Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2025-01-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to three weeks ago, feeder steers over 650 lbs sold 10.00 to 15.00 higher, while heifers over 750 lbs sold 8.00 to 10.00 higher. Steers and heifers under 650 lbs sold 10.00 to 20.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Very good demand for moderate supply.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $339.58/cwt on 87 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −132.65 against this barn's trailing median of $472.23.

Average price

$339.58

87 head · 514 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,746

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$229

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

$51.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.46

vs KS average

−2.50 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	513	343.10	1,762	81
Medium and Large 1-2	525	292.00	1,533	6thin

One grade step is worth $51.10/cwt here — about $229 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.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

31 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $513.49, low $343.81, median $472.23 across 31 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale87 hd

339.58

—

KS average2 barns · 174 hd

329.12

+10.46

National average155 barns · 22,672 hd

342.08

−2.50

This barn, trailing median31 sales

472.23

−132.65

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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	1,927	151.34	2,916	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,532	123.52	1,892	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,266	122.54	1,551	119
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,168	100.10	1,169	49

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)	1,315	$2,640	27
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,283	$2,257	9
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,256	$2,198	10
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,072	$1,974	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,000	$2,775	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,000	$2,625	1thin

Every lot, as filed

56 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	511	346.07/cwt	333.00–352.00	1,768	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	243.43/cwt	238.00–251.00	1,631	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,558	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	813	214.50/cwt	214.50–214.50	1,744	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	999	195.76/cwt	195.00–198.00	1,956	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,315	2,639.79/head	1,875.00–2,725.00	2,640	27
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,256	2,197.89/head	2,175.00–2,200.00	2,198	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	311.38/cwt	308.00–319.00	1,488	21
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,283	2,256.93/head	1,750.00–2,400.00	2,257	9
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,222	139.03/cwt	128.00–187.50	1,699	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	549	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,449	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	438	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,402	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	483	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,333	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	269.44/cwt	269.00–270.00	1,644	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	403	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,173	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	343	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,192	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,533	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	617	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,450	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	469	283.97/cwt	283.00–285.00	1,332	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,072	1,973.79/head	1,800.00–2,050.00	1,974	3
Steers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,003	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	2,382	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,155	97.09/cwt	80.00–99.00	1,121	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,181	103.23/cwt	100.00–106.00	1,219	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,532	123.52/cwt	118.00–128.00	1,892	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,266	122.54/cwt	115.00–130.00	1,551	119
Bulls	—	—	1,927	151.34/cwt	143.00–162.00	2,916	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	2,625.00/head	2,625.00–2,625.00	2,625	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	2,775.00/head	2,600.00–2,950.00	2,775	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	337.25/cwt	332.00–340.00	1,285	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	911	233.08/cwt	226.75–238.50	2,123	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	255.27/cwt	250.00–258.50	1,820	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,554	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	309.77/cwt	297.00–323.00	1,927	85
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	732	274.41/cwt	264.00–279.00	2,009	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	304.52/cwt	298.00–307.50	1,559	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,602	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	950	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	2,351	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	866	228.50/cwt	228.50–228.50	1,979	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	439	312.32/cwt	301.00–317.00	1,371	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	879	263.30/cwt	245.00–269.75	2,314	200
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	824	250.90/cwt	243.00–258.00	2,067	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	926	251.34/cwt	241.00–259.50	2,327	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	396	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,317	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	677	291.71/cwt	281.00–301.00	1,975	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	790	269.37/cwt	260.50–274.00	2,128	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	777	245.76/cwt	231.00–251.50	1,910	126
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	401.00/cwt	401.00–401.00	1,323	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	612	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	2,038	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	800–850	807	276.07/cwt	274.00–277.00	2,228	104
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	612	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,714	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	419	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	1,416	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	627	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,643	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,522	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	809	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,780	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	212.43/cwt	203.00–218.00	2,071	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	549	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,543	10

How this sale compares

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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