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Winter Livestock - Dodge City

Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2026-01-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-14

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dodge City, Kansas · Wed, Jan 14

● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1889

← Jan 7Jan 14Jan 21 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

2,187 head

▼ 2,148 vs last sale 4,335▼ 5,074 vs year ago 7,261 · −69.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

194 head

▼ 194 vs last sale 388▼ 206 vs year ago 400 · −51.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

94 head

▼ 45 vs last sale 139▼ 419 vs year ago 513 · −81.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Special Winter Bred Cow and Stock Sale, Saturday, January 24, 2026

Compared to last week, steers over 700 lbs sold steady to weak while steers 550 lbs to 700 lbs sold 10.00 to 15.00 higher. Heifers sold steady to 10.00 higher across all weight classes. Lean utility sold 7.00 higher while Boning utility sold 2.00 lower. Moderate 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 $476.39/cwt on 152 head. That ranks 23 of 31 comparable sales and sits +29.69 against this barn's trailing median of $446.70.

Average price

$476.39

152 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,592

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$154

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

$45.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−23.07

vs KS average

+4.41 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	491.49	2,642	101
Medium and Large 1-2	557	446.48	2,488	51

One grade step is worth $45.00/cwt here — about $154 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale152 hd

476.39

—

KS average4 barns · 989 hd

499.46

−23.07

National average187 barns · 29,067 hd

471.98

+4.41

This barn, trailing median31 sales

446.70

+29.69

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	—	Low	1,736	178.63	3,102	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,543	164.37	2,536	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,256	159.75	2,006	74
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	2,030	150.55	3,056	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,295	133.64	1,730	56

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)	1,616	$2,948	22
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,582	$2,769	8
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,053	$3,852	26
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,300	$3,450	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,500	$3,400	2thin

Every lot

69 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 1-2	377	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,828	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	387	587.50/cwt	587.50–587.50	2,274	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	443	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,971	9
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	446	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	2,453	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	466	538.70/cwt	531.00–543.00	2,510	28
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	478	462.00/cwt	462.00–462.00	2,208	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	509	472.11/cwt	470.00–475.00	2,403	12
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	509.53/cwt	495.00–512.50	2,599	36
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	538	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,206	10
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	552	507.00/cwt	507.00–507.00	2,799	13
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	553	475.12/cwt	467.00–480.00	2,627	52
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	584	448.46/cwt	446.00–454.00	2,619	29
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	619	444.69/cwt	429.00–453.00	2,753	180
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	631	427.00/cwt	427.00–427.00	2,694	15
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	646	409.00/cwt	409.00–409.00	2,642	8
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	650	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,158	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	659	389.00/cwt	389.00–389.00	2,564	10
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	669	417.29/cwt	406.00–424.00	2,792	62
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	720	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,232	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	728	388.98/cwt	384.00–400.50	2,832	254
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	732	372.32/cwt	371.00–373.00	2,725	35
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	735	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	2,528	6
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	769	336.16/cwt	331.00–339.00	2,585	20
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	775	361.58/cwt	349.50–373.00	2,802	112
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	875	342.46/cwt	336.50–353.50	2,997	139
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	900	331.50/cwt	331.50–331.50	2,984	12
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	976	299.50/cwt	299.50–299.50	2,923	9
Steers	1050–1100	Large 1	1,056	309.50/cwt	309.50–309.50	3,268	24
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	277	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	306	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,561	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	385	421.00/cwt	421.00–421.00	1,621	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	438	503.17/cwt	499.00–510.00	2,204	34
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	460	437.00/cwt	437.00–437.00	2,010	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	492	472.50/cwt	472.50–472.50	2,325	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	494	443.00/cwt	443.00–443.00	2,188	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	472.93/cwt	460.00–476.00	2,450	51
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	553	451.00/cwt	451.00–451.00	2,494	30
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	567	420.96/cwt	399.00–425.00	2,387	44
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	584	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	2,097	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	400.69/cwt	392.50–410.00	2,504	68
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	635	364.60/cwt	359.00–373.00	2,315	21
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fancy	659	399.00/cwt	399.00–399.00	2,629	25
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	669	369.14/cwt	361.00–378.00	2,470	41
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	722	358.74/cwt	350.00–363.00	2,590	84
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	761	338.00/cwt	320.00–343.50	2,572	36
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	839	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	2,752	23
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	881	311.62/cwt	311.50–311.75	2,745	120
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	916	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	2,721	8
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	986	280.52/cwt	280.00–282.00	2,766	19
Heifers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,029	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	2,871	15
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	492	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,435	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	508	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,413	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,620	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	2,560	1
Bulls	—	—	1,747	180.51/cwt	171.00–189.00	3,154	11
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,184	140.47/cwt	138.00–144.00	1,663	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,244	123.21/cwt	115.00–127.00	1,533	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,263	161.76/cwt	154.00–169.00	2,043	67
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,301	142.91/cwt	132.00–150.00	1,859	39
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,322	100.19/cwt	100.00–102.00	1,325	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,543	164.37/cwt	155.00–167.00	2,536	13
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	2,030	150.55/cwt	146.50–153.00	3,056	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Large 1-2	1,300	3,450.00/head	3,450.00–3,450.00	3,450	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,500	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	886	239.89/cwt	205.00–265.00	2,125	7
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	972	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,284	10
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Large 1-2	1,053	3,851.94/head	3,800.00–3,900.00	3,852	26
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,309	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	3
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,616	2,947.61/head	1,800.00–3,000.00	2,948	22
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,745	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	5

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 14, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,187Last week 4,335Year ago 7,261

Slaughter CattleReceipts 194Last week 388Year ago 400

Replacement CattleReceipts 94Last week 139Year ago 513

Special Winter Bred Cow and Stock Sale, Saturday, January 24, 2026

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	494	443.00	443.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
34	400–450	438	499.00–510.00	503.17
8	450–500	492	472.50	472.50
51	500–550	518	460.00–476.00	472.93
44	550–600	567	399.00–425.00	420.96
68	600–650	625	392.50–410.00	400.69
41	650–700	669	361.00–378.00	369.14
84	700–750	722	350.00–363.00	358.74
36	750–800	761	320.00–343.50	338.00
23	800–850	839	328.00	328.00
120	850–900	881	311.50–311.75	311.62
8	900–950	916	297.00	297.00
19	950–1000	986	280.00–282.00	280.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
5	250–300	277	1,900.00	1,900.00
6	300–350	306	510.00	510.00
8	350–400	385	421.00	421.00
11	450–500	460	437.00	437.00
5	550–600	584	359.00	359.00
21	600–650	635	359.00–373.00	364.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
30	550–600	553	451.00	451.00
25	650–700	659	399.00	399.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	1000–1050	1,029	279.00	279.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	377	485.00	485.00
9	400–450	443	445.00	445.00
7	450–500	478	462.00	462.00
12	500–550	509	470.00–475.00	472.11
29	550–600	584	446.00–454.00	448.46
8	600–650	646	409.00	409.00
10	650–700	659	389.00	389.00
35	700–750	732	371.00–373.00	372.32
20	750–800	769	331.00–339.00	336.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	650–700	650	332.00	332.00
6	700–750	735	344.00	344.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	387	587.50	587.50
9	400–450	446	550.00	550.00
28	450–500	466	531.00–543.00	538.70
36	500–550	510	495.00–512.50	509.53
52	550–600	553	467.00–480.00	475.12
180	600–650	619	429.00–453.00	444.69
62	650–700	669	406.00–424.00	417.29
254	700–750	728	384.00–400.50	388.98
112	750–800	775	349.50–373.00	361.58
139	850–900	875	336.50–353.50	342.46
12	900–950	900	331.50	331.50
9	950–1000	976	299.50	299.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	700–750	720	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
15	600–650	631	427.00	427.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	500–550	538	410.00	410.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	1050–1100	1,056	309.50	309.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	550–600	552	507.00	507.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	492	495.00	495.00
6	500–550	508	475.00	475.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,184	138.00–144.00	140.47
67	—	1,263	154.00–169.00	161.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	2,030	146.50–153.00	150.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,322	100.00–102.00	100.19
39	—	1,301	132.00–150.00	142.91
9	—	1,244	115.00–127.00	123.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,543	155.00–167.00	164.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,620	158.00	158.00
11	—	1,747	171.00–189.00	180.51

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,300	3,450.00	3,450.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1-2 · Broken Mouth$ per head · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,500	3,400.00	3,400.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	972	235.00	235.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	886	205.00–265.00	239.89

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	26	—	1,053	3,800.00–3,900.00	3,851.94

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	22	—	1,616	1,800.00–3,000.00	2,947.61
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,309	2,800.00	2,800.00

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)	5	—	1,745	2,750.00	2,750.00

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.