Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2025-12-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Note: No sale Wednesday, December 24, 2025.

Compared to last week, Steers over 700 lbs sold steady strong, under 700 sold 10.00 to 30.00 higher. Heifers over 700 lbs sold 3.00 lower while under 700 lbs sold 10.00 to 20.00 higher with a couple instances of 26.00 to 30.00 higher. Lower price instances due to minimal vaccinations and quality. A small lot of 7 steers weighing 309 lbs sold for 630.00 cwt. Average dressing Slaughter cows sold 3.00 higher. Very good demand for heavy supply.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $450.78/cwt on 224 head. That ranks 8 of 31 comparable sales and sits −21.45 against this barn's trailing median of $472.23.

Average price

$450.78

224 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,445

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$587

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

$113.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.34

vs KS average

+20.15 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	460.04	2,494	192
Medium and Large 1-2	541	414.48	2,243	23
Medium and Large 2	551	346.11	1,907	9thin

One grade step is worth $113.93/cwt here — about $587 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 sale224 hd

450.78

—

KS average3 barns · 597 hd

447.45

+3.34

National average179 barns · 20,601 hd

430.63

+20.15

This barn, trailing median31 sales

472.23

−21.45

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	1,848	173.34	3,204	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,576	165.99	2,616	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,198	155.02	1,857	117
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,192	131.08	1,562	105

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)	1,388	$2,520	30
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,424	$2,454	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,123	$2,340	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,374	$2,276	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,157	$2,235	96
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,304	$2,215	5
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,122	$3,053	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,200	$2,700	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$2,500	1thin

Every lot, as filed

86 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	700–750	709	359.56/cwt	350.00–369.50	2,549	89
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	451	502.00/cwt	502.00–502.00	2,264	3
Steers	Large 1	1100–1150	1,105	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	2,917	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	589	437.51/cwt	434.00–439.00	2,577	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	478.16/cwt	472.50–485.00	2,300	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	321	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,926	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	816	330.89/cwt	325.00–343.00	2,700	66
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,742	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	220	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	392	555.10/cwt	537.50–563.00	2,176	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	375.37/cwt	365.00–389.00	2,522	162
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	371	479.86/cwt	462.00–535.00	1,780	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	466	447.96/cwt	446.00–455.00	2,087	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	611	400.06/cwt	390.00–406.00	2,444	103
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	463.63/cwt	459.00–475.00	2,411	103
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	977	299.15/cwt	297.50–311.00	2,923	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	924	327.74/cwt	313.00–329.00	3,028	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	788	352.35/cwt	335.00–357.75	2,777	134
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	576	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,045	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	404	557.00/cwt	557.00–557.00	2,250	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	614	382.34/cwt	372.00–389.00	2,348	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	500–550	541	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,029	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	700–750	711	401.00/cwt	401.00–401.00	2,851	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	309	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	1,947	7
Steers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,045	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	3,156	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	391.75/cwt	380.00–407.50	2,213	124
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	228	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	1,446.49/head	1,400.00–1,475.00	1,446	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	2,336	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	709	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,347	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	479.00/cwt	479.00–479.00	2,304	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	242.47/cwt	187.50–290.00	2,497	19
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,337	195.15/cwt	189.00–201.00	2,609	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,123	2,339.76/head	2,000.00–2,650.00	2,340	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,374	2,275.55/head	2,225.00–2,325.00	2,276	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,304	2,215.17/head	2,000.00–2,425.00	2,215	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,424	2,454.07/head	2,350.00–2,875.00	2,454	8
Bulls	—	—	1,605	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	2,391	1
Bulls	—	—	1,899	172.91/cwt	157.00–191.00	3,284	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	876	330.36/cwt	320.00–337.00	2,894	98
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	391	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,584	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	737	340.14/cwt	335.00–341.00	2,507	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,708	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	443	447.50/cwt	447.50–447.50	1,982	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	792	320.70/cwt	320.50–321.00	2,540	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	606	418.00/cwt	418.00–418.00	2,533	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	586	418.00/cwt	418.00–418.00	2,449	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	981	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,747	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	440	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,760	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	587	351.51/cwt	347.50–363.00	2,063	35
Heifers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,001	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	2,462	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	832	312.73/cwt	312.50–317.00	2,602	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	669	348.15/cwt	345.00–351.00	2,329	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	441.92/cwt	439.00–446.00	2,320	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	435.70/cwt	425.00–447.00	2,113	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	874	299.36/cwt	294.25–304.00	2,616	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	629	345.00/cwt	339.50–348.00	2,170	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	372.72/cwt	366.00–383.00	1,752	126
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	520	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	2,626	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	554	467.00/cwt	467.00–467.00	2,587	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	656	349.57/cwt	349.00–350.00	2,293	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	885	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	2,381	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	558	333.77/cwt	332.00–335.00	1,862	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	541	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,083	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	424.91/cwt	419.00–430.00	2,222	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	442.81/cwt	432.00–445.00	1,696	87
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	362.98/cwt	353.00–377.00	2,243	192
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	505	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,475	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	550	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,255	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	365	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,916	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	733	327.98/cwt	308.00–332.75	2,404	212
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	908	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,588	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,149	2,245.84/head	1,850.00–2,375.00	2,246	85
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,219	2,147.08/head	1,825.00–2,350.00	2,147	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,388	2,520.13/head	1,925.00–2,850.00	2,520	30
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,122	3,053.49/head	2,850.00–3,125.00	3,053	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,200	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bulls	—	—	1,230	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	2,522	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,034	104.25/cwt	102.00–107.00	1,078	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,242	136.82/cwt	135.00–140.00	1,699	67
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,231	163.31/cwt	148.00–172.00	2,010	85
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,134	134.56/cwt	122.00–146.00	1,526	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	868	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,024	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,576	165.99/cwt	161.00–168.00	2,616	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,116	124.10/cwt	117.00–131.00	1,385	32

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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