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Winter Livestock - Dodge City

Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2025-02-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-19

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dodge City, Kansas · Wed, Feb 19

● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1889

← Feb 12Feb 19Feb 26 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

576 head

▼ 252 vs last sale 828▼ 2,307 vs year ago 2,883 · −80.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

61 head

▲ 21 vs last sale 40▼ 179 vs year ago 240 · −74.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

15 head

▼ 22 vs last sale 37▼ 15 vs year ago 30 · −50.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, light feeder supply, not well tested, higher undertone noted.

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 $347.59/cwt on 33 head. That ranks 2 of 31 comparable sales and sits −99.11 against this barn's trailing median of $446.70.

Average price

$347.59

33 head · 522 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,816

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$376

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

$93.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.69

vs KS average

+6.38 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	515	364.56	1,879	27
Medium and Large 1-2	554	271.25	1,503	6thin

One grade step is worth $93.31/cwt here — about $376 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 sale33 hd

347.59

—

KS average2 barns · 47 hd

339.90

+7.69

National average106 barns · 4,665 hd

341.21

+6.38

This barn, trailing median31 sales

446.70

−99.11

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	1,778	164.76	2,929	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,665	151.16	2,517	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,149	134.93	1,550	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,201	116.66	1,401	36

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)	1,350	$2,150	1thin

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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	509	369.50/cwt	369.50–369.50	1,881	24
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	528	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,492	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	566	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,840	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	580	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,508	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	616	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,064	51
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	625	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	1,931	7
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	663	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,691	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	718	289.04/cwt	282.00–299.00	2,075	36
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	748	258.50/cwt	258.50–258.50	1,934	7
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	767	230.92/cwt	220.00–236.00	1,771	16
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	880	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,980	6
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	893	248.50/cwt	248.50–248.50	2,219	12
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	915	254.68/cwt	238.50–256.50	2,330	105
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	998	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	2,136	7
Steers	1000–1050	Large 1-2	1,023	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	2,174	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	640	265.59/cwt	262.00–266.00	1,700	46
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	690	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,766	6
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	771	246.87/cwt	242.50–252.50	1,903	111
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	826	235.77/cwt	231.00–240.50	1,947	16
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	860	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,107	67
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	1000–1050	Large 1-2	1,020	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	2,060	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,778	164.76/cwt	158.00–171.00	2,929	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,115	88.62/cwt	82.50–91.00	988	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,149	134.93/cwt	130.00–143.00	1,550	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,234	127.45/cwt	120.00–143.00	1,573	26
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,665	151.16/cwt	146.00–157.00	2,517	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,350	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,130	147.42/cwt	144.00–155.00	1,666	5
Stock Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,335	151.04/cwt	149.00–152.00	2,016	8

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 19, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 576Last week 828Year ago 2,883

Slaughter CattleReceipts 61Last week 40Year ago 240

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 37Year ago 30

Compared to last week, light feeder supply, not well tested, higher undertone noted.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	528	282.50	282.50
3	550–600	580	260.00	260.00
7	600–650	625	309.00	309.00
3	650–700	663	255.00	255.00
7	700–750	748	258.50	258.50
16	750–800	767	220.00–236.00	230.92
6	850–900	880	225.00	225.00
7	950–1000	998	214.00	214.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	500–550	509	369.50	369.50
3	550–600	566	325.00	325.00
51	600–650	616	335.00	335.00
36	700–750	718	282.00–299.00	289.04
12	850–900	893	248.50	248.50
105	900–950	915	238.50–256.50	254.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	1000–1050	1,023	212.50	212.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
46	600–650	640	262.00–266.00	265.59
6	650–700	690	256.00	256.00
111	750–800	771	242.50–252.50	246.87
16	800–850	826	231.00–240.50	235.77
67	850–900	860	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	1000–1050	1,020	202.00	202.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,350	2,150.00	2,150.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,130	144.00–155.00	147.42

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	8	—	1,335	149.00–152.00	151.04

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,778	158.00–171.00	164.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,149	130.00–143.00	134.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,665	146.00–157.00	151.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,234	120.00–143.00	127.45
10	—	1,115	82.50–91.00	88.62

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.