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Winter Livestock - Dodge City

Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2025-01-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dodge City, Kansas · Wed, Jan 29

● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1889

← Jan 22Jan 29Feb 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

4,084 head

▲ 2,429 vs last sale 1,655▼ 1,180 vs year ago 5,264 · −22.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

562 head

▲ 371 vs last sale 191▲ 193 vs year ago 369 · +52.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

459 head

▲ 393 vs last sale 66▲ 399 vs year ago 60 · +665.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers 400 lbs to 700 lbs sold 15.00 higher, over 750 lbs sold 10.00 to 12.00 higher. 5 head of steers weighing 401 lbs sold for 452.50/cwt. Heifers 400 lbs to 700 lbs sold 10.00 to 20.00 higher, over 700 lbs sold 4.00 to 12.00 higher. 18 head of 454 lbs heifers sold for 361.00/cwt. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 7.00 higher. Very good demand for heavy 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 $361.13/cwt on 425 head. That ranks 2 of 31 comparable sales and sits −85.57 against this barn's trailing median of $446.70.

Average price

$361.13

425 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,022

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$172

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

$23.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.55

vs KS average

+12.47 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	562	365.92	2,058	337
Medium and Large 1-2	550	342.77	1,886	88

One grade step is worth $23.14/cwt here — about $172 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 sale425 hd

361.13

—

KS average3 barns · 611 hd

358.58

+2.55

National average177 barns · 23,098 hd

348.66

+12.47

This barn, trailing median31 sales

446.70

−85.57

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	—	High	1,806	159.91	2,889	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,552	139.43	2,164	96
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,278	136.65	1,747	382
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,248	105.65	1,319	27

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/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,346	$2,347	194
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,211	$2,301	16
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,257	$2,232	65
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,433	$2,200	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,250	$2,116	63
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,283	$1,810	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,118	$2,789	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,350	$2,800	1thin

Every lot

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. 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	497.50/cwt	497.50–497.50	1,607	10
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	381	391.00/cwt	391.00–391.00	1,490	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	397	433.00/cwt	433.00–433.00	1,719	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	432	441.90/cwt	437.00–452.50	1,909	115
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	408.31/cwt	406.00–412.00	1,890	24
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	479	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,641	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	525	357.42/cwt	356.00–358.00	1,876	28
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	538	379.77/cwt	371.00–384.00	2,043	131
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	562	335.94/cwt	324.00–340.00	1,888	60
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	578	357.11/cwt	349.00–371.00	2,064	206
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	622	337.78/cwt	322.00–344.00	2,101	163
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	630	298.96/cwt	291.00–313.00	1,883	17
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	633	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,589	10
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	677	310.11/cwt	299.50–326.00	2,099	182
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	715	269.37/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,926	25
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	741	296.50/cwt	291.50–301.00	2,197	121
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	775	282.15/cwt	275.50–291.50	2,187	282
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	795	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	2,011	5
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	828	275.20/cwt	261.00–280.75	2,279	450
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	879	267.59/cwt	253.00–275.00	2,352	205
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	900	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	2,052	6
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	916	262.82/cwt	256.75–264.85	2,407	223
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	967	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	2,301	7
Steers	1050–1100	Large 1	1,058	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	2,518	5
Steers	1100–1150	Large 1	1,107	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	2,225	13
Steers	1150–1200	Large 1	1,187	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	2,315	9
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	309	487.50/cwt	487.50–487.50	1,506	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	396	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,643	13
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	436	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,526	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	480	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,310	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	482	351.80/cwt	338.00–361.00	1,696	180
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	514	338.31/cwt	321.00–346.00	1,739	54
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	537	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,665	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	578	309.58/cwt	302.50–320.00	1,789	210
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	592	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,622	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	612	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,004	13
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	622	297.46/cwt	284.00–308.00	1,850	52
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	638	276.67/cwt	274.00–279.00	1,765	30
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	669	275.36/cwt	266.00–283.00	1,842	152
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	717	269.21/cwt	255.00–272.00	1,930	94
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fancy	736	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	2,068	29
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	771	258.32/cwt	245.00–269.50	1,992	217
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	825	252.65/cwt	251.00–255.00	2,084	46
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	886	244.13/cwt	241.00–248.00	2,163	180
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	908	241.83/cwt	241.00–242.00	2,196	36
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	975	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	2,155	7
Heifers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,027	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,311	4
Heifers	1200–1250	Large 1	1,204	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	2,318	11
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,757	173.28/cwt	171.00–176.00	3,045	3
Bulls	—	—	1,817	157.05/cwt	147.00–169.00	2,854	14
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	993	116.50/cwt	112.50–118.00	1,157	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,241	110.49/cwt	104.00–121.00	1,371	16
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,259	98.61/cwt	97.50–100.00	1,241	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,286	137.19/cwt	121.00–145.00	1,764	372
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,552	139.43/cwt	132.00–142.00	2,164	96
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,132	2,207.02/head	2,025.00–2,450.00	2,207	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,169	1,888.36/head	1,800.00–2,300.00	1,888	15
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,204	2,141.03/head	1,900.00–2,200.00	2,141	7
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,256	2,113.43/head	1,850.00–2,275.00	2,113	56
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,283	1,810.19/head	1,750.00–1,875.00	1,810	2
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,284	2,335.53/head	1,925.00–2,550.00	2,336	50
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,290	2,395.37/head	2,200.00–2,575.00	2,395	8
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,346	2,346.77/head	2,060.00–2,535.00	2,347	194
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,433	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	817	217.52/cwt	200.00–237.50	1,777	20
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	942	185.03/cwt	170.00–195.00	1,743	15
Stock Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,067	188.47/cwt	180.00–212.50	2,011	14
Stock Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,087	166.07/cwt	150.00–170.00	1,805	12
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,350	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,118	2,789.14/head	2,600.00–3,000.00	2,789	7

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 29, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 4,084Last week 1,655Year ago 5,264

Slaughter CattleReceipts 562Last week 191Year ago 369

Replacement CattleReceipts 459Last week 66Year ago 60

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	323	497.50	497.50
7	350–400	397	433.00	433.00
115	400–450	432	437.00–452.50	441.90
24	450–500	463	406.00–412.00	408.31
131	500–550	538	371.00–384.00	379.77
206	550–600	578	349.00–371.00	357.11
163	600–650	622	322.00–344.00	337.78
182	650–700	677	299.50–326.00	310.11
121	700–750	741	291.50–301.00	296.50
282	750–800	775	275.50–291.50	282.15
450	800–850	828	261.00–280.75	275.20
205	850–900	879	253.00–275.00	267.59
223	900–950	916	256.75–264.85	262.82
7	950–1000	967	238.00	238.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	381	391.00	391.00
5	450–500	479	342.50	342.50
28	500–550	525	356.00–358.00	357.42
60	550–600	562	324.00–340.00	335.94
17	600–650	630	291.00–313.00	298.96
25	700–750	715	265.00–275.00	269.37
5	750–800	795	253.00	253.00
6	900–950	900	228.00	228.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	1050–1100	1,058	238.00	238.00
13	1100–1150	1,107	201.00	201.00
9	1150–1200	1,187	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	600–650	633	251.00	251.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	309	487.50	487.50
13	350–400	396	415.00	415.00
8	400–450	436	350.00	350.00
180	450–500	482	338.00–361.00	351.80
54	500–550	514	321.00–346.00	338.31
210	550–600	578	302.50–320.00	309.58
52	600–650	622	284.00–308.00	297.46
152	650–700	669	266.00–283.00	275.36
94	700–750	717	255.00–272.00	269.21
217	750–800	771	245.00–269.50	258.32
46	800–850	825	251.00–255.00	252.65
180	850–900	886	241.00–248.00	244.13
36	900–950	908	241.00–242.00	241.83
7	950–1000	975	221.00	221.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	480	273.00	273.00
8	500–550	537	310.00	310.00
7	550–600	592	274.00	274.00
30	600–650	638	274.00–279.00	276.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	1000–1050	1,027	225.00	225.00
11	1200–1250	1,204	192.50	192.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	600–650	612	327.50	327.50
29	700–750	736	281.00	281.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,132	2,025.00–2,450.00	2,207.02
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	15	—	1,169	1,800.00–2,300.00	1,888.36

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	50	—	1,284	1,925.00–2,550.00	2,335.53
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,204	1,900.00–2,200.00	2,141.03
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,283	1,750.00–1,875.00	1,810.19
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	194	—	1,346	2,060.00–2,535.00	2,346.77
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,290	2,200.00–2,575.00	2,395.37
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,433	2,200.00	2,200.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Large 1-2 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	56	—	1,256	1,850.00–2,275.00	2,113.43

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	20	—	817	200.00–237.50	217.52
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	15	—	942	170.00–195.00	185.03

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,087	150.00–170.00	166.07
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	14	—	1,067	180.00–212.50	188.47

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	—	1,350	2,800.00	2,800.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,118	2,600.00–3,000.00	2,789.14

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,757	171.00–176.00	173.28
14	—	1,817	147.00–169.00	157.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,241	104.00–121.00	110.49
11	—	1,259	97.50–100.00	98.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
96	—	1,552	132.00–142.00	139.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
372	—	1,286	121.00–145.00	137.19
10	—	993	112.50–118.00	116.50

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.