Sale reports / Kansas / Winter Livestock - Dodge City / 2026-11-11

Winter Livestock - Dodge City

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dodge City, Kansas · Wed, Nov 11
● Final99 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1889
← Nov 4Nov 11latest
Feeder Cattle receipts
3,239 head
▲ 503 vs last sale 2,736▲ 1,562 vs year ago 1,677 · +93.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
311 head
▲ 49 vs last sale 262▲ 35 vs year ago 276 · +12.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
917 head
▲ 790 vs last sale 127▲ 773 vs year ago 144 · +536.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No sale on Wednesday, November 25, 2026 and Wednesday, Dec 23, 2026, in honor of Thanksgiving and Christmas, respectively.

Compared to last week, steers 750 lbs and over sold steady to 5.00 lower. Heifers over 700 lbs sold 8.00 lower. Stocker calves sold steady to 10.00 to 20.00 lower. 271 head of green feeder steers sold 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Quality of slaughter cows were plain.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $429.65/cwt on 208 head, down $0.80 from the prior sale. That ranks 12 of 33 comparable sales and sits −16.32 against this barn's trailing median of $445.97.
Average price
$429.65
▼ 0.80 vs prior sale
208 head · 546 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,348
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$396
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$100.45/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−11.14
vs KS average
+17.37 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1540447.032,413148
Medium and Large 1-2556401.422,23244
Medium and Large 2582346.582,01716thin
One grade step is worth $100.45/cwt here — about $396 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale208 hd
429.65
—
KS average3 barns · 1,010 hd
440.79
−11.14
National average94 barns · 10,230 hd
412.28
+17.37
This barn, trailing median33 sales
445.97
−16.32
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

33 sales
527462396330median 445.9703/1105/0207/0809/1611/11
Steers 500–600 lb: high $513.49, low $343.81, median $445.97 across 33 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—High1,745174.053,03632
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,661133.062,2104thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,249128.781,608197
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,31893.731,23552

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)Young (2-4 yrs)994$4,10040
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,142$3,63051
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,233$3,185108
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)918$3,0259
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,187$2,75334
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,023$2,7295
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,140$2,65019
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,061$2,6006
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,344$2,463134
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,389$2,4515
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,323$2,2753thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,199$1,90653
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,010$3,937199
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)997$3,915138
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,231$3,60016

Every lot

99 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 · Steers36 lots · lightest first
Steers150–200Medium and Large 1169825.00/head825.00–825.008255
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1387515.00/cwt515.00–515.001,9935
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1425430.08/cwt420.00–435.001,82837
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy431522.50/cwt522.50–522.502,25210
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1451477.76/cwt467.50–490.002,15511
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2470427.50/cwt427.50–427.502,00913
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Fancy485510.00/cwt510.00–510.002,4748
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2492370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,82011
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1510450.38/cwt445.00–457.502,29739
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Fancy516497.60/cwt486.00–501.002,56835
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2537420.86/cwt405.00–426.002,26017
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Fancy555450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,49812
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2568389.18/cwt388.00–390.002,21127
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1569415.79/cwt404.00–425.002,36662
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2582346.58/cwt346.00–349.002,01716
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Fancy603420.36/cwt420.00–421.002,535136
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1615400.76/cwt387.00–407.002,46585
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2630380.50/cwt379.00–381.002,39782
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2659349.70/cwt343.00–355.002,30580
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2674312.00/cwt312.00–312.002,1035
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1678366.58/cwt356.00–381.002,48535
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Fancy687371.00/cwt371.00–371.002,549138
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed710370.25/cwt370.25–370.252,62980
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2722324.33/cwt324.00–325.002,34240
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1743347.70/cwt343.00–352.002,58371
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2761308.59/cwt305.00–311.002,34810
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1764361.00/cwt361.00–361.002,75814
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2785350.62/cwt331.50–356.102,752174
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2800330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,6407
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2801356.10/cwt356.10–356.102,85271
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1824342.62/cwt339.00–345.502,823134
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1883322.42/cwt321.00–322.852,84747
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2896326.00/cwt326.00–326.002,92156
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1947317.25/cwt317.25–317.253,004106
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1956319.50/cwt319.50–319.503,05440
Steers1000–1050Large 11,029298.23/cwt298.00–298.253,06943
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1217925.00/head925.00–925.009253
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 12721,419.39/head1,250.00–1,550.001,4199
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1330469.74/cwt460.00–480.001,55010
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2394407.50/cwt407.50–407.501,6066
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2411385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,5828
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2412413.05/cwt412.50–417.501,70235
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1435446.57/cwt439.00–460.001,94316
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1463424.87/cwt417.50–427.501,96722
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2486383.82/cwt382.50–390.001,86522
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2489331.00/cwt331.00–331.001,61914
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1521396.33/cwt384.00–408.002,06527
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Replacement533407.00/cwt407.00–407.002,16952
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2539362.24/cwt359.00–379.001,95255
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2573340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,9489
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1574362.63/cwt350.00–376.002,081107
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2624338.17/cwt334.00–343.002,11049
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1628377.63/cwt363.00–380.002,372149
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Replacement637363.50/cwt363.50–363.502,315111
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Unweaned676330.77/cwt318.00–341.002,236108
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2685300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,0557
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1714318.81/cwt307.00–327.002,27643
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2780277.00/cwt277.00–277.002,16110
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1784315.17/cwt314.50–321.002,471126
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1805313.07/cwt303.00–314.602,52076
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2813290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,35812
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1946287.24/cwt281.00–287.752,71765
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1969276.50/cwt276.50–276.502,67918
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2979275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,69210
Heifers1100–1150Large 11,102232.00/cwt232.00–232.002,5573
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1315525.00/cwt525.00–525.001,6544
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 13761,525.00/head1,525.00–1,525.001,52510
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1394447.50/cwt447.50–447.501,7638
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1569317.04/cwt310.00–322.501,80418
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,365153.60/cwt147.00–157.002,0976
Bulls——1,488204.50/cwt204.00–205.003,0433
Bulls——1,877175.41/cwt165.00–183.003,29223
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,109112.96/cwt110.00–117.501,25330
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,25984.15/cwt81.00–87.501,05922
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,274131.37/cwt119.00–140.001,674165
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,280152.00/cwt152.00–152.001,9462
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,30096.95/cwt92.00–106.001,26024
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,607116.00/cwt116.00–116.001,8646
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,661133.06/cwt131.00–135.002,2104
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows15 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29183,025.00/head3,025.00–3,025.003,0259
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29944,100.00/head4,100.00–4,100.004,10040
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0232,729.41/head2,300.00–2,975.002,7295
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0612,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6006
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1302,018.43/head1,950.00–2,175.002,0187
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1402,649.52/head2,410.00–3,000.002,65019
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1423,629.83/head2,850.00–4,300.003,63051
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1872,753.33/head2,250.00–3,300.002,75334
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth1,2101,889.41/head1,500.00–2,650.001,88946
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2333,185.10/head2,550.00–3,800.003,185108
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth1,3132,420.18/head2,350.00–2,575.002,42056
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3232,275.00/head2,275.00–2,275.002,2753
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3662,493.79/head2,250.00–3,050.002,49478
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth1,3882,435.00/head2,435.00–2,435.002,4353
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3902,475.00/head2,475.00–2,475.002,4752
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2313,600.00/head3,300.00–3,900.003,60016
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 19973,915.47/head3,650.00–4,100.003,915138
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 11,0103,937.07/head2,600.00–4,300.003,937199
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2997240.36/cwt182.50–285.002,39623
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,102174.96/cwt161.00–190.001,9287

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.