Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2025-07-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*King of the Ring, Saturday, July 26, 2025, 8500 feeders*

Compared to last week, feeder steers and calves not well tested, higher undertone noted. Heifers over 550 lbs sold steady to 10.00 higher, under 550 lbs not well tested. Reputation heifers sold 30.00 to 50.00 higher. 133 heifers weighing 695 lbs sold for 370.50 cwt. Breaker and Lean utility cows sold 4.00 higher while Boning cattle sold 5.00 lower. Good demand for light to moderate supply.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $378.76/cwt on 102 head. That ranks 2 of 32 comparable sales and sits −52.22 against this barn's trailing median of $430.98.

Average price

$378.76

102 head · 565 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,139

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−2.64

vs KS average

+38.58 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	565	378.76	2,139	102

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 sale102 hd

378.76

—

KS average2 barns · 340 hd

381.40

−2.64

National average146 barns · 6,788 hd

340.18

+38.58

This barn, trailing median32 sales

430.98

−52.22

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	1,659	190.26	3,157	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,502	167.29	2,513	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,273	162.43	2,068	94
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,265	140.34	1,775	169

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,365	$2,900	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,483	$2,733	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,100	$3,750	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,600	$3,625	2thin

Every lot, as filed

35 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	800–850	843	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	2,521	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	726	317.54/cwt	309.00–331.00	2,305	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	759	348.01/cwt	344.50–354.00	2,641	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	726	355.27/cwt	353.00–357.00	2,579	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	760	308.50/cwt	308.50–308.50	2,345	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	544.00/cwt	544.00–544.00	2,051	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	292	611.00/cwt	611.00–611.00	1,784	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,502	167.29/cwt	166.00–169.00	2,513	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,273	162.43/cwt	153.00–167.00	2,068	94
Bulls	—	—	1,385	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	2,327	1
Bulls	—	—	1,876	202.46/cwt	197.00–211.00	3,798	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,345	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	2,125	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,294	146.96/cwt	134.50–154.00	1,902	125
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,600	3,625.00/head	3,625.00–3,625.00	3,625	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,100	3,750.00/head	3,750.00–3,750.00	3,750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	659	356.42/cwt	356.00–357.00	2,349	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	759	340.92/cwt	330.00–347.50	2,588	151
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	366.63/cwt	360.00–377.00	2,068	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,766	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	647	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,232	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	841	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	2,716	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	943	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	2,952	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	375.08/cwt	373.00–382.00	2,329	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	582	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	2,252	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	695	370.50/cwt	370.50–370.50	2,575	133
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	547	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	2,007	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	373.21/cwt	370.00–376.00	1,967	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	366	504.00/cwt	504.00–504.00	1,845	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	688	364.00/cwt	364.00–364.00	2,504	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,177	120.69/cwt	105.00–129.00	1,421	43
Bulls	—	—	1,586	186.62/cwt	181.00–190.00	2,960	14
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,365	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,483	2,733.31/head	2,450.00–2,975.00	2,733	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	524.00/cwt	524.00–524.00	1,703	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	641	362.06/cwt	360.00–371.00	2,321	58

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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