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Winter Livestock - Dodge City

Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2026-03-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-18

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

● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1889

← Mar 11Mar 18Mar 25 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

4,384 head

▲ 1,552 vs last sale 2,832▲ 2,149 vs year ago 2,235 · +96.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

370 head

▼ 41 vs last sale 411▲ 140 vs year ago 230 · +60.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

111 head

▼ 29 vs last sale 140▲ 53 vs year ago 58 · +91.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers under 900 lbs sold 10.00 to 20.00 higher, over 900 lbs sold steady. Heifers under 850 lbs sold 10.00 to 20.00 higher, over 850 lbs sold steady. Boning utility sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher and Lean utility sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher while Breakers sold 9.00 lower. Several quality heifers sold as replacement. There was 650 head of fancy, unweaned calves that sold 20.00 to 30.00 higher. A bull weighing 2075 lbs sold for 226.00 cwt. Good demand for heavy receipts.

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 $479.97/cwt on 267 head, up $13.48 from the prior sale. That ranks 23 of 31 comparable sales and sits +33.27 against this barn's trailing median of $446.70.

Average price

$479.97

▲ 13.48 vs prior sale

267 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,697

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$669

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

$110.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.12

vs KS average

+7.85 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	563	485.79	2,733	253
Medium and Large 1-2	551	374.86	2,064	14thin

One grade step is worth $110.93/cwt here — about $669 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale267 hd

479.97

—

KS average3 barns · 566 hd

493.09

−13.12

National average160 barns · 7,757 hd

472.12

+7.85

This barn, trailing median31 sales

446.70

+33.27

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	1,687	200.67	3,386	59
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,292	174.61	2,256	155
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,649	165.55	2,730	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,262	150.35	1,897	100

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)	1,495	$3,457	14
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,562	$3,177	25
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,492	$3,108	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,263	$3,095	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	870	$3,300	5
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	877	$3,125	7
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	876	$3,000	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	800	$4,300	2thin

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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	374	607.34/cwt	605.00–610.00	2,271	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	429	567.08/cwt	562.50–576.00	2,433	22
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	461	565.19/cwt	559.00–567.50	2,606	105
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	472	515.06/cwt	512.00–517.50	2,431	11
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	512.07/cwt	508.00–520.00	2,678	29
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	532	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,915	10
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	551	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,727	54
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	478.38/cwt	474.00–479.00	2,741	170
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	597	412.00/cwt	412.00–412.00	2,460	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	637	446.00/cwt	446.00–446.00	2,841	20
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	647	426.00/cwt	426.00–426.00	2,756	8
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fancy	657	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,858	22
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	675	363.00/cwt	363.00–363.00	2,450	8
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	682	413.91/cwt	400.00–421.00	2,823	164
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	729	394.97/cwt	389.00–402.00	2,879	78
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	779	373.06/cwt	366.00–383.00	2,906	253
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	818	361.44/cwt	354.00–378.25	2,957	511
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	869	346.21/cwt	329.00–354.50	3,009	465
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	876	331.50/cwt	331.50–331.50	2,904	8
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	915	333.50/cwt	328.00–339.75	3,052	300
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	942	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	2,958	26
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	975	311.75/cwt	311.75–311.75	3,040	18
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	996	311.50/cwt	311.50–311.50	3,103	56
Steers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,023	305.76/cwt	285.00–310.50	3,128	45
Steers	1100–1150	Large 1	1,110	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	2,986	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	390	566.00/cwt	566.00–566.00	2,207	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	441	497.84/cwt	496.00–505.00	2,195	107
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	451	492.66/cwt	488.00–501.00	2,222	14
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	463	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,759	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	483	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	2,137	13
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Replacement	517	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,404	14
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	529	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	2,261	17
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	442.78/cwt	429.00–449.50	2,347	79
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	553	431.53/cwt	424.00–446.00	2,386	140
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	579	414.00/cwt	414.00–414.00	2,397	10
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	636	392.68/cwt	379.00–401.00	2,497	66
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Replacement	664	388.00/cwt	388.00–388.00	2,576	48
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	687	360.03/cwt	357.00–373.00	2,473	92
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	717	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	2,488	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	731	351.13/cwt	338.00–357.00	2,567	126
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Replacement	746	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,574	21
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Replacement	770	346.76/cwt	345.50–347.75	2,670	100
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	771	339.48/cwt	333.50–342.00	2,617	154
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	827	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,522	6
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Replacement	834	346.51/cwt	339.00–350.00	2,890	70
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	838	328.04/cwt	313.00–330.00	2,749	113
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	870	315.55/cwt	310.00–320.00	2,745	122
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Replacement	886	315.50/cwt	315.50–315.50	2,795	63
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	908	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,769	36
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1Replacement	950	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,921	71
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,448	176.31/cwt	175.00–177.50	2,553	2
Bulls	—	—	1,639	196.38/cwt	181.00–211.00	3,219	45
Bulls	—	—	1,908	220.83/cwt	215.00–226.00	4,213	12
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,060	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,014	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,137	128.25/cwt	127.00–130.00	1,458	19
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,226	154.97/cwt	151.00–156.00	1,900	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,232	151.31/cwt	140.00–161.00	1,864	56
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,299	176.16/cwt	158.00–183.00	2,288	142
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,423	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,348	25
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,649	165.55/cwt	160.00–170.00	2,730	16
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,263	3,094.90/head	2,850.00–3,275.00	3,095	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,492	3,108.18/head	2,575.00–3,550.00	3,108	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,495	3,456.80/head	3,000.00–3,600.00	3,457	14
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,549	3,170.72/head	2,825.00–3,275.00	3,171	20
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,613	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	870	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	5
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	876	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	5
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	877	3,125.00/head	3,125.00–3,125.00	3,125	7
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	250.10/cwt	182.50–292.50	2,626	26
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,092	201.49/cwt	197.50–205.00	2,200	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	800	4,300.00/head	4,300.00–4,300.00	4,300	2

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 Mar 18, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 4,384Last week 2,832Year ago 2,235

Slaughter CattleReceipts 370Last week 411Year ago 230

Replacement CattleReceipts 111Last week 140Year ago 58

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	450–500	483	442.50	442.50
10	550–600	579	414.00	414.00
5	700–750	717	347.00	347.00
6	800–850	827	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	390	566.00	566.00
107	400–450	441	496.00–505.00	497.84
14	450–500	451	488.00–501.00	492.66
79	500–550	530	429.00–449.50	442.78
140	550–600	553	424.00–446.00	431.53
66	600–650	636	379.00–401.00	392.68
92	650–700	687	357.00–373.00	360.03
126	700–750	731	338.00–357.00	351.13
154	750–800	771	333.50–342.00	339.48
113	800–850	838	313.00–330.00	328.04
122	850–900	870	310.00–320.00	315.55
36	900–950	908	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
17	500–550	529	427.50	427.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
14	500–550	517	465.00	465.00
48	650–700	664	388.00	388.00
21	700–750	746	345.00	345.00
100	750–800	770	345.50–347.75	346.76
70	800–850	834	339.00–350.00	346.51
63	850–900	886	315.50	315.50
71	950–1000	950	307.50	307.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	463	380.00	380.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
54	550–600	551	495.00	495.00
22	650–700	657	435.00	435.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	374	605.00–610.00	607.34
22	400–450	429	562.50–576.00	567.08
105	450–500	461	559.00–567.50	565.19
29	500–550	523	508.00–520.00	512.07
170	550–600	573	474.00–479.00	478.38
20	600–650	637	446.00	446.00
164	650–700	682	400.00–421.00	413.91
78	700–750	729	389.00–402.00	394.97
253	750–800	779	366.00–383.00	373.06
511	800–850	818	354.00–378.25	361.44
465	850–900	869	329.00–354.50	346.21
300	900–950	915	328.00–339.75	333.50
56	950–1000	996	311.50	311.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	450–500	472	512.00–517.50	515.06
10	500–550	532	360.00	360.00
4	550–600	597	412.00	412.00
8	600–650	647	426.00	426.00
8	650–700	675	363.00	363.00
8	850–900	876	331.50	331.50
26	900–950	942	314.00	314.00
18	950–1000	975	311.75	311.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
45	1000–1050	1,023	285.00–310.50	305.76
6	1100–1150	1,110	269.00	269.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	20	—	1,549	2,825.00–3,275.00	3,170.72

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,492	2,575.00–3,550.00	3,108.18
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,613	3,200.00	3,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	14	—	1,495	3,000.00–3,600.00	3,456.80
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,263	2,850.00–3,275.00	3,094.90

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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	—	877	3,125.00	3,125.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	876	3,000.00	3,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	870	3,300.00	3,300.00

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	26	—	1,050	182.50–292.50	250.10
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,092	197.50–205.00	201.49

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	2	—	800	4,300.00	4,300.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,448	175.00–177.50	176.31
45	—	1,639	181.00–211.00	196.38
12	—	1,908	215.00–226.00	220.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
142	—	1,299	158.00–183.00	176.16
12	—	1,226	151.00–156.00	154.97
1	—	1,060	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	1,232	140.00–161.00	151.31
25	—	1,423	165.00	165.00
19	—	1,137	127.00–130.00	128.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,649	160.00–170.00	165.55

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.