Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2025-08-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, heifers over 700 lbs sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher, under 700 lbs sold steady with a softer undertone. Steers under 700 lbs sold sharply higher on limited comparisons, over 800 lbs not well tested. Slaughter cows sold steady to 4.00 higher. Two bulls weighing 1915 lbs sold for 210.00 cwt.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $417.11/cwt on 24 head. That ranks 11 of 32 comparable sales and sits −13.87 against this barn's trailing median of $430.98.

Average price

$417.11

24 head · 515 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,148

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+34.96

vs KS average

+66.30 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	515	417.11	2,148	24

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 sale24 hd

417.11

—

KS average3 barns · 200 hd

382.15

+34.96

National average152 barns · 8,349 hd

350.81

+66.30

This barn, trailing median32 sales

430.98

−13.87

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	—	High	1,794	190.84	3,424	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,221	165.80	2,024	89
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,207	151.82	1,833	122

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)	973	$3,525	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,425	$2,882	10
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,405	$2,816	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,435	$2,788	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,321	$2,725	8
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	875	$3,150	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	865	$3,000	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,096	$4,205	23
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,000	$3,725	2thin

Every lot, as filed

50 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	832	327.46/cwt	320.00–330.50	2,724	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	857	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,760	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	506	472.70/cwt	465.00–482.50	2,392	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	917	303.83/cwt	289.00–305.00	2,786	123
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	441.34/cwt	437.50–443.00	1,876	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	256	477.50/cwt	477.50–477.50	1,222	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,344	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	391.00/cwt	391.00–391.00	2,573	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	362.94/cwt	353.00–375.00	2,265	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	417.11/cwt	403.00–421.00	2,148	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	881	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,951	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	342	489.29/cwt	483.00–498.00	1,673	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	826	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,825	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	461	446.00/cwt	446.00–446.00	2,056	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	386	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	2,142	3
Bulls	—	—	1,978	207.19/cwt	204.00–210.00	4,098	4
Bulls	—	—	1,763	191.38/cwt	182.00–198.00	3,374	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	977	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,466	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,189	123.22/cwt	122.00–128.00	1,465	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,232	166.54/cwt	152.00–176.00	2,052	85
Bulls	—	—	1,685	166.70/cwt	166.00–167.00	2,809	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,038	4,248.08/head	3,900.00–4,300.00	4,248	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,300	4,250.00/head	4,250.00–4,250.00	4,250	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,138	4,125.00/head	4,000.00–4,200.00	4,125	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,000	3,725.00/head	3,725.00–3,725.00	3,725	2
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,321	2,725.00/head	2,725.00–2,725.00	2,725	8
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,435	2,787.98/head	2,650.00–2,950.00	2,788	2
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,405	2,816.02/head	2,800.00–2,850.00	2,816	3
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,425	2,881.97/head	1,900.00–3,400.00	2,882	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,180	151.48/cwt	135.00–160.00	1,787	85
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,309	166.68/cwt	165.00–169.00	2,182	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	951	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	2,682	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,195	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	263.66/cwt	250.00–303.00	2,518	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	973	3,525.00/head	3,525.00–3,525.00	3,525	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	472.79/cwt	455.00–477.00	2,227	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,426	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	433	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,143	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	492	396.00/cwt	396.00–396.00	1,948	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	305	596.00/cwt	596.00–596.00	1,818	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	771	342.93/cwt	341.50–344.00	2,644	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	477.36/cwt	472.00–492.00	2,029	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	200–250	228	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,848	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	541	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,407	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	473.88/cwt	457.00–482.50	1,791	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	406	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	2,132	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	421.90/cwt	415.00–432.50	2,012	17

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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