Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2025-09-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Anniversary Sale, September 17, 2025

Compared to last week, steers under 600 lbs sold 11.00 higher while steers over 600 lbs sold steady, soft undertone noted. Heifers over 600 lbs sold steady to 5.00 higher, under 600 lbs sold steady with soft undertone. Reputation steers and heifers under 600 lbs were fleshy and sold 10.00 higher while smaller packages of calves sold 10.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady, soft undertone.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $431.88/cwt on 89 head. That ranks 3 of 31 comparable sales and sits −40.35 against this barn's trailing median of $472.23.

Average price

$431.88

89 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,405

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$386

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

$94.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.49

vs KS average

+15.35 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	450.12	2,474	68
Medium and Large 1-2	557	427.50	2,381	5thin
Medium and Large 2	587	355.72	2,088	16thin

One grade step is worth $94.40/cwt here — about $386 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 sale89 hd

431.88

—

KS average3 barns · 244 hd

433.37

−1.49

National average140 barns · 6,808 hd

416.53

+15.35

This barn, trailing median31 sales

472.23

−40.35

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	—	Low	1,820	188.18	3,425	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,538	166.32	2,558	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,189	162.08	1,926	70
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,198	146.32	1,753	96

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,351	$2,975	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,361	$2,964	9
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,312	$2,848	13
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,318	$2,825	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,246	$2,758	59
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,073	$2,666	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,217	$2,584	56
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,012	$3,605	3thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,002	$3,292	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,000	$4,550	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	985	$2,375	1thin

Every lot, as filed

77 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	331	629.73/cwt	620.00–640.00	2,084	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,460	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	737	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,506	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,955	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	975	333.73/cwt	321.00–334.25	3,254	153
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	523.91/cwt	522.00–540.00	2,200	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	912	310.33/cwt	307.50–312.50	2,830	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	398.03/cwt	378.00–400.50	2,448	92
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	788	345.74/cwt	341.00–346.50	2,724	78
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	431.00/cwt	431.00–431.00	2,664	97
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	479.31/cwt	475.00–485.00	1,812	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	821	345.82/cwt	335.00–347.50	2,839	145
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	241	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	712	367.58/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,617	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	372.76/cwt	366.00–379.75	2,509	119
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	860	359.08/cwt	347.75–364.50	3,088	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	616	409.00/cwt	409.00–409.00	2,519	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	878	315.46/cwt	314.00–321.00	2,770	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	509.65/cwt	507.50–512.50	1,677	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	410.78/cwt	405.00–413.00	2,169	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	460.69/cwt	448.00–467.50	1,916	43
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,254	2,687.82/head	2,225.00–2,975.00	2,688	36
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,361	2,964.03/head	2,800.00–3,200.00	2,964	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,280	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	197.16/cwt	193.00–202.50	2,041	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,122	219.40/cwt	215.00–235.00	2,462	7
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,012	3,605.19/head	3,250.00–3,800.00	3,605	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	571	407.81/cwt	402.00–411.50	2,329	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,229	2,644.57/head	2,000.00–2,875.00	2,645	36
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,196	2,476.14/head	2,300.00–2,850.00	2,476	20
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,002	3,292.43/head	2,825.00–3,800.00	3,292	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,201	164.23/cwt	151.00–176.00	1,972	63
Bulls	—	—	1,782	161.65/cwt	157.50–171.00	2,881	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	126.05/cwt	117.50–132.50	1,286	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,540	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	2,526	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,010	128.36/cwt	120.00–137.50	1,296	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	178.50/cwt	178.00–179.00	2,222	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	4,550.00/head	4,550.00–4,550.00	4,550	1
Heifers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,055	281.50/cwt	281.50–281.50	2,970	5
Heifers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,038	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	2,917	31
Bulls	—	—	1,718	218.01/cwt	217.00–220.00	3,745	2
Bulls	—	—	1,833	188.98/cwt	177.00–202.00	3,464	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,238	151.15/cwt	140.00–158.00	1,871	76
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,538	166.32/cwt	160.00–171.00	2,558	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	2,375.00/head	2,375.00–2,375.00	2,375	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,073	2,666.38/head	2,425.00–2,900.00	2,666	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,351	2,975.00/head	2,975.00–2,975.00	2,975	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,233	2,866.58/head	2,600.00–2,950.00	2,867	23
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,318	2,825.00/head	2,825.00–2,825.00	2,825	4
Steers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,038	320.25/cwt	320.25–320.25	3,324	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	447	396.00/cwt	396.00–396.00	1,770	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	855	340.50/cwt	340.50–340.50	2,911	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	703	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,404	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	650	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	2,217	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	455	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,684	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,312	2,848.23/head	2,125.00–3,075.00	2,848	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	791	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	2,903	62
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	387.06/cwt	378.00–391.00	2,497	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	587	355.72/cwt	347.50–370.00	2,088	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,758	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	1,704	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	587	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	1,943	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	633	362.08/cwt	360.00–371.00	2,292	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	557	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	2,381	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	498	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,017	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	574.91/cwt	565.00–580.00	2,173	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	719	388.57/cwt	380.00–400.00	2,794	90
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	346	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	2,007	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	552	448.41/cwt	436.00–454.00	2,475	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	729	372.29/cwt	359.00–376.00	2,714	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	816	364.97/cwt	361.00–366.50	2,978	105
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	681	395.80/cwt	386.00–400.00	2,695	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	925	338.15/cwt	337.50–340.00	3,128	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	369.10/cwt	359.00–376.00	2,861	86
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	445	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,114	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	614	410.34/cwt	405.00–417.00	2,519	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	379.21/cwt	365.00–389.00	2,192	21

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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