Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2025-06-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers over 550 lbs sold steady to 13.00 higher. Heifers over 550 lbs sold 10.00 to 20.00 higher. Steers and heifers under 550 lbs not well tested. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher. One bull weighing 2425 lbs sold for 215.00 cwt. Very good demand for light to moderate supply.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $393.27/cwt on 135 head. That ranks 2 of 31 comparable sales and sits −78.95 against this barn's trailing median of $472.23.

Average price

$393.27

135 head · 582 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,287

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$299

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

$54.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.28

vs KS average

+12.26 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	581	402.18	2,336	113
Medium and Large 1-2	586	347.55	2,037	22

One grade step is worth $54.63/cwt here — about $299 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale135 hd

393.27

—

KS average2 barns · 151 hd

393.00

+0.28

National average158 barns · 9,089 hd

381.01

+12.26

This barn, trailing median31 sales

472.23

−78.95

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	1,701	185.27	3,152	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,510	168.44	2,543	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,199	161.34	1,935	144
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,262	140.63	1,774	73

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/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,359	$2,911	16
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,208	$2,643	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,233	$2,525	7
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	959	$2,720	8
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	814	$2,350	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,350	$3,767	3thin

Every lot, as filed

46 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 1-2	650–700	651	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,992	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	583	349.36/cwt	348.50–355.00	2,037	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	586	347.55/cwt	346.00–353.00	2,037	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	783	306.08/cwt	290.00–308.00	2,397	92
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	740	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	2,301	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	340.03/cwt	307.50–353.00	1,632	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	391	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,476	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	856	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	2,422	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	856	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,714	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	585	401.00/cwt	401.00–401.00	2,346	90
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	500	428.00/cwt	428.00–428.00	2,140	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	916	299.75/cwt	299.75–299.75	2,746	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	695	320.41/cwt	304.50–322.50	2,227	78
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	717	341.35/cwt	341.00–342.50	2,447	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	788	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,506	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	640	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,093	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	933	133.67/cwt	131.00–137.50	1,247	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,249	175.27/cwt	173.00–179.00	2,189	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	162.95/cwt	147.00–181.00	1,985	129
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,131	119.80/cwt	110.00–126.00	1,355	15
Bulls	—	—	1,591	165.47/cwt	160.00–168.50	2,633	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,412	157.58/cwt	155.00–159.00	2,225	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,350	3,766.67/head	3,725.00–3,850.00	3,767	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	469	378.00/cwt	378.00–378.00	1,773	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	363.64/cwt	357.50–369.00	1,916	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,863	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	592	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	2,353	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	741	288.87/cwt	285.00–290.00	2,141	21
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	988	2,808.64/head	2,625.00–2,900.00	2,809	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	939	232.87/cwt	192.50–295.00	2,187	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	988	283.01/cwt	274.00–285.00	2,796	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	702	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,755	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	432	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,434	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	586	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,822	4
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,376	2,650.79/head	2,525.00–2,900.00	2,651	3
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,208	2,643.10/head	2,325.00–2,800.00	2,643	3
Steers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,063	270.10/cwt	270.10–270.10	2,871	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	604	392.00/cwt	392.00–392.00	2,368	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	814	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	941	2,666.21/head	2,625.00–2,725.00	2,666	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,510	168.44/cwt	161.00–173.00	2,543	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,251	141.62/cwt	130.00–153.00	1,772	42
Bulls	—	—	2,026	209.82/cwt	206.00–215.00	4,251	6
Bulls	—	—	1,594	184.47/cwt	155.00–197.00	2,940	11
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,359	2,911.39/head	2,725.00–3,000.00	2,911	16
Bred Cows	Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,125	2,429.90/head	2,400.00–2,500.00	2,430	4

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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