Sale reports / Kansas / Winter Livestock - Dodge City / 2026-09-30

Winter Livestock - Dodge City

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dodge City, Kansas · Wed, Sep 30
● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1889
Feeder Cattle receipts
3,000 head
▲ 858 vs last sale 2,142▼ 544 vs year ago 3,544 · −15.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
191 head
▼ 140 vs last sale 331▼ 120 vs year ago 311 · −38.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
240 head
▼ 89 vs last sale 329▲ 40 vs year ago 200 · +20.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers over 700 lbs sold steady to 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Heifers over 550 lbs sold steady to 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Steers under 700 lbs and heifers under 550 lbs sold weak due to rain. 56 heifers weighing 816 lbs and 50 heifers weighing 924 lbs sold 21.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady, soft undertone noted. Good demand for heavy supply.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $405.84/cwt on 98 head, down $25.18 from the prior sale. That ranks 3 of 31 comparable sales and sits −40.86 against this barn's trailing median of $446.70.
Average price
$405.84
▼ 25.18 vs prior sale
98 head · 560 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,271
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$195
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$25.17/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−26.93
vs KS average
−8.82 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1563412.002,31974
Medium and Large 1-2549386.842,12424
One grade step is worth $25.17/cwt here — about $195 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 sale98 hd
405.84
—
KS average3 barns · 347 hd
432.77
−26.93
National average184 barns · 17,632 hd
414.66
−8.82
This barn, trailing median31 sales
446.70
−40.86
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—Low1,264201.532,54810
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,188144.331,71577
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,634141.012,30414
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,231111.681,37577

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 Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,414$3,35013
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)995$3,30820
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,132$3,1505
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,164$3,14738
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,221$3,1008
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,115$2,9094thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)943$2,8148
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,220$2,59112
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,228$2,5772thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,274$2,3569
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,006$2,3507
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,168$2,27924
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,124$2,2104thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)838$2,57510

Every lot

82 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 12271,475.00/head1,475.00–1,475.001,4757
Steers250–300Medium and Large 12581,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5004
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Unweaned307539.00/cwt539.00–539.001,65517
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1342490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,6766
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1389501.73/cwt501.00–502.001,95218
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1441456.96/cwt445.00–463.002,01540
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2444442.00/cwt442.00–442.001,9625
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1457459.00/cwt459.00–459.002,09812
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2459432.00/cwt432.00–432.001,9837
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2482407.22/cwt407.00–407.501,9637
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2506389.00/cwt389.00–389.001,9689
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1517415.68/cwt412.00–417.002,14924
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2575385.54/cwt374.00–391.502,21715
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1585410.24/cwt401.00–422.002,40050
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1601396.07/cwt378.00–401.002,38072
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1675365.46/cwt356.00–374.002,46728
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2721340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,4515
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1730362.56/cwt348.50–371.002,647192
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2760320.35/cwt315.00–323.002,43524
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1776352.53/cwt346.00–356.002,73656
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1824343.30/cwt334.00–354.502,829463
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2833307.00/cwt307.00–307.002,5577
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1878335.30/cwt331.50–347.502,944119
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1929332.64/cwt325.00–337.503,09083
Steers1000–1050Large 11,011313.05/cwt300.00–315.503,165193
Steers1050–1100Large 11,092292.00/cwt292.00–292.003,18932
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1Unweaned2031,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,25014
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 12601,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2003
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1317473.93/cwt467.50–477.501,50223
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2333422.50/cwt422.50–422.501,4074
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1389444.34/cwt442.00–447.001,72832
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1433420.65/cwt420.00–422.501,82124
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2433400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,7327
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2474373.75/cwt366.00–377.501,77223
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1480402.00/cwt402.00–402.001,93016
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1502381.09/cwt368.00–389.001,91332
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2528351.00/cwt351.00–351.001,8534
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fancy555395.00/cwt395.00–395.002,19287
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1573362.25/cwt354.00–368.002,07677
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1610368.88/cwt359.50–375.752,250124
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2633363.00/cwt363.00–363.002,2984
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1686340.83/cwt338.00–341.002,33888
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2718302.26/cwt289.00–314.002,17013
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1784327.97/cwt325.00–329.502,571177
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1828318.82/cwt313.50–323.002,640115
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1864311.57/cwt302.00–314.252,692253
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1981285.04/cwt283.50–295.002,79629
Heifers1000–1050Large 11,012282.19/cwt281.00–284.502,85615
Heifers1050–1100Large 11,069277.00/cwt277.00–277.002,96160
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed1,017253.50/cwt245.00–260.002,5783
Bulls——1,180225.00/cwt225.00–225.002,6551
Bulls——1,285145.65/cwt136.00–155.001,8722
Bulls——1,460184.62/cwt180.00–191.002,6954
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,007123.18/cwt115.00–130.001,24013
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,084101.87/cwt100.00–102.501,10411
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,14985.52/cwt80.00–92.5098310
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,225148.63/cwt131.00–156.001,82164
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,275118.28/cwt110.00–132.501,50856
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,634141.01/cwt140.50–145.002,30414
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows16 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29432,814.14/head2,525.00–3,050.002,8148
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29953,308.47/head2,500.00–3,550.003,30820
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth1,0062,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3507
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1152,909.48/head1,850.00–3,200.002,9094
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1242,210.00/head2,210.00–2,210.002,2104
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1323,150.00/head3,150.00–3,150.003,1505
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth1,1362,289.92/head2,200.00–2,300.002,29020
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1643,147.27/head2,250.00–3,425.003,14738
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1962,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3507
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2132,593.47/head2,425.00–2,875.002,5939
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2213,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1008
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2282,576.58/head2,550.00–2,600.002,5772
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth1,2392,584.96/head2,325.00–2,700.002,5853
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3302,225.00/head2,225.00–2,225.002,2254
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4143,350.00/head3,350.00–3,350.003,35013
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth1,5482,375.00/head2,375.00–2,375.002,3752
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows6 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium 1-2840248.95/cwt182.50–289.002,09119
Stock Cows—Medium 1-2898220.62/cwt207.00–250.001,9816
Stock Cows—Large 1-21,118218.13/cwt192.50–235.002,4397
Stock Cows—Large 1-21,155211.95/cwt190.00–250.002,44811
Stock Cows—Large 1-21,169178.84/cwt175.00–185.002,0917
Stock Cows—Large 1-21,190168.96/cwt162.00–177.002,01111
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28382,575.00/head2,575.00–2,575.002,57510

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.