Sale reports / Kansas / Winter Livestock - Dodge City / 2026-08-05

Winter Livestock - Dodge City

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dodge City, Kansas · Wed, Aug 5
● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1889
← Jul 25Aug 5Aug 12 →
Feeder Cattle receipts
490 head
▼ 5,745 vs last sale 6,235▼ 98 vs year ago 588 · −16.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
514 head
▲ 514 vs last sale 0▲ 301 vs year ago 213 · +141.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
170 head
▲ 170 vs last sale 0▲ 109 vs year ago 61 · +178.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, steer and heifer feeders and stocker calves, not enough for market test. 55 reputation heifers weighing 932 lbs sold 305.00 cwt; 55 reputation heifers weighing 926 lbs sold 306.00 cwt. Boning utility slaughter cows sold steady, weak undertone while Lean utility slaughter cows sold steady to 9.00 higher. Good demand for light to moderate supply.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $440.93/cwt on 39 head, up $3.17 from the prior sale. That ranks 14 of 31 comparable sales and sits −5.77 against this barn's trailing median of $446.70.
Average price
$440.93
▲ 3.17 vs prior sale
39 head · 554 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,441
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$162
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$32.98/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+8.78
vs KS average
+26.69 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1551458.692,52718thin
Medium and Large 1-2556425.712,36621
One grade step is worth $32.98/cwt here — about $162 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 sale39 hd
440.93
—
KS average3 barns · 77 hd
432.15
+8.78
National average157 barns · 6,223 hd
414.24
+26.69
This barn, trailing median31 sales
446.70
−5.77
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—Average1,587232.963,69828
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,488171.492,55250
CowsBoner 80-85%Very Low1,233169.062,085233
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,274142.021,81083
Dairy Bulls—Average1,852206.003,8152thin

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 (5-8 yrs)1,378$3,1752thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,187$3,1002thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,123$3,0503thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,098$2,9964thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,247$2,8318
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,377$2,82316
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,304$2,7318
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,215$2,67812
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,153$2,6262thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,225$2,21316
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)960$4,45210
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,319$4,39321
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,222$4,0509
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,138$3,8502thin

Every lot

60 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1382512.50/cwt512.50–512.501,9584
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1400555.00/cwt555.00–555.002,2207
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1521473.00/cwt473.00–473.002,4648
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2529415.00/cwt415.00–415.002,1957
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2569431.06/cwt427.50–432.002,45314
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1575447.24/cwt440.00–465.002,57210
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1663395.00/cwt395.00–395.002,6198
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1706388.91/cwt383.00–389.502,74645
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2722361.00/cwt361.00–361.002,6065
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1763355.89/cwt345.00–363.002,71515
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1813361.00/cwt361.00–361.002,93515
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1879340.25/cwt340.25–340.252,99124
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1930329.66/cwt328.00–335.003,06627
Steers1100–1150Large 11,103278.00/cwt278.00–278.003,06616
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1335532.50/cwt532.50–532.501,7844
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1350560.00/cwt560.00–560.001,9603
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1476480.00/cwt480.00–480.002,28517
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1583407.50/cwt407.50–407.502,3763
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1610374.00/cwt374.00–374.002,2814
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1669347.74/cwt334.00–352.002,32613
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1700325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,2753
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1802319.00/cwt319.00–319.002,55820
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1892311.50/cwt311.50–311.502,77910
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1929305.50/cwt305.00–306.002,838110
Heifers1000–1050Large 11,043255.00/cwt255.00–255.002,6603
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1534445.00/cwt445.00–445.002,3767
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1794303.00/cwt303.00–303.002,4065
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed1,147259.91/cwt245.00–270.002,9819
Bulls——1,796220.20/cwt209.00–228.003,95519
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%913127.50/cwt127.50–127.501,1642
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,037138.64/cwt132.50–150.001,43818
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,077125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,3466
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,233137.78/cwt130.00–147.001,69960
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,253172.02/cwt156.00–183.002,155213
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,481171.01/cwt165.00–178.002,53348
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,489163.00/cwt157.00–176.002,42717
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,655183.08/cwt182.00–184.003,0302
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Bulls——1,852206.00/cwt206.00–206.003,8152
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows12 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0982,996.04/head2,550.00–3,500.002,9964
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1233,050.00/head3,050.00–3,050.003,0503
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1532,625.70/head2,450.00–2,750.002,6262
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1873,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth1,2002,651.73/head2,600.00–2,800.002,6529
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth1,2252,212.90/head1,975.00–2,500.002,21316
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2472,830.75/head2,700.00–2,850.002,8318
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2612,755.76/head2,575.00–2,875.002,7563
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth1,2822,799.40/head2,600.00–2,900.002,7996
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3682,525.50/head2,500.00–2,550.002,5262
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3772,823.46/head2,550.00–2,975.002,82316
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3783,175.27/head3,125.00–3,225.003,1752
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,045219.11/cwt205.00–241.002,2906
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,098241.85/cwt210.00–289.002,6562
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,226197.56/cwt189.00–205.002,42212
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29604,452.00/head4,185.00–4,550.004,45210
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1383,850.00/head3,050.00–4,650.003,8502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth1,1674,220.83/head3,325.00–4,400.004,2216
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2224,050.00/head3,950.00–4,400.004,0509
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth1,3554,556.82/head4,500.00–4,625.004,55711
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4003,900.00/head3,900.00–3,900.003,9002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5004,500.00/head4,500.00–4,500.004,5002

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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