Sale reports / Kansas / Winter Livestock - Dodge City / 2026-07-22

Winter Livestock - Dodge City

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dodge City, Kansas · Wed, Jul 22
● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1889
Feeder Cattle receipts
110 head
▼ 435 vs last sale 545▼ 693 vs year ago 803 · −86.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
178 head
▼ 83 vs last sale 261▼ 154 vs year ago 332 · −46.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
190 head
▲ 58 vs last sale 132▲ 183 vs year ago 7 · +2,614.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*Winter Livestock Hall of Fame Special Sale, Saturday, July 25, 2026, estimated 5500 head*

Compared to last week, not enough for market test on feeder steers and heifers nor stocker calves. Boning utility slaughter cows sold steady, weak undertone and Lean utility slaughter cows sold 12.00 lower. Several slaughter cows purchased as feeding cows sold steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $403.00/cwt on 3 head, down $69.23 from the prior sale. That ranks 3 of 31 comparable sales and sits −43.70 against this barn's trailing median of $446.70.
Average price
$403.00
▼ 69.23 vs prior sale
3 head · 585 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,358
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
−47.70
vs KS average
−16.04 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2585403.002,3583thin
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 sale3 hd
403.00
—
KS average2 barns · 79 hd
450.70
−47.70
National average142 barns · 5,313 hd
419.04
−16.04
This barn, trailing median31 sales
446.70
−43.70
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—High1,707223.363,81220
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,643173.762,8552thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,190170.052,02325
CowsLean 85-90%High1,222130.541,59676

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/Aged (>5 yrs)1,336$3,3007
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,282$3,1098
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,169$2,99229
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,304$2,96117
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,214$2,86017
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,226$2,65023
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,287$2,61313
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)946$3,9605
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,167$3,7756
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,220$3,1905

Every lot

40 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2585403.00/cwt403.00–403.002,3583
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1904315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,8486
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2990286.00/cwt286.00–286.002,8314
Steers1000–1050Large 11,011295.50/cwt295.50–295.502,98831
Feeder Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2430407.50/cwt407.50–407.501,7523
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1505370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,8696
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2611339.00/cwt339.00–339.002,0713
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1655337.00/cwt337.00–337.002,2075
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2907301.00/cwt301.00–301.002,7302
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2530400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,1202
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1550373.00/cwt373.00–373.002,0525
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1683350.28/cwt348.00–353.002,39211
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2771325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,5063
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2867280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,4286
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed1,010300.00/cwt300.00–300.003,0301
Bulls——1,507204.18/cwt201.00–206.003,0773
Bulls——1,640232.82/cwt232.50–233.003,8182
Bulls——1,809220.65/cwt212.00–228.003,99214
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,142128.31/cwt122.50–132.501,46527
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,187185.00/cwt185.00–185.002,1962
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,190168.75/cwt156.00–182.002,00823
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,235104.68/cwt95.00–115.001,29317
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,264143.67/cwt135.00–158.001,81628
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,419163.67/cwt162.00–165.002,3224
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,643173.76/cwt171.00–177.002,8552
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29463,960.00/head3,600.00–4,050.003,9605
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1004,000.00/head4,000.00–4,000.004,0002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1003,150.00/head3,150.00–3,150.003,1503
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2003,662.50/head3,350.00–3,800.003,6634
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth1,4003,250.00/head3,250.00–3,250.003,2502
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth1,1633,017.78/head2,450.00–3,075.003,01827
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2142,860.09/head2,500.00–2,950.002,86017
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth1,2262,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,65023
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2552,641.63/head2,550.00–2,750.002,6422
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2823,109.46/head2,850.00–3,350.003,1098
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2872,613.16/head2,500.00–2,650.002,61313
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth1,3042,961.04/head2,900.00–3,025.002,96117
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3363,299.76/head2,950.00–3,350.003,3007
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2812270.31/cwt251.00–277.502,1959
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,119200.09/cwt191.00–220.002,2394

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.