Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2025-03-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers over 600 lbs sold 10.00 to 12.00 higher. Heifers over 550 lbs sold 10.00 to 20.00 higher. Steers and heifers under 600 lbs, not well tested. 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 $387.42/cwt on 121 head. That ranks 2 of 31 comparable sales and sits −84.80 against this barn's trailing median of $472.23.

Average price

$387.42

121 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,088

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+12.82

vs KS average

+23.44 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	387.42	2,088	121

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 sale121 hd

387.42

—

KS average3 barns · 374 hd

374.61

+12.82

National average170 barns · 13,177 hd

363.98

+23.44

This barn, trailing median31 sales

472.23

−84.80

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	1,836	168.75	3,097	35
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,559	147.50	2,300	20
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,797	145.00	2,606	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,195	141.21	1,688	102
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,341	112.57	1,510	38

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)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,293	$2,450	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,195	$2,414	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,341	$2,385	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,190	$2,296	8
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,260	$2,156	3thin

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	950–1000	970	260.10/cwt	260.10–260.10	2,523	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	581	363.83/cwt	358.00–367.00	2,114	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	1,895	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	492	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,784	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	693	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,760	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	361	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,643	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	928	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	2,283	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	382.34/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,602	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,509	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	781	292.97/cwt	276.00–299.00	2,288	672
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	391.82/cwt	385.00–394.00	2,081	102
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	676	288.12/cwt	279.00–295.00	1,948	82
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	337	410.70/cwt	399.00–422.50	1,384	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	707	305.12/cwt	290.00–308.50	2,157	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	875	256.36/cwt	250.00–258.50	2,243	119
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	545	344.17/cwt	344.00–347.50	1,876	97
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	440	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	1,571	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	735	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,911	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	488	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	1,713	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	731	275.04/cwt	264.00–282.00	2,011	143
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	631	305.35/cwt	298.00–309.00	1,927	140
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	322.87/cwt	312.50–330.00	1,689	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	587	323.33/cwt	323.00–327.00	1,898	109
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	463	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,667	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	331.03/cwt	325.00–340.00	2,052	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	930	255.69/cwt	255.50–256.00	2,378	13
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	911	211.95/cwt	157.50–250.00	1,931	18
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	250.01/cwt	235.00–256.00	2,125	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	791	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,930	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	681	307.95/cwt	302.00–312.00	2,097	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	852	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,215	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	765	271.26/cwt	269.00–272.00	2,075	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	738	278.83/cwt	278.00–279.00	2,058	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	891	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	2,040	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	637	283.03/cwt	281.00–285.00	1,803	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	561	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,697	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	145.22/cwt	135.00–155.00	1,801	78
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,022	110.27/cwt	107.50–112.50	1,127	3
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,797	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	2,606	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,268	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,014	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,054	130.75/cwt	122.00–133.00	1,378	21
Bulls	—	—	1,689	158.58/cwt	152.50–167.00	2,678	16
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,195	2,414.44/head	2,175.00–2,700.00	2,414	2
Stock Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,136	187.87/cwt	155.00–221.00	2,134	33
Bulls	—	—	1,959	177.31/cwt	173.00–185.00	3,474	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,310	111.12/cwt	105.00–117.00	1,456	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,581	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	2,324	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,559	147.50/cwt	143.00–154.00	2,300	20
Steers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,033	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	2,613	35
Heifers	Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,077	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	2,574	11
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,341	2,385.21/head	2,225.00–2,450.00	2,385	4
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,190	2,296.37/head	2,125.00–2,475.00	2,296	8
Bred Cows	Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,260	2,155.95/head	2,075.00–2,300.00	2,156	3
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,293	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	443	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,628	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	841	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,018	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	821	257.78/cwt	251.00–263.00	2,116	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	696	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,935	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	947	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	2,216	5
Steers	Large 1	1150–1200	1,199	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	2,866	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	600	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	1,944	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	926	268.71/cwt	263.35–275.00	2,488	285
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	347.00/cwt	335.00–351.00	2,134	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	873	274.36/cwt	268.00–286.50	2,395	331
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	274	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	700–750	720	289.17/cwt	288.00–290.00	2,082	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	774	269.53/cwt	262.50–278.50	2,086	152
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	827	257.16/cwt	250.50–264.00	2,127	125
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	397	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,687	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	677	327.28/cwt	321.00–331.00	2,216	137
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	488	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,928	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	700–750	732	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	2,291	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	823	281.24/cwt	275.50–285.00	2,315	141

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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