Sale reports / Kansas / Winter Livestock - Dodge City / 2026-06-03

Winter Livestock - Dodge City

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dodge City, Kansas · Wed, Jun 3
● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1889
Feeder Cattle receipts
483 head
▼ 428 vs last sale 911▼ 1,201 vs year ago 1,684 · −71.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
285 head
▼ 84 vs last sale 369▼ 16 vs year ago 301 · −5.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
175 head
▲ 62 vs last sale 113▲ 44 vs year ago 131 · +33.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers not well tested across all weights. One lot of 56 steers weighing 877 lbs sold 346.00 cwt. 102 head of unweaned steer and heifer calves from drought area sold sharply higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 5.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $459.57/cwt on 24 head, up $13.60 from the prior sale (only 17 head in that comparison). That ranks 17 of 31 comparable sales and sits +12.87 against this barn's trailing median of $446.70.
Average price
$459.57
▲ 13.60 vs prior sale
24 head · 572 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,629
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
+11.14
vs KS average
+0.38 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1572459.572,62924
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 sale24 hd
459.57
—
KS average2 barns · 32 hd
448.43
+11.14
National average164 barns · 12,433 hd
459.19
+0.38
This barn, trailing median31 sales
446.70
+12.87
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
527462396330median 446.7003/1104/2906/2409/0910/28
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,499242.103,62925
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,316180.652,378153
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,603177.602,8476thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,244149.141,85673

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,427$3,4474thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,260$3,1935
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,373$2,5003thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,165$2,1003thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,114$3,7734thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,400$4,2001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,450$3,9502thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,500$3,7833thin

Every lot

57 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 12622,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,00017
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2317601.00/cwt601.00–601.001,9054
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1320652.00/cwt652.00–652.002,08622
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1358611.00/cwt611.00–611.002,18716
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1436547.50/cwt547.50–547.502,3876
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1451537.50/cwt537.50–537.502,4247
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1572459.57/cwt447.00–475.002,62924
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1664438.26/cwt426.00–445.002,91023
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2665367.50/cwt367.50–367.502,4447
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1733384.33/cwt378.00–391.002,81718
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1770367.48/cwt365.00–369.002,83016
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1836343.50/cwt343.50–343.502,8723
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1875345.44/cwt337.50–348.503,02386
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1981321.92/cwt317.00–323.503,1588
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 12711,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,85010
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1312630.00/cwt630.00–630.001,96616
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 13151,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5003
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed335603.00/cwt603.00–603.002,0203
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1352603.00/cwt603.00–603.002,12310
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1420502.54/cwt490.00–515.002,11116
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1505435.00/cwt435.00–435.002,1977
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed547409.00/cwt409.00–409.002,2375
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1568396.76/cwt383.00–407.002,25414
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2571367.50/cwt367.50–367.502,0983
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1602381.46/cwt375.00–390.002,2967
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1665365.25/cwt356.50–370.002,42920
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1735342.09/cwt338.50–342.502,51419
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1752337.41/cwt336.00–338.502,53739
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1803322.50/cwt322.50–322.502,5904
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1857319.29/cwt310.50–324.002,73629
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed1,086281.74/cwt276.00–290.003,0607
Bulls——1,285247.50/cwt247.50–247.503,1801
Bulls——1,653229.78/cwt221.00–240.003,79814
Bulls——1,815205.28/cwt189.00–216.003,7263
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,073111.27/cwt105.00–117.001,1942
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,188158.73/cwt156.00–161.001,8863
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,198136.20/cwt125.00–141.001,63220
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,269155.70/cwt146.00–163.001,97651
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,319181.09/cwt165.00–185.002,389150
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,603177.60/cwt172.00–185.002,8476
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,138275.71/cwt274.00–279.003,1383
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,176251.00/cwt251.00–251.002,9523
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2940255.85/cwt237.50–275.002,4052
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth1,1652,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1003
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2133,315.57/head3,250.00–3,400.003,3162
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth1,2923,110.65/head3,050.00–3,150.003,1113
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3732,500.00/head2,100.00–2,700.002,5003
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4273,447.45/head3,425.00–3,550.003,4474
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,1143,772.56/head3,600.00–3,850.003,7734
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4004,200.00/head4,200.00–4,200.004,2001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4503,950.00/head3,900.00–4,000.003,9502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth1,5003,783.33/head3,700.00–3,950.003,7833
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium 1-2856286.70/cwt227.50–310.002,45421
Stock Cows—Medium 1-2909249.27/cwt222.50–282.502,2667
Stock Cows—Large 1-21,077252.22/cwt246.00–257.502,7165
Stock Cows—Large 1-21,116229.69/cwt210.00–250.002,56311
Stock Cows—Large 1-21,140202.87/cwt192.50–215.002,3135

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.