Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2025-01-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers over 700 lbs sold 7.00 to 10.00 higher, under 700 lbs not well tested. Heifers over 500 lbs sold steady to 7.00 higher, under 500 lbs, not well tested. Slaughter cows sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Good demand for moderate supply.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $331.83/cwt on 54 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −140.39 against this barn's trailing median of $472.23.

Average price

$331.83

54 head · 580 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,924

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−5.16

vs KS average

−9.11 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	580	331.83	1,924	54

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

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 sale54 hd

331.83

—

KS average3 barns · 394 hd

336.99

−5.16

National average147 barns · 15,667 hd

340.94

−9.11

This barn, trailing median31 sales

472.23

−140.39

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	1,892	154.76	2,928	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,600	135.69	2,171	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,284	130.73	1,679	130
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,255	103.30	1,296	29

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)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,252	$2,308	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,503	$2,087	20
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,368	$2,068	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,384	$2,003	8
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,284	$1,900	6
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	807	$1,950	7

Every lot, as filed

46 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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,600	135.69/cwt	132.00–138.00	2,171	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,284	130.73/cwt	115.00–137.50	1,679	130
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	287.97/cwt	283.00–296.00	1,664	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	1,851	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	824	250.10/cwt	238.00–251.00	2,061	128
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	402.10/cwt	401.00–403.00	1,709	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	334.72/cwt	328.00–340.00	1,436	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	461	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,752	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	826	274.47/cwt	259.75–278.50	2,267	205
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	633	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,564	10
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,148	187.37/cwt	150.00–199.00	2,151	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	591	327.40/cwt	326.50–330.00	1,935	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	319.42/cwt	313.00–326.00	1,693	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	689	260.81/cwt	251.00–272.00	1,797	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	878	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	2,055	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	204	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	807	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	729	262.70/cwt	251.00–269.00	1,915	153
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	779	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,850	11
Steers	Large 1-2	1300–1350	1,339	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	2,557	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,202	100.51/cwt	87.50–107.50	1,208	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,509	116.67/cwt	112.00–120.00	1,761	5
Bulls	—	—	1,892	154.76/cwt	149.00–159.00	2,928	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	645	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,774	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	489	313.53/cwt	310.00–318.00	1,533	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	788	254.09/cwt	253.25–257.00	2,002	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	291.60/cwt	284.00–300.50	2,094	119
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	777	281.41/cwt	266.00–289.00	2,187	203
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	851	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,000	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	638	290.43/cwt	280.00–293.00	1,853	89
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	965	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,171	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	315.71/cwt	306.00–321.00	1,945	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	699	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,062	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	944	259.82/cwt	258.75–264.50	2,453	63
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,284	1,900.08/head	1,800.00–2,125.00	1,900	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	445	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,669	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,589	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	695	265.50/cwt	265.50–265.50	1,845	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,643	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	811	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	2,117	5
Steers	Large 1-2	1200–1250	1,204	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	2,348	9
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,503	2,086.74/head	1,475.00–2,250.00	2,087	20
Steers	Large 1-2	1250–1300	1,251	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	2,364	10
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,384	2,003.12/head	1,800.00–2,050.00	2,003	8
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,368	2,067.92/head	2,025.00–2,075.00	2,068	7
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,252	2,307.66/head	2,100.00–2,450.00	2,308	3

How this sale compares

Kansas weighted averages

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