Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2025-02-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers over 800 lbs sold steady to 5.00 higher, while 600 lbs to 800 lbs sold steady to 5.00 lower. Heifers 500 lbs to 900 lbs sold steady to 5.00 higher. Steers and heifers under 500 lbs sold 10.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady to 5.00 higher. Good demand for moderate supply.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $349.34/cwt on 88 head. That ranks 2 of 31 comparable sales and sits −122.89 against this barn's trailing median of $472.23.

Average price

$349.34

88 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,951

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−4.75

vs KS average

+6.96 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	559	349.34	1,951	88

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 sale88 hd

349.34

—

KS average4 barns · 514 hd

354.09

−4.75

National average187 barns · 18,766 hd

342.38

+6.96

This barn, trailing median31 sales

472.23

−122.89

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	1,592	158.84	2,529	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,469	139.93	2,055	80
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,239	134.68	1,669	70
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,246	94.76	1,181	25

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)	972	$2,037	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,175	$2,007	13
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,207	$1,830	25

Every lot, as filed

65 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	871	224.96/cwt	221.00–231.00	1,959	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	504	361.63/cwt	360.00–362.00	1,823	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	327.32/cwt	320.00–332.00	2,144	23
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	972	2,037.14/head	1,800.00–2,225.00	2,037	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	478	382.74/cwt	382.00–384.00	1,829	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	525	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,864	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	550–600	598	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	2,021	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	600–650	649	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,986	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	762	256.17/cwt	251.00–260.00	1,952	84
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	413	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,210	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	389	355.06/cwt	354.00–362.50	1,381	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	328	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,427	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	419	417.50/cwt	408.00–419.00	1,749	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	328.08/cwt	311.00–336.00	1,683	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	666	268.97/cwt	263.75–281.00	1,791	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	692	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,765	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,138	147.44/cwt	147.00–150.00	1,678	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	919	230.39/cwt	223.50–234.50	2,117	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	706	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,744	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	681	295.06/cwt	286.00–306.00	2,009	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	901	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	2,126	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	650–700	695	283.50/cwt	283.50–283.50	1,970	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	350–400	356	414.00/cwt	414.00–414.00	1,474	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	300–350	333	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,240	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	830	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,075	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,497	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,946	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,513	127.50/cwt	126.00–129.00	1,929	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,565	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	2,301	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,465	140.07/cwt	135.00–142.00	2,052	76
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	119.16/cwt	113.00–124.00	1,445	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,244	137.57/cwt	129.00–144.00	1,711	59
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,248	1,901.64/head	1,800.00–2,000.00	1,902	17
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,175	2,007.39/head	1,700.00–2,200.00	2,007	13
Bred Cows	Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,120	1,678.70/head	1,675.00–1,700.00	1,679	8
Bulls	—	—	1,592	158.84/cwt	148.00–168.00	2,529	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,265	117.02/cwt	113.00–118.00	1,480	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,216	86.36/cwt	75.00–92.50	1,050	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	458	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,088	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	400–450	425	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	1,492	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	442	383.81/cwt	380.00–386.00	1,696	82
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	300–350	340	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	1,166	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	450–500	499	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,572	18
Stock Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,078	204.64/cwt	147.00–221.00	2,206	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	719	282.19/cwt	270.00–293.50	2,029	118
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	1,705	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,616	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	401	374.00/cwt	374.00–374.00	1,500	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	640	318.20/cwt	313.00–325.50	2,036	215
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	861	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	2,032	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	285.17/cwt	271.00–292.50	1,774	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	597	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	1,869	93
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	836	274.90/cwt	266.00–280.50	2,298	173
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	395	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,560	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	632	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,833	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	346	404.00/cwt	404.00–404.00	1,398	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	985	254.02/cwt	251.50–255.00	2,502	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	856	274.15/cwt	270.50–275.00	2,347	92
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	923	264.24/cwt	259.85–269.00	2,439	229
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	283	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,302	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	764	280.58/cwt	275.50–282.50	2,144	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	451	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,579	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	344	364.84/cwt	360.00–366.00	1,255	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	592	342.49/cwt	342.00–346.00	2,028	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	717	257.14/cwt	256.50–259.00	1,844	20

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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