Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2025-05-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers over 600 lbs sold steady to 20.00 higher. Heifers over 650 lbs not well tested, softer undertone noted. Steers under 600 lbs and heifers under 650 lbs not well tested, stronger undertone noted. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. 3 loads of extra fancy steers weight average of 850 lbs sold 20.00 higher. One bull weighing 2125 lbs sold for 208.00/cwt

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $377.99/cwt on 40 head. That ranks 2 of 31 comparable sales and sits −94.24 against this barn's trailing median of $472.23.

Average price

$377.99

40 head · 570 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,155

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$288

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

$29.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−23.72

vs KS average

−6.61 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	577	384.69	2,221	31
Medium and Large 1-2	545	354.89	1,933	9thin

One grade step is worth $29.80/cwt here — about $288 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 800–900 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 sale40 hd

377.99

—

KS average3 barns · 260 hd

401.71

−23.72

National average159 barns · 12,107 hd

384.60

−6.61

This barn, trailing median31 sales

472.23

−94.24

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	—	Low	1,795	183.18	3,287	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,301	152.51	1,984	51
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,820	150.30	2,735	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,198	106.33	1,274	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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,263	$2,746	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,149	$2,626	7
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	957	$2,784	3thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	833	$2,093	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,091	$3,956	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,200	$3,113	6

Every lot, as filed

62 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,118	131.65/cwt	130.00–133.00	1,472	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	790	308.08/cwt	305.50–310.00	2,434	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	497	450.46/cwt	445.00–455.00	2,239	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	643	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,128	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	928	276.48/cwt	264.00–277.50	2,566	127
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	859	287.49/cwt	281.00–288.50	2,470	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	850–900	853	318.80/cwt	313.00–320.10	2,719	82
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,871	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	707	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	2,036	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	808	271.50/cwt	255.00–279.00	2,194	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	379.15/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,752	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	2,197	12
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	984	221.34/cwt	187.50–240.00	2,178	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	767	287.03/cwt	282.00–288.00	2,202	103
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,880	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,952	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	591	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,128	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	800–850	841	322.25/cwt	321.00–323.50	2,710	135
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	656	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	2,476	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	947	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,368	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	712	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	2,143	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	971	269.11/cwt	264.00–269.50	2,613	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	676	306.00/cwt	293.00–315.00	2,069	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,820	150.30/cwt	150.00–151.00	2,735	3
Bulls	—	—	2,008	170.67/cwt	169.00–172.00	3,427	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,322	139.52/cwt	138.00–142.00	1,844	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,298	153.46/cwt	144.00–160.00	1,992	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,182	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,359	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,200	3,112.50/head	3,025.00–3,425.00	3,113	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,100	3,335.00/head	3,335.00–3,335.00	3,335	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,089	4,094.44/head	3,250.00–4,200.00	4,094	9
Stock Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,234	184.80/cwt	170.00–192.50	2,280	8
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,296	2,969.12/head	2,850.00–3,225.00	2,969	4
Bulls	—	—	2,125	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	4,420	1
Bulls	—	—	1,744	183.19/cwt	177.00–194.00	3,195	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,315	163.96/cwt	163.00–165.00	2,156	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,255	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,067	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,683	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	957	2,783.89/head	2,700.00–2,850.00	2,784	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	833	2,092.57/head	1,825.00–2,275.00	2,093	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	952	2,167.95/head	1,700.00–2,450.00	2,168	3
Stock Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,130	207.92/cwt	205.00–217.50	2,349	5
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,263	2,745.54/head	2,600.00–2,850.00	2,746	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	446	470.30/cwt	455.00–475.00	2,098	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	616	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	1,842	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	863	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	2,252	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	1,593	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	578	403.55/cwt	402.50–405.00	2,333	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	610	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	2,272	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	866	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	2,200	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	364.61/cwt	361.00–367.50	2,067	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	2,008	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,977	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,440	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	550–600	595	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	2,246	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,816	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,312	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	1,872	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	750	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	2,115	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	377.67/cwt	365.00–382.00	1,964	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	324.24/cwt	322.50–325.00	1,988	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,726	3

How this sale compares

Kansas weighted averages

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