Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2025-08-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers under 650 lbs sold 10.00 lower while reputation calves brought 10.00 higher. Steers and heifers over 600 lbs not well tested, higher undertone noted. Two loads of light 800 lbs steers sold 20.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady, Lean utility sold 5.00 higher. A bull weighing 1300 lbs sold for 225.00 cwt. Good demand for light to moderate supply.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $429.74/cwt on 45 head. That ranks 3 of 31 comparable sales and sits −42.48 against this barn's trailing median of $472.23.

Average price

$429.74

45 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,355

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$0

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

$30.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.98

vs KS average

+29.85 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	433.09	2,353	40
Medium and Large 1-2	584	403.00	2,354	5thin

One grade step is worth $30.09/cwt here — about −$0 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

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 sale45 hd

429.74

—

KS average3 barns · 128 hd

427.77

+1.98

National average156 barns · 7,040 hd

399.89

+29.85

This barn, trailing median31 sales

472.23

−42.48

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	—	Average	1,859	197.54	3,672	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,378	164.60	2,268	109
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,558	164.26	2,559	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,188	155.31	1,846	153

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 (5-8 yrs)	1,296	$3,136	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,551	$2,850	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,502	$2,775	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,303	$2,552	10
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,295	$2,525	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,351	$2,525	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,185	$2,470	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,300	$2,424	43
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	975	$3,350	5
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	745	$2,350	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	899	$4,486	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,050	$3,800	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,314	$3,557	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,100	$2,825	2thin

Every lot, as filed

74 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	552	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,236	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	917	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,907	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	2,106	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	548	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	2,022	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	873	326.56/cwt	317.00–332.50	2,851	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	371.52/cwt	365.00–385.00	2,147	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	629	362.42/cwt	355.00–367.00	2,280	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	584	421.00/cwt	421.00–421.00	2,459	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	438	501.61/cwt	497.00–509.00	2,197	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	662	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	2,764	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	612.50/cwt	612.50–612.50	1,715	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,004	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	390	589.72/cwt	572.50–605.00	2,300	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	405	552.50/cwt	552.50–552.50	2,238	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	505.72/cwt	499.00–507.50	1,932	37
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	541	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,137	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	545	394.55/cwt	386.00–398.00	2,150	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	499.00/cwt	499.00–499.00	1,697	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,303	2,551.86/head	2,325.00–2,825.00	2,552	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,295	2,525.00/head	2,525.00–2,525.00	2,525	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	353	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,836	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	579	394.00/cwt	394.00–394.00	2,281	18
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	3,350.37/head	3,050.00–3,425.00	3,350	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	187.06/cwt	182.00–187.50	2,142	12
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	876	320.91/cwt	306.00–348.00	2,811	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,351	2,525.00/head	2,525.00–2,525.00	2,525	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,378	164.60/cwt	151.00–172.00	2,268	109
Bulls	—	—	1,893	197.08/cwt	187.00–213.00	3,731	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,062	131.78/cwt	131.00–132.50	1,400	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,201	157.68/cwt	144.00–165.00	1,894	139
Bulls	—	—	1,975	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	3,476	1
Bulls	—	—	1,300	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,925	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,360	3,540.00/head	3,100.00–3,650.00	3,540	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	899	4,485.71/head	3,500.00–4,700.00	4,486	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	3,800.00/head	3,800.00–3,800.00	3,800	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	2,825.00/head	2,825.00–2,825.00	2,825	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,307	2,385.16/head	2,175.00–2,550.00	2,385	22
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	2,470.15/head	2,450.00–2,500.00	2,470	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,502	2,775.00/head	2,775.00–2,775.00	2,775	2
Steers	Large 1	1150–1200	1,189	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	3,424	10
Steers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,008	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	3,004	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,558	164.26/cwt	156.00–167.00	2,559	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	469	445.71/cwt	442.50–447.50	2,090	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,871	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,551	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,292	2,465.16/head	2,300.00–2,725.00	2,465	21
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,296	3,135.90/head	2,450.00–3,625.00	3,136	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	472.10/cwt	470.00–475.00	2,257	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	310	605.00/cwt	605.00–605.00	1,876	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	317	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	1,965	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	421.00/cwt	421.00–421.00	1,810	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	841	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,817	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	326	458.00/cwt	458.00–458.00	1,493	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	824	375.39/cwt	363.00–378.50	3,093	89
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	918	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	3,140	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	690	365.38/cwt	361.00–370.00	2,521	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	469.24/cwt	457.50–473.00	2,243	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	584	403.00/cwt	403.00–403.00	2,354	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	772	376.68/cwt	374.00–380.00	2,908	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	970	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	2,881	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	440.34/cwt	425.00–450.00	2,285	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	732	390.26/cwt	378.00–391.00	2,857	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	402.11/cwt	400.00–415.00	2,489	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	2,041	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,819	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	691	343.25/cwt	335.00–346.00	2,372	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	309	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	1,746	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	703	355.11/cwt	350.00–357.00	2,496	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	756	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	2,661	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	553.48/cwt	546.00–565.00	2,042	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	2,776	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	284	1,413.49/head	1,375.00–1,425.00	1,413	13

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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