Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2025-05-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers over 550 lbs sold 5.00 lower to steady while heifers over 700 lbs sold steady with a softer undertone. Steers under 550 lbs and heifers under 700 lbs not well tested. Slaughter cows sold steady with a higher undertone. One bull weighing 2205 lbs sold for 201.00/cwt.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $318.41/cwt on 27 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −112.58 against this barn's trailing median of $430.98.

Average price

$318.41

27 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,761

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$195

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

$41.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−29.08

vs KS average

−14.41 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	326.00	1,796	22
Medium and Large 1-2	562	285.00	1,602	5thin

One grade step is worth $41.00/cwt here — about $195 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 sale27 hd

318.41

—

KS average3 barns · 228 hd

347.49

−29.08

National average172 barns · 12,542 hd

332.82

−14.41

This barn, trailing median32 sales

430.98

−112.58

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	2,017	183.60	3,702	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,510	150.29	2,269	54
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,221	149.92	1,831	214
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,300	118.19	1,536	10

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)	1,423	$2,712	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,188	$2,532	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,377	$2,470	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$4,150	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,050	$3,900	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,217	$3,471	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,300	$3,400	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,300	$3,318	14

Every lot, as filed

75 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	300–350	310	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,426	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	942	268.33/cwt	261.00–270.00	2,528	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	793	287.21/cwt	283.00–290.00	2,278	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	456	412.00/cwt	412.00–412.00	1,879	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,050	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	541	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	1,764	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	874	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,404	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	296	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,332	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	562	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,602	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	700–750	700	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	2,093	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	319.17/cwt	316.00–320.00	1,976	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	403.36/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,533	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	270.17/cwt	267.00–274.00	2,242	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	860	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	2,215	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	822	271.74/cwt	258.00–279.50	2,234	229
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,210	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	1,835	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	708	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,195	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,921	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	700–750	715	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	2,152	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	724	295.96/cwt	285.00–300.00	2,143	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,999	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	956	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	2,409	67
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,041	162.51/cwt	162.00–163.00	1,692	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	150.46/cwt	141.00–159.50	1,848	195
Bulls	—	—	2,063	184.87/cwt	181.00–187.00	3,814	9
Bulls	—	—	1,899	173.18/cwt	172.00–174.00	3,289	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,300	118.19/cwt	115.00–120.00	1,536	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	131.26/cwt	123.00–136.00	1,614	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	4,150.00/head	4,150.00–4,150.00	4,150	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,300	3,350.00/head	3,350.00–3,350.00	3,350	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,050	3,900.00/head	3,900.00–3,900.00	3,900	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,217	3,470.83/head	3,400.00–3,500.00	3,471	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,300	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,267	3,225.00/head	3,150.00–3,375.00	3,225	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,400	3,575.00/head	3,575.00–3,575.00	3,575	3
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,423	2,711.96/head	2,625.00–2,750.00	2,712	5
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,377	2,469.74/head	2,100.00–2,650.00	2,470	6
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,883	141.64/cwt	141.00–143.00	2,667	3
Stock Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,042	224.84/cwt	212.50–237.50	2,343	3
Bulls	—	—	2,043	198.70/cwt	196.00–201.00	4,059	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,510	150.29/cwt	148.00–151.50	2,269	54
Steers	Large 1	1100–1150	1,111	242.13/cwt	239.50–244.75	2,690	106
Steers	Large 1	1300–1350	1,309	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,814	10
Heifers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,087	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	2,522	2
Steers	Large 1	1150–1200	1,170	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	2,656	11
Steers	Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,043	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	2,388	3
Steers	Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,069	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,459	11
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	209.58/cwt	202.50–246.00	1,991	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,610	3
Steers	Large 1	1200–1250	1,206	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	2,605	3
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,188	2,531.65/head	2,100.00–2,700.00	2,532	3
Steers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,021	254.47/cwt	242.00–255.25	2,598	97
Steers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,079	243.91/cwt	240.50–245.85	2,632	86
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	543	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	2,015	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	911	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,858	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,745	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	800–850	832	299.50/cwt	299.50–299.50	2,492	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	945	251.97/cwt	248.25–252.50	2,381	151
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,695	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	588	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,029	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	282	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	697	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	2,049	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	613	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,759	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	830	266.50/cwt	266.50–266.50	2,212	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	343	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	1,398	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	687	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	2,171	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	958	260.10/cwt	259.50–262.50	2,492	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	459.42/cwt	452.50–462.50	1,989	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,244	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	676	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,825	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	873	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	2,287	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	351	502.50/cwt	502.50–502.50	1,764	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,409	5

How this sale compares

Kansas weighted averages

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