Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2025-05-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers over 600 lb sold steady to 2.00 lower. Quality not as desirable as last week. Not enough steer and heifer calves for a market test, however. however a package of 525 lb thin heifers sold up to 20.00 higher. Demand was moderate. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $381.54/cwt on 305 head. That ranks 2 of 32 comparable sales and sits −49.44 against this barn's trailing median of $430.98.

Average price

$381.54

305 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,048

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$428

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

$91.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+14.94

vs KS average

+47.28 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	383.96	2,058	297
Medium and Large 1-2	558	292.00	1,630	8thin

One grade step is worth $91.96/cwt here — about $428 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale305 hd

381.54

—

KS average3 barns · 501 hd

366.60

+14.94

National average158 barns · 12,726 hd

334.26

+47.28

This barn, trailing median32 sales

430.98

−49.44

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	1,826	184.05	3,360	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,312	155.32	2,038	56
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,367	146.24	1,999	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,248	124.15	1,549	27

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)	1,505	$2,300	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,139	$2,087	14
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	860	$3,100	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	866	$2,250	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,283	$3,550	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,200	$3,438	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,154	$3,306	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	800	$3,125	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$4,025	10
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	1,013	$3,978	16

Every lot, as filed

69 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	750–800	794	275.71/cwt	264.00–277.00	2,189	89
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	259.74/cwt	257.50–262.00	2,117	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	777	296.65/cwt	292.50–304.50	2,305	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	301.64/cwt	293.00–310.00	1,858	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	296.12/cwt	280.50–299.00	1,993	114
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	364	428.77/cwt	355.00–438.00	1,561	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	314	457.07/cwt	455.00–460.00	1,435	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	502	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	1,943	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	733	285.63/cwt	277.00–290.00	2,094	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	918	241.67/cwt	238.00–249.00	2,219	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	393.60/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,685	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	340.04/cwt	321.00–347.00	1,945	85
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	337.99/cwt	305.00–362.00	1,913	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,139	2,086.65/head	1,785.00–2,275.00	2,087	14
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	860	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,055	180.97/cwt	155.00–195.00	1,909	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	558	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,065	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	850–900	859	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	2,336	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,243	121.49/cwt	105.00–128.00	1,510	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,268	135.88/cwt	133.00–137.50	1,723	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,299	163.51/cwt	160.00–168.00	2,124	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,314	153.96/cwt	150.00–159.00	2,023	48
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,367	146.24/cwt	140.00–149.00	1,999	22
Bulls	—	—	1,899	184.22/cwt	181.00–187.00	3,498	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	800	3,125.00/head	3,125.00–3,125.00	3,125	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,000	4,025.00/head	4,025.00–4,025.00	4,025	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,142	3,287.50/head	3,150.00–3,425.00	3,288	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,300	3,600.00/head	3,550.00–3,675.00	3,600	5
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,017	4,008.33/head	4,000.00–4,025.00	4,008	15
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	950	3,525.00/head	3,525.00–3,525.00	3,525	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	3,350.00/head	3,350.00–3,350.00	3,350	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,300	3,525.00/head	3,525.00–3,525.00	3,525	1
Steers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,093	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	2,525	4
Steers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,007	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	2,326	7
Heifers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,052	225.68/cwt	222.00–233.00	2,374	3
Heifers	Large 1	1100–1150	1,102	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	2,457	9
Bulls	—	—	1,832	174.52/cwt	167.00–178.00	3,197	6
Bulls	—	—	1,768	192.09/cwt	191.00–195.00	3,396	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	849	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,919	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,378	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	844	258.71/cwt	256.00–259.00	2,184	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	379	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,014	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,505	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	866	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	307.69/cwt	297.50–321.50	2,068	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	982	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,259	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	904	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,745	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	571	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,719	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	743	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,006	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	691	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,548	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	811	294.63/cwt	281.00–300.00	2,389	78
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	611	357.88/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,187	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	396.23/cwt	383.00–415.00	1,874	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	449.03/cwt	437.50–455.00	1,688	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	435.41/cwt	422.50–442.00	1,859	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	404.43/cwt	397.50–410.00	2,087	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	894	252.25/cwt	252.25–252.25	2,255	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	355.53/cwt	349.00–368.00	2,062	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	522	409.07/cwt	406.00–412.00	2,135	176
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	880	285.49/cwt	278.00–287.00	2,512	167
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	984	232.93/cwt	231.00–241.00	2,292	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	425	432.50/cwt	432.50–432.50	1,838	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	537	322.29/cwt	320.00–332.50	1,731	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	833	275.74/cwt	262.00–278.50	2,297	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	320.63/cwt	317.50–321.50	2,357	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	373.60/cwt	372.00–385.00	1,730	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	407.13/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,327	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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