Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2025-04-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers over 550 lbs sold steady with a softer undertone while heifers over 550 lbs sold 10.00 to 15.00 higher. Steers and heifers under 550 lbs not well tested. Slaughter cows sold steady to 4.00 higher. Very good demand for moderate to heavy supply.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $335.51/cwt on 98 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −95.47 against this barn's trailing median of $430.98.

Average price

$335.51

98 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,872

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$15

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

$19.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.96

vs KS average

+5.56 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	556	336.93	1,873	91
Medium and Large 1-2	586	317.00	1,858	7thin

One grade step is worth $19.93/cwt here — about $15 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

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 sale98 hd

335.51

—

KS average3 barns · 604 hd

343.47

−7.96

National average175 barns · 11,256 hd

329.95

+5.56

This barn, trailing median32 sales

430.98

−95.47

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	—	High	1,705	175.78	2,997	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,211	149.59	1,811	76
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,526	148.03	2,259	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,239	117.55	1,456	32

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)	1,251	$2,550	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,387	$2,425	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,157	$2,413	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,415	$2,185	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,192	$2,073	19
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	805	$1,835	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	820	$1,675	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,300	$4,300	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,050	$4,021	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	983	$2,575	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	872	$2,414	21

Every lot, as filed

71 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 1-2Thin Fleshed	350–400	393	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,228	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	400–450	400	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,780	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	586	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,858	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	332.44/cwt	324.00–340.00	1,905	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	302.52/cwt	290.00–306.00	2,051	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	345.22/cwt	339.00–355.00	1,809	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	415	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	1,523	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	1,834.63/head	1,575.00–2,050.00	1,835	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	965	245.77/cwt	238.00–247.25	2,372	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	866	260.73/cwt	247.00–266.00	2,258	255
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	909	252.55/cwt	238.50–255.00	2,296	137
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,025	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	647	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	2,096	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	668	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,837	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	350–400	359	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,562	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	450–500	485	334.65/cwt	334.00–335.00	1,623	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	400–450	412	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,401	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	874	211.39/cwt	185.00–248.00	1,848	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	928	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	2,348	18
Bulls	—	—	2,012	190.93/cwt	185.00–200.00	3,842	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,163	121.45/cwt	121.00–122.00	1,412	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,244	117.29/cwt	113.00–119.00	1,459	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,526	148.03/cwt	138.00–155.00	2,259	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,147	137.82/cwt	131.00–144.00	1,581	22
Bulls	—	—	1,609	171.05/cwt	162.00–181.00	2,752	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	686	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	750	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,300	3,710.00/head	3,710.00–3,710.00	3,710	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,250	3,637.50/head	3,525.00–3,750.00	3,638	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,300	4,300.00/head	4,300.00–4,300.00	4,300	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,017	4,084.58/head	3,550.00–4,235.00	4,085	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,100	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,100	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,167	2,733.33/head	2,700.00–2,750.00	2,733	3
Heifers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,020	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	2,305	5
Heifers	Large 1	1150–1200	1,176	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,352	4
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,387	2,425.00/head	2,425.00–2,425.00	2,425	2
Stock Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,049	197.94/cwt	180.00–212.50	2,076	6
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,251	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,237	154.39/cwt	146.00–163.00	1,910	54
Bred Cows	Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,122	1,972.95/head	1,825.00–2,025.00	1,973	7
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,415	2,184.87/head	1,185.00–2,450.00	2,185	5
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,157	2,412.80/head	1,825.00–2,625.00	2,413	6
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,233	2,131.66/head	1,725.00–2,300.00	2,132	12
Steers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,006	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,616	4
Steers	Large 1	1100–1150	1,108	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,659	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	800–850	829	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,446	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	355.38/cwt	353.00–357.50	1,844	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	617	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,721	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	599	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	2,132	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	679	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	2,146	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	812	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	2,160	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	343.62/cwt	336.00–352.50	2,113	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	498	413.00/cwt	413.00–413.00	2,057	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	767	280.46/cwt	262.00–286.25	2,151	155
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	361.99/cwt	360.00–363.00	1,705	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,984	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	363	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,388	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	827	266.00/cwt	256.10–277.50	2,200	274
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	317.21/cwt	316.00–318.00	2,284	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	507	408.35/cwt	395.00–417.00	2,070	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	750–800	790	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	2,338	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	909	272.62/cwt	265.25–274.25	2,478	142
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	592	372.07/cwt	372.00–372.50	2,203	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	738	290.63/cwt	279.75–300.00	2,145	122
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	781	297.98/cwt	292.00–299.00	2,327	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	336.18/cwt	334.00–339.00	2,269	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	890	280.54/cwt	275.50–285.00	2,497	181
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	966	262.13/cwt	258.35–266.00	2,532	204
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	831	282.63/cwt	275.00–286.00	2,349	173

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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