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Winter Livestock - Dodge City

Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2026-09-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-02

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dodge City, Kansas · Wed, Sep 2

● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1889

← Aug 26Sep 2Sep 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,486 head

▲ 603 vs last sale 883▼ 564 vs year ago 2,050 · −27.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

424 head

▼ 70 vs last sale 494▲ 203 vs year ago 221 · +91.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

103 head

▼ 69 vs last sale 172▼ 81 vs year ago 184 · −44.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers over 600 lbs and heifers over 650 lbs sold steady, strong undertone. Steers under 600 lbs and heifers under 650 lbs sold sharply lower. Boning and lean utility slaughter cows sold steady to 5.00 lower. Good demand for moderate supply. 255 head of spayed heifers sold today.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $344.43/cwt on 47 head, down $15.97 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −62.09 against this barn's trailing median of $406.52.

Average price

$344.43

▼ 15.97 vs prior sale

47 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,831

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$15

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

$18.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.07

vs KS average

+12.91 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	524	348.83	1,826	36
Medium and Large 1-2	558	330.00	1,841	11thin

One grade step is worth $18.83/cwt here — about −$15 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 sale47 hd

344.43

—

KS average3 barns · 132 hd

358.50

−14.07

National average157 barns · 5,611 hd

331.52

+12.91

This barn, trailing median32 sales

406.52

−62.09

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

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,663	184.83	3,073	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,530	158.31	2,422	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,236	152.73	1,888	279
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,215	112.67	1,369	51
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	2,188	174.77	3,824	2thin

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	$2,421	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,266	$2,394	17
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,058	$2,326	11
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,226	$2,159	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,304	$2,127	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,131	$1,729	14
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	935	$1,400	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$3,175	4thin

Every lot

63 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	283	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	5
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	438.00/cwt	438.00–438.00	1,621	11
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	401	473.61/cwt	471.00–477.50	1,899	10
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	435	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,914	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	436	393.00/cwt	393.00–393.00	1,713	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	449	378.00/cwt	378.00–378.00	1,697	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	461	407.51/cwt	398.00–411.00	1,879	27
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	496	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,860	14
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	526	418.60/cwt	415.50–424.00	2,202	11
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	534	388.26/cwt	375.00–397.50	2,073	49
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	554	389.00/cwt	389.00–389.00	2,155	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	558	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	1,959	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	617	372.11/cwt	367.00–375.00	2,296	11
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	657	348.72/cwt	338.00–356.00	2,291	16
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	724	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	2,520	7
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	770	344.34/cwt	337.00–350.00	2,651	84
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	808	335.47/cwt	334.25–336.25	2,711	59
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	884	317.18/cwt	313.75–327.25	2,804	87
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	935	306.52/cwt	303.00–308.00	2,866	27
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	959	304.16/cwt	302.85–305.50	2,917	110
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	376	402.93/cwt	395.00–405.00	1,515	30
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	447	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,654	18
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	476	385.28/cwt	381.00–392.50	1,834	13
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	485	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,557	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	346.62/cwt	332.00–354.00	1,785	29
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	558	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,841	11
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	559	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	2,001	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	604	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,939	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	342.98/cwt	334.00–353.00	2,126	23
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Spayed	644	358.11/cwt	354.00–361.50	2,306	127
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	674	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,305	12
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Spayed	692	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,318	53
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	719	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	2,401	35
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Spayed	742	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,486	75
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	754	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	2,405	16
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Fancy	798	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	2,466	44
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	810	302.87/cwt	300.00–303.75	2,453	164
Heifers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,047	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	2,890	18
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	846	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	2,521	8
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,632	157.60/cwt	146.00–164.00	2,572	5
Bulls	—	—	1,642	189.34/cwt	172.00–197.00	3,109	22
Bulls	—	—	1,965	203.34/cwt	201.00–205.00	3,996	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,030	79.88/cwt	70.00–85.00	823	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,086	133.44/cwt	125.00–140.00	1,449	40
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,193	114.22/cwt	105.00–117.50	1,363	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,261	155.96/cwt	141.00–166.00	1,967	239
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,302	127.40/cwt	120.00–143.00	1,659	28
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,530	158.31/cwt	153.00–161.00	2,422	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,560	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	2,293	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Bulls	—	—	2,188	174.77/cwt	171.00–179.00	3,824	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	935	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,058	2,326.46/head	2,050.00–2,525.00	2,326	11
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,096	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	11
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,226	2,158.75/head	1,900.00–2,300.00	2,159	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,257	2,019.16/head	1,825.00–2,425.00	2,019	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,266	2,393.91/head	2,250.00–2,450.00	2,394	17
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,304	2,127.46/head	1,875.00–2,175.00	2,127	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,365	2,420.91/head	2,350.00–2,525.00	2,421	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	932	237.97/cwt	180.00–257.50	2,218	6
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	985	254.41/cwt	202.50–280.00	2,506	13
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,193	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,980	8
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	3,175.00/head	3,175.00–3,175.00	3,175	4

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 Sep 2, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,486Last week 883Year ago 2,050

Slaughter CattleReceipts 424Last week 494Year ago 221

Replacement CattleReceipts 103Last week 172Year ago 184

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
5	250–300	283	1,250.00	1,250.00
6	300–350	323	1,300.00	1,300.00
11	350–400	370	438.00	438.00
10	400–450	401	471.00–477.50	473.61
27	450–500	461	398.00–411.00	407.51
49	500–550	534	375.00–397.50	388.26
5	550–600	554	389.00	389.00
11	600–650	617	367.00–375.00	372.11
16	650–700	657	338.00–356.00	348.72
7	700–750	724	348.00	348.00
84	750–800	770	337.00–350.00	344.34
59	800–850	808	334.25–336.25	335.47
87	850–900	884	313.75–327.25	317.18
27	900–950	935	303.00–308.00	306.52
110	950–1000	959	302.85–305.50	304.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	436	393.00	393.00
14	450–500	496	375.00	375.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	500–550	526	415.50–424.00	418.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	435	440.00	440.00
6	550–600	558	351.00	351.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	449	378.00	378.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
127	600–650	644	354.00–361.50	358.11
53	650–700	692	335.00	335.00
75	700–750	742	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
44	750–800	798	309.00	309.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
30	350–400	376	395.00–405.00	402.93
18	400–450	447	370.00	370.00
13	450–500	476	381.00–392.50	385.28
29	500–550	515	332.00–354.00	346.62
7	550–600	559	358.00	358.00
23	600–650	620	334.00–353.00	342.98
12	650–700	674	342.00	342.00
35	700–750	719	334.00	334.00
16	750–800	754	319.00	319.00
164	800–850	810	300.00–303.75	302.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	485	321.00	321.00
11	550–600	558	330.00	330.00
6	600–650	604	321.00	321.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	1000–1050	1,047	276.00	276.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	800–850	846	298.00	298.00

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)	6	—	1,304	1,875.00–2,175.00	2,127.46
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,365	2,350.00–2,525.00	2,420.91
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,257	1,825.00–2,425.00	2,019.16
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,226	1,900.00–2,300.00	2,158.75
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	—	1,058	2,050.00–2,525.00	2,326.46

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	17	—	1,266	2,250.00–2,450.00	2,393.91
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	—	1,096	1,650.00	1,650.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	935	1,400.00	1,400.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,193	166.00	166.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	932	180.00–257.50	237.97
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	13	—	985	202.50–280.00	254.41

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 (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,100	3,175.00	3,175.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
239	—	1,261	141.00–166.00	155.96
40	—	1,086	125.00–140.00	133.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,560	147.00	147.00
14	—	1,030	70.00–85.00	79.88
28	—	1,302	120.00–143.00	127.40
8	—	1,193	105.00–117.50	114.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,530	153.00–161.00	158.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,188	171.00–179.00	174.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,632	146.00–164.00	157.60
22	—	1,642	172.00–197.00	189.34
2	—	1,965	201.00–205.00	203.34

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.