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Winter Livestock - Dodge City

Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2026-08-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dodge City, Kansas · Wed, Aug 12

● Final47 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1889

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Feeder Cattle receipts

970 head

▲ 480 vs last sale 490▲ 303 vs year ago 667 · +45.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

147 head

▼ 367 vs last sale 514▼ 137 vs year ago 284 · −48.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

80 head

▼ 90 vs last sale 170▲ 12 vs year ago 68 · +17.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers and stocker calves, too light to test. Heifers 750 lbs, sold steady to 5.00 higher and 4 loads of steers over 1000 lbs sold steady, strong. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 lower. CME Cattle closed 6.00 down. Good demand for light to moderate supply.

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 $343.81/cwt on 21 head, down $97.12 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −102.89 against this barn's trailing median of $446.70.

Average price

$343.81

▼ 97.12 vs prior sale

21 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,880

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$412

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

$107.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−76.98

vs KS average

−58.02 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	522	395.00	2,062	11thin
Medium and Large 1-2	574	287.50	1,650	10thin

One grade step is worth $107.50/cwt here — about $412 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 900–1000 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 sale21 hd

343.81

—

KS average3 barns · 96 hd

420.79

−76.98

National average153 barns · 6,255 hd

401.83

−58.02

This barn, trailing median31 sales

446.70

−102.89

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	1,836	217.90	4,001	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,527	173.52	2,650	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,148	161.86	1,858	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,239	130.50	1,617	81

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,303	$2,453	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,141	$2,350	13
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	851	$3,127	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,100	$4,150	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$3,850	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,233	$3,750	3thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,067	$3,483	3thin

Every lot

47 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	450–500	Medium and Large 1	469	457.50/cwt	457.50–457.50	2,146	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,062	11
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	574	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,650	10
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	616	356.24/cwt	355.00–357.50	2,194	14
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	629	390.73/cwt	383.00–392.50	2,458	16
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	662	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,681	12
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	680	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	2,230	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	719	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	2,574	6
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	751	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	2,197	14
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	757	348.51/cwt	344.00–353.00	2,638	22
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	764	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	2,468	11
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	868	331.50/cwt	331.50–331.50	2,877	15
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	918	326.74/cwt	325.50–328.00	2,999	110
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	936	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,967	3
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 2	978	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	2,064	14
Steers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,025	314.66/cwt	312.50–316.75	3,225	192
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	258	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	400	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,880	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	482	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	1,964	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	370.48/cwt	369.00–377.50	2,130	17
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	611	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,665	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	631	356.82/cwt	347.50–364.00	2,252	18
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	672	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	2,325	19
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	720	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,962	6
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	740	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,961	14
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	742	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	2,530	55
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	761	333.00/cwt	327.00–334.50	2,534	171
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	265	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	326	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	357	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,892	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	452	467.50/cwt	467.50–467.50	2,113	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,836	217.90/cwt	205.00–230.00	4,001	16
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	997	136.35/cwt	132.00–142.50	1,359	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,091	128.40/cwt	120.00–132.50	1,401	33
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,188	168.57/cwt	155.00–179.00	2,003	19
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,194	94.81/cwt	87.50–110.00	1,132	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,296	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	2,216	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,392	140.52/cwt	136.00–160.00	1,956	34
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,527	173.52/cwt	168.00–175.00	2,650	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	4,150.00/head	4,150.00–4,150.00	4,150	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	3,850.00/head	3,850.00–3,850.00	3,850	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,233	3,750.00/head	3,400.00–3,925.00	3,750	3
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,067	3,483.33/head	3,300.00–3,600.00	3,483	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,141	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	13
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,303	2,452.50/head	2,375.00–2,850.00	2,453	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	851	3,127.00/head	2,925.00–3,150.00	3,127	10
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,273	223.43/cwt	197.50–255.00	2,844	10

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 Aug 12, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 970Last week 490Year ago 667

Slaughter CattleReceipts 147Last week 514Year ago 284

Replacement CattleReceipts 80Last week 170Year ago 68

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,200	3,850.00	3,850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,100	4,150.00	4,150.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Broken Mouth$ per head · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,233	3,400.00–3,925.00	3,750.00

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	3	—	1,067	3,300.00–3,600.00	3,483.33

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	1,141	2,350.00	2,350.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,303	2,375.00–2,850.00	2,452.50

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 Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	851	2,925.00–3,150.00	3,127.00

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	10	—	1,273	197.50–255.00	223.43

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,836	205.00–230.00	217.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,527	168.00–175.00	173.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	997	132.00–142.50	136.35
19	—	1,188	155.00–179.00	168.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,194	87.50–110.00	94.81
34	—	1,392	136.00–160.00	140.52
3	—	1,296	171.00	171.00
33	—	1,091	120.00–132.50	128.40

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	258	1,300.00	1,300.00
5	400–450	400	470.00	470.00
4	450–500	482	407.50	407.50
17	550–600	575	369.00–377.50	370.48
18	600–650	631	347.50–364.00	356.82
19	650–700	672	346.00	346.00
55	700–750	742	341.00	341.00
171	750–800	761	327.00–334.50	333.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	611	272.50	272.50
14	700–750	740	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	700–750	720	272.50	272.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	265	1,500.00	1,500.00
3	300–350	326	1,875.00	1,875.00
6	350–400	357	530.00	530.00
5	450–500	452	467.50	467.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	450–500	469	457.50	457.50
11	500–550	522	395.00	395.00
16	600–650	629	383.00–392.50	390.73
12	650–700	662	405.00	405.00
6	700–750	719	358.00	358.00
22	750–800	757	344.00–353.00	348.51
15	850–900	868	331.50	331.50
110	900–950	918	325.50–328.00	326.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	550–600	574	287.50	287.50
14	600–650	616	355.00–357.50	356.24
5	650–700	680	328.00	328.00
11	750–800	764	323.00	323.00
3	900–950	936	317.00	317.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	750–800	751	292.50	292.50
14	950–1000	978	211.00	211.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
192	1000–1050	1,025	312.50–316.75	314.66

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.