Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2025-03-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers over 550 lbs sold steady to 10.00 higher. Heifers over 650 lbs sold steady to 10.00 higher. Steers under 550 lbs and heifers under 650 lbs sold steady strong. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 higher. Supply was heavy with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $337.38/cwt on 349 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −93.61 against this barn's trailing median of $430.98.

Average price

$337.38

349 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,868

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$304

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

$55.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.71

vs KS average

+22.42 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	554	348.40	1,928	280
Medium and Large 1-2	555	292.66	1,625	69

One grade step is worth $55.74/cwt here — about $304 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

32 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $458.54, low $370.48, median $430.98 across 32 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 sale349 hd

337.38

—

KS average3 barns · 698 hd

326.67

+10.71

National average179 barns · 17,787 hd

314.96

+22.42

This barn, trailing median32 sales

430.98

−93.61

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	1,935	170.76	3,304	36
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,576	147.08	2,318	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,296	140.56	1,822	120
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,186	102.17	1,212	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)	1,318	$2,458	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,210	$1,829	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,325	$1,814	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	750	$2,750	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,200	$1,625	1thin

Every lot, as filed

73 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	300–350	308	460.41/cwt	458.00–467.50	1,418	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	397	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,667	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	955	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	2,177	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	733	300.52/cwt	292.00–308.00	2,203	165
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	971	249.85/cwt	244.00–254.85	2,426	150
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	856	236.17/cwt	231.00–238.50	2,022	96
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	920	238.95/cwt	233.00–243.00	2,198	99
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,470	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	538	372.85/cwt	370.00–376.00	2,006	38
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	2,525.00/head	2,525.00–2,525.00	2,525	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	814	253.97/cwt	240.00–259.00	2,067	385
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	295.09/cwt	285.00–307.00	1,838	145
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	339.69/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,627	100
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	545	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,864	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	277.54/cwt	269.50–292.00	1,871	94
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	595	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,964	12
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	881	231.75/cwt	180.00–241.00	2,042	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	317	394.47/cwt	387.50–397.00	1,250	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	374	378.00/cwt	378.00–378.00	1,414	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	608	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,678	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,660	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	691	297.10/cwt	295.00–305.00	2,053	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	772	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,953	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	315	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,292	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	566	294.20/cwt	290.00–301.00	1,665	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	763	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,778	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	497	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	1,749	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	519	287.55/cwt	286.00–289.00	1,492	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,332	152.37/cwt	151.00–154.00	2,030	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,331	143.02/cwt	131.00–148.00	1,904	102
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,217	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	986	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,178	107.46/cwt	100.00–115.00	1,266	20
Bulls	—	—	2,229	180.42/cwt	177.00–187.50	4,022	16
Bulls	—	—	1,700	163.04/cwt	154.00–173.00	2,772	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Stock Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,083	195.66/cwt	172.50–226.00	2,119	27
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,325	1,813.68/head	1,750.00–1,875.00	1,814	2
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,210	1,828.65/head	1,775.00–2,050.00	1,829	5
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,515	2,425.00/head	2,425.00–2,425.00	2,425	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,576	147.08/cwt	140.00–153.00	2,318	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,051	121.47/cwt	113.00–129.00	1,277	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,642	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	483	319.44/cwt	318.00–320.00	1,543	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	678	258.62/cwt	255.00–266.00	1,753	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	445	327.04/cwt	325.00–338.00	1,455	55
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	449	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,572	17
Heifers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,011	224.50/cwt	224.50–224.50	2,270	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	655	297.44/cwt	297.25–298.00	1,948	116
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	900–950	923	258.50/cwt	258.50–258.50	2,386	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	417	431.00/cwt	431.00–431.00	1,797	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	469	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,724	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	828	276.65/cwt	268.25–286.00	2,291	397
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	677	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,902	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	524	395.50/cwt	395.50–395.50	2,072	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	346.18/cwt	340.00–354.00	2,174	145
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	700–750	708	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,266	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	334	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,653	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	515	394.00/cwt	394.00–394.00	2,029	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	361	381.77/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,378	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	328.54/cwt	321.00–330.00	2,168	50
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	661	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,957	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	877	267.67/cwt	262.00–271.35	2,347	698
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	266.16/cwt	257.00–274.00	1,930	715
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	542	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,843	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	650–700	651	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,953	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	915	257.38/cwt	253.10–260.50	2,355	307
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	782	280.71/cwt	276.00–287.00	2,195	188
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	331.11/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,894	165
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	358.46/cwt	353.00–367.00	2,097	104
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	411	422.99/cwt	417.50–433.00	1,738	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	258.30/cwt	245.00–267.00	1,963	477
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	404.98/cwt	403.00–407.00	1,875	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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