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Winter Livestock - Dodge City

Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2026-09-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dodge City, Kansas · Wed, Sep 16

● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1889

← Sep 9Sep 16Sep 23 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

2,215 head

▲ 1,355 vs last sale 860▼ 698 vs year ago 2,913 · −24.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

182 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 172▼ 103 vs year ago 285 · −36.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

87 head

▼ 40 vs last sale 127▼ 54 vs year ago 141 · −38.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers over 650 lbs sold 10.00 to 15.00 higher. Steers and heifers under 650 lbs sold steady, strong undertone. Slaughter cows sold steady, strong undertone. Good demand for moderate to heavy supply.

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 $351.82/cwt on 11 head, down $22.83 from the prior sale. That ranks 2 of 32 comparable sales and sits −54.70 against this barn's trailing median of $406.52.

Average price

$351.82

▼ 22.83 vs prior sale

11 head · 589 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,072

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$124

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

$8.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.91

vs KS average

−2.49 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	595	354.00	2,106	8thin
Medium and Large 1-2	573	346.00	1,983	3thin

One grade step is worth $8.00/cwt here — about $124 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 800–900 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 sale11 hd

351.82

—

KS average3 barns · 75 hd

361.73

−9.91

National average171 barns · 9,246 hd

354.31

−2.49

This barn, trailing median32 sales

406.52

−54.70

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

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	—	High	1,595	182.61	2,913	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,553	159.31	2,474	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,112	153.12	1,703	59
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,268	122.56	1,554	74

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 (5-8 yrs)	1,088	$2,750	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,129	$2,537	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,148	$2,512	9
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,418	$2,325	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,290	$2,244	13
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,108	$1,949	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$3,275	3thin

Every lot

71 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	336	512.50/cwt	512.50–512.50	1,722	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	527.50/cwt	527.50–527.50	1,941	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	492.00/cwt	492.00–492.00	2,101	14
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,162	11
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	465	422.00/cwt	422.00–422.00	1,962	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	545	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,262	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	429.33/cwt	423.00–430.00	2,383	43
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	607	392.83/cwt	380.00–399.00	2,384	20
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	614	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	2,198	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	654	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	2,531	8
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	683	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,220	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	700	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,415	31
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fancy	702	381.00/cwt	381.00–381.00	2,675	24
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	710	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	2,499	24
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	743	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	2,288	6
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	759	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,467	24
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	769	347.70/cwt	330.00–349.50	2,674	33
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	870	335.50/cwt	335.25–335.75	2,919	132
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1Fancy	906	332.25/cwt	332.25–332.25	3,010	47
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	923	302.16/cwt	297.00–305.00	2,789	23
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	928	319.55/cwt	309.00–324.00	2,965	221
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	971	316.55/cwt	309.50–320.25	3,074	162
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	228	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	9
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	287	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	8
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	318	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,670	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	403	451.00/cwt	451.00–451.00	1,818	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	452	432.50/cwt	432.50–432.50	1,955	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	457	388.00/cwt	388.00–388.00	1,773	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	573	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	1,983	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	595	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	2,106	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	606	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,073	11
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	632	340.11/cwt	331.00–357.50	2,149	63
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fancy	671	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	2,362	57
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	673	328.40/cwt	322.50–331.50	2,210	23
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Spayed	676	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,315	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	686	327.01/cwt	320.00–339.50	2,243	45
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	740	330.31/cwt	315.00–332.50	2,444	95
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	753	334.22/cwt	323.50–337.00	2,517	163
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	773	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	2,273	12
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	816	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	2,464	4
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	827	321.96/cwt	313.00–323.60	2,663	219
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	881	300.88/cwt	298.00–307.00	2,651	138
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	911	306.59/cwt	295.00–308.50	2,793	135
Heifers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,018	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	2,881	58
Heifers	1050–1100	Large 1	1,052	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	2,977	11
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	243	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	6
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	281	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	8
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,924	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	464	452.50/cwt	452.50–452.50	2,100	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	468	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,989	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,559	183.24/cwt	176.00–197.00	2,857	17
Bulls	—	—	1,653	162.59/cwt	156.00–169.00	2,688	2
Bulls	—	—	2,095	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	4,441	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	948	135.42/cwt	135.00–136.00	1,284	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,112	153.59/cwt	137.50–162.00	1,708	54
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,181	110.80/cwt	95.00–115.00	1,309	16
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,267	128.29/cwt	120.00–140.00	1,625	49
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,301	70.72/cwt	65.00–90.00	920	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,365	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	2,280	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,495	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	2,631	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,532	145.44/cwt	144.00–148.00	2,228	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,561	156.93/cwt	151.00–165.00	2,450	7
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,180	192.14/cwt	171.00–220.00	2,267	24
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,088	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,108	1,949.00/head	1,875.00–2,150.00	1,949	11
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,129	2,537.47/head	2,475.00–2,650.00	2,537	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,148	2,512.07/head	2,375.00–2,700.00	2,512	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,275	2,237.81/head	1,975.00–2,450.00	2,238	11
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,375	2,275.00/head	2,275.00–2,275.00	2,275	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,418	2,325.00/head	2,325.00–2,325.00	2,325	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	3,275.00/head	3,275.00–3,275.00	3,275	3

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 Sep 16, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,215Last week 860Year ago 2,913

Slaughter CattleReceipts 182Last week 172Year ago 285

Replacement CattleReceipts 87Last week 127Year ago 141

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	336	512.50	512.50
3	350–400	368	527.50	527.50
14	400–450	427	492.00	492.00
11	450–500	465	465.00	465.00
43	550–600	555	423.00–430.00	429.33
20	600–650	607	380.00–399.00	392.83
8	650–700	654	387.00	387.00
31	700–750	700	345.00	345.00
33	750–800	769	330.00–349.50	347.70
132	850–900	870	335.25–335.75	335.50
221	900–950	928	309.00–324.00	319.55
162	950–1000	971	309.50–320.25	316.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	545	415.00	415.00
5	650–700	683	325.00	325.00
24	700–750	710	352.00	352.00
24	750–800	759	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
24	700–750	702	381.00	381.00
47	900–950	906	332.25	332.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	465	422.00	422.00
6	600–650	614	358.00	358.00
6	700–750	743	308.00	308.00
23	900–950	923	297.00–305.00	302.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per head · actual wt
9	200–250	228	1,700.00	1,700.00
8	250–300	287	1,825.00	1,825.00
5	300–350	318	525.00	525.00
10	400–450	403	451.00	451.00
5	450–500	457	388.00	388.00
11	600–650	606	342.00	342.00
23	650–700	673	322.50–331.50	328.40
12	750–800	773	294.00	294.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	452	432.50	432.50
8	550–600	595	354.00	354.00
63	600–650	632	331.00–357.50	340.11
45	650–700	686	320.00–339.50	327.01
95	700–750	740	315.00–332.50	330.31
163	750–800	753	323.50–337.00	334.22
219	800–850	827	313.00–323.60	321.96
138	850–900	881	298.00–307.00	300.88
135	900–950	911	295.00–308.50	306.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
57	650–700	671	352.00	352.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	573	346.00	346.00
4	800–850	816	302.00	302.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	650–700	676	342.50	342.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
58	1000–1050	1,018	283.00	283.00
11	1050–1100	1,052	283.00	283.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
6	200–250	243	1,750.00	1,750.00
8	250–300	281	1,750.00	1,750.00
6	350–400	370	520.00	520.00
5	450–500	464	452.50	452.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	468	425.00	425.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	24	—	1,180	171.00–220.00	192.14

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,148	2,375.00–2,700.00	2,512.07
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,418	2,325.00	2,325.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,088	2,750.00	2,750.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,129	2,475.00–2,650.00	2,537.47
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,375	2,275.00	2,275.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	—	1,108	1,875.00–2,150.00	1,949.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,275	1,975.00–2,450.00	2,237.81

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	3,275.00	3,275.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	1,112	137.50–162.00	153.59
3	—	948	135.00–136.00	135.42
2	—	1,365	167.00	167.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,301	65.00–90.00	70.72
49	—	1,267	120.00–140.00	128.29
5	—	1,532	144.00–148.00	145.44
16	—	1,181	95.00–115.00	110.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,561	151.00–165.00	156.93
1	—	1,495	176.00	176.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,095	212.00	212.00
17	—	1,559	176.00–197.00	183.24
2	—	1,653	156.00–169.00	162.59

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.