Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2025-08-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Anniversary Sale, September 17, 2025

Compared to last week, steers under 700 lbs sold steady to 10.00 higher, 700 to 800 lbs sold 10.00 higher while over 800 lbs sold steady, soft undertone. Heifers weighing 600 to 700 lbs sold 10.00 to 20.00 higher while over 700 lbs sold steady, soft undertone. Slaughter cows sold steady, soft undertone. One bull weighing 1200 lbs sold for 222.50 cwt. Good demand for heavy supply.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $431.68/cwt on 67 head. That ranks 3 of 31 comparable sales and sits −40.54 against this barn's trailing median of $472.23.

Average price

$431.68

67 head · 572 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,470

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$96

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

$34.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.37

vs KS average

+22.38 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	567	438.96	2,488	53
Medium and Large 1-2	592	404.14	2,393	14thin

One grade step is worth $34.82/cwt here — about $96 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 sale67 hd

431.68

—

KS average3 barns · 144 hd

432.06

−0.37

National average152 barns · 8,476 hd

409.30

+22.38

This barn, trailing median31 sales

472.23

−40.54

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	1,570	192.74	3,025	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,198	164.00	1,965	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,240	146.85	1,821	214

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 (2-4 yrs)	1,126	$3,920	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	948	$3,364	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,173	$3,216	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,002	$3,200	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,085	$2,660	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,200	$2,627	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,230	$2,625	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,198	$2,575	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,222	$2,563	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,016	$2,425	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,192	$2,370	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,300	$4,400	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,325	$3,863	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,363	$3,775	4thin

Every lot, as filed

84 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	650–700	680	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	2,530	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	497	474.11/cwt	472.50–478.00	2,356	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	998	324.50/cwt	324.50–324.50	3,239	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	965	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	3,209	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	932	344.55/cwt	337.00–345.10	3,211	211
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	734	399.29/cwt	381.00–404.25	2,931	283
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,252	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	632	378.35/cwt	371.00–392.00	2,391	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	772	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	2,694	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	474.46/cwt	460.00–485.00	2,026	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	399.68/cwt	388.00–408.00	2,266	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	940	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,985	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	203	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	343.61/cwt	335.00–345.75	2,818	262
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,960	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	1,519.86/head	1,500.00–1,550.00	1,520	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	483.00/cwt	483.00–483.00	2,053	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	435.45/cwt	434.00–436.00	2,095	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	399	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	2,294	46
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,177	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	605	400.25/cwt	400.25–400.25	2,422	84
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	559	421.00/cwt	421.00–421.00	2,353	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	543	401.00/cwt	401.00–401.00	2,177	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	452	518.00/cwt	518.00–518.00	2,341	34
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,192	2,369.72/head	2,225.00–2,575.00	2,370	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	2,625.00/head	2,625.00–2,625.00	2,625	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,222	2,562.68/head	2,525.00–2,575.00	2,563	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	210.73/cwt	180.00–299.00	2,171	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,016	2,425.00/head	2,425.00–2,425.00	2,425	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,173	3,216.42/head	2,500.00–3,700.00	3,216	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,242	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	948	3,363.92/head	2,325.00–3,900.00	3,364	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,241	178.08/cwt	176.00–180.00	2,210	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,098	148.53/cwt	146.00–151.00	1,631	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	163.76/cwt	155.00–171.00	1,995	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,161	125.84/cwt	115.00–134.00	1,461	43
Bulls	—	—	1,200	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	2,670	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,105	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,989	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,363	3,775.00/head	3,550.00–3,850.00	3,775	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	4,400.00/head	4,400.00–4,400.00	4,400	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,500	4,675.00/head	4,675.00–4,675.00	4,675	3
Heifers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,086	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	3,160	3
Heifers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,032	308.50/cwt	308.50–308.50	3,184	14
Bulls	—	—	1,561	180.76/cwt	175.00–186.00	2,822	7
Bulls	—	—	1,641	201.76/cwt	192.00–212.50	3,311	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,253	150.67/cwt	137.50–162.00	1,888	155
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,337	165.43/cwt	165.00–166.00	2,212	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,126	3,919.53/head	3,900.00–3,985.00	3,920	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,002	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	2,660.23/head	1,750.00–3,100.00	2,660	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,198	2,575.00/head	2,575.00–2,575.00	2,575	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,158	2,653.89/head	2,050.00–3,250.00	2,654	2
Steers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,086	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	2,943	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	692	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	2,325	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	353	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,368	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	828	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,732	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	745	371.80/cwt	370.00–376.00	2,770	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	448	438.00/cwt	438.00–438.00	1,962	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	688	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,683	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	527.50/cwt	527.50–527.50	2,031	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,618	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	468	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,059	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	856	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,675	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	418	457.50/cwt	457.50–457.50	1,912	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	741	315.50/cwt	315.50–315.50	2,338	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	767	374.98/cwt	373.00–377.00	2,876	79
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	2,191	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	833	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	2,841	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,624	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	493	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,071	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	388	477.50/cwt	477.50–477.50	1,853	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	409.58/cwt	407.00–416.00	2,756	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	592	404.14/cwt	403.00–405.00	2,393	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	436.90/cwt	426.00–450.00	2,512	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	839	365.14/cwt	361.60–367.00	3,064	464
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	303	639.00/cwt	639.00–639.00	1,936	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	385	491.40/cwt	490.00–492.50	1,892	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	727	364.58/cwt	352.00–372.50	2,650	229
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	640	331.17/cwt	330.00–333.00	2,119	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	552.50/cwt	552.50–552.50	1,779	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	539	446.00/cwt	446.00–446.00	2,404	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	855	363.33/cwt	341.00–364.85	3,106	141
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	430.01/cwt	417.00–437.00	2,688	43

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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