Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2025-12-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, steers weighing over 700 lbs sold steady to 2.00 higher and heifers over 750 lbs sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Steers under 700 lbs sold 10.00 to 40.00 higher while heifers 650 lbs and under sold 10.00 to 30.00 higher. One lot of 110 spayed heifers weighing 603 lbs sold for 384.50 cwt. Boning utility sold steady to 6.00 higher while Lean sold 10.00 lower and Breaker sold 4.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $412.22/cwt on 55 head, down $2.23 from the prior sale. That ranks 9 of 32 comparable sales and sits −18.76 against this barn's trailing median of $430.98.

Average price

$412.22

▼ 2.23 vs prior sale

55 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,254

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$282

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

$40.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs KS average

+17.52 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	419.60	2,306	45
Medium and Large 1-2	534	379.00	2,024	10thin

One grade step is worth $40.60/cwt here — about $282 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

32 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $458.54, low $370.48, median $430.98 across 32 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 sale55 hd

412.22

—

KS average1 barns · 55 hd

412.22

+0.00

National average24 barns · 3,641 hd

394.70

+17.52

This barn, trailing median32 sales

430.98

−18.76

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	1,847	172.21	3,181	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,584	161.98	2,565	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,218	158.91	1,936	177
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,225	123.33	1,511	91

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,512	$2,625	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,458	$2,575	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,206	$2,528	7
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,271	$2,489	7
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,393	$2,420	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,277	$2,420	27
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,245	$2,203	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,234	$2,152	18
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,333	$2,080	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,165	$1,981	4thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$2,868	18
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	827	$1,848	6

Every lot, as filed

54 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,276	2,392.13/head	2,075.00–2,650.00	2,392	20
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,278	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,333	2,079.54/head	1,975.00–2,100.01	2,080	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,236	163.66/cwt	150.00–170.00	2,023	138
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	994	82.76/cwt	80.00–90.00	823	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,113	178.30/cwt	177.50–180.00	1,984	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	802	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,574	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	2,120	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	584	397.00/cwt	397.00–397.00	2,318	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	1,981.06/head	1,750.00–2,500.00	1,981	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	1,958.59/head	1,525.00–2,550.00	1,959	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,262	2,207.05/head	1,725.00–2,325.00	2,207	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	534	379.00/cwt	379.00–379.00	2,024	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	928	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,970	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	716	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	2,485	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	596	457.00/cwt	457.00–457.00	2,724	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	737	369.69/cwt	362.00–385.00	2,725	129
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,674	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	836	336.50/cwt	336.50–336.50	2,813	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Spayed	450–500	491	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,013	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	762	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,400	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,337	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	487.00/cwt	487.00–487.00	2,503	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	800–850	830	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,590	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	874	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	2,954	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	601	429.00/cwt	429.00–429.00	2,578	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	600–650	612	380.50/cwt	374.00–384.50	2,329	175
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	428.79/cwt	423.00–430.00	2,273	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	440	467.50/cwt	467.50–467.50	2,057	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	338.50/cwt	338.50–338.50	2,420	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	905	329.43/cwt	326.00–330.00	2,981	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	650–700	680	358.10/cwt	350.50–359.25	2,435	143
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	700–750	706	334.50/cwt	334.50–334.50	2,362	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	2,820	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	657	364.80/cwt	360.50–368.50	2,397	135
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	2,597	117
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	644	368.25/cwt	368.25–368.25	2,372	38
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	827	1,848.03/head	1,550.00–2,000.00	1,848	6
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	2,868.13/head	2,100.00–3,550.00	2,868	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,931	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	492	447.50/cwt	447.50–447.50	2,202	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	656	409.00/cwt	409.00–409.00	2,683	30
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,206	2,527.97/head	2,300.00–2,700.00	2,528	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,512	2,625.00/head	2,625.00–2,625.00	2,625	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,458	2,575.00/head	2,575.00–2,575.00	2,575	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,271	2,488.86/head	2,200.00–2,550.00	2,489	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	2,202.54/head	1,625.00–2,550.00	2,203	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,393	2,420.23/head	2,150.00–2,655.00	2,420	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,525	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	2,227	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,588	163.12/cwt	155.00–167.00	2,590	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,159	139.07/cwt	127.50–149.00	1,612	36
Bulls	—	—	1,847	172.21/cwt	163.00–180.00	3,181	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,240	113.76/cwt	107.50–117.50	1,411	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,245	129.08/cwt	120.00–137.50	1,607	71

How this sale compares

Kansas weighted averages

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