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Winter Livestock - Dodge City

Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2025-01-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dodge City, Kansas · Wed, Jan 8

● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1889

← Dec 18Jan 8Jan 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,405 head

▼ 606 vs last sale 2,011▲ 740 vs year ago 665 · +111.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

205 head

▼ 80 vs last sale 285▲ 110 vs year ago 95 · +115.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

124 head

▼ 163 vs last sale 287▲ 124 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to three weeks ago, feeder steers over 650 lbs sold 10.00 to 15.00 higher, while heifers over 750 lbs sold 8.00 to 10.00 higher. Steers and heifers under 650 lbs sold 10.00 to 20.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Very good demand for moderate supply.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $339.58/cwt on 87 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −107.12 against this barn's trailing median of $446.70.

Average price

$339.58

87 head · 514 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,746

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$229

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

$51.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.46

vs KS average

−2.50 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	513	343.10	1,762	81
Medium and Large 1-2	525	292.00	1,533	6thin

One grade step is worth $51.10/cwt here — about $229 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale87 hd

339.58

—

KS average2 barns · 174 hd

329.12

+10.46

National average155 barns · 22,672 hd

342.08

−2.50

This barn, trailing median31 sales

446.70

−107.12

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

31 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $513.49, low $343.81, median $446.70 across 31 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,927	151.34	2,916	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,532	123.52	1,892	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,266	122.54	1,551	119
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,168	100.10	1,169	49

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)	1,315	$2,640	27
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,283	$2,257	9
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,256	$2,198	10
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,072	$1,974	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,000	$2,775	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,000	$2,625	1thin

Every lot

56 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	401.00/cwt	401.00–401.00	1,323	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	343	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,192	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	396	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,317	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,558	11
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	438	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,402	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	483	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,333	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	511	346.07/cwt	333.00–352.00	1,768	77
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	525	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,533	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,602	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	612	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	2,038	25
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	622	309.77/cwt	297.00–323.00	1,927	85
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	627	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,643	8
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	677	291.71/cwt	281.00–301.00	1,975	64
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	732	274.41/cwt	264.00–279.00	2,009	62
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	790	269.37/cwt	260.50–274.00	2,128	81
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Fancy	807	276.07/cwt	274.00–277.00	2,228	104
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	809	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,780	5
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	824	250.90/cwt	243.00–258.00	2,067	26
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	879	263.30/cwt	245.00–269.75	2,314	200
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	926	251.34/cwt	241.00–259.50	2,327	27
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	950	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	2,351	9
Steers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,003	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	2,382	21
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	381	337.25/cwt	332.00–340.00	1,285	15
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	403	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,173	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	419	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	1,416	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	439	312.32/cwt	301.00–317.00	1,371	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	469	283.97/cwt	283.00–285.00	1,332	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	311.38/cwt	308.00–319.00	1,488	21
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	512	304.52/cwt	298.00–307.50	1,559	28
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	549	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,543	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	549	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,449	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	550	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,554	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	572	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,522	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	269.44/cwt	269.00–270.00	1,644	27
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	617	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,450	8
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	243.43/cwt	238.00–251.00	1,631	18
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	713	255.27/cwt	250.00–258.50	1,820	46
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	777	245.76/cwt	231.00–251.50	1,910	126
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	813	214.50/cwt	214.50–214.50	1,744	8
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	866	228.50/cwt	228.50–228.50	1,979	30
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	911	233.08/cwt	226.75–238.50	2,123	41
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	612	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,714	8
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,927	151.34/cwt	143.00–162.00	2,916	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,155	97.09/cwt	80.00–99.00	1,121	25
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,181	103.23/cwt	100.00–106.00	1,219	24
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,266	122.54/cwt	115.00–130.00	1,551	119
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,532	123.52/cwt	118.00–128.00	1,892	12
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	975	212.43/cwt	203.00–218.00	2,071	20
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	999	195.76/cwt	195.00–198.00	1,956	6
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,222	139.03/cwt	128.00–187.50	1,699	36
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,072	1,973.79/head	1,800.00–2,050.00	1,974	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,256	2,197.89/head	2,175.00–2,200.00	2,198	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,283	2,256.93/head	1,750.00–2,400.00	2,257	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,315	2,639.79/head	1,875.00–2,725.00	2,640	27
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	2,775.00/head	2,600.00–2,950.00	2,775	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	2,625.00/head	2,625.00–2,625.00	2,625	1

This sale against other markets

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.

Kansas feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Winter Livestock - Dodge City, KS

Wed Jan 8, 2025

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Manhattan, KS (LS-DC)

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,405Last week 2,011Year ago 665

Slaughter CattleReceipts 205Last week 285Year ago 95

Replacement CattleReceipts 124Last week 287Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	330	401.00	401.00
3	350–400	396	332.50	332.50
11	400–450	421	370.00	370.00
77	500–550	511	333.00–352.00	346.07
4	550–600	560	286.00	286.00
85	600–650	622	297.00–323.00	309.77
64	650–700	677	281.00–301.00	291.71
62	700–750	732	264.00–279.00	274.41
81	750–800	790	260.50–274.00	269.37
26	800–850	824	243.00–258.00	250.90
200	850–900	879	245.00–269.75	263.30
27	900–950	926	241.00–259.50	251.34
9	950–1000	950	247.50	247.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	343	347.50	347.50
4	400–450	438	320.00	320.00
3	450–500	483	276.00	276.00
6	500–550	525	292.00	292.00
8	600–650	627	262.00	262.00
5	800–850	809	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	1000–1050	1,003	237.50	237.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
25	600–650	612	333.00	333.00
104	800–850	807	274.00–277.00	276.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	350–400	381	332.00–340.00	337.25
10	400–450	439	301.00–317.00	312.32
21	450–500	478	308.00–319.00	311.38
28	500–550	512	298.00–307.50	304.52
10	550–600	550	282.50	282.50
27	600–650	610	269.00–270.00	269.44
18	650–700	670	238.00–251.00	243.43
46	700–750	713	250.00–258.50	255.27
126	750–800	777	231.00–251.50	245.76
8	800–850	813	214.50	214.50
30	850–900	866	228.50	228.50
41	900–950	911	226.75–238.50	233.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	403	291.00	291.00
10	450–500	469	283.00–285.00	283.97
7	500–550	549	264.00	264.00
7	550–600	572	266.00	266.00
8	600–650	617	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	400–450	419	338.00	338.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	500–550	549	281.00	281.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	600–650	612	280.00	280.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	6	—	999	195.00–198.00	195.76
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	36	—	1,222	128.00–187.50	139.03
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	20	—	975	203.00–218.00	212.43

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	27	—	1,315	1,875.00–2,725.00	2,639.79
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,256	2,175.00–2,200.00	2,197.89
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,283	1,750.00–2,400.00	2,256.93
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,072	1,800.00–2,050.00	1,973.79

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	2,625.00	2,625.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,000	2,600.00–2,950.00	2,775.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,155	80.00–99.00	97.09
24	—	1,181	100.00–106.00	103.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,532	118.00–128.00	123.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
119	—	1,266	115.00–130.00	122.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,927	143.00–162.00	151.34

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.