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Winter Livestock - Dodge City

Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2026-05-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dodge City, Kansas · Wed, May 20

● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1889

← May 13May 20May 27 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,397 head

▼ 1,694 vs last sale 3,091▼ 76 vs year ago 1,473 · −5.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

539 head

▲ 134 vs last sale 405▲ 403 vs year ago 136 · +296.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

179 head

▼ 13 vs last sale 192▲ 90 vs year ago 89 · +101.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, not enough feeder steers 500 lb to 975 lb for a market test, however a lower trend was noted. Feeder heifer 500 lb to 950 lb sold 6.00 to 10.00 lower on a light test. Not enough calves under 500 lb for a market test. Demand was moderate. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $410.97/cwt on 238 head, down $25.94 from the prior sale. That ranks 18 of 32 comparable sales and sits +4.45 against this barn's trailing median of $406.52.

Average price

$410.97

▼ 25.94 vs prior sale

238 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,282

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$173

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

$28.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.42

vs KS average

−7.30 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	556	412.87	2,294	222
Medium and Large 1-2	552	384.56	2,121	16thin

One grade step is worth $28.31/cwt here — about $173 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale238 hd

410.97

—

KS average3 barns · 453 hd

427.39

−16.42

National average175 barns · 12,602 hd

418.26

−7.30

This barn, trailing median32 sales

406.52

+4.45

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

32 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $458.54, low $344.43, median $406.52 across 32 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	1,936	231.93	4,491	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,316	194.15	2,556	328
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,217	174.95	2,129	91
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,239	159.53	1,977	57

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,433	$3,417	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,510	$3,185	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,498	$2,941	29
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,417	$2,917	25
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,073	$2,878	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,298	$2,813	11
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	880	$2,634	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,268	$2,562	64
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,180	$2,550	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,241	$2,351	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,200	$3,850	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,154	$3,590	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,225	$3,563	4thin

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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	336	622.50/cwt	622.50–622.50	2,092	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	418	564.72/cwt	550.00–577.50	2,361	16
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	442	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,210	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	460	512.50/cwt	512.50–512.50	2,358	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	515	497.50/cwt	497.50–497.50	2,562	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	537	468.75/cwt	462.00–471.00	2,517	17
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	629	429.74/cwt	423.00–441.00	2,703	40
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	677	410.81/cwt	404.00–421.00	2,781	12
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	736	379.85/cwt	378.00–385.00	2,796	22
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	797	351.85/cwt	350.00–352.00	2,804	13
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	816	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	2,880	4
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	851	365.58/cwt	352.50–366.75	3,111	37
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	871	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	2,988	3
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	994	321.08/cwt	320.00–321.10	3,192	50
Steers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,004	318.21/cwt	312.00–320.00	3,195	9
Steers	1200–1250	Large 1	1,202	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	3,402	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	331	577.50/cwt	577.50–577.50	1,912	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	403	497.50/cwt	497.50–497.50	2,005	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	438	465.12/cwt	455.00–471.00	2,037	27
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	456	458.00/cwt	458.00–458.00	2,088	19
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	464	449.09/cwt	440.00–457.50	2,084	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	488	461.00/cwt	461.00–461.00	2,250	36
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	420.32/cwt	405.00–430.00	2,219	40
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	530	436.72/cwt	435.50–445.00	2,315	46
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	538	396.30/cwt	392.50–400.00	2,132	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	559	412.00/cwt	412.00–412.00	2,303	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	402.25/cwt	390.00–406.00	2,305	131
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	574	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,095	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	640	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,304	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	653	359.20/cwt	345.00–360.00	2,346	20
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	678	335.42/cwt	335.00–337.50	2,274	18
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fancy	688	365.36/cwt	364.00–368.00	2,514	19
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	705	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	2,157	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	719	353.42/cwt	341.00–358.00	2,541	19
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	774	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,632	17
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	817	326.42/cwt	324.00–327.00	2,667	102
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	880	305.04/cwt	299.00–305.50	2,684	235
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	890	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,537	3
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	920	298.86/cwt	298.00–300.00	2,750	7
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	930	276.50/cwt	276.50–276.50	2,571	3
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	963	289.43/cwt	285.00–290.00	2,787	9
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	980	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,646	2
Heifers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,017	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	2,670	17
Heifers	1050–1100	Large 1	1,059	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,753	11
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	2,106	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	512.50/cwt	512.50–512.50	2,158	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	482	502.50/cwt	502.50–502.50	2,422	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	460.84/cwt	435.00–477.50	2,392	13
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	682	384.00/cwt	384.00–384.00	2,619	5
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	971	318.73/cwt	315.00–320.00	3,095	4
Bulls	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,030	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	3,373	2
Bulls	1150–1200	Medium and Large 1	1,195	277.50/cwt	262.50–292.50	3,316	2
Bulls	1250–1300	Medium and Large 1	1,279	258.18/cwt	249.00–276.00	3,302	10
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,770	220.48/cwt	199.00–233.00	3,902	11
Bulls	—	—	2,012	240.21/cwt	237.00–243.00	4,833	9
Bulls	—	—	2,318	249.10/cwt	246.00–254.00	5,774	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,082	214.28/cwt	175.50–282.50	2,319	91
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,217	174.95/cwt	170.00–179.00	2,129	91
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,239	159.53/cwt	147.00–169.00	1,977	57
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,390	190.76/cwt	190.00–192.00	2,652	21
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,408	186.00/cwt	180.00–189.00	2,619	216
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	880	2,633.82/head	2,150.00–2,850.00	2,634	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,073	2,878.32/head	2,800.00–2,950.00	2,878	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,180	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,241	2,350.65/head	2,150.00–2,850.00	2,351	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,268	2,562.38/head	1,900.00–3,500.00	2,562	64
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,298	2,813.06/head	2,350.00–2,900.00	2,813	11
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,417	2,917.30/head	2,450.00–3,300.00	2,917	25
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,433	3,417.09/head	3,400.00–3,425.00	3,417	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,498	2,941.18/head	2,400.00–3,150.00	2,941	29
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,510	3,185.37/head	3,000.00–3,450.00	3,185	6
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,100	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,158	3,622.92/head	3,550.00–3,675.00	3,623	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,200	3,850.00/head	3,850.00–3,850.00	3,850	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,200	3,450.00/head	3,450.00–3,450.00	3,450	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,300	3,900.00/head	3,900.00–3,900.00	3,900	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 May 20, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,397Last week 3,091Year ago 1,473

Slaughter CattleReceipts 539Last week 405Year ago 136

Replacement CattleReceipts 179Last week 192Year ago 89

* Final Report *

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	360	585.00	585.00
3	400–450	421	512.50	512.50
2	450–500	482	502.50	502.50
13	500–550	519	435.00–477.50	460.84
5	650–700	682	384.00	384.00
4	950–1000	971	315.00–320.00	318.73
2	1000–1050	1,030	327.50	327.50
2	1150–1200	1,195	262.50–292.50	277.50
10	1250–1300	1,279	249.00–276.00	258.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	331	577.50	577.50
27	400–450	438	455.00–471.00	465.12
12	450–500	464	440.00–457.50	449.09
40	500–550	528	405.00–430.00	420.32
131	550–600	573	390.00–406.00	402.25
3	600–650	640	360.00	360.00
20	650–700	653	345.00–360.00	359.20
19	700–750	719	341.00–358.00	353.42
17	750–800	774	340.00	340.00
102	800–850	817	324.00–327.00	326.42
235	850–900	880	299.00–305.50	305.04
7	900–950	920	298.00–300.00	298.86
9	950–1000	963	285.00–290.00	289.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	403	497.50	497.50
36	450–500	488	461.00	461.00
46	500–550	530	435.50–445.00	436.72
5	550–600	559	412.00	412.00
19	650–700	688	364.00–368.00	365.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	500–550	538	392.50–400.00	396.30
6	550–600	574	365.00	365.00
18	650–700	678	335.00–337.50	335.42
4	700–750	705	306.00	306.00
3	850–900	890	285.00	285.00
3	900–950	930	276.50	276.50
2	950–1000	980	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
19	450–500	456	458.00	458.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	1000–1050	1,017	262.50	262.50
11	1050–1100	1,059	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	336	622.50	622.50
2	400–450	442	500.00	500.00
17	500–550	537	462.00–471.00	468.75
40	600–650	629	423.00–441.00	429.74
12	650–700	677	404.00–421.00	410.81
22	700–750	736	378.00–385.00	379.85
13	750–800	797	350.00–352.00	351.85
4	800–850	816	353.00	353.00
37	850–900	851	352.50–366.75	365.58
50	950–1000	994	320.00–321.10	321.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
16	400–450	418	550.00–577.50	564.72
3	500–550	515	497.50	497.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	460	512.50	512.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	850–900	871	343.00	343.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	1000–1050	1,004	312.00–320.00	318.21
2	1200–1250	1,202	283.00	283.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,180	2,550.00	2,550.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	25	—	1,417	2,450.00–3,300.00	2,917.30
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,073	2,800.00–2,950.00	2,878.32
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,433	3,400.00–3,425.00	3,417.09
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	64	—	1,268	1,900.00–3,500.00	2,562.38
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,241	2,150.00–2,850.00	2,350.65
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,510	3,000.00–3,450.00	3,185.37
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,298	2,350.00–2,900.00	2,813.06
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	880	2,150.00–2,850.00	2,633.82
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	29	—	1,498	2,400.00–3,150.00	2,941.18

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	3,200.00	3,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,200	3,850.00	3,850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,300	3,900.00	3,900.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,158	3,550.00–3,675.00	3,622.92
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,200	3,450.00	3,450.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
216	—	1,408	180.00–189.00	186.00
21	—	1,390	190.00–192.00	190.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
91	—	1,217	170.00–179.00	174.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	1,239	147.00–169.00	159.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
91	—	1,082	175.50–282.50	214.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,770	199.00–233.00	220.48
3	—	2,318	246.00–254.00	249.10
9	—	2,012	237.00–243.00	240.21

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.