Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2025-10-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers over 700 lbs, not enough sold for market test. Larger lots of reputation, vaccinated steers and heifers under 700 lbs sold steady to weak while smaller lots sold sharply lower. Contrary to market watchers, the market held its position better than anticipated. Boning utility sold 7.00 to 10.00 higher while Breaker and Lean utility sold steady to 4.00 lower. 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 $400.87/cwt on 159 head. That ranks 2 of 31 comparable sales and sits −71.36 against this barn's trailing median of $472.23.

Average price

$400.87

159 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,222

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$153

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

$40.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.12

vs KS average

−28.85 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	409.09	2,230	100
Medium and Large 1-2	570	388.25	2,214	55
Medium and Large 2	563	369.00	2,077	4thin

One grade step is worth $40.09/cwt here — about $153 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale159 hd

400.87

—

KS average4 barns · 1,016 hd

412.99

−12.12

National average179 barns · 33,800 hd

429.72

−28.85

This barn, trailing median31 sales

472.23

−71.36

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	1,572	167.21	2,628	3thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,905	174.00	3,315	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,615	172.26	2,782	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,229	170.60	2,096	83
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,200	131.20	1,575	144

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 (2-4 yrs)	919	$2,856	9
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,230	$2,852	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,182	$2,802	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	810	$2,800	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,133	$2,785	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,346	$2,782	9
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,302	$2,299	15
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,217	$2,050	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,300	$3,450	1thin

Every lot, as filed

70 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 1-2	350–400	395	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,015	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	828	346.43/cwt	340.00–356.50	2,868	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	917	331.27/cwt	330.00–332.50	3,038	115
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	412	492.22/cwt	477.50–502.50	2,028	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	588	383.00/cwt	383.00–383.00	2,252	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	359.56/cwt	351.00–375.00	1,712	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	707	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	2,354	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	358.34/cwt	354.00–364.00	1,867	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	389.31/cwt	380.00–402.50	1,814	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	525.47/cwt	520.00–532.00	1,986	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	409.45/cwt	402.00–415.00	2,166	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	408.44/cwt	398.00–411.00	2,344	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	279	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	462.27/cwt	457.00–468.00	1,687	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	325.62/cwt	317.50–328.00	2,022	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	434	500.31/cwt	497.00–505.00	2,171	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	664	373.00/cwt	373.00–373.00	2,477	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	459	467.10/cwt	462.50–477.50	2,144	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	434	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,257	9
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,098	223.79/cwt	205.00–255.00	2,457	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,133	2,785.43/head	2,550.00–3,000.00	2,785	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,849	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	387.92/cwt	378.00–392.00	2,382	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	339.64/cwt	324.00–346.00	1,950	84
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	1,310.00/head	1,310.00–1,310.00	1,310	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	722	318.55/cwt	305.00–330.00	2,300	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,302	2,299.20/head	1,800.00–2,500.00	2,299	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,346	2,781.87/head	2,750.00–2,950.00	2,782	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,776	167.51/cwt	166.00–169.00	2,975	4
Bulls	—	—	1,415	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	2,080	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	187.70/cwt	184.00–189.00	2,324	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,237	169.73/cwt	158.00–178.00	2,100	67
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,120	151.81/cwt	142.00–156.00	1,700	6
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,905	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	3,315	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	3,450.00/head	3,450.00–3,450.00	3,450	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,523	174.97/cwt	173.00–176.00	2,665	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,343	154.61/cwt	153.50–162.50	2,076	7
Bulls	—	—	1,650	177.31/cwt	171.00–188.00	2,926	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,107	111.83/cwt	107.00–117.00	1,238	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,141	124.91/cwt	120.00–127.50	1,425	43
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,241	136.86/cwt	129.00–147.00	1,698	77
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,217	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	10
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,016	254.86/cwt	242.00–262.50	2,589	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	919	2,855.84/head	2,850.00–2,900.00	2,856	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,182	2,802.05/head	2,550.00–2,950.00	2,802	6
Steers	Large 1	1100–1150	1,148	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	2,939	8
Steers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,058	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	2,931	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	773	314.84/cwt	306.00–318.00	2,434	34
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	414	432.50/cwt	432.50–432.50	1,791	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	531	399.97/cwt	397.50–401.00	2,124	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	636	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,051	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	2,852.44/head	2,750.00–2,900.00	2,852	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	810	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	426	407.46/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,736	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	633	353.58/cwt	345.00–355.00	2,238	35
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	701	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,068	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	2,077	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	462.50/cwt	462.50–462.50	2,035	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	676	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	2,082	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	777	347.41/cwt	335.00–355.00	2,699	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	848	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	2,764	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	656	348.13/cwt	340.00–359.00	2,284	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	754	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,451	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	543	339.34/cwt	337.50–342.50	1,843	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	941	304.50/cwt	304.50–304.50	2,865	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	883	334.25/cwt	334.25–334.25	2,951	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	348	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,984	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	875	325.50/cwt	325.50–325.50	2,848	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	253	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	841	313.67/cwt	303.00–315.00	2,638	147

How this sale compares

Kansas weighted averages

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