Sale reports / Kansas / Winter Livestock - Dodge City / 2026-08-19

Winter Livestock - Dodge City

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dodge City, Kansas · Wed, Aug 19
● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1889
Feeder Cattle receipts
604 head
▼ 366 vs last sale 970▼ 283 vs year ago 887 · −31.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
412 head
▲ 265 vs last sale 147▲ 78 vs year ago 334 · +23.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
143 head
▲ 63 vs last sale 80▲ 0 vs year ago 143 · +0.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, heifers 650 lbs and over sold 5.00 to 9.00 lower. Stocker steers and heifers, 300 lbs to 550 lbs sold 10.00 to 20.00 higher. Feeder steers, not enough for market test, weak undertone noted. Slaughter cows sold steady, soft undertone. Good demand for light to moderate supply.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $386.57/cwt on 21 head, up $16.09 from the prior sale (only 17 head in that comparison). That ranks 11 of 32 comparable sales and sits −19.95 against this barn's trailing median of $406.52.
Average price
$386.57
▲ 16.09 vs prior sale
21 head · 559 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,163
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
+3.74
vs KS average
+35.65 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1559386.572,16321
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 sale21 hd
386.57
—
KS average3 barns · 80 hd
382.84
+3.74
National average160 barns · 5,295 hd
350.92
+35.65
This barn, trailing median32 sales
406.52
−19.95
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
473425378330median 406.5203/0404/2906/2409/0910/28
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Low1,760199.733,51514
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,301166.692,168231
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,722160.242,7593thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,287133.021,713104

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,490$3,2503thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,470$3,02816
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,126$2,99011
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,290$2,8485
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,265$2,74329
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,043$1,9882thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,214$4,1077
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,100$4,1002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,200$4,1003thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,300$4,0504thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,257$4,00014
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,000$3,6002thin

Every lot

54 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1Unweaned2401,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5507
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Unweaned337517.50/cwt517.50–517.501,7447
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1526496.29/cwt490.00–500.002,61029
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2540457.50/cwt457.50–457.502,4714
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2546425.00/cwt425.00–425.002,3215
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1610427.00/cwt427.00–427.002,60522
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1691378.00/cwt378.00–378.002,6124
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1825342.57/cwt336.00–343.002,82666
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1901323.00/cwt323.00–323.002,91063
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1Unweaned2421,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4253
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1271592.50/cwt592.50–592.501,6067
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2338542.00/cwt542.00–542.001,8323
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1387475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,8385
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1413476.13/cwt472.50–480.001,9668
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2435435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,8923
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1460435.00/cwt435.00–435.002,0014
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1546396.00/cwt396.00–396.002,16215
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1593363.00/cwt363.00–363.002,1536
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1632369.69/cwt361.00–372.002,33634
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2663354.00/cwt354.00–354.002,3473
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1723331.10/cwt329.50–332.502,39436
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1762330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,51526
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1811307.22/cwt307.00–308.002,49219
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2812312.00/cwt312.00–312.002,5333
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1874299.76/cwt299.50–300.002,620120
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1904296.50/cwt296.50–296.502,68059
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1538420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,2606
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1709322.00/cwt322.00–322.002,2835
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,503177.00/cwt177.00–177.002,6602
Bulls——1,746198.57/cwt185.00–211.003,4679
Bulls——1,972218.37/cwt217.00–220.004,3063
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,087104.53/cwt90.00–115.001,13613
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,093144.79/cwt140.00–148.001,5834
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,300133.82/cwt120.00–139.001,74077
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,304167.01/cwt150.00–175.002,178226
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,355171.00/cwt171.00–171.002,3171
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,395181.00/cwt181.00–181.002,5251
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,408153.85/cwt146.00–161.002,16613
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,722160.24/cwt156.00–164.002,7593
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,335217.50/cwt217.50–217.502,9043
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth1,0431,987.77/head1,500.00–2,400.001,9882
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1262,990.39/head2,850.00–3,100.002,99011
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth1,2652,742.78/head1,800.00–3,450.002,74329
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2902,847.98/head2,475.00–3,000.002,8485
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4703,027.54/head1,550.00–3,200.003,02816
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4903,250.00/head3,250.00–3,250.003,2503
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs8 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0003,600.00/head3,600.00–3,600.003,6002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0003,475.00/head3,475.00–3,475.003,4752
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0673,883.33/head3,700.00–4,000.003,8833
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1004,100.00/head4,100.00–4,100.004,1002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2004,100.00/head4,100.00–4,100.004,1003
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth1,3004,087.50/head3,450.00–4,275.004,08812
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3004,050.00/head4,050.00–4,050.004,0504
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3254,275.00/head4,200.00–4,500.004,2754

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.