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Winter Livestock - Dodge City

Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2026-02-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dodge City, Kansas · Wed, Feb 18

● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1889

← Feb 11Feb 18Feb 25 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

2,432 head

▼ 910 vs last sale 3,342▲ 1,856 vs year ago 576 · +322.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

257 head

▲ 30 vs last sale 227▲ 196 vs year ago 61 · +321.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

228 head

▼ 751 vs last sale 979▲ 213 vs year ago 15 · +1,420.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers over 650 lbs sold steady to 10.00 higher and heifers over 650 lbs sold steady to 8.00 higher. Reputation and green lots sold sharply higher. Steer and heifer calves not enough for market test. Breaker and Boning utility average sold steady to 2.00 higher, Lean Utility sold steady to 7.00 higher. 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 $493.54/cwt on 239 head. That ranks 28 of 31 comparable sales and sits +46.84 against this barn's trailing median of $446.70.

Average price

$493.54

239 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,698

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$256

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

$38.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.50

vs KS average

+6.19 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	502.20	2,756	185
Medium and Large 1-2	539	463.87	2,500	54

One grade step is worth $38.34/cwt here — about $256 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 sale239 hd

493.54

—

KS average3 barns · 603 hd

497.04

−3.50

National average178 barns · 13,390 hd

487.35

+6.19

This barn, trailing median31 sales

446.70

+46.84

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	1,672	176.58	2,953	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,563	171.43	2,680	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,194	164.83	1,968	129
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,291	131.09	1,692	61

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,152	$4,285	30
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,434	$3,225	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,269	$3,132	7
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,433	$3,072	14
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,370	$2,795	68
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,068	$2,657	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	896	$2,602	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,100	$2,200	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,199	$2,064	14
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,175	$1,878	12
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,001	$3,025	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,035	$2,900	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,100	$4,350	1thin

Every lot

71 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	209	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	5
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	265	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	13
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	367	537.50/cwt	537.50–537.50	1,973	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	400	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	2,260	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	456	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	2,508	22
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	472	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	2,431	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	523	477.73/cwt	460.00–491.00	2,499	27
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	511.38/cwt	499.00–518.00	2,700	88
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	555	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,831	41
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	555	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,498	27
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	577	482.07/cwt	473.00–490.00	2,782	56
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	603	402.00/cwt	402.00–402.00	2,424	15
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	618	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,688	9
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	457.28/cwt	455.00–465.00	2,858	123
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	681	421.48/cwt	412.00–437.50	2,870	66
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	682	411.00/cwt	411.00–411.00	2,803	37
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	718	402.98/cwt	400.00–409.00	2,893	61
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	745	388.00/cwt	388.00–388.00	2,891	7
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	772	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,702	13
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	774	387.06/cwt	378.50–396.00	2,996	63
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	814	379.18/cwt	361.00–383.25	3,087	222
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	868	372.49/cwt	365.00–379.00	3,233	258
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	951	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	3,162	52
Steers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,025	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	3,321	54
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	255	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	411	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,137	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	479	452.00/cwt	452.00–452.00	2,165	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	516	459.40/cwt	455.00–462.50	2,371	32
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	552	451.00/cwt	451.00–451.00	2,490	55
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	589	424.31/cwt	420.00–425.00	2,499	43
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	590	414.22/cwt	410.00–419.00	2,444	103
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	602	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	2,543	10
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	633	397.01/cwt	396.00–403.00	2,513	33
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fancy	657	394.00/cwt	394.00–394.00	2,589	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	377.11/cwt	371.00–385.00	2,527	37
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	678	368.79/cwt	349.00–372.00	2,500	28
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	733	368.62/cwt	353.00–372.50	2,702	120
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	768	347.64/cwt	343.85–354.00	2,670	208
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	826	337.84/cwt	332.25–344.25	2,791	40
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	859	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,813	62
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	886	320.25/cwt	320.25–320.25	2,837	21
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	960	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	2,938	16
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,527	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	635	402.00/cwt	402.00–402.00	2,553	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,624	176.35/cwt	166.00–184.00	2,864	8
Bulls	—	—	1,625	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,519	1
Bulls	—	—	2,105	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	4,210	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,091	143.50/cwt	137.50–151.00	1,566	22
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,202	166.59/cwt	152.00–177.00	2,002	89
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,222	106.67/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,304	13
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,277	125.42/cwt	122.50–127.50	1,602	19
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,278	182.22/cwt	180.50–188.00	2,329	18
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,331	145.76/cwt	138.00–155.00	1,940	29
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,533	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	2,729	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,585	166.74/cwt	163.00–169.00	2,643	14
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,001	3,025.00/head	3,025.00–3,025.00	3,025	3
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,035	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows11 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	896	2,601.96/head	2,450.00–2,825.00	2,602	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,068	2,656.91/head	2,425.00–2,850.00	2,657	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,152	4,285.13/head	3,000.00–4,585.00	4,285	30
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,175	1,877.86/head	1,750.00–2,100.00	1,878	12
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,199	2,064.14/head	1,800.00–2,575.00	2,064	14
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,269	3,132.35/head	2,900.00–3,350.00	3,132	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,369	2,540.80/head	2,400.00–3,025.00	2,541	11
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,370	2,844.16/head	1,800.00–3,375.00	2,844	57
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,433	3,071.68/head	2,350.00–3,275.00	3,072	14
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,434	3,224.94/head	2,925.00–3,525.00	3,225	6
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	913	305.34/cwt	292.50–320.00	2,788	23
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,193	241.53/cwt	235.00–260.00	2,881	12
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	4,350.00/head	4,350.00–4,350.00	4,350	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 Feb 18, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,432Last week 3,342Year ago 576

Slaughter CattleReceipts 257Last week 227Year ago 61

Replacement CattleReceipts 228Last week 979Year ago 15

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	521	485.00	485.00
5	600–650	635	402.00	402.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	250–300	255	1,650.00	1,650.00
10	400–450	411	520.00	520.00
32	500–550	516	455.00–462.50	459.40
43	550–600	589	420.00–425.00	424.31
33	600–650	633	396.00–403.00	397.01
37	650–700	670	371.00–385.00	377.11
120	700–750	733	353.00–372.50	368.62
208	750–800	768	343.85–354.00	347.64
40	800–850	826	332.25–344.25	337.84
62	850–900	859	327.50	327.50
16	950–1000	960	306.00	306.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	479	452.00	452.00
103	550–600	590	410.00–419.00	414.22
28	650–700	678	349.00–372.00	368.79
21	850–900	886	320.25	320.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
55	550–600	552	451.00	451.00
4	650–700	657	394.00	394.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	600–650	602	422.50	422.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
5	200–250	209	1,625.00	1,625.00
13	250–300	265	1,850.00	1,850.00
7	350–400	367	537.50	537.50
5	400–450	400	565.00	565.00
22	450–500	456	550.00	550.00
88	500–550	528	499.00–518.00	511.38
56	550–600	577	473.00–490.00	482.07
123	600–650	625	455.00–465.00	457.28
66	650–700	681	412.00–437.50	421.48
61	700–750	718	400.00–409.00	402.98
63	750–800	774	378.50–396.00	387.06
222	800–850	814	361.00–383.25	379.18
258	850–900	868	365.00–379.00	372.49
52	950–1000	951	332.50	332.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
41	550–600	555	510.00	510.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	472	515.00	515.00
27	500–550	523	460.00–491.00	477.73
27	550–600	555	450.00	450.00
9	600–650	618	435.00	435.00
37	650–700	682	411.00	411.00
7	700–750	745	388.00	388.00
13	750–800	772	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	600–650	603	402.00	402.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
54	1000–1050	1,025	324.00	324.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,277	122.50–127.50	125.42
13	—	1,222	105.00–110.00	106.67
29	—	1,331	138.00–155.00	145.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,585	163.00–169.00	166.74
10	—	1,533	178.00	178.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,091	137.50–151.00	143.50
18	—	1,278	180.50–188.00	182.22
89	—	1,202	152.00–177.00	166.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,624	166.00–184.00	176.35
1	—	1,625	155.00	155.00
1	—	2,105	200.00	200.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,035	2,900.00	2,900.00

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)	3	—	1,001	3,025.00	3,025.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,068	2,425.00–2,850.00	2,656.91
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,269	2,900.00–3,350.00	3,132.35
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	14	—	1,433	2,350.00–3,275.00	3,071.68
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	1,369	2,400.00–3,025.00	2,540.80
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,434	2,925.00–3,525.00	3,224.94
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	896	2,450.00–2,825.00	2,601.96
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	2,200.00	2,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	30	—	1,152	3,000.00–4,585.00	4,285.13

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)	12	—	1,175	1,750.00–2,100.00	1,877.86
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	1,199	1,800.00–2,575.00	2,064.14
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	57	—	1,370	1,800.00–3,375.00	2,844.16

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	23	—	913	292.50–320.00	305.34
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,193	235.00–260.00	241.53

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	4,350.00	4,350.00

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.