Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2025-04-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers over 600 lbs sold 10.00 higher, softer undertone noted. Steers and heifers under 600 lbs sold 20.00 higher, reputation and fleshier calves had stronger undertone. Slaughter cows sold steady to 5.00 higher. Good demand for moderate to heavy supply.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $385.76/cwt on 112 head. That ranks 2 of 31 comparable sales and sits −86.47 against this barn's trailing median of $472.23.

Average price

$385.76

112 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,103

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$659

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

$126.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.40

vs KS average

+16.75 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	390.78	2,132	106
Medium and Large 2	518	330.00	1,709	3thin
Medium and Large 1-2	558	264.00	1,473	3thin

One grade step is worth $126.78/cwt here — about $659 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

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 sale112 hd

385.76

—

KS average3 barns · 615 hd

377.35

+8.40

National average168 barns · 11,835 hd

369.01

+16.75

This barn, trailing median31 sales

472.23

−86.47

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	1,918	165.93	3,183	17
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,880	153.00	2,876	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,540	148.98	2,294	41
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,235	144.20	1,781	133
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,231	105.96	1,304	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,287	$2,374	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,278	$2,335	4thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	794	$1,746	11
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,040	$2,300	5

Every lot, as filed

69 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	650–700	688	285.25/cwt	279.00–287.00	1,963	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	384	416.15/cwt	410.00–425.00	1,598	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	295.49/cwt	286.00–304.00	1,850	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	912	254.13/cwt	249.00–255.50	2,318	85
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	956	240.55/cwt	228.00–243.00	2,300	80
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	351	487.00/cwt	487.00–487.00	1,709	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	509	351.68/cwt	341.00–356.00	1,790	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	870	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	2,036	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	802	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,949	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	908	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,975	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	677	318.45/cwt	309.00–326.00	2,156	86
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	993	257.74/cwt	248.00–262.00	2,559	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	766	269.35/cwt	266.00–272.00	2,063	215
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	794	1,745.53/head	1,650.00–1,875.00	1,746	11
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	956	237.97/cwt	235.00–240.00	2,275	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	310.63/cwt	304.50–316.00	1,789	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	875	280.91/cwt	271.00–288.00	2,458	357
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	880	245.57/cwt	235.00–256.00	2,161	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	793	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	2,046	4
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	802	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,965	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	916	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	2,208	3
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	544	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,401	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	342.92/cwt	338.00–349.00	2,160	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,414	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	897	221.45/cwt	217.50–224.00	1,986	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	429	438.00/cwt	438.00–438.00	1,879	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	181.60/cwt	172.50–192.50	1,507	2
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	686	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,763	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,246	144.93/cwt	131.00–149.00	1,806	124
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,034	123.47/cwt	119.00–127.00	1,277	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	155.33/cwt	153.00–160.00	1,864	3
Bulls	—	—	1,825	163.19/cwt	159.00–167.00	2,978	9
Bulls	—	—	1,798	150.51/cwt	150.00–151.00	2,706	2
Bulls	—	—	2,098	175.18/cwt	172.00–181.00	3,675	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,110	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	777	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,542	147.95/cwt	145.00–153.00	2,281	36
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,522	156.43/cwt	155.00–159.00	2,381	5
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,880	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	2,876	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,154	95.25/cwt	92.50–100.00	1,099	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,340	126.19/cwt	125.00–131.00	1,691	18
Stock Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,105	187.33/cwt	180.00–195.00	2,070	2
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,287	2,373.62/head	2,050.00–2,475.00	2,374	5
Bred Cows	Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,278	2,334.76/head	2,150.00–2,425.00	2,335	4
Stock Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,040	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	5
Stock Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,123	198.20/cwt	180.00–211.00	2,226	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,253	109.79/cwt	105.00–115.00	1,376	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	463	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,678	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,709	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	599	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,677	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	813	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,797	3
Steers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,030	257.75/cwt	251.00–259.00	2,655	58
Steers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,081	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	2,670	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	550	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	2,129	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	927	271.93/cwt	261.00–274.00	2,521	112
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,986	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	484	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,742	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	825	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	2,071	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	558	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,473	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	733	301.85/cwt	297.00–314.00	2,213	101
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	366.89/cwt	355.00–376.00	2,121	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	787	295.79/cwt	285.00–302.25	2,328	173
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	814	264.70/cwt	248.50–267.00	2,155	194
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,620	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	600	363.00/cwt	363.00–363.00	2,178	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	289.04/cwt	285.00–291.00	2,327	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	414.23/cwt	390.00–417.00	2,129	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	722	273.60/cwt	265.00–276.00	1,975	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	414.77/cwt	406.00–427.00	1,949	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	338	507.00/cwt	507.00–507.00	1,714	8

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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