Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2025-01-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers 400 lbs to 700 lbs sold 15.00 higher, over 750 lbs sold 10.00 to 12.00 higher. 5 head of steers weighing 401 lbs sold for 452.50/cwt. Heifers 400 lbs to 700 lbs sold 10.00 to 20.00 higher, over 700 lbs sold 4.00 to 12.00 higher. 18 head of 454 lbs heifers sold for 361.00/cwt. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 7.00 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 $361.13/cwt on 425 head. That ranks 2 of 31 comparable sales and sits −111.10 against this barn's trailing median of $472.23.

Average price

$361.13

425 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,022

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$172

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

$23.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.55

vs KS average

+12.47 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	562	365.92	2,058	337
Medium and Large 1-2	550	342.77	1,886	88

One grade step is worth $23.14/cwt here — about $172 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 sale425 hd

361.13

—

KS average3 barns · 611 hd

358.58

+2.55

National average177 barns · 23,098 hd

348.66

+12.47

This barn, trailing median31 sales

472.23

−111.10

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	1,806	159.91	2,889	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,552	139.43	2,164	96
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,278	136.65	1,747	382
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,248	105.65	1,319	27

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/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,346	$2,347	194
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,211	$2,301	16
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,257	$2,232	65
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,433	$2,200	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,250	$2,116	63
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,283	$1,810	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,118	$2,789	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,350	$2,800	1thin

Every lot, as filed

70 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	350–400	397	433.00/cwt	433.00–433.00	1,719	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	309.58/cwt	302.50–320.00	1,789	210
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	886	244.13/cwt	241.00–248.00	2,163	180
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	357.11/cwt	349.00–371.00	2,064	206
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	967	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	2,301	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	975	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	2,155	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	441.90/cwt	437.00–452.50	1,909	115
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	275.36/cwt	266.00–283.00	1,842	152
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	338.31/cwt	321.00–346.00	1,739	54
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,132	2,207.02/head	2,025.00–2,450.00	2,207	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	408.31/cwt	406.00–412.00	1,890	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	282.15/cwt	275.50–291.50	2,187	282
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	538	379.77/cwt	371.00–384.00	2,043	131
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	795	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	2,011	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	298.96/cwt	291.00–313.00	1,883	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	357.42/cwt	356.00–358.00	1,876	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	497.50/cwt	497.50–497.50	1,607	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	771	258.32/cwt	245.00–269.50	1,992	217
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	436	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,526	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	381	391.00/cwt	391.00–391.00	1,490	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	817	217.52/cwt	200.00–237.50	1,777	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,310	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	562	335.94/cwt	324.00–340.00	1,888	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	309	487.50/cwt	487.50–487.50	1,506	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	638	276.67/cwt	274.00–279.00	1,765	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	269.37/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,926	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	900	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	2,052	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	479	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,641	5
Bulls	—	—	1,757	173.28/cwt	171.00–176.00	3,045	3
Bulls	—	—	1,817	157.05/cwt	147.00–169.00	2,854	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,241	110.49/cwt	104.00–121.00	1,371	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,552	139.43/cwt	132.00–142.00	2,164	96
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,259	98.61/cwt	97.50–100.00	1,241	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,286	137.19/cwt	121.00–145.00	1,764	372
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,284	2,335.53/head	1,925.00–2,550.00	2,336	50
Bred Cows	Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,256	2,113.43/head	1,850.00–2,275.00	2,113	56
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,204	2,141.03/head	1,900.00–2,200.00	2,141	7
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,283	1,810.19/head	1,750.00–1,875.00	1,810	2
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,346	2,346.77/head	2,060.00–2,535.00	2,347	194
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	993	116.50/cwt	112.50–118.00	1,157	10
Stock Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,087	166.07/cwt	150.00–170.00	1,805	12
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,290	2,395.37/head	2,200.00–2,575.00	2,395	8
Stock Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,067	188.47/cwt	180.00–212.50	2,011	14
Steers	Large 1	1150–1200	1,187	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	2,315	9
Steers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,058	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	2,518	5
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,433	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	633	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,589	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	537	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,665	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	942	185.03/cwt	170.00–195.00	1,743	15
Steers	Large 1	1100–1150	1,107	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	2,225	13
Heifers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,027	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,311	4
Heifers	Large 1	1200–1250	1,204	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	2,318	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	612	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,004	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	828	275.20/cwt	261.00–280.75	2,279	450
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	916	262.82/cwt	256.75–264.85	2,407	223
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	252.65/cwt	251.00–255.00	2,084	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	592	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,622	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,169	1,888.36/head	1,800.00–2,300.00	1,888	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	879	267.59/cwt	253.00–275.00	2,352	205
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	717	269.21/cwt	255.00–272.00	1,930	94
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	337.78/cwt	322.00–344.00	2,101	163
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	908	241.83/cwt	241.00–242.00	2,196	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	396	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,643	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	700–750	736	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	2,068	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	351.80/cwt	338.00–361.00	1,696	180
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	677	310.11/cwt	299.50–326.00	2,099	182
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	297.46/cwt	284.00–308.00	1,850	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	741	296.50/cwt	291.50–301.00	2,197	121
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,118	2,789.14/head	2,600.00–3,000.00	2,789	7

How this sale compares

Kansas weighted averages

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