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Winter Livestock - Dodge City

Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2025-03-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dodge City, Kansas · Wed, Mar 5

● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1889

← Feb 26Mar 5Mar 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

3,400 head

▼ 451 vs last sale 3,851▼ 330 vs year ago 3,730 · −8.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

157 head

▼ 43 vs last sale 200▼ 21 vs year ago 178 · −11.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

87 head

▼ 12 vs last sale 99▼ 87 vs year ago 174 · −50.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers over 700 lbs sold steady to 5.00 lower, under 700 lbs sold 5.00 higher. Heifers over 650 lbs sold steady to 5.00 higher, under 650 lbs sold steady to 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Fleshier, reputation calves under 600 lbs sold 20.00 higher. 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 $357.59/cwt on 160 head. That ranks 2 of 31 comparable sales and sits −89.11 against this barn's trailing median of $446.70.

Average price

$357.59

160 head · 570 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,037

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$411

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

$70.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.77

vs KS average

+8.31 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	570	364.22	2,076	145
Medium and Large 1-2	567	293.51	1,665	15thin

One grade step is worth $70.70/cwt here — about $411 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale160 hd

357.59

—

KS average3 barns · 813 hd

361.35

−3.77

National average172 barns · 12,998 hd

349.28

+8.31

This barn, trailing median31 sales

446.70

−89.11

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	1,720	162.87	2,801	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,673	142.68	2,387	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,203	135.26	1,627	61
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,219	107.78	1,314	23

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)	1,209	$2,203	9
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,320	$2,020	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	903	$1,931	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,040	$2,193	4thin

Every lot

76 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 · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	301	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,686	13
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	323	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	1,381	10
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	418.15/cwt	415.00–422.50	1,790	48
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	440	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,540	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	396.35/cwt	387.50–406.00	1,867	37
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	520	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,617	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	533	386.00/cwt	386.00–386.00	2,057	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	536	370.91/cwt	352.50–380.00	1,988	42
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	579	289.14/cwt	281.00–295.00	1,674	12
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	585	371.53/cwt	360.00–383.00	2,173	60
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	586	344.58/cwt	334.00–350.00	2,019	40
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	610	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,906	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,359	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	628	337.00/cwt	331.00–347.50	2,116	99
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fancy	656	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	2,217	64
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	672	288.80/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,941	23
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	683	319.21/cwt	317.50–332.00	2,180	212
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	725	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	2,045	30
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	731	295.25/cwt	281.00–302.00	2,158	227
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	779	283.45/cwt	270.00–295.00	2,208	193
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	838	270.96/cwt	265.00–274.00	2,271	112
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	842	259.34/cwt	256.00–261.00	2,184	9
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	861	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	2,178	14
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	884	261.36/cwt	258.50–268.00	2,310	440
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	930	258.59/cwt	258.50–259.00	2,405	26
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	970	249.64/cwt	240.00–252.00	2,422	171
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	989	237.69/cwt	236.00–240.50	2,351	8
Steers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,046	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	2,364	3
Steers	1050–1100	Large 1	1,080	230.44/cwt	227.00–233.00	2,489	21
Steers	1100–1150	Large 1	1,113	229.78/cwt	223.00–231.50	2,557	10
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	286	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,316	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	318	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,495	15
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	327	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,357	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	383	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,455	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	368.21/cwt	355.00–372.50	1,539	42
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	440	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,496	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,558	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	348.67/cwt	338.00–352.00	1,803	37
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	546	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	1,780	15
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	574	313.58/cwt	312.50–314.00	1,800	36
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	578	325.81/cwt	320.00–337.00	1,883	208
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	600	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,566	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	603	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,881	59
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	296.24/cwt	286.00–305.00	1,852	53
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	669	277.05/cwt	269.00–282.00	1,853	94
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	681	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,839	23
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	721	262.83/cwt	251.00–273.00	1,895	146
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	776	249.99/cwt	247.00–252.00	1,940	148
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	821	246.03/cwt	239.00–250.50	2,020	90
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	827	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,952	4
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	866	242.72/cwt	238.50–243.00	2,102	79
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	936	228.65/cwt	223.50–239.50	2,140	94
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	971	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	2,160	14
Heifers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,045	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,299	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	343	452.50/cwt	452.50–452.50	1,552	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	4
Bulls	1000–1050	Large 1	1,025	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	2,173	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,683	163.63/cwt	157.00–170.00	2,754	21
Bulls	—	—	1,783	185.37/cwt	177.00–193.00	3,305	2
Bulls	—	—	1,849	150.66/cwt	148.00–153.00	2,786	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	968	118.59/cwt	114.00–121.00	1,148	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,193	90.03/cwt	80.00–95.00	1,074	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,231	115.54/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,422	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,249	138.53/cwt	126.00–147.00	1,730	51
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,673	142.68/cwt	138.00–150.00	2,387	28
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	901	212.00/cwt	162.50–243.00	1,910	16
Stock Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,042	197.79/cwt	197.00–201.00	2,061	5
Stock Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,144	173.42/cwt	152.50–190.00	1,984	11
Stock Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,231	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,920	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	903	1,931.37/head	1,825.00–2,025.00	1,931	2
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,209	2,203.16/head	1,975.00–2,460.00	2,203	9
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,300	1,874.04/head	1,750.00–2,000.00	1,874	2
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,333	2,117.41/head	1,925.00–2,250.00	2,117	3
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,527	154.04/cwt	146.00–170.00	2,352	18
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	835	2,175.00/head	2,175.00–2,175.00	2,175	1
Bred Heifers	—	Large 1-2	1,108	2,199.58/head	1,500.00–2,600.00	2,200	3

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 Mar 5, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,400Last week 3,851Year ago 3,730

Slaughter CattleReceipts 157Last week 200Year ago 178

Replacement CattleReceipts 87Last week 99Year ago 174

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	286	460.00	460.00
15	300–350	318	470.00	470.00
42	400–450	418	355.00–372.50	368.21
4	450–500	465	335.00	335.00
37	500–550	517	338.00–352.00	348.67
208	550–600	578	320.00–337.00	325.81
53	600–650	625	286.00–305.00	296.24
94	650–700	669	269.00–282.00	277.05
146	700–750	721	251.00–273.00	262.83
148	750–800	776	247.00–252.00	249.99
90	800–850	821	239.00–250.50	246.03
79	850–900	866	238.50–243.00	242.72
94	900–950	936	223.50–239.50	228.65
14	950–1000	971	222.50	222.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	327	415.00	415.00
7	350–400	383	380.00	380.00
7	400–450	440	340.00	340.00
15	500–550	546	326.00	326.00
36	550–600	574	312.50–314.00	313.58
8	600–650	600	261.00	261.00
23	650–700	681	270.00	270.00
4	800–850	827	236.00	236.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	1000–1050	1,045	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
59	600–650	603	312.00	312.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	300–350	301	560.00	560.00
48	400–450	428	415.00–422.50	418.15
37	450–500	471	387.50–406.00	396.35
42	500–550	536	352.50–380.00	370.91
40	550–600	586	334.00–350.00	344.58
99	600–650	628	331.00–347.50	337.00
212	650–700	683	317.50–332.00	319.21
227	700–750	731	281.00–302.00	295.25
193	750–800	779	270.00–295.00	283.45
112	800–850	838	265.00–274.00	270.96
440	850–900	884	258.50–268.00	261.36
26	900–950	930	258.50–259.00	258.59
171	950–1000	970	240.00–252.00	249.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	440	350.00	350.00
3	500–550	520	311.00	311.00
12	550–600	579	281.00–295.00	289.14
5	600–650	610	312.50	312.50
23	650–700	672	275.00–295.00	288.80
30	700–750	725	282.00	282.00
9	800–850	842	256.00–261.00	259.34
14	850–900	861	253.00	253.00
8	950–1000	989	236.00–240.50	237.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	323	427.50	427.50
3	500–550	533	386.00	386.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	615	221.00	221.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	1000–1050	1,046	226.00	226.00
21	1050–1100	1,080	227.00–233.00	230.44
10	1100–1150	1,113	223.00–231.50	229.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
60	550–600	585	360.00–383.00	371.53
64	650–700	656	338.00	338.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
4	300–350	343	452.50	452.50
4	350–400	378	1,375.00	1,375.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	1000–1050	1,025	212.00	212.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	16	—	901	162.50–243.00	212.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,231	156.00	156.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,144	152.50–190.00	173.42
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,042	197.00–201.00	197.79

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)	2	—	903	1,825.00–2,025.00	1,931.37

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)	2	—	1,300	1,750.00–2,000.00	1,874.04

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	18	—	1,527	146.00–170.00	154.04
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,333	1,925.00–2,250.00	2,117.41
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,209	1,975.00–2,460.00	2,203.16

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,108	1,500.00–2,600.00	2,199.58

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	835	2,175.00	2,175.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,673	138.00–150.00	142.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	1,249	126.00–147.00	138.53
10	—	968	114.00–121.00	118.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,193	80.00–95.00	90.03
16	—	1,231	110.00–120.00	115.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,683	157.00–170.00	163.63
5	—	1,849	148.00–153.00	150.66
2	—	1,783	177.00–193.00	185.37

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.