Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2025-01-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers over 700 lbs sold 8.00 higher, under 550 lbs sold 10.00 higher. Heifers over 700 lbs sold steady, softer undertone noted, under 700 lbs sold 10.00 to 15.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 higher. Very good demand for heavy supply.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $339.10/cwt on 774 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −133.13 against this barn's trailing median of $472.23.

Average price

$339.10

774 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,906

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$216

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

$47.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.19

vs KS average

−3.35 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	559	347.00	1,941	644
Medium and Large 1-2	575	299.99	1,725	130

One grade step is worth $47.00/cwt here — about $216 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 sale774 hd

339.10

—

KS average4 barns · 1,401 hd

350.29

−11.19

National average190 barns · 32,836 hd

342.45

−3.35

This barn, trailing median31 sales

472.23

−133.13

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	—	High	1,769	148.13	2,621	46
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,539	126.14	1,941	70
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,251	123.73	1,548	179
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,402	104.16	1,461	79

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)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,028	$3,033	81
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,144	$2,574	49
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,339	$2,123	22
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,149	$2,103	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,328	$1,989	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,284	$1,972	75
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,326	$1,954	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,242	$1,856	32
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,395	$4,393	42
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,400	$3,625	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,260	$2,953	40
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,295	$2,818	38
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,217	$2,333	6

Every lot, as filed

97 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 1-2	450–500	493	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	1,656	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	313.69/cwt	301.00–324.00	1,653	26
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,299	1,955.97/head	1,625.00–2,100.00	1,956	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	932	178.95/cwt	140.00–252.00	1,668	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	283.22/cwt	282.00–291.00	1,764	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,795	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	587	296.57/cwt	282.00–312.50	1,741	104
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	582	279.13/cwt	273.00–288.00	1,625	128
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	600–650	606	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	2,066	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	972	235.25/cwt	235.25–235.25	2,287	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	853	237.75/cwt	237.75–237.75	2,028	72
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,127	2,716.62/head	1,850.00–2,925.00	2,717	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	822	242.37/cwt	229.00–248.00	1,992	207
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	678	277.77/cwt	277.00–279.00	1,883	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	324.06/cwt	316.00–332.50	1,546	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	250.80/cwt	239.00–255.00	1,931	249
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	823	227.45/cwt	220.00–234.00	1,872	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	739	213.93/cwt	210.00–217.50	1,581	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	927	189.59/cwt	131.00–222.00	1,757	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	676	264.11/cwt	250.00–274.00	1,785	315
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	426.13/cwt	424.00–430.00	1,402	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	280.54/cwt	263.00–287.50	1,731	265
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	424	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,495	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	329.53/cwt	325.00–337.00	1,424	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	301.15/cwt	297.00–304.00	1,695	249
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	439	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,365	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	342	397.00/cwt	397.00–397.00	1,358	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	262.37/cwt	254.00–266.50	1,648	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	677	246.67/cwt	238.00–248.00	1,670	71
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,258	1,813.64/head	1,500.00–1,950.00	1,814	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	542	288.16/cwt	278.50–292.00	1,562	30
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,285	1,976.38/head	1,575.00–2,100.00	1,976	69
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,370	2,152.92/head	2,125.00–2,175.00	2,153	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,345	2,165.67/head	1,875.00–2,350.00	2,166	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	1,919.50/head	1,725.00–2,000.00	1,920	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,486	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	986	105.24/cwt	104.00–107.00	1,038	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	124.37/cwt	110.00–131.00	1,567	173
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,664	118.01/cwt	117.00–119.00	1,964	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,274	97.37/cwt	80.00–105.00	1,240	53
Bulls	—	—	2,099	156.37/cwt	152.00–164.00	3,282	7
Bulls	—	—	1,710	146.65/cwt	126.00–150.00	2,508	39
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	2,952.50/head	2,600.00–3,575.00	2,953	40
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,257	2,789.29/head	2,675.00–2,850.00	2,789	28
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,395	4,393.45/head	3,100.00–4,425.00	4,393	42
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,217	2,333.33/head	1,900.00–2,550.00	2,333	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	3,625.00/head	3,625.00–3,625.00	3,625	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	10
Bred Cows	Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,135	2,098.57/head	1,875.00–2,500.00	2,099	4
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,313	1,928.71/head	1,750.00–2,100.00	1,929	4
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,269	2,048.57/head	2,000.00–2,150.00	2,049	4
Stock Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,104	209.37/cwt	160.00–217.50	2,311	13
Stock Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,157	152.90/cwt	132.50–187.50	1,769	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,539	126.14/cwt	124.00–132.00	1,941	70
Heifers	Large 1Guaranteed Open	1050–1100	1,051	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	2,233	13
Steers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,002	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	2,375	22
Steers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,090	231.50/cwt	231.50–231.50	2,523	3
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,233	1,845.98/head	1,425.00–2,125.00	1,846	8
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,372	1,949.82/head	1,750.00–2,025.00	1,950	3
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,285	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	521	325.27/cwt	322.00–337.00	1,695	139
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	966	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	2,260	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	2,175.08/head	2,000.00–2,500.00	2,175	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,028	3,033.18/head	2,525.00–3,150.00	3,033	81
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	873	206.07/cwt	185.00–217.50	1,799	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,253	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	800–850	823	246.16/cwt	245.00–249.00	2,026	84
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	654	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,825	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	469	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	1,651	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	418	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,578	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	671	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	2,107	130
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	700–750	725	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	2,124	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	628	335.16/cwt	331.00–335.50	2,105	179
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	298.72/cwt	296.00–300.00	1,748	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,609	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	329	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,497	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	966	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	2,405	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	357.03/cwt	343.00–364.00	1,899	202
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	916	266.05/cwt	255.00–268.25	2,437	288
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	408	379.00/cwt	379.00–379.00	1,546	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	413	441.54/cwt	441.00–442.50	1,824	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	556	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	1,979	149
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	273.57/cwt	261.00–282.00	2,120	674
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	676	294.55/cwt	281.00–306.00	1,991	448
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	722	283.20/cwt	266.00–290.50	2,045	329
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	327	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,602	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	271.15/cwt	258.50–276.50	2,251	757
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	492	378.11/cwt	356.00–383.00	1,860	100
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	292	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,314	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	875	266.45/cwt	255.50–272.60	2,331	292
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	321	434.00/cwt	434.00–434.00	1,393	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	440	400.25/cwt	349.00–422.00	1,761	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	401.00/cwt	401.00–401.00	1,444	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	312.24/cwt	296.00–320.00	1,658	190
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	722	256.30/cwt	246.00–266.00	1,850	262
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	335.50/cwt	321.00–346.00	1,946	293
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	314.07/cwt	305.00–326.00	1,969	232

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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