Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2025-08-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers over 800 lbs sold 20.00 higher and heifers over 800 lbs sold 8.00 higher, while steers and heifers under 800 lbs sold 40.00 to 60.00 higher. Boning utility sold 3.00 higher, Breakers sold steady, while Lean utility sold steady to 9.00 higher. One bull weighing 2130 lbs sold for 210.00 cwt.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $434.24/cwt on 9 head. That ranks 3 of 31 comparable sales and sits −37.99 against this barn's trailing median of $472.23.

Average price

$434.24

9 head · 513 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,228

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+30.96

vs KS average

+44.22 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	513	434.24	2,228	9thin

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

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 sale9 hd

434.24

—

KS average3 barns · 130 hd

403.28

+30.96

National average145 barns · 8,057 hd

390.02

+44.22

This barn, trailing median31 sales

472.23

−37.99

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	1,804	194.69	3,512	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,604	167.70	2,690	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,260	165.08	2,080	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,213	158.40	1,922	135

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)	1,347	$4,000	10
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,316	$3,439	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,192	$3,150	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,167	$3,145	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,142	$3,061	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,351	$2,948	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,330	$2,890	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,400	$4,250	2thin

Every lot, as filed

48 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 1-2	—	1,400	4,250.00/head	4,250.00–4,250.00	4,250	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,272	172.86/cwt	172.00–174.00	2,199	10
Bulls	—	—	1,779	192.96/cwt	182.00–200.00	3,433	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,192	139.81/cwt	130.00–145.00	1,667	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,239	163.44/cwt	152.00–170.00	2,025	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,376	174.09/cwt	173.00–175.00	2,395	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,604	167.70/cwt	164.00–169.00	2,690	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	822	343.00/cwt	340.50–344.00	2,819	126
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	789	347.25/cwt	347.25–347.25	2,740	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	874	331.06/cwt	330.00–333.00	2,893	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	2,220	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	751	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	2,448	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	477.50/cwt	477.50–477.50	2,263	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	345	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,742	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	271	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	1,680	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	747	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,428	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	694	363.00/cwt	363.00–363.00	2,519	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	721	348.25/cwt	348.25–348.25	2,511	79
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	886	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	2,782	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	413	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,065	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	306	627.50/cwt	627.50–627.50	1,920	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	456	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,075	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	434.24/cwt	432.50–437.50	2,228	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	845	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	2,594	10
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,364	3,098.09/head	2,250.00–3,400.00	3,098	6
Bred Cows	Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,262	2,474.70/head	2,300.00–2,600.00	2,475	3
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,192	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	2
Bulls	—	—	1,990	207.68/cwt	205.00–210.00	4,133	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,193	152.37/cwt	149.00–156.00	1,818	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,220	164.16/cwt	160.00–169.00	2,003	74
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,316	3,438.89/head	3,300.00–3,550.00	3,439	7
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,347	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	10
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,142	3,060.58/head	2,850.00–3,225.00	3,061	3
Stock Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,290	178.76/cwt	175.00–194.00	2,306	4
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,167	3,144.96/head	3,000.00–3,375.00	3,145	3
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,351	2,948.08/head	2,400.00–3,250.00	2,948	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,966	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	688	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,253	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	420	483.00/cwt	483.00–483.00	2,029	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	592.50/cwt	592.50–592.50	1,807	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	247	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	1,791	6
Stock Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,205	189.21/cwt	183.00–193.00	2,280	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	468.08/cwt	465.00–470.00	2,205	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	683	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,151	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	347	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,735	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	421	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,916	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	429	468.00/cwt	468.00–468.00	2,008	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	341	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	2,012	7

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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