Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2025-04-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers over 500 lbs and heifers over 550 lbs sold steady to 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Steers under 500 lbs and heifers under 550 lbs, not well tested. Slaughter cows sold steady. Very good demand for moderate supply.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $317.88/cwt on 50 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −113.10 against this barn's trailing median of $430.98.

Average price

$317.88

50 head · 572 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,818

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−19.13

vs KS average

+1.33 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	572	317.88	1,818	50

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

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 sale50 hd

317.88

—

KS average3 barns · 658 hd

337.01

−19.13

National average178 barns · 10,561 hd

316.55

+1.33

This barn, trailing median32 sales

430.98

−113.10

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	1,848	172.13	3,181	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,593	152.91	2,436	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,259	143.84	1,811	75
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,210	104.67	1,267	44

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)	1,125	$2,362	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,182	$2,232	9
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,380	$1,900	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	887	$2,180	5
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	828	$2,075	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$3,700	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,400	$2,913	2thin

Every lot, as filed

58 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	900–950	917	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,430	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	411	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,891	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	738	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	2,085	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,526	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,940	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	872	249.40/cwt	242.00–254.00	2,175	99
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	952	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	2,261	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	255	1,410.00/head	1,410.00–1,410.00	1,410	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	683	282.25/cwt	281.50–284.00	1,928	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	880	268.22/cwt	257.50–270.00	2,360	84
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	263	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	352	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,584	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	776	290.16/cwt	289.00–301.00	2,252	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	909	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	2,173	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	813	285.08/cwt	284.00–286.25	2,318	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	368.49/cwt	367.00–370.00	2,119	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	587	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,922	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	332	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,577	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	316.54/cwt	314.00–319.00	2,121	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	842	264.50/cwt	264.50–264.50	2,227	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	345.11/cwt	334.00–349.00	2,105	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	719	301.84/cwt	292.00–314.00	2,170	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	964	257.77/cwt	255.50–259.00	2,485	97
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	321	502.50/cwt	502.50–502.50	1,613	23
Steers	Large 1	1150–1200	1,173	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	2,721	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	998	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	2,206	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	395	419.31/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,656	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	411.97/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,734	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,845	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,490	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	2,041	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,593	152.91/cwt	147.00–160.00	2,436	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,199	130.19/cwt	125.00–134.00	1,561	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,370	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	2,178	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,266	146.13/cwt	136.00–155.00	1,850	57
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,190	102.30/cwt	95.00–115.00	1,217	41
Bulls	—	—	1,955	183.89/cwt	182.50–186.00	3,595	4
Bulls	—	—	1,751	170.94/cwt	162.00–175.50	2,993	8
Bulls	—	—	2,023	153.37/cwt	151.00–156.00	3,103	2
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,125	2,361.94/head	2,350.00–2,375.00	2,362	2
Bred Cows	Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,380	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Stock Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,068	213.26/cwt	197.50–225.00	2,278	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	925	228.43/cwt	202.50–234.00	2,113	27
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	194.85/cwt	182.50–215.00	1,744	4
Stock Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,132	184.98/cwt	172.50–195.00	2,094	8
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	828	2,075.00/head	2,075.00–2,075.00	2,075	18
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	965	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	3
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,182	2,232.05/head	1,850.00–2,500.00	2,232	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,400	2,912.50/head	2,725.00–3,100.00	2,913	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,100	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	600	320.50/cwt	320.50–320.50	1,923	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	286.07/cwt	277.50–290.00	2,017	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	317.88/cwt	308.00–327.50	1,818	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	767	266.78/cwt	257.00–270.00	2,046	101
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	290.84/cwt	290.00–292.50	1,797	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	827	257.18/cwt	247.75–263.00	2,127	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,731	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	396.69/cwt	392.50–402.00	2,043	11

How this sale compares

Kansas weighted averages

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