Sale reports / Kansas / Winter Livestock - Dodge City / 2025-06-04

Winter Livestock - Dodge City

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dodge City, Kansas · Wed, Jun 4
● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1889
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,684 head
1,235 vs last sale 449 1,049 vs year ago 635 · +165.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
301 head
98 vs last sale 203 9 vs year ago 310 · 2.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
131 head
33 vs last sale 98 119 vs year ago 12 · +991.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, feeder steers over 550 lbs sold 10.00 to 12.00 higher. Heifers over 550 lbs to 900 lbs sold 10.00 to 12.00 higher, over 900 lbs sold 20.00 higher. Steers and heifers under 550 lbs not enough for accurate market test, stronger undertone noted. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 lower compared to last week. One bull weighing 1315 lbs sold for 222.00 cwt. 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 $341.64/cwt on 84 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits 89.35 against this barn's trailing median of $430.98.
Average price
$341.64
84 head · 565 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,930
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$272
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$22.81/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.00
vs KS average
+3.40 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1569343.811,95776
Medium and Large 1-2525321.001,6858thin
One grade step is worth $22.81/cwt here — about $272 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
473434395356median 430.9812/1702/1804/1506/0308/19
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 sale84 hd
341.64
KS average1 barns · 84 hd
341.64
+0.00
National average164 barns · 13,536 hd
338.24
+3.40
This barn, trailing median32 sales
430.98
−89.35
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsHigh1,675189.103,16726
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,506156.602,35838
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,206155.481,875153
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,238134.831,67026

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,240$2,7055
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,278$2,5833thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,170$2,3049
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,077$2,1606
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)957$2,5453thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)933$3,8083thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,211$3,49318
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,244$3,39826
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,267$3,3503thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,246$3,07512

Every lot, as filed

54 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
SteersMedium and Large 1900–950917299.79/cwt280.00–306.002,749161
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450405442.50/cwt442.50–442.501,7923
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500453395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,78910
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650640344.97/cwt332.50–355.002,2089
HeifersMedium and Large 1950–1000957261.00/cwt261.00–261.002,49831
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600561380.03/cwt366.00–387.502,13217
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550512415.00/cwt400.00–420.002,12516
SteersMedium and Large 1200–2502351,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,2257
HeifersMedium and Large 1900–950915261.04/cwt259.50–262.602,389133
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600577338.16/cwt333.00–350.001,95160
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy450–500463457.50/cwt457.50–457.502,1188
SteersMedium and Large 1850–900879298.87/cwt291.00–307.502,627126
SteersMedium and Large 1950–1000960275.41/cwt274.50–276.102,64499
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700691336.55/cwt336.50–337.002,32652
CowsBoner 80-85%1,219156.76/cwt150.50–162.501,911138
Bulls1,625211.36/cwt207.00–222.003,4353
CowsLean 85-90%1,165132.44/cwt129.00–137.001,54322
CowsLean 85-90%1,641148.00/cwt148.00–148.002,4294
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,506156.60/cwt150.00–160.502,35838
Bulls1,681186.20/cwt178.00–194.503,13023
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29333,808.33/head3,800.00–3,825.003,8083
Cow-Calf PairsLarge 1-21,3503,385.00/head3,385.00–3,385.003,3858
Cow-Calf PairsLarge 1-21,2673,350.00/head3,225.00–3,525.003,3503
Cow-Calf PairsLarge 1-21,2113,493.33/head3,475.00–3,510.003,49318
Cow-Calf PairsLarge 1-21,1973,404.44/head3,375.00–3,485.003,40418
Cow-Calf PairsLarge 1-2Broken Mouth1,2753,025.00/head3,025.00–3,025.003,02510
Cow-Calf PairsLarge 1-21,1003,325.00/head3,325.00–3,325.003,3252
SteersLarge 11000–10501,029268.00/cwt268.00–268.002,75818
Bred CowsLarge 1-21,2402,705.32/head2,250.00–2,950.002,7055
Bred CowsLarge 1-21,2782,583.22/head1,925.00–2,825.002,5833
Bred CowsLarge 1-2Broken Mouth1,0772,160.00/head2,160.00–2,160.002,1606
Bred CowsLarge 1-21,2282,412.43/head1,825.00–2,825.002,4127
CowsBoner 80-85%1,084143.70/cwt140.00–146.001,55815
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700675300.94/cwt291.00–307.002,03130
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29681,924.03/head1,850.00–2,000.001,9242
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 19572,545.38/head2,475.00–2,575.002,5453
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2888233.16/cwt190.00–267.002,07012
SteersLarge 11050–11001,093241.00/cwt241.00–241.002,6344
Stock CowsLarge 1-21,144178.97/cwt163.00–195.502,04726
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350340452.50/cwt452.50–452.501,5397
HeifersMedium and Large 1800–850823284.36/cwt274.00–285.502,340281
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500473365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,7267
SteersMedium and Large 1-2900–950941250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,3538
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400376435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,6363
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750719297.20/cwt290.00–306.002,13791
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550525321.00/cwt321.00–321.001,6858
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850805308.16/cwt304.75–315.252,481109
HeifersMedium and Large 1850–900885261.00/cwt261.00–261.002,3103
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800773293.00/cwt284.00–297.502,26591
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2700–750732277.00/cwt277.00–277.002,0284
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350326462.50/cwt462.50–462.501,5088
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500478390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,8646
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800763310.35/cwt310.00–310.502,36814
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550540365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,97116

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.