Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2025-03-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers over 700 lbs sold steady to 5.00 lower, under 700 lbs sold 5.00 higher. Heifers over 650 lbs sold steady to 5.00 higher, under 650 lbs sold steady to 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Fleshier, reputation calves under 600 lbs sold 20.00 higher. Good demand for heavy supply.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $357.59/cwt on 160 head. That ranks 2 of 31 comparable sales and sits −114.64 against this barn's trailing median of $472.23.

Average price

$357.59

160 head · 570 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,037

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$411

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

$70.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.77

vs KS average

+8.31 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	570	364.22	2,076	145
Medium and Large 1-2	567	293.51	1,665	15thin

One grade step is worth $70.70/cwt here — about $411 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale160 hd

357.59

—

KS average3 barns · 813 hd

361.35

−3.77

National average172 barns · 12,998 hd

349.28

+8.31

This barn, trailing median31 sales

472.23

−114.64

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	1,720	162.87	2,801	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,673	142.68	2,387	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,203	135.26	1,627	61
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,219	107.78	1,314	23

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)	1,209	$2,203	9
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,320	$2,020	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	903	$1,931	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,040	$2,193	4thin

Every lot, as filed

76 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	450–500	465	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,558	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	396.35/cwt	387.50–406.00	1,867	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	301	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,686	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	779	283.45/cwt	270.00–295.00	2,208	193
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	383	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,455	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	970	249.64/cwt	240.00–252.00	2,422	171
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	277.05/cwt	269.00–282.00	1,853	94
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	821	246.03/cwt	239.00–250.50	2,020	90
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	866	242.72/cwt	238.50–243.00	2,102	79
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	2,045	30
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	901	212.00/cwt	162.50–243.00	1,910	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	348.67/cwt	338.00–352.00	1,803	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	325.81/cwt	320.00–337.00	1,883	208
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	936	228.65/cwt	223.50–239.50	2,140	94
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	296.24/cwt	286.00–305.00	1,852	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	989	237.69/cwt	236.00–240.50	2,351	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	672	288.80/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,941	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,495	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	533	386.00/cwt	386.00–386.00	2,057	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	323	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	1,381	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	368.21/cwt	355.00–372.50	1,539	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	440	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,540	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	903	1,931.37/head	1,825.00–2,025.00	1,931	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	313.58/cwt	312.50–314.00	1,800	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	681	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,839	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	546	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	1,780	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	861	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	2,178	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	600	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,566	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	827	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,952	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	579	289.14/cwt	281.00–295.00	1,674	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	842	259.34/cwt	256.00–261.00	2,184	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,673	142.68/cwt	138.00–150.00	2,387	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,249	138.53/cwt	126.00–147.00	1,730	51
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	968	118.59/cwt	114.00–121.00	1,148	10
Bulls	—	—	1,683	163.63/cwt	157.00–170.00	2,754	21
Bulls	—	—	1,849	150.66/cwt	148.00–153.00	2,786	5
Bulls	—	—	1,783	185.37/cwt	177.00–193.00	3,305	2
Bred Cows	Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,300	1,874.04/head	1,750.00–2,000.00	1,874	2
Stock Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,231	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,920	3
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,527	154.04/cwt	146.00–170.00	2,352	18
Bred Heifers	Large 1-2	—	1,108	2,199.58/head	1,500.00–2,600.00	2,200	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,193	90.03/cwt	80.00–95.00	1,074	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,231	115.54/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,422	16
Heifers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,045	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,299	3
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,333	2,117.41/head	1,925.00–2,250.00	2,117	3
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,209	2,203.16/head	1,975.00–2,460.00	2,203	9
Bulls	Large 1	1000–1050	1,025	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	2,173	3
Stock Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,144	173.42/cwt	152.50–190.00	1,984	11
Stock Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,042	197.79/cwt	197.00–201.00	2,061	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,359	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	440	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,496	7
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	2,175.00/head	2,175.00–2,175.00	2,175	1
Steers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,046	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	2,364	3
Steers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,080	230.44/cwt	227.00–233.00	2,489	21
Steers	Large 1	1100–1150	1,113	229.78/cwt	223.00–231.50	2,557	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	930	258.59/cwt	258.50–259.00	2,405	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	721	262.83/cwt	251.00–273.00	1,895	146
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	656	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	2,217	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	610	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,906	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,617	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	327	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,357	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	683	319.21/cwt	317.50–332.00	2,180	212
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	337.00/cwt	331.00–347.50	2,116	99
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	585	371.53/cwt	360.00–383.00	2,173	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	603	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,881	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	418.15/cwt	415.00–422.50	1,790	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	731	295.25/cwt	281.00–302.00	2,158	227
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	586	344.58/cwt	334.00–350.00	2,019	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	286	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,316	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	343	452.50/cwt	452.50–452.50	1,552	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	536	370.91/cwt	352.50–380.00	1,988	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	884	261.36/cwt	258.50–268.00	2,310	440
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	838	270.96/cwt	265.00–274.00	2,271	112
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	971	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	2,160	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	776	249.99/cwt	247.00–252.00	1,940	148

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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