Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2025-02-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, feeder steers sold 5.00 to 15.00 higher, all weights. Heifers over 600 lbs sold 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 4.00 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 $339.73/cwt on 239 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −132.49 against this barn's trailing median of $472.23.

Average price

$339.73

239 head · 572 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,945

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$205

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

$18.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.33

vs KS average

−8.51 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	582	345.91	2,013	161
Medium and Large 1-2	553	326.99	1,808	78

One grade step is worth $18.92/cwt here — about $205 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale239 hd

339.73

—

KS average2 barns · 249 hd

339.40

+0.33

National average180 barns · 14,929 hd

348.24

−8.51

This barn, trailing median31 sales

472.23

−132.49

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	2,026	172.28	3,490	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,556	146.90	2,285	36
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,270	142.89	1,815	90
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,297	123.16	1,598	47

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,188	$2,575	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,276	$2,547	10
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,280	$2,156	11
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,334	$2,083	7
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,335	$2,062	13
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,095	$2,048	4thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,219	$2,947	4thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	889	$2,027	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,400	$2,950	2thin

Every lot, as filed

66 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	750–800	777	258.00/cwt	247.00–272.00	2,005	251
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	915	259.26/cwt	241.00–262.25	2,372	218
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	411	349.86/cwt	335.00–355.00	1,438	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	289.08/cwt	281.00–291.00	1,775	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	677	316.92/cwt	306.00–325.00	2,146	141
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	917	234.03/cwt	225.00–241.50	2,146	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	969	250.92/cwt	250.10–254.50	2,431	94
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	835	248.97/cwt	245.00–259.00	2,079	201
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	334	410.33/cwt	405.00–430.00	1,371	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	592	342.37/cwt	327.00–347.50	2,027	138
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	415.23/cwt	412.50–417.50	1,619	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	280.17/cwt	269.00–285.75	2,166	268
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	298.64/cwt	287.00–311.00	2,144	161
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	864	243.20/cwt	227.00–250.00	2,101	128
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	889	2,026.51/head	1,825.00–2,200.00	2,027	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	648	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,733	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	390.86/cwt	385.00–397.50	1,868	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	986	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	2,130	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	333.29/cwt	332.00–335.00	1,540	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	534	337.28/cwt	322.50–347.00	1,801	217
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	673	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,958	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	310.56/cwt	297.00–316.00	1,792	41
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,007	206.64/cwt	172.50–239.00	2,081	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	748	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	2,124	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	495	352.62/cwt	345.00–370.00	1,745	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	345.20/cwt	345.00–347.50	1,816	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	383	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,321	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,529	148.27/cwt	146.00–154.00	2,267	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,655	139.25/cwt	138.00–142.00	2,305	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,484	156.21/cwt	154.00–160.00	2,318	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	2,093	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,304	146.04/cwt	135.00–156.00	1,904	74
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,100	126.16/cwt	117.50–131.00	1,388	15
Bred Cows	Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,270	2,048.50/head	1,950.00–2,125.00	2,049	4
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,364	2,068.01/head	2,025.00–2,125.00	2,068	9
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,334	2,083.25/head	2,000.00–2,200.00	2,083	7
Bulls	—	—	2,026	172.28/cwt	162.00–187.00	3,490	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,215	97.44/cwt	92.50–116.00	1,184	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,329	132.99/cwt	125.00–145.00	1,767	34
Bred Heifers	Large 1-2	—	1,219	2,946.77/head	2,500.00–3,100.00	2,947	4
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,188	2,575.00/head	2,575.00–2,575.00	2,575	5
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,280	2,156.30/head	1,800.00–2,350.00	2,156	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,400	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	2
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,276	2,546.92/head	2,325.00–2,800.00	2,547	10
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,095	2,047.95/head	1,875.00–2,125.00	2,048	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	703	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,624	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	676	256.75/cwt	252.00–267.00	1,736	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,531	4
Steers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,070	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	2,600	12
Stock Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,113	160.72/cwt	143.00–180.00	1,789	8
Stock Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,166	178.41/cwt	176.00–191.00	2,080	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,635	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	393	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,572	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	456	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	1,927	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	310.12/cwt	300.00–317.00	1,637	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	296.60/cwt	281.00–301.00	1,824	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	296.86/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,716	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	878	272.36/cwt	263.00–278.00	2,391	223
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	432.33/cwt	425.00–440.00	1,786	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	826	279.77/cwt	270.00–284.00	2,311	428
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	280.68/cwt	280.50–282.00	1,878	134
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	721	265.22/cwt	255.50–274.25	1,912	199
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	315.64/cwt	313.00–332.50	1,824	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	332.60/cwt	318.00–336.00	2,049	85
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	389.00/cwt	385.00–397.50	1,439	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	367.13/cwt	359.00–372.00	1,913	23

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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