Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2025-10-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers under 500 lbs that were of larger, reputation lots with multiple vaccinations sold steady while smaller lots with no vaccinations sold 20.00 to 25.00 lower. Steers over 700 lbs sold steady to weak. 600-650 lb heifers sold 7.00 higher while heifers over 700 lbs sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady to 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $449.31/cwt on 310 head. That ranks 8 of 31 comparable sales and sits −22.92 against this barn's trailing median of $472.23.

Average price

$449.31

310 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,451

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$172

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

$52.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−21.70

vs KS average

−8.83 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	459.10	2,485	248
Medium and Large 1-2	550	417.35	2,294	21
Medium and Large 2	569	406.46	2,313	41

One grade step is worth $52.64/cwt here — about $172 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 sale310 hd

449.31

—

KS average3 barns · 1,000 hd

471.00

−21.70

National average182 barns · 38,495 hd

458.14

−8.83

This barn, trailing median31 sales

472.23

−22.92

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	—	Low	1,623	174.37	2,830	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,532	171.74	2,631	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,200	162.69	1,953	93
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,186	136.70	1,621	92

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)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,155	$3,406	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,328	$3,025	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,453	$2,760	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,386	$2,723	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,402	$2,675	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,326	$2,550	23
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,208	$2,375	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,275	$3,782	4thin

Every lot, as filed

75 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	500–550	521	466.10/cwt	442.50–482.00	2,428	116
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	571	420.78/cwt	415.00–430.00	2,403	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	646	363.00/cwt	363.00–363.00	2,345	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	732	372.11/cwt	360.00–380.00	2,724	91
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	698	365.31/cwt	364.00–369.00	2,550	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	392.61/cwt	385.00–400.00	2,485	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	677	390.73/cwt	380.50–397.50	2,645	186
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	692	365.27/cwt	352.00–373.00	2,528	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	531.70/cwt	525.00–541.00	2,302	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	919	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	2,876	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	858	326.89/cwt	326.00–327.00	2,805	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	553.57/cwt	545.00–560.00	2,109	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	345.52/cwt	341.00–356.50	2,149	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	772	378.19/cwt	368.00–385.50	2,920	277
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	354.58/cwt	353.00–358.00	2,588	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,980	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	823	359.98/cwt	357.50–362.50	2,963	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	497.50/cwt	497.50–497.50	2,094	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	198.23/cwt	191.00–202.50	1,933	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	559	452.94/cwt	447.50–457.00	2,532	132
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	388	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,901	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	821	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	2,841	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,328	3,025.00/head	3,025.00–3,025.00	3,025	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	999	258.79/cwt	212.50–294.00	2,585	24
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,453	2,760.09/head	2,275.00–3,025.00	2,760	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	385.71/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,994	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	491.07/cwt	482.50–502.50	1,601	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	292	512.23/cwt	505.00–522.50	1,496	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	3,782.35/head	3,725.00–3,800.00	3,782	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	2,214	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	453	529.18/cwt	527.50–532.50	2,397	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,103	125.10/cwt	120.00–127.50	1,380	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,190	140.48/cwt	130.00–153.00	1,672	66
Bulls	—	—	1,525	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	2,425	1
Bulls	—	—	1,633	175.91/cwt	164.00–189.00	2,873	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,212	164.37/cwt	151.00–171.00	1,992	71
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,038	139.08/cwt	135.00–146.00	1,444	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	3,406.17/head	3,025.00–3,800.00	3,406	4
Heifers	Large 1	1100–1150	1,105	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	3,072	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,552	158.48/cwt	156.00–160.00	2,460	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,118	108.91/cwt	100.00–116.00	1,218	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,532	171.74/cwt	168.00–177.00	2,631	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,313	179.08/cwt	174.50–188.00	2,351	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	389	462.50/cwt	462.50–462.50	1,799	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,325	2,562.71/head	2,375.00–2,825.00	2,563	17
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,330	2,512.61/head	2,375.00–2,575.00	2,513	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,386	2,722.66/head	2,000.00–2,950.00	2,723	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,402	2,675.00/head	2,675.00–2,675.00	2,675	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,208	2,375.00/head	2,375.00–2,375.00	2,375	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	498	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,092	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	1,966	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	373.00/cwt	373.00–373.00	1,828	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	403.78/cwt	402.50–410.00	1,878	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	705	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,432	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	689	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,343	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	429	1,385.00/head	1,385.00–1,385.00	1,385	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	420.32/cwt	410.00–442.50	1,765	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	398	513.00/cwt	513.00–513.00	2,042	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	611	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	2,035	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	569	406.46/cwt	401.00–407.50	2,313	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	538	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	1,942	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	592.50/cwt	592.50–592.50	1,914	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	333.86/cwt	331.00–338.00	2,254	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	356	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	1,469	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	773	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,783	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	412.77/cwt	412.50–413.00	2,151	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	346	1,310.00/head	1,310.00–1,310.00	1,310	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	878	359.91/cwt	357.50–360.25	3,160	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	567	370.90/cwt	355.00–377.50	2,103	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	711	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,257	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	847	336.75/cwt	336.75–336.75	2,852	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	808	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,707	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	900–950	931	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	3,007	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	771	346.61/cwt	344.50–355.00	2,672	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	470.96/cwt	470.00–477.50	2,195	105

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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