Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2025-04-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers over 550 lbs sold steady to 10.00 higher while heifers over 550 lbs sold steady to 8.00 higher. Steers and heifers under 550 lbs not well tested. Slaughter cows sold steady. Very good demand for light to moderate supply.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $315.00/cwt on 36 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −115.98 against this barn's trailing median of $430.98.

Average price

$315.00

36 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,708

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$306

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

$18.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−26.62

vs KS average

−14.34 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	588	328.50	1,932	10thin
Medium and Large 1-2	525	309.81	1,625	26

One grade step is worth $18.69/cwt here — about $306 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 900–1000 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 sale36 hd

315.00

—

KS average3 barns · 370 hd

341.62

−26.62

National average176 barns · 11,721 hd

329.34

−14.34

This barn, trailing median32 sales

430.98

−115.98

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	1,790	176.46	3,158	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,574	150.74	2,373	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,229	149.59	1,839	116
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,153	109.30	1,260	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,405	$2,950	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,346	$2,385	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,323	$2,343	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,407	$2,265	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,045	$3,859	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,100	$3,100	7

Every lot, as filed

63 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	450–500	455	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,070	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	415.72/cwt	415.00–420.00	1,966	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,087	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,391	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	766	292.03/cwt	290.00–296.00	2,237	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	2,247	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	742	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	2,107	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	707	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	2,234	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	337.11/cwt	330.00–345.00	2,070	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	837	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,302	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	686	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,298	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	441	447.50/cwt	447.50–447.50	1,973	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	394	444.96/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,753	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	422.00/cwt	422.00–422.00	1,574	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	451	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,646	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	951	243.50/cwt	243.50–243.50	2,316	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,682	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	852	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,386	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	997	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	2,532	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	792	283.78/cwt	278.00–288.00	2,248	109
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	588	328.50/cwt	328.50–328.50	1,932	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	342	447.50/cwt	447.50–447.50	1,530	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	890	260.79/cwt	260.00–265.00	2,321	72
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,578	146.60/cwt	145.00–148.00	2,313	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	150.53/cwt	140.00–160.00	1,867	107
Bulls	—	—	2,207	189.13/cwt	187.00–192.00	4,174	3
Bulls	—	—	1,745	175.95/cwt	167.00–185.00	3,070	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,283	162.24/cwt	162.00–162.50	2,082	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,150	117.06/cwt	115.00–123.00	1,346	19
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,100	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,000	4,075.00/head	4,075.00–4,075.00	4,075	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,100	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	5
Bred Cows	Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,323	2,343.05/head	2,335.00–2,350.00	2,343	2
Stock Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,046	221.22/cwt	202.50–229.00	2,314	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,157	97.95/cwt	87.50–102.50	1,133	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,568	157.65/cwt	155.00–162.00	2,472	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,051	131.67/cwt	128.50–137.00	1,384	7
Bulls	—	—	1,475	161.03/cwt	160.00–162.00	2,375	2
Steers	Large 1	1100–1150	1,135	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	2,452	2
Steers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,026	254.60/cwt	254.00–257.00	2,612	10
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,405	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	5
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,346	2,384.79/head	2,310.00–2,525.00	2,385	3
Stock Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,176	181.07/cwt	171.00–197.50	2,129	9
Bred Cows	Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,407	2,264.99/head	2,225.00–2,360.00	2,265	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	683	297.41/cwt	296.50–301.00	2,031	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	850–900	850	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	2,321	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	750–800	757	311.50/cwt	311.50–311.50	2,358	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	932	228.95/cwt	221.00–250.00	2,134	13
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	928	176.03/cwt	162.50–182.50	1,634	5
Steers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,060	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	2,692	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	987	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	2,043	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	1,352	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	288	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,440	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	507	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,597	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	966	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,222	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	940	254.25/cwt	254.25–254.25	2,390	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	890	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	2,323	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	367.65/cwt	360.00–383.00	2,129	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	918	277.35/cwt	266.00–284.50	2,546	232
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	661	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,659	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	490	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	1,730	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	649	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,869	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	558	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,674	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	690	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	2,029	5

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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