Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2025-09-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers over 700 lbs sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher and heifers under 650 lbs sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Steers under 700 lbs and heifers under 650 lbs sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower due to limited vaccinations. Reputation calves sold steady strong due to multiple vaccinations. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Moderate demand for heavy supply.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $424.31/cwt on 136 head. That ranks 3 of 31 comparable sales and sits −47.92 against this barn's trailing median of $472.23.

Average price

$424.31

136 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,335

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$231

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

$27.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.28

vs KS average

+19.67 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	426.30	2,353	126
Medium and Large 1-2	532	399.25	2,122	10thin

One grade step is worth $27.05/cwt here — about $231 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 sale136 hd

424.31

—

KS average3 barns · 209 hd

426.59

−2.28

National average165 barns · 10,728 hd

404.64

+19.67

This barn, trailing median31 sales

472.23

−47.92

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	1,942	188.87	3,668	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,286	164.51	2,116	118
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,543	163.14	2,517	3thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,780	158.00	2,812	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,243	128.07	1,592	93

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,188	$2,858	12
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,168	$2,779	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,051	$2,726	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,082	$2,708	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	830	$2,514	10
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,178	$2,491	47
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,193	$2,490	19
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,205	$2,340	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,300	$4,950	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,200	$4,950	4thin

Every lot, as filed

72 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	400–450	433	488.00/cwt	488.00–488.00	2,113	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	546	400.04/cwt	387.00–404.00	2,184	111
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	394.39/cwt	385.50–406.00	2,307	101
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	876	323.75/cwt	316.75–330.00	2,836	98
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	931	336.25/cwt	331.00–339.00	3,130	220
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	532	438.00/cwt	438.00–438.00	2,330	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	839	332.10/cwt	314.50–338.00	2,786	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	457	418.31/cwt	417.00–420.00	1,912	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	684	370.29/cwt	353.00–372.00	2,533	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	356.13/cwt	347.00–370.00	2,226	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,772	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	876	338.61/cwt	335.50–349.50	2,966	171
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	774	341.83/cwt	329.00–346.85	2,646	318
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	372.33/cwt	365.00–380.00	2,491	232
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	702	364.00/cwt	364.00–364.00	2,555	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	375.82/cwt	371.00–378.75	2,698	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	452.50/cwt	452.50–452.50	1,932	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,288	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	543	403.00/cwt	403.00–403.00	2,188	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	850–900	854	366.00/cwt	366.00–366.00	3,126	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	542.50/cwt	542.50–542.50	1,725	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	607	408.00/cwt	408.00–408.00	2,477	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	392	465.66/cwt	458.00–470.00	1,825	28
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,109	207.19/cwt	197.50–211.00	2,298	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	2,513.82/head	2,450.00–2,700.00	2,514	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,082	2,707.86/head	2,600.00–2,775.00	2,708	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	400	552.50/cwt	552.50–552.50	2,210	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,367	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	2,351	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,543	163.14/cwt	161.00–167.00	2,517	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,074	133.24/cwt	127.50–135.00	1,431	8
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,780	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	2,812	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,253	152.89/cwt	141.00–166.00	1,916	43
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,183	101.03/cwt	90.00–115.00	1,195	32
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	4,950.00/head	4,950.00–4,950.00	4,950	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	4,950.00/head	4,950.00–4,950.00	4,950	4
Heifers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,031	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	2,773	16
Heifers	Large 1	1100–1150	1,103	269.50/cwt	269.50–269.50	2,973	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,333	175.70/cwt	169.00–182.00	2,342	67
Bulls	—	—	1,942	188.87/cwt	181.00–198.00	3,668	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,295	147.53/cwt	142.00–154.00	1,911	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,221	126.31/cwt	121.00–131.00	1,542	29
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,188	2,857.58/head	2,450.00–3,050.00	2,858	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,051	2,725.96/head	2,525.00–2,810.00	2,726	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,193	2,490.38/head	1,850.00–2,725.00	2,490	19
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,178	2,490.69/head	2,350.00–2,625.00	2,491	47
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	2,340.06/head	2,100.00–2,535.00	2,340	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,168	2,778.57/head	2,675.00–2,825.00	2,779	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	382	474.00/cwt	474.00–474.00	1,811	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	685	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,199	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	561	391.00/cwt	391.00–391.00	2,194	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	502	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	2,046	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	935	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	2,627	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	892	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	2,578	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	290	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	664	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,291	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	494	391.83/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,936	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	764	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	2,414	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	748	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,401	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	829	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	2,421	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	417.05/cwt	406.00–420.00	2,356	82
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	368.02/cwt	349.50–373.00	2,797	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	828	364.29/cwt	357.00–367.50	3,016	211
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	347	615.00/cwt	615.00–615.00	2,134	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	546	393.00/cwt	393.00–393.00	2,146	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	868	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,795	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	2,061	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	444.08/cwt	441.00–452.50	2,340	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	461	481.15/cwt	474.00–487.50	2,218	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	634	366.80/cwt	363.00–371.00	2,326	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	965	325.56/cwt	315.50–331.00	3,142	154
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	971	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,913	4

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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