–800	764	341.00–343.00	342.30
9	800–850	811	322.00–328.50	324.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	400–450	408	384.00	384.00
14	450–500	491	407.50	407.50
40	550–600	584	362.50	362.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	350–400	365	420.00	420.00
20	400–450	421	421.00–438.00	429.21
10	450–500	481	352.50	352.50
8	500–550	522	388.00–390.00	389.04
4	550–600	585	339.00	339.00
19	600–650	627	338.00–340.00	338.52
4	700–750	724	317.00	317.00
6	750–800	788	328.00	328.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
21	450–500	471	425.00	425.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	400–450	433	370.00–395.00	385.53
5	500–550	524	341.00	341.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	1000–1050	1,000	271.00	271.00
4	1150–1200	1,190	238.00	238.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
32	450–500	494	350.00	350.00
9	550–600	598	326.00	326.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
3	250–300	275	1,175.00	1,175.00
4	300–350	301	1,350.00	1,350.00
5	350–400	392	477.50	477.50
5	400–450	449	407.50	407.50
6	450–500	495	415.00	415.00
7	500–550	504	410.00	410.00
4	550–600	581	326.00	326.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	28	—	1,307	1,400.00–1,900.00	1,799.45
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	8	—	1,405	1,925.00	1,925.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	—	1,228	1,900.00–2,050.00	1,927.37

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,460	2,325.00	2,325.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	1,355	2,025.00–2,250.00	2,138.64
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	30	—	1,452	2,225.00–2,435.00	2,391.54
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,353	2,635.00–3,100.00	2,901.87
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,135	2,800.00	2,800.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,371	3,100.00–3,550.00	3,228.57
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,400	3,400.00	3,400.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Broken Mouth$ per head · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,300	2,850.00	2,850.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,500	3,350.00	3,350.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,107	180.00–295.00	224.89
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	1,106	187.50–275.00	255.46

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Broken Mouth$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,270	163.00	163.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,114	105.00	105.00
6	—	1,093	82.50–95.00	85.41
5	—	1,867	137.00	137.00
30	—	1,309	110.00–126.00	116.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,091	100.00–112.00	107.48
190	—	1,274	130.00–155.00	138.89
1	—	1,385	157.00	157.00
46	—	1,177	117.50–128.00	123.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,605	163.00	163.00
58	—	1,534	130.00–147.00	136.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,091	240.00–252.50	250.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,728	170.00–194.00	181.58
1	—	1,755	206.00	206.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.