Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2025-07-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*King of the Ring, Saturday, July 26, 2025*

Compared to last week, feeder steers under 800 lbs not well tested, over 800 lbs sold 10.00 higher. Heifers under 700 lbs sold 6.00 to 10.00 higher, over 700 lbs not well tested. 5 steers weighing 252 lbs sold for 1585.00 per head, 4 heifers weighing 291 lbs sold for 1550.00 per head while 8 heifers weighing 1000 lbs sold for 257.00 cwt. Slaughter cows sold steady to 5.00 higher. Good demand for light supply.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $354.50/cwt on 28 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −76.48 against this barn's trailing median of $430.98.

Average price

$354.50

28 head · 597 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,116

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−11.10

vs KS average

+15.76 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	597	354.50	2,116	28

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

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 sale28 hd

354.50

—

KS average3 barns · 125 hd

365.60

−11.10

National average151 barns · 8,478 hd

338.74

+15.76

This barn, trailing median32 sales

430.98

−76.48

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	1,915	192.54	3,687	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,346	167.69	2,257	230
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,547	162.63	2,516	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,248	134.23	1,675	99

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)	1,466	$3,175	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,385	$3,129	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,263	$3,012	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,354	$2,862	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,414	$3,625	7

Every lot, as filed

38 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	850–900	874	289.50/cwt	289.50–289.50	2,530	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,547	162.63/cwt	161.00–164.00	2,516	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,263	142.74/cwt	135.00–148.00	1,803	45
Bulls	—	—	1,565	170.61/cwt	165.00–176.00	2,670	2
Bulls	—	—	1,970	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	4,098	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,348	167.94/cwt	156.00–172.00	2,264	227
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,235	127.14/cwt	121.00–130.00	1,570	54
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,300	3,625.00/head	3,625.00–3,625.00	3,625	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,500	3,625.00/head	3,625.00–3,625.00	3,625	4
Bred Cows	Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,354	2,862.22/head	2,800.00–2,875.00	2,862	6
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,466	3,175.00/head	3,175.00–3,175.00	3,175	3
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,263	3,011.63/head	3,000.00–3,025.00	3,012	2
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,385	3,128.52/head	3,100.00–3,150.00	3,129	2
Bulls	—	—	1,961	194.57/cwt	184.00–202.00	3,816	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	148.96/cwt	146.00–151.00	1,802	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,057	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	314.86/cwt	311.00–316.50	2,245	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	771	302.79/cwt	302.00–304.00	2,335	25
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,006	219.66/cwt	207.50–240.00	2,210	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	498	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	1,848	15
Heifers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,000	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	2,570	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	706	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,415	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	1,869	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	320.50/cwt	320.50–320.50	2,163	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	291	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	644	365.50/cwt	365.50–365.50	2,354	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	910	275.50/cwt	275.50–275.50	2,507	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	2,151	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	398	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	1,682	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	907	316.50/cwt	316.50–316.50	2,871	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	502	409.03/cwt	405.00–417.00	2,053	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	827	299.38/cwt	298.50–301.00	2,476	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	597	354.50/cwt	354.50–354.50	2,116	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	446	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,829	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	252	1,585.00/head	1,585.00–1,585.00	1,585	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	838	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,682	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	449.20/cwt	449.00–450.00	1,864	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	861	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	2,747	15

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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