Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2025-07-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers not well tested, higher undertone noted. 128 heifers weighing 662 lbs sold for 356.85 cwt. Lean utility cows sold 6.00 to 9.00 higher while Breaker and Boning sold steady to 4.00 higher. One bull weighing 1945 lbs sold 205.50 cwt. Good demand for light supply.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $356.43/cwt on 28 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −74.56 against this barn's trailing median of $430.98.

Average price

$356.43

28 head · 566 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,018

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$174

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

$16.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.02

vs KS average

+8.93 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	573	361.00	2,069	20
Medium and Large 1-2	549	345.00	1,894	8thin

One grade step is worth $16.00/cwt here — about $174 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 sale28 hd

356.43

—

KS average3 barns · 385 hd

368.45

−12.02

National average149 barns · 6,369 hd

347.50

+8.93

This barn, trailing median32 sales

430.98

−74.56

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	1,759	191.12	3,362	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,576	168.75	2,660	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,160	157.60	1,828	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,222	149.56	1,828	114

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)	1,403	$3,625	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,499	$3,236	9
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,338	$3,225	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,165	$2,937	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,259	$2,828	9
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,208	$2,750	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,208	$2,730	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,195	$2,271	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,143	$1,935	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,100	$4,075	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,157	$3,732	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,300	$3,117	3thin

Every lot, as filed

37 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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,100	3,525.00/head	3,525.00–3,525.00	3,525	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,100	4,075.00/head	4,075.00–4,075.00	4,075	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,449	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,391	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,300	4,250.00/head	4,250.00–4,250.00	4,250	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,300	3,116.67/head	3,050.00–3,250.00	3,117	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,112	162.04/cwt	155.00–165.00	1,802	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,576	168.75/cwt	167.00–170.00	2,660	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,228	153.23/cwt	138.00–161.00	1,882	85
Bulls	—	—	1,658	186.88/cwt	183.00–190.00	3,098	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,127	130.46/cwt	122.50–132.50	1,470	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	532	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	1,841	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	566	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	1,947	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	421	416.00/cwt	416.00–416.00	1,751	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	733	340.50/cwt	340.50–340.50	2,496	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	355.76/cwt	345.50–356.85	2,366	141
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	727	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	2,523	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,680	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	494.00/cwt	494.00–494.00	1,803	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	1,766	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,510	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	2,703	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	996	2,322.43/head	1,725.00–2,700.00	2,322	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,143	1,935.00/head	1,935.00–1,935.00	1,935	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	948	282.54/cwt	237.50–332.00	2,678	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	2,271.44/head	2,250.00–2,300.00	2,271	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	2,069	20
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,470	3,232.45/head	2,550.00–3,375.00	3,232	5
Bred Cows	Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,459	3,261.17/head	3,050.00–3,300.00	3,261	6
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,208	2,730.49/head	2,225.00–3,175.00	2,730	2
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,208	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	2
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,165	2,937.45/head	2,925.00–2,950.00	2,937	2
Steers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,065	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	3,152	2
Bulls	—	—	2,028	202.44/cwt	201.00–205.50	4,105	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,211	170.24/cwt	169.75–172.00	2,062	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,169	124.82/cwt	120.00–137.00	1,459	6
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,403	3,625.00/head	3,625.00–3,625.00	3,625	3
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,338	3,225.23/head	3,100.00–3,300.00	3,225	2
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,578	3,187.09/head	3,025.00–3,275.00	3,187	3

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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