Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2025-04-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers over 500 lbs sold 5.00 to 12.00 higher while heifers over 550 lbs sold steady to 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Steers under 500 lbs and heifers under 550 lbs not well tested. Slaughter cows sold steady to 4.00 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 $370.42/cwt on 129 head. That ranks 2 of 31 comparable sales and sits −101.80 against this barn's trailing median of $472.23.

Average price

$370.42

129 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,040

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$345

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

$58.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.28

vs KS average

+5.66 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	384.91	2,126	97
Medium and Large 1-2	546	326.53	1,781	32

One grade step is worth $58.38/cwt here — about $345 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 sale129 hd

370.42

—

KS average3 barns · 526 hd

375.70

−5.28

National average169 barns · 11,281 hd

364.76

+5.66

This barn, trailing median31 sales

472.23

−101.80

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	1,885	172.04	3,242	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,193	143.37	1,711	125
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,950	143.12	2,791	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,541	138.80	2,139	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,212	120.97	1,467	35

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)	1,109	$2,236	10
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,243	$2,194	15
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,246	$2,043	33
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	943	$2,052	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,500	$3,475	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,400	$3,425	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,453	$3,169	15

Every lot, as filed

74 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	475	362.88/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,724	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	599	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	2,210	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	966	263.63/cwt	257.25–266.50	2,547	274
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	872	283.64/cwt	280.50–285.50	2,473	184
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	499.05/cwt	497.00–500.00	1,587	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,634	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	412.46/cwt	405.00–420.00	1,753	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	716	316.96/cwt	315.00–319.00	2,269	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	929	273.52/cwt	268.00–285.00	2,541	359
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	266.24/cwt	258.50–276.00	2,050	260
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	588	316.59/cwt	312.50–322.50	1,862	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	792	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,980	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	966	2,175.00/head	2,175.00–2,175.00	2,175	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	441	451.85/cwt	445.00–460.00	1,993	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	457.44/cwt	455.00–460.00	1,464	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	459.19/cwt	452.50–465.00	1,759	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,760	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	771	233.11/cwt	215.00–247.50	1,797	6
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	943	2,052.39/head	1,625.00–2,425.00	2,052	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	656	281.11/cwt	271.00–288.00	1,844	25
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	200.45/cwt	172.50–210.00	1,774	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	841	271.50/cwt	271.50–271.50	2,283	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	481	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,383	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	444	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	1,765	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	935	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	2,440	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	952	247.71/cwt	227.00–249.00	2,358	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	333	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,515	5
Bulls	—	—	1,865	171.90/cwt	166.00–180.00	3,206	13
Bulls	—	—	1,643	154.37/cwt	149.00–160.00	2,536	2
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,950	143.12/cwt	141.00–146.00	2,791	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,173	134.16/cwt	133.00–135.00	1,574	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,196	143.85/cwt	129.00–154.00	1,720	116
Bulls	—	—	2,253	190.61/cwt	189.00–192.00	4,294	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,500	3,360.00/head	3,360.00–3,360.00	3,360	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,400	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,400	3,425.00/head	3,425.00–3,425.00	3,425	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,500	3,475.00/head	3,475.00–3,475.00	3,475	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,510	118.94/cwt	113.00–125.00	1,796	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,538	158.06/cwt	154.00–162.00	2,431	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,555	139.04/cwt	133.00–148.00	2,162	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,115	162.61/cwt	161.00–164.00	1,813	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,181	124.56/cwt	121.00–127.50	1,471	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,224	117.06/cwt	112.50–121.00	1,433	27
Heifers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,033	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,686	33
Bred Cows	Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,230	2,013.56/head	1,850.00–2,500.00	2,014	29
Stock Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,118	201.92/cwt	185.00–225.00	2,257	14
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,251	2,297.68/head	2,000.00–2,425.00	2,298	5
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,243	2,193.73/head	1,775.00–2,475.00	2,194	15
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,358	2,256.44/head	2,200.00–2,285.00	2,256	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	545	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,717	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	885	268.75/cwt	268.75–268.75	2,378	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	766	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,145	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	566	331.05/cwt	319.00–334.00	1,874	16
Heifers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,057	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	2,368	4
Heifers	Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,048	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	2,243	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	691	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,194	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	352.21/cwt	336.00–356.00	2,205	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	304.38/cwt	291.00–313.00	1,878	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	734	269.42/cwt	264.50–279.00	1,978	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,691	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	698	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,913	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	292.60/cwt	279.00–297.00	2,262	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	922	240.50/cwt	238.50–245.00	2,217	85
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	956	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	2,256	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	515	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	2,150	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	555	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,901	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	872	244.55/cwt	243.00–245.75	2,132	166
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	816	257.70/cwt	251.00–261.25	2,103	120
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,556	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,972	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	843	268.75/cwt	268.75–268.75	2,266	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	544	379.49/cwt	370.00–385.00	2,064	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	337.27/cwt	327.50–342.00	1,774	100
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	990	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	2,386	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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