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Winter Livestock - Dodge City

Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2025-02-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dodge City, Kansas · Wed, Feb 12

● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1889

← Feb 5Feb 12Feb 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

828 head

▼ 1,523 vs last sale 2,351▼ 4,134 vs year ago 4,962 · −83.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

40 head

▼ 29 vs last sale 69▼ 183 vs year ago 223 · −82.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

37 head

▼ 179 vs last sale 216▲ 30 vs year ago 7 · +428.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, heavy 500 lbs steers sold 3.00 higher and heavy 600 lbs heifers sold 3.00 higher, other weights not well tested, softer undertone noted. Boning utility cows sold steady to 3.00 higher. Good demand for light 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 $324.33/cwt on 76 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −122.37 against this barn's trailing median of $446.70.

Average price

$324.33

76 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,797

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$284

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

$63.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.73

vs KS average

−14.34 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	343.40	1,880	53
Medium and Large 1-2	569	280.40	1,596	23

One grade step is worth $63.00/cwt here — about $284 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale76 hd

324.33

—

KS average3 barns · 312 hd

337.06

−12.73

National average155 barns · 9,244 hd

338.67

−14.34

This barn, trailing median31 sales

446.70

−122.37

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	1,980	165.00	3,267	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,286	140.39	1,805	30

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)	1,473	$2,225	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,435	$2,175	7

Every lot

29 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	296	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,332	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	386.29/cwt	374.00–391.00	1,642	46
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	536	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	1,828	24
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	543	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,520	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	557	345.38/cwt	337.50–355.00	1,924	29
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	583	280.61/cwt	280.00–281.00	1,636	15
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	1,986	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	643	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,736	11
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	679	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	2,064	71
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	744	275.39/cwt	270.00–276.00	2,049	48
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	772	281.48/cwt	275.50–283.00	2,173	116
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	871	267.27/cwt	265.00–267.60	2,328	97
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	920	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	2,245	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	355	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,438	12
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	418	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	993	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	444	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,698	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	1,582	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	309.41/cwt	309.00–310.00	1,640	20
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	566	291.24/cwt	285.00–292.00	1,648	29
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	624	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,741	26
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	645	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,632	8
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	688	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,871	49
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	741	255.55/cwt	248.00–256.00	1,894	53
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	821	231.15/cwt	217.00–236.00	1,898	18
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	597	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,719	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,980	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	3,267	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows1 lot · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,286	140.39/cwt	132.00–144.50	1,805	30
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,435	2,175.00/head	2,175.00–2,175.00	2,175	7
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,473	2,225.00/head	2,225.00–2,225.00	2,225	5

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 Feb 12, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 828Last week 2,351Year ago 4,962

Slaughter CattleReceipts 40Last week 69Year ago 223

Replacement CattleReceipts 37Last week 216Year ago 7

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,980	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,286	132.00–144.50	140.39

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	7	—	1,435	2,175.00	2,175.00

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)	5	—	1,473	2,225.00	2,225.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	597	288.00	288.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	350–400	355	405.00	405.00
6	400–450	444	382.50	382.50
7	450–500	460	344.00	344.00
20	500–550	530	309.00–310.00	309.41
29	550–600	566	285.00–292.00	291.24
26	600–650	624	279.00	279.00
49	650–700	688	272.00	272.00
53	700–750	741	248.00–256.00	255.55
18	800–850	821	217.00–236.00	231.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	418	237.50	237.50
8	600–650	645	253.00	253.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	543	280.00	280.00
15	550–600	583	280.00–281.00	280.61
11	600–650	643	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	296	450.00	450.00
46	400–450	425	374.00–391.00	386.29
24	500–550	536	341.00	341.00
29	550–600	557	337.50–355.00	345.38
4	600–650	615	323.00	323.00
71	650–700	679	304.00	304.00
48	700–750	744	270.00–276.00	275.39
116	750–800	772	275.50–283.00	281.48
97	850–900	871	265.00–267.60	267.27
4	900–950	920	244.00	244.00

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.