Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2025-12-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, heifers over 700 lbs not well tested while steers over 700 lbs sold better up to 10.00 higher. Steer and heifer calves sold 10.00 to 30.00 higher with instances of sharply higher across all weights. Today, a Red Angus Special was hosted resulting in sharply higher prices for larger lots of reputation and multi-vaccinated calves. Slaughter cows sold steady, soft undertone. Good demand for moderate to heavy supply.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $451.13/cwt on 138 head. That ranks 8 of 31 comparable sales and sits −21.10 against this barn's trailing median of $472.23.

Average price

$451.13

138 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,470

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$179

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

$69.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.46

vs KS average

+21.98 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	461.27	2,492	118
Medium and Large 1-2	591	391.32	2,313	20

One grade step is worth $69.95/cwt here — about $179 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 sale138 hd

451.13

—

KS average2 barns · 378 hd

442.67

+8.46

National average190 barns · 23,426 hd

429.15

+21.98

This barn, trailing median31 sales

472.23

−21.10

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	1,807	174.30	3,149	35
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,555	160.89	2,501	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,226	154.53	1,894	330
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,205	121.69	1,467	165

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)	1,309	$2,741	16
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,020	$2,643	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,299	$2,358	23
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,153	$2,358	7
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,158	$2,329	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,300	$2,267	10
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,181	$2,262	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,258	$2,244	55
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,237	$2,037	35
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,175	$3,650	2thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	800	$3,200	1thin

Every lot, as filed

89 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	450–500	481	429.00/cwt	429.00–429.00	2,063	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,309	2,740.86/head	2,350.00–2,900.00	2,741	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,153	2,358.02/head	2,350.00–2,400.00	2,358	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	753	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	2,127	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	327	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,488	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	736	313.50/cwt	311.00–318.00	2,307	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	916	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,885	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,116	127.93/cwt	121.00–133.00	1,428	35
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	160.38/cwt	150.00–171.00	2,002	257
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	3,650.00/head	3,450.00–3,850.00	3,650	2
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,682	150.02/cwt	146.00–153.00	2,523	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,052	95.26/cwt	90.00–100.00	1,002	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,249	129.66/cwt	120.00–143.00	1,619	103
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,450	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	2,117	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,148	111.54/cwt	105.00–117.50	1,280	44
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,115	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	2,052	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	2,642.52/head	2,350.00–2,900.00	2,643	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,202	2,001.39/head	1,900.00–2,075.00	2,001	20
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,283	2,085.51/head	2,075.00–2,125.00	2,086	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,158	2,328.65/head	1,725.00–2,750.00	2,329	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	243.80/cwt	202.50–277.50	2,255	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	2,267.40/head	2,025.00–2,500.00	2,267	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	650	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	2,421	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,181	2,262.44/head	1,900.00–2,375.00	2,262	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	874	303.86/cwt	287.00–317.00	2,656	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	524	484.00/cwt	484.00–484.00	2,536	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	623	418.50/cwt	418.50–418.50	2,607	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	601	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	2,329	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	687	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	2,329	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	646	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	2,248	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	676	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	2,156	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	591	391.32/cwt	389.00–393.00	2,313	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	743	329.34/cwt	328.50–335.00	2,447	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	437	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,141	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	518	498.00/cwt	498.00–498.00	2,580	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	740	321.75/cwt	321.00–322.50	2,381	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	546	392.00/cwt	392.00–392.00	2,140	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	753	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	2,289	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	318	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,590	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	810	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	2,454	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	515.36/cwt	500.00–521.00	2,154	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	461	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,282	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	550–600	564	446.28/cwt	442.50–447.50	2,517	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	357	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,678	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	453	452.50/cwt	452.50–452.50	2,050	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	390	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,067	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	707	336.50/cwt	336.50–336.50	2,379	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	738	355.92/cwt	351.00–361.00	2,627	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	513.35/cwt	505.00–520.00	1,976	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	584	416.74/cwt	416.00–417.50	2,434	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	927	327.38/cwt	326.00–329.25	3,035	194
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	762	328.50/cwt	328.50–328.50	2,503	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	534	438.45/cwt	435.00–440.00	2,341	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	756	326.50/cwt	326.50–326.50	2,468	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	818	334.47/cwt	330.00–336.00	2,736	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	636	375.53/cwt	371.00–396.00	2,388	85
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	360.92/cwt	341.00–366.00	2,454	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	876	327.35/cwt	320.00–331.00	2,868	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	417.28/cwt	405.00–419.00	2,178	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	430.10/cwt	419.00–438.00	2,064	93
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	968	306.46/cwt	301.00–312.00	2,967	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	572	397.00/cwt	397.00–397.00	2,271	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	883	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	2,614	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	467.50/cwt	467.50–467.50	2,267	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	314	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,711	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	653	323.50/cwt	322.00–325.00	2,112	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	821	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	2,594	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,777	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	551	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,984	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	462.50/cwt	462.50–462.50	1,596	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	397	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	2,263	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	371.13/cwt	368.00–372.00	2,297	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	440.62/cwt	435.00–449.00	1,846	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	380.82/cwt	364.00–387.50	2,144	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	850–900	881	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	2,678	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	271	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	10
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,011	243.67/cwt	202.50–290.00	2,464	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	451.00/cwt	451.00–451.00	1,759	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,318	2,361.79/head	1,950.00–2,800.00	2,362	17
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,246	2,348.33/head	2,275.00–2,450.00	2,348	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,262	2,239.52/head	1,900.00–2,500.00	2,240	39
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,248	2,254.74/head	2,000.00–2,550.00	2,255	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,538	162.25/cwt	158.00–166.00	2,495	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,475	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	2,493	1
Bulls	—	—	1,838	172.60/cwt	164.00–188.00	3,172	26
Bulls	—	—	1,814	195.26/cwt	193.00–198.00	3,542	5
Bulls	—	—	1,596	159.12/cwt	157.50–160.00	2,540	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	138.24/cwt	130.00–146.00	1,631	37

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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