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Winter Livestock - Dodge City

Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2026-05-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dodge City, Kansas · Wed, May 6

● Final50 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1889

← May 2May 6May 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,485 head

▼ 7,227 vs last sale 8,712▼ 120 vs year ago 1,605 · −7.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

193 head

▲ 193 vs last sale 0▼ 143 vs year ago 336 · −42.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

102 head

▲ 102 vs last sale 0▲ 17 vs year ago 85 · +20.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, steers over 750 lbs sold steady to 10.00 higher and 550 lbs to 750 lbs sold steady to 15.00 higher. Heifers 550 lbs to 650 lbs sold 10.00 lower to 10.00 higher, over 650 lbs, not enough for market test. Slaughter cows sold steady to 7.00 higher and bulls sold steady compared to last week.

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 $493.91/cwt on 181 head, down $8.25 from the prior sale. That ranks 28 of 31 comparable sales and sits +47.21 against this barn's trailing median of $446.70.

Average price

$493.91

▼ 8.25 vs prior sale

181 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,638

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−5.75

vs KS average

+6.36 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	534	493.91	2,638	181

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale181 hd

493.91

—

KS average3 barns · 758 hd

499.66

−5.75

National average180 barns · 14,267 hd

487.55

+6.36

This barn, trailing median31 sales

446.70

+47.21

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	1,530	218.81	3,347	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,635	182.14	2,978	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,222	178.49	2,181	78
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,257	150.44	1,890	65

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)	1,545	$3,201	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,290	$3,025	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,322	$2,866	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,297	$2,786	7
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,248	$3,181	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,100	$3,356	7
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,200	$4,850	4thin

Every lot

50 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	388	599.81/cwt	585.00–607.50	2,327	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	458	511.66/cwt	507.00–513.00	2,343	50
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	531	495.62/cwt	482.50–500.00	2,632	170
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	583	467.50/cwt	467.50–467.50	2,726	11
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	656	446.74/cwt	429.00–452.00	2,931	89
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	690	401.00/cwt	401.00–401.00	2,767	6
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	773	382.46/cwt	380.00–384.50	2,956	91
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	838	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	2,916	8
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	866	358.36/cwt	341.00–364.50	3,103	59
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	913	348.92/cwt	347.50–350.50	3,186	108
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	998	330.50/cwt	330.50–330.50	3,298	66
Steers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,010	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	3,313	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	341	527.50/cwt	527.50–527.50	1,799	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	367	522.50/cwt	522.50–522.50	1,918	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	406	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,929	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	429	578.00/cwt	578.00–578.00	2,480	17
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	450	495.91/cwt	487.50–500.00	2,232	52
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	433.00/cwt	433.00–433.00	2,048	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	481	456.22/cwt	451.00–466.00	2,194	17
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	523	404.00/cwt	404.00–404.00	2,113	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	431.50/cwt	396.00–441.50	2,416	177
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	570	405.48/cwt	404.00–407.00	2,311	86
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	381.00/cwt	381.00–381.00	2,191	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	645	393.18/cwt	391.00–393.25	2,536	95
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	664	368.52/cwt	353.00–371.50	2,447	44
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	694	364.00/cwt	364.00–364.00	2,526	30
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	765	346.84/cwt	346.00–349.25	2,653	41
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	810	331.06/cwt	321.00–332.00	2,682	36
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,413	239.69/cwt	231.00–247.00	3,387	7
Bulls	—	—	1,578	221.58/cwt	214.00–228.00	3,497	8
Bulls	—	—	1,616	185.13/cwt	177.50–190.00	2,992	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,118	139.98/cwt	137.50–141.00	1,565	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,143	159.07/cwt	149.00–165.00	1,818	13
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,149	128.69/cwt	122.50–132.00	1,479	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,190	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	2,309	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,240	151.43/cwt	139.00–161.00	1,878	49
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,248	183.59/cwt	167.50–191.00	2,291	57
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,511	171.48/cwt	166.00–177.50	2,591	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,635	182.14/cwt	179.00–187.00	2,978	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,290	3,025.00/head	3,025.00–3,025.00	3,025	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,297	2,785.79/head	2,300.00–3,050.00	2,786	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,322	2,865.79/head	2,650.00–3,025.00	2,866	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,545	3,200.56/head	3,150.00–3,225.00	3,201	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,248	3,181.17/head	3,050.00–3,550.00	3,181	6
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	837	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	2,854	12
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,169	254.64/cwt	226.00–301.00	2,977	5
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,173	239.59/cwt	192.00–268.00	2,810	41
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,060	3,317.92/head	3,025.00–4,075.00	3,318	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	3,450.00/head	3,450.00–3,450.00	3,450	2
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	4,850.00/head	4,850.00–4,850.00	4,850	4

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 May 6, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,485Last week 8,712Year ago 1,605

Slaughter CattleReceipts 193Last week 0Year ago 336

Replacement CattleReceipts 102Last week 0Year ago 85

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	1000–1050	1,010	328.00	328.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	650–700	690	401.00	401.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	388	585.00–607.50	599.81
50	450–500	458	507.00–513.00	511.66
170	500–550	531	482.50–500.00	495.62
11	550–600	583	467.50	467.50
89	650–700	656	429.00–452.00	446.74
91	750–800	773	380.00–384.50	382.46
8	800–850	838	348.00	348.00
59	850–900	866	341.00–364.50	358.36
108	900–950	913	347.50–350.50	348.92
66	950–1000	998	330.50	330.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	450–500	473	433.00	433.00
4	550–600	575	381.00	381.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	406	475.00	475.00
17	450–500	481	451.00–466.00	456.22
10	500–550	523	404.00	404.00
86	550–600	570	404.00–407.00	405.48
30	650–700	694	364.00	364.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	341	527.50	527.50
4	350–400	367	522.50	522.50
17	400–450	429	578.00	578.00
52	450–500	450	487.50–500.00	495.91
177	550–600	560	396.00–441.50	431.50
95	600–650	645	391.00–393.25	393.18
44	650–700	664	353.00–371.50	368.52
41	750–800	765	346.00–349.25	346.84
36	800–850	810	321.00–332.00	331.06

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	1,248	167.50–191.00	183.59
3	—	1,118	137.50–141.00	139.98
13	—	1,143	149.00–165.00	159.07
5	—	1,190	194.00	194.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,149	122.50–132.00	128.69
7	—	1,511	166.00–177.50	171.48
49	—	1,240	139.00–161.00	151.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,635	179.00–187.00	182.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,578	214.00–228.00	221.58
5	—	1,616	177.50–190.00	185.13
7	—	1,413	231.00–247.00	239.69

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,545	3,150.00–3,225.00	3,200.56
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,290	3,025.00	3,025.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,322	2,650.00–3,025.00	2,865.79

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)	7	—	1,297	2,300.00–3,050.00	2,785.79

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,248	3,050.00–3,550.00	3,181.17

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	837	341.00	341.00

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	41	—	1,173	192.00–268.00	239.59
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,169	226.00–301.00	254.64

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,060	3,025.00–4,075.00	3,317.92
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,200	3,450.00	3,450.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,200	4,850.00	4,850.00

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.