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Winter Livestock - Dodge City

Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2026-01-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-07

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dodge City, Kansas · Wed, Jan 7

● Final88 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1889

← Dec 31Jan 7Jan 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

4,335 head

▲ 2,598 vs last sale 1,737▲ 2,930 vs year ago 1,405 · +208.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

388 head

▼ 62 vs last sale 450▲ 183 vs year ago 205 · +89.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

139 head

▼ 16 vs last sale 155▲ 15 vs year ago 124 · +12.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers over 700 lbs sold 10.00 to 20.00 higher while heifers over 700 lbs sold 10.00 to 15.00 higher. Steer and heifer calves sold 10.00 to 20.00 higher. NHTC, reputation, weaned and multi-vaccinated calves sold sharply higher. 6 Steers weighing 404 lbs sold 618.00 cwt and 2 heifers weighing 305 lbs sold for 615.00 cwt. Slaughter cows sold steady to 6.00 higher. Very good demand for 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 $471.08/cwt on 378 head. That ranks 20 of 31 comparable sales and sits +24.38 against this barn's trailing median of $446.70.

Average price

$471.08

378 head · 561 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,642

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$453

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

$44.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.24

vs KS average

+4.75 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	566	475.48	2,691	279
Medium and Large 1-2	554	466.49	2,586	77
Medium and Large 2	519	431.35	2,238	22

One grade step is worth $44.13/cwt here — about $453 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale378 hd

471.08

—

KS average2 barns · 666 hd

487.32

−16.24

National average195 barns · 28,890 hd

466.33

+4.75

This barn, trailing median31 sales

446.70

+24.38

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

31 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $513.49, low $343.81, median $446.70 across 31 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	1,799	173.51	3,121	14
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,730	189.00	3,270	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,221	164.39	2,008	145
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,432	143.26	2,051	191

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)	1,290	$3,000	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,516	$2,830	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,598	$2,775	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,406	$2,672	42
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,488	$2,284	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,108	$1,910	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	818	$2,411	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$3,850	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,400	$3,300	1thin

Every lot

88 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 · Steers34 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	399	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	2,015	11
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	412	609.62/cwt	600.00–618.00	2,512	11
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	438	537.50/cwt	537.50–537.50	2,354	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	445	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	2,559	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	2,655	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	467	552.56/cwt	540.00–557.50	2,580	103
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	472	517.50/cwt	517.50–517.50	2,443	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	469.00/cwt	469.00–469.00	2,251	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	487	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,118	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	514	445.72/cwt	437.50–457.50	2,291	17
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	509.73/cwt	505.00–522.50	2,671	48
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	535	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	2,046	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	536	495.85/cwt	495.00–500.00	2,658	34
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	562	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,726	69
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	569	443.27/cwt	430.00–447.50	2,522	43
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	580	461.28/cwt	450.00–474.00	2,675	162
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	437.16/cwt	429.50–445.00	2,710	181
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	638	411.89/cwt	403.00–416.00	2,628	21
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650	426.00/cwt	426.00–426.00	2,769	8
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	680	407.70/cwt	394.00–417.00	2,772	339
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	685	379.28/cwt	360.00–385.00	2,598	29
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	718	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,377	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	723	381.23/cwt	373.00–388.00	2,756	32
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	729	392.41/cwt	381.00–402.00	2,861	298
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	764	353.56/cwt	347.50–365.00	2,701	12
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	781	364.13/cwt	353.00–370.00	2,844	110
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	807	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,744	15
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	812	363.26/cwt	353.25–370.50	2,950	260
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	875	340.67/cwt	336.50–354.50	2,981	208
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	882	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,778	7
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	920	343.44/cwt	341.85–345.00	3,160	127
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	972	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	3,013	9
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	977	323.33/cwt	321.00–328.75	3,159	39
Steers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,010	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	3,050	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	305	615.00/cwt	615.00–615.00	1,876	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	387	517.49/cwt	510.00–525.00	2,003	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	434	494.93/cwt	490.00–512.50	2,148	38
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	466	457.45/cwt	452.50–465.00	2,132	27
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	483.48/cwt	480.00–500.00	2,292	91
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	531	451.31/cwt	442.50–460.00	2,396	124
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	540	433.96/cwt	430.00–436.00	2,343	58
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	548	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	2,041	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	577	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,904	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	583	401.18/cwt	400.00–406.00	2,339	15
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	588	415.95/cwt	411.00–430.00	2,446	82
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	610	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	2,181	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	619	391.60/cwt	375.00–400.00	2,424	361
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	644	357.83/cwt	346.00–371.00	2,304	38
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	660	349.15/cwt	347.50–352.00	2,304	11
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	673	360.59/cwt	352.00–377.50	2,427	154
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	348.11/cwt	337.00–355.00	2,506	177
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	722	314.50/cwt	314.50–314.50	2,271	10
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Fancy	763	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,671	32
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	778	334.95/cwt	329.50–338.00	2,606	186
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	801	329.50/cwt	329.50–329.50	2,639	22
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	807	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,599	34
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	860	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,709	3
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	891	310.99/cwt	310.00–312.00	2,771	169
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	966	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	3,130	3
Heifers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,018	302.44/cwt	302.00–303.50	3,079	10
Heifers	1050–1100	Large 1	1,083	282.65/cwt	274.00–294.50	3,061	7
Heifers	1250–1300	Large 1	1,250	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	3,263	9
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	429	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,274	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	508	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,930	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	2,274	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,410	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	673	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,423	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,799	173.51/cwt	158.00–185.00	3,121	14
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,192	143.42/cwt	141.00–147.00	1,710	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,192	125.45/cwt	117.50–127.50	1,495	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,202	184.99/cwt	183.00–187.50	2,224	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,211	135.07/cwt	130.00–139.00	1,636	34
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,223	164.56/cwt	149.00–174.00	2,013	136
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,510	147.10/cwt	143.00–150.50	2,221	142
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,730	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	3,270	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2Broken Mouth	996	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	3
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,108	1,910.08/head	1,825.00–2,050.00	1,910	3
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,290	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	4
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,391	2,754.23/head	1,675.00–2,950.00	2,754	30
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,488	2,283.68/head	2,025.00–2,400.00	2,284	3
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,516	2,829.55/head	2,100.00–2,975.00	2,830	5
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,593	2,671.65/head	1,800.00–2,925.00	2,672	9
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,598	2,775.00/head	2,775.00–2,775.00	2,775	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	873	261.74/cwt	200.00–322.50	2,285	19
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,062	233.70/cwt	190.00–287.50	2,482	36
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	818	2,411.38/head	2,050.00–2,475.00	2,411	6
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Large 1-2	1,200	3,850.00/head	3,850.00–3,850.00	3,850	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Large 1-2	1,400	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1

This sale against other markets

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 Jan 7, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 4,335Last week 1,737Year ago 1,405

Slaughter CattleReceipts 388Last week 450Year ago 205

Replacement CattleReceipts 139Last week 155Year ago 124

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	450–500	466	452.50–465.00	457.45
58	500–550	540	430.00–436.00	433.96
15	550–600	583	400.00–406.00	401.18
38	600–650	644	346.00–371.00	357.83
11	650–700	660	347.50–352.00	349.15
10	700–750	722	314.50	314.50
34	800–850	807	322.00	322.00
3	850–900	860	315.00	315.00
3	950–1000	966	324.00	324.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	305	615.00	615.00
10	350–400	387	510.00–525.00	517.49
38	400–450	434	490.00–512.50	494.93
91	450–500	474	480.00–500.00	483.48
124	500–550	531	442.50–460.00	451.31
82	550–600	588	411.00–430.00	415.95
361	600–650	619	375.00–400.00	391.60
154	650–700	673	352.00–377.50	360.59
177	700–750	720	337.00–355.00	348.11
186	750–800	778	329.50–338.00	334.95
22	800–850	801	329.50	329.50
169	850–900	891	310.00–312.00	310.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	1000–1050	1,018	302.00–303.50	302.44
7	1050–1100	1,083	274.00–294.50	282.65
9	1250–1300	1,250	261.00	261.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	548	372.50	372.50
5	550–600	577	330.00	330.00
5	600–650	610	357.50	357.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
32	750–800	763	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	350–400	399	505.00	505.00
11	400–450	412	600.00–618.00	609.62
103	450–500	467	540.00–557.50	552.56
48	500–550	524	505.00–522.50	509.73
162	550–600	580	450.00–474.00	461.28
181	600–650	620	429.50–445.00	437.16
339	650–700	680	394.00–417.00	407.70
298	700–750	729	381.00–402.00	392.41
110	750–800	781	353.00–370.00	364.13
260	800–850	812	353.25–370.50	363.26
208	850–900	875	336.50–354.50	340.67
127	900–950	920	341.85–345.00	343.44
39	950–1000	977	321.00–328.75	323.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	438	537.50	537.50
8	450–500	480	469.00	469.00
17	500–550	514	437.50–457.50	445.72
3	700–750	718	331.00	331.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	445	575.00	575.00
7	450–500	472	517.50	517.50
34	500–550	536	495.00–500.00	495.85
43	550–600	569	430.00–447.50	443.27
21	600–650	638	403.00–416.00	411.89
29	650–700	685	360.00–385.00	379.28
32	700–750	723	373.00–388.00	381.23
12	750–800	764	347.50–365.00	353.56
15	800–850	807	340.00	340.00
7	850–900	882	315.00	315.00
9	950–1000	972	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	450	590.00	590.00
69	550–600	562	485.00	485.00
8	650–700	650	426.00	426.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	450–500	487	435.00	435.00
5	500–550	535	382.50	382.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	1000–1050	1,010	302.00	302.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	508	380.00	380.00
3	650–700	673	360.00	360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	429	530.00	530.00
5	550–600	565	402.50	402.50
4	600–650	618	390.00	390.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,730	189.00	189.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,202	183.00–187.50	184.99
136	—	1,223	149.00–174.00	164.56
5	—	1,192	141.00–147.00	143.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
142	—	1,510	143.00–150.50	147.10
34	—	1,211	130.00–139.00	135.07
15	—	1,192	117.50–127.50	125.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,799	158.00–185.00	173.51

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Large 1-2 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	30	—	1,391	1,675.00–2,950.00	2,754.23

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,516	2,100.00–2,975.00	2,829.55
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,593	1,800.00–2,925.00	2,671.65
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,290	3,000.00	3,000.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,598	2,775.00	2,775.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,488	2,025.00–2,400.00	2,283.68
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,108	1,825.00–2,050.00	1,910.08

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	996	1,850.00	1,850.00

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	36	—	1,062	190.00–287.50	233.70
(<2 yrs)	Open	19	—	873	200.00–322.50	261.74

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	818	2,050.00–2,475.00	2,411.38

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,200	3,850.00	3,850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,400	3,300.00	3,300.00

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.