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Winter Livestock - Dodge City

Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2026-08-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dodge City, Kansas · Wed, Aug 26

● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1889

← Aug 19Aug 26Sep 2 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

883 head

▲ 279 vs last sale 604▼ 2,073 vs year ago 2,956 · −70.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

494 head

▲ 82 vs last sale 412▲ 183 vs year ago 311 · +58.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

172 head

▲ 29 vs last sale 143▲ 114 vs year ago 58 · +196.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers over 800 lbs sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower and heifers over 700 lbs sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Stocker steer and heifer calves sold sharply lower. Boning utility slaughter cows sold 10.00 lower while Lean utility slaughter cows sold 5.00 lower. Several new crop calves presented today. Good demand for moderate supply.

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 $410.64/cwt on 122 head, down $72.19 from the prior sale. That ranks 6 of 31 comparable sales and sits −36.06 against this barn's trailing median of $446.70.

Average price

$410.64

▼ 72.19 vs prior sale

122 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,229

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$47

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

$9.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.71

vs KS average

+39.64 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	411.57	2,234	110
Medium and Large 1-2	544	402.11	2,187	12thin

One grade step is worth $9.45/cwt here — about $47 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale122 hd

410.64

—

KS average3 barns · 252 hd

409.93

+0.71

National average153 barns · 5,891 hd

371.00

+39.64

This barn, trailing median31 sales

446.70

−36.06

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	—	Average	1,679	196.11	3,292	39
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,478	160.54	2,373	74
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,332	158.07	2,106	199
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,229	124.08	1,525	110

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,358	$2,650	8
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,293	$2,575	24
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,274	$2,497	74
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,326	$2,447	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,500	$4,075	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,400	$3,775	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,344	$3,683	9

Every lot

68 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	268	1,434.48/head	1,300.00–1,725.00	1,434	16
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	310	582.50/cwt	582.50–582.50	1,806	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	353	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	386	499.88/cwt	492.50–507.50	1,930	10
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	431	458.16/cwt	452.50–461.00	1,975	9
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	445	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,780	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	451	450.05/cwt	447.50–457.00	2,030	15
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	466	428.68/cwt	422.50–440.00	1,998	12
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	523	413.67/cwt	402.50–425.00	2,163	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	537	413.61/cwt	410.00–421.00	2,221	78
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	557	406.59/cwt	406.50–407.00	2,265	32
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	586	379.00/cwt	379.00–379.00	2,221	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	367.77/cwt	362.50–372.00	2,291	12
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	628	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,261	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	657	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	2,208	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	707	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,298	7
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	717	357.98/cwt	355.50–360.00	2,567	37
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	770	344.84/cwt	344.00–345.00	2,655	32
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	825	335.83/cwt	335.00–338.00	2,771	36
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	843	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,740	3
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	888	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	2,779	18
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	909	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	2,736	5
Steers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,035	287.41/cwt	283.00–297.50	2,975	110
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	269	1,367.49/head	1,200.00–1,450.00	1,367	12
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	347	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	377	458.01/cwt	455.00–467.50	1,727	12
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	389	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	1,663	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400	432.50/cwt	432.50–432.50	1,730	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,860	12
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	418	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	1,829	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	472	383.73/cwt	370.00–394.00	1,811	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	488	400.52/cwt	399.00–404.00	1,955	35
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	512	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	1,823	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,926	25
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	556	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	1,979	31
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	565	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	1,983	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	633	355.49/cwt	355.00–356.00	2,250	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	635	363.00/cwt	363.00–363.00	2,305	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	654	361.89/cwt	361.00–362.50	2,367	54
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	663	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	2,294	6
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	700	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	2,142	10
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	727	328.88/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,391	43
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	898	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	2,622	36
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	263	1,574.38/head	1,250.00–1,900.00	1,574	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	376	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,748	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	520	399.00/cwt	399.00–399.00	2,075	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,018	256.01/cwt	255.00–257.00	2,606	2
Bulls	—	—	1,290	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,774	1
Bulls	—	—	1,616	169.85/cwt	166.00–177.00	2,745	5
Bulls	—	—	1,744	195.87/cwt	181.00–206.00	3,416	31
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,030	130.16/cwt	125.00–135.00	1,341	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,107	115.16/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,275	22
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,110	95.82/cwt	90.00–105.00	1,064	18
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,296	133.51/cwt	125.00–151.00	1,730	69
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,305	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,219	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,339	158.52/cwt	143.00–166.00	2,123	193
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,440	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	2,563	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,478	160.54/cwt	154.00–164.00	2,373	74
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,252	2,482.29/head	2,125.00–2,650.00	2,482	65
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,293	2,575.00/head	2,575.00–2,575.00	2,575	24
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,306	2,425.00/head	2,425.00–2,425.00	2,425	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,351	2,475.00/head	2,475.00–2,475.00	2,475	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,358	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,436	2,602.70/head	2,350.00–2,675.00	2,603	9
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,300	3,550.00/head	3,550.00–3,550.00	3,550	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,400	3,850.00/head	3,850.00–3,850.00	3,850	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,400	3,775.00/head	3,775.00–3,775.00	3,775	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,500	4,075.00/head	4,075.00–4,075.00	4,075	11

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 Aug 26, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 883Last week 604Year ago 2,956

Slaughter CattleReceipts 494Last week 412Year ago 311

Replacement CattleReceipts 172Last week 143Year ago 58

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	250–300	268	1,300.00–1,725.00	1,434.48
3	300–350	310	582.50	582.50
10	350–400	386	492.50–507.50	499.88
3	350–400	353	1,750.00	1,750.00
9	400–450	431	452.50–461.00	458.16
15	450–500	451	447.50–457.00	450.05
78	500–550	537	410.00–421.00	413.61
32	550–600	557	406.50–407.00	406.59
12	600–650	623	362.50–372.00	367.77
37	700–750	717	355.50–360.00	357.98
32	750–800	770	344.00–345.00	344.84
36	800–850	825	335.00–338.00	335.83
18	850–900	888	313.00	313.00
5	900–950	909	301.00	301.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	445	400.00	400.00
12	450–500	466	422.50–440.00	428.68
8	500–550	523	402.50–425.00	413.67
4	550–600	586	379.00	379.00
3	600–650	628	360.00	360.00
3	650–700	657	336.00	336.00
7	700–750	707	325.00	325.00
3	800–850	843	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
110	1000–1050	1,035	283.00–297.50	287.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	250–300	269	1,200.00–1,450.00	1,367.49
3	300–350	347	1,225.00	1,225.00
12	350–400	377	455.00–467.50	458.01
12	400–450	418	445.00	445.00
35	450–500	488	399.00–404.00	400.52
25	500–550	524	367.50	367.50
31	550–600	556	356.00	356.00
6	600–650	635	363.00	363.00
54	650–700	654	361.00–362.50	361.89
43	700–750	727	320.00–330.00	328.88
36	850–900	898	292.00	292.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	400	432.50	432.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	389	427.50	427.50
3	400–450	418	437.50	437.50
9	450–500	472	370.00–394.00	383.73
3	500–550	512	356.00	356.00
3	550–600	565	351.00	351.00
6	600–650	633	355.00–356.00	355.49
6	650–700	663	346.00	346.00
10	700–750	700	306.00	306.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	263	1,250.00–1,900.00	1,574.38
4	350–400	376	465.00	465.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	520	399.00	399.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	24	—	1,293	2,575.00	2,575.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,351	2,475.00	2,475.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,358	2,650.00	2,650.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,436	2,350.00–2,675.00	2,602.70

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	65	—	1,252	2,125.00–2,650.00	2,482.29
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,306	2,425.00	2,425.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Broken Mouth$ per head · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,300	3,550.00	3,550.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,400	3,850.00	3,850.00

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/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,400	3,775.00	3,775.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	—	1,500	4,075.00	4,075.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,305	170.00	170.00
193	—	1,339	143.00–166.00	158.52
4	—	1,030	125.00–135.00	130.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,440	178.00	178.00
69	—	1,296	125.00–151.00	133.51
22	—	1,107	110.00–120.00	115.16
18	—	1,110	90.00–105.00	95.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
74	—	1,478	154.00–164.00	160.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,018	255.00–257.00	256.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,290	215.00	215.00
5	—	1,616	166.00–177.00	169.85
31	—	1,744	181.00–206.00	195.87

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.