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Winter Livestock - Dodge City

Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2026-01-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-21

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

● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1889

← Jan 14Jan 21Jan 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

3,774 head

▲ 1,587 vs last sale 2,187▲ 2,119 vs year ago 1,655 · +128.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

158 head

▼ 36 vs last sale 194▼ 33 vs year ago 191 · −17.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

238 head

▲ 144 vs last sale 94▲ 172 vs year ago 66 · +260.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Due to winter storm, Winter Bred Cow Sale scheduled for Saturday, January 24, 2025 has been rescheduled for Wednesday, January 28, 2026 at 3 p.m.

Compared to last week, steers over 900 lbs sold 20.00 higher and heifers over 900 lbs sold 14.00 higher. Steers and heifers under 900 lbs sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Boning and Lean utility sold 5.00 higher. Due to weekend winter storm, most feeders were full and fleshy with quality under average. 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 $468.70/cwt on 138 head. That ranks 19 of 31 comparable sales and sits +22.00 against this barn's trailing median of $446.70.

Average price

$468.70

138 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,576

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$35

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

$25.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.76

vs KS average

+3.37 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	470.58	2,578	128
Medium and Large 1-2	572	444.60	2,543	10thin

One grade step is worth $25.98/cwt here — about $35 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 sale138 hd

468.70

—

KS average3 barns · 322 hd

467.93

+0.76

National average169 barns · 18,411 hd

465.33

+3.37

This barn, trailing median31 sales

446.70

+22.00

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	—	High	1,850	185.89	3,439	4thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,830	164.00	3,001	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,248	161.35	2,013	71
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,618	157.41	2,547	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,290	136.54	1,761	48

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)	1,372	$3,300	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,623	$3,130	24
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,464	$2,950	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,467	$2,712	67
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,364	$2,590	22
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,266	$2,500	8
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	915	$3,412	16
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	838	$2,500	5

Every lot

76 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	381	635.00/cwt	635.00–635.00	2,419	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	429	550.14/cwt	535.00–557.50	2,360	16
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	477	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,290	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	481	509.42/cwt	508.00–515.00	2,450	30
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	536	476.82/cwt	471.00–495.00	2,556	70
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	548	457.50/cwt	457.50–457.50	2,507	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	562	463.05/cwt	445.00–468.00	2,602	58
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	588	436.00/cwt	436.00–436.00	2,564	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	621	390.50/cwt	390.50–390.50	2,425	29
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	624	424.75/cwt	410.00–434.00	2,650	60
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fancy	655	416.00/cwt	416.00–416.00	2,725	22
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	675	379.00/cwt	379.00–379.00	2,558	30
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	683	396.25/cwt	390.00–402.50	2,706	133
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	716	379.45/cwt	369.00–394.00	2,717	308
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	729	378.00/cwt	378.00–378.00	2,756	51
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	733	364.72/cwt	351.00–367.00	2,673	42
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Fancy	755	378.00/cwt	378.00–378.00	2,854	20
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	782	359.59/cwt	358.75–364.50	2,812	184
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Fancy	804	366.75/cwt	366.75–366.75	2,949	43
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	809	345.14/cwt	341.00–346.00	2,792	59
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	814	354.84/cwt	350.25–358.50	2,888	230
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	883	333.22/cwt	331.50–334.85	2,942	261
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	901	328.85/cwt	328.85–328.85	2,963	54
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	923	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	2,981	29
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	958	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	3,066	34
Steers	1150–1200	Large 1	1,198	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,935	8
Steers	1300–1350	Large 1	1,325	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	3,114	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	341	552.50/cwt	552.50–552.50	1,884	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	356	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	2,225	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	559.21/cwt	555.00–567.50	2,013	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	438	502.00/cwt	502.00–502.00	2,199	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	483	475.46/cwt	474.00–476.00	2,296	15
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	504	389.00/cwt	389.00–389.00	1,961	23
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	506	470.39/cwt	468.00–472.00	2,380	35
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	506	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,151	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	535	448.94/cwt	446.00–452.50	2,402	29
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	561	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	2,171	16
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	432.00/cwt	432.00–432.00	2,441	11
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	588	409.00/cwt	409.00–409.00	2,405	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	609	406.45/cwt	393.00–408.00	2,475	141
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	626	371.78/cwt	369.00–373.00	2,327	100
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	648	353.50/cwt	353.50–353.50	2,291	62
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	663	364.00/cwt	354.50–369.00	2,413	297
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	664	346.87/cwt	344.50–351.00	2,303	46
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	691	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	2,301	6
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fancy	707	354.50/cwt	354.50–354.50	2,506	25
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	729	333.40/cwt	331.00–334.50	2,430	92
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	744	345.26/cwt	344.00–346.50	2,569	355
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	788	326.28/cwt	324.00–328.50	2,571	51
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	834	315.82/cwt	312.10–327.00	2,634	90
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	887	308.87/cwt	304.50–310.75	2,740	194
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	990	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,921	14
Heifers	1050–1100	Large 1	1,050	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	2,898	6
Heifers	1150–1200	Large 1	1,165	248.50/cwt	248.50–248.50	2,895	9
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,800	181.18/cwt	168.00–188.00	3,261	3
Bulls	—	—	2,000	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	4,000	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,068	106.00/cwt	95.00–110.00	1,132	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,087	139.18/cwt	130.00–145.00	1,513	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,198	124.65/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,493	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,271	164.57/cwt	150.00–174.00	2,092	62
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,302	140.92/cwt	132.50–147.00	1,835	32
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,565	151.11/cwt	150.00–152.00	2,365	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,605	160.85/cwt	155.00–167.00	2,582	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,670	143.66/cwt	141.00–146.00	2,399	3
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,830	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	3,001	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,266	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	8
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,354	2,645.57/head	2,625.00–2,725.00	2,646	7
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,364	2,590.25/head	2,525.00–2,650.00	2,590	22
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,372	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	3
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,464	2,949.59/head	2,225.00–3,075.00	2,950	5
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,480	2,720.30/head	2,300.00–2,850.00	2,720	60
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,623	3,130.23/head	2,725.00–3,250.00	3,130	24
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	927	247.85/cwt	180.00–300.00	2,298	40
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,215	206.39/cwt	187.50–262.50	2,508	27
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	838	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	5
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	915	3,412.45/head	2,900.00–3,650.00	3,412	16

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 21, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,774Last week 2,187Year ago 1,655

Slaughter CattleReceipts 158Last week 194Year ago 191

Replacement CattleReceipts 238Last week 94Year ago 66

Due to winter storm, Winter Bred Cow Sale scheduled for Saturday, January 24, 2025 has been rescheduled for Wednesday, January 28, 2026 at 3 p.m.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
16	550–600	561	387.00	387.00
46	650–700	664	344.50–351.00	346.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	1050–1100	1,050	276.00	276.00
9	1150–1200	1,165	248.50	248.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	341	552.50	552.50
9	350–400	360	555.00–567.50	559.21
8	400–450	438	502.00	502.00
15	450–500	483	474.00–476.00	475.46
29	500–550	535	446.00–452.50	448.94
11	550–600	565	432.00	432.00
141	600–650	609	393.00–408.00	406.45
297	650–700	663	354.50–369.00	364.00
355	700–750	744	344.00–346.50	345.26
51	750–800	788	324.00–328.50	326.28
90	800–850	834	312.10–327.00	315.82
194	850–900	887	304.50–310.75	308.87
14	950–1000	990	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	500–550	504	389.00	389.00
9	550–600	588	409.00	409.00
100	600–650	626	369.00–373.00	371.78
6	650–700	691	333.00	333.00
92	700–750	729	331.00–334.50	333.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	356	625.00	625.00
35	500–550	506	468.00–472.00	470.39
25	700–750	707	354.50	354.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	506	425.00	425.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
62	600–650	648	353.50	353.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	381	635.00	635.00
16	400–450	429	535.00–557.50	550.14
30	450–500	481	508.00–515.00	509.42
70	500–550	536	471.00–495.00	476.82
58	550–600	562	445.00–468.00	463.05
60	600–650	624	410.00–434.00	424.75
133	650–700	683	390.00–402.50	396.25
308	700–750	716	369.00–394.00	379.45
184	750–800	782	358.75–364.50	359.59
230	800–850	814	350.25–358.50	354.84
261	850–900	883	331.50–334.85	333.22
54	900–950	901	328.85	328.85
34	950–1000	958	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
22	650–700	655	416.00	416.00
20	750–800	755	378.00	378.00
43	800–850	804	366.75	366.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	477	480.00	480.00
4	500–550	548	457.50	457.50
6	550–600	588	436.00	436.00
29	600–650	621	390.50	390.50
42	700–750	733	351.00–367.00	364.72
59	800–850	809	341.00–346.00	345.14
29	900–950	923	323.00	323.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	1150–1200	1,198	245.00	245.00
7	1300–1350	1,325	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
30	650–700	675	379.00	379.00
51	700–750	729	378.00	378.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,830	164.00	164.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,068	95.00–110.00	106.00
9	—	1,198	120.00–130.00	124.65
4	—	1,565	150.00–152.00	151.11
32	—	1,302	132.50–147.00	140.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,670	141.00–146.00	143.66
12	—	1,605	155.00–167.00	160.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,087	130.00–145.00	139.18
62	—	1,271	150.00–174.00	164.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,000	200.00	200.00
3	—	1,800	168.00–188.00	181.18

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,354	2,625.00–2,725.00	2,645.57
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,464	2,225.00–3,075.00	2,949.59
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,266	2,500.00	2,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,372	3,300.00	3,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	24	—	1,623	2,725.00–3,250.00	3,130.23

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	22	—	1,364	2,525.00–2,650.00	2,590.25
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	60	—	1,480	2,300.00–2,850.00	2,720.30

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	27	—	1,215	187.50–262.50	206.39
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	40	—	927	180.00–300.00	247.85

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	16	—	915	2,900.00–3,650.00	3,412.45
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	838	2,500.00	2,500.00

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.