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Winter Livestock - Dodge City

Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2026-06-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dodge City, Kansas · Wed, Jun 17

● Final43 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1889

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Feeder Cattle receipts

602 head

▲ 202 vs last sale 400▲ 349 vs year ago 253 · +137.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

369 head

▲ 66 vs last sale 303▲ 37 vs year ago 332 · +11.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

144 head

▲ 42 vs last sale 102▲ 81 vs year ago 63 · +128.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* No sale, Wednesday, July 1, 2026

* Hall of Fame Sale, Saturday, July 25, 2026

Compared to last week, limited supply, not enough for market test on steers and heifers across all weights, strong undertone noted. Slaughter cows sold steady.

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 $489.41/cwt on 17 head, up $29.84 from the prior sale. That ranks 26 of 31 comparable sales and sits +42.71 against this barn's trailing median of $446.70.

Average price

$489.41

▲ 29.84 vs prior sale

17 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,723

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+13.81

vs KS average

+30.36 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	556	489.41	2,723	17thin

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 sale17 hd

489.41

—

KS average2 barns · 46 hd

475.60

+13.81

National average161 barns · 9,107 hd

459.05

+30.36

This barn, trailing median31 sales

446.70

+42.71

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	—	Low	1,620	227.52	3,685	16
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,690	184.00	3,110	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,565	174.83	2,736	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,262	173.08	2,184	97
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,311	136.37	1,788	90

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,365	$3,000	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	903	$2,950	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,007	$2,930	8
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,215	$2,750	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,588	$2,541	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,251	$2,214	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,055	$3,604	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,150	$3,350	2thin

Every lot

43 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	363	587.50/cwt	587.50–587.50	2,133	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	2,457	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	476	515.52/cwt	515.00–516.00	2,454	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	533	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,665	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	566	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,745	12
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	438.57/cwt	437.50–439.00	2,873	14
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	745	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	2,749	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	751	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,854	8
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	890	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	3,124	60
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	913	354.14/cwt	343.50–355.75	3,233	70
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	964	341.85/cwt	341.85–341.85	3,295	52
Steers	1050–1100	Large 1	1,053	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	3,391	47
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	406	537.50/cwt	537.50–537.50	2,182	15
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	444	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	2,287	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	502.50/cwt	502.50–502.50	2,387	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	500	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,850	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	411.62/cwt	407.00–417.50	2,359	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	622	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,364	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	732	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	2,511	17
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	777	329.02/cwt	326.00–335.00	2,556	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,117	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	2,932	2
Bulls	—	—	1,683	201.95/cwt	201.00–204.00	3,399	3
Bulls	—	—	1,694	228.13/cwt	216.00–239.00	3,865	11
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,019	149.16/cwt	135.00–154.00	1,520	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,130	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	2,119	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,153	118.60/cwt	110.00–127.50	1,367	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,298	176.33/cwt	158.00–183.00	2,289	84
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,322	136.68/cwt	130.00–142.50	1,807	68
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,455	159.69/cwt	151.00–166.00	2,323	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,565	174.83/cwt	172.00–179.00	2,736	7
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,690	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	3,110	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	903	2,950.42/head	2,900.00–2,975.00	2,950	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,007	2,930.23/head	2,800.00–3,100.00	2,930	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,215	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,251	2,214.45/head	1,800.00–2,300.00	2,214	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,365	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,588	2,541.34/head	2,375.00–2,700.00	2,541	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	814	296.14/cwt	240.00–327.50	2,411	13
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,077	241.19/cwt	201.00–270.00	2,598	11
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,079	224.83/cwt	197.50–240.00	2,426	14
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,000	3,560.00/head	3,560.00–3,560.00	3,560	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	3,350.00/head	2,850.00–3,850.00	3,350	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,300	3,800.00/head	3,800.00–3,800.00	3,800	2

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.

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