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Winter Livestock - Dodge City

Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2025-03-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-12

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

● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1889

← Mar 5Mar 12Mar 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

6,134 head

▲ 2,734 vs last sale 3,400▲ 2,330 vs year ago 3,804 · +61.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

222 head

▲ 65 vs last sale 157▲ 35 vs year ago 187 · +18.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

60 head

▼ 27 vs last sale 87▲ 33 vs year ago 27 · +122.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers over 550 lbs sold steady to 10.00 higher. Heifers over 650 lbs sold steady to 10.00 higher. Steers under 550 lbs and heifers under 650 lbs sold steady strong. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 higher. Supply was heavy with good demand.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $337.38/cwt on 349 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −69.14 against this barn's trailing median of $406.52.

Average price

$337.38

349 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,868

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$304

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

$55.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.71

vs KS average

+22.42 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	554	348.40	1,928	280
Medium and Large 1-2	555	292.66	1,625	69

One grade step is worth $55.74/cwt here — about $304 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 sale349 hd

337.38

—

KS average3 barns · 698 hd

326.67

+10.71

National average179 barns · 17,787 hd

314.96

+22.42

This barn, trailing median32 sales

406.52

−69.14

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

32 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $458.54, low $344.43, median $406.52 across 32 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	1,935	170.76	3,304	36
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,576	147.08	2,318	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,296	140.56	1,822	120
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,186	102.17	1,212	25

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)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,318	$2,458	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,210	$1,829	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,325	$1,814	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	750	$2,750	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,200	$1,625	1thin

Every lot

73 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	308	460.41/cwt	458.00–467.50	1,418	21
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	315	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,292	22
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fancy	334	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,653	9
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	397	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,667	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	411	422.99/cwt	417.50–433.00	1,738	61
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	423	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,660	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	449	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,572	17
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	404.98/cwt	403.00–407.00	1,875	20
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	497	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	1,749	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	524	395.50/cwt	395.50–395.50	2,072	65
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	535	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,642	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	538	372.85/cwt	370.00–376.00	2,006	38
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	585	358.46/cwt	353.00–367.00	2,097	104
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	595	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,964	12
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	628	346.18/cwt	340.00–354.00	2,174	145
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	328.54/cwt	321.00–330.00	2,168	50
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	677	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,902	19
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	691	297.10/cwt	295.00–305.00	2,053	35
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fancy	708	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,266	59
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	733	300.52/cwt	292.00–308.00	2,203	165
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	772	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,953	10
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	782	280.71/cwt	276.00–287.00	2,195	188
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	828	276.65/cwt	268.25–286.00	2,291	397
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	877	267.67/cwt	262.00–271.35	2,347	698
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	915	257.38/cwt	253.10–260.50	2,355	307
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	971	249.85/cwt	244.00–254.85	2,426	150
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	317	394.47/cwt	387.50–397.00	1,250	16
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	361	381.77/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,378	14
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	374	378.00/cwt	378.00–378.00	1,414	14
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	414	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,470	15
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	417	431.00/cwt	431.00–431.00	1,797	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	445	327.04/cwt	325.00–338.00	1,455	55
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	469	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,724	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	479	339.69/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,627	100
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	483	319.44/cwt	318.00–320.00	1,543	18
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	515	394.00/cwt	394.00–394.00	2,029	69
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	519	287.55/cwt	286.00–289.00	1,492	16
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	545	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,864	46
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	566	294.20/cwt	290.00–301.00	1,665	53
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	572	331.11/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,894	165
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	608	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,678	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	295.09/cwt	285.00–307.00	1,838	145
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	651	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,953	55
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fancy	655	297.44/cwt	297.25–298.00	1,948	116
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	674	277.54/cwt	269.50–292.00	1,871	94
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	678	258.62/cwt	255.00–266.00	1,753	17
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	266.16/cwt	257.00–274.00	1,930	715
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	760	258.30/cwt	245.00–267.00	1,963	477
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	763	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,778	14
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	814	253.97/cwt	240.00–259.00	2,067	385
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	856	236.17/cwt	231.00–238.50	2,022	96
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	920	238.95/cwt	233.00–243.00	2,198	99
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1Fancy	923	258.50/cwt	258.50–258.50	2,386	52
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	955	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	2,177	5
Heifers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,011	224.50/cwt	224.50–224.50	2,270	13
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	542	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,843	16
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	661	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,957	19
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,700	163.04/cwt	154.00–173.00	2,772	20
Bulls	—	—	2,229	180.42/cwt	177.00–187.50	4,022	16
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,051	121.47/cwt	113.00–129.00	1,277	15
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,178	107.46/cwt	100.00–115.00	1,266	20
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,217	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	986	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,331	143.02/cwt	131.00–148.00	1,904	102
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,332	152.37/cwt	151.00–154.00	2,030	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,576	147.08/cwt	140.00–153.00	2,318	16
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	925	2,525.00/head	2,525.00–2,525.00	2,525	1
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,210	1,828.65/head	1,775.00–2,050.00	1,829	5
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,325	1,813.68/head	1,750.00–1,875.00	1,814	2
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,515	2,425.00/head	2,425.00–2,425.00	2,425	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	881	231.75/cwt	180.00–241.00	2,042	21
Stock Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,083	195.66/cwt	172.50–226.00	2,119	27
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	750	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Large 1-2	1,200	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	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 Mar 12, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 6,134Last week 3,400Year ago 3,804

Slaughter CattleReceipts 222Last week 157Year ago 187

Replacement CattleReceipts 60Last week 87Year ago 27

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	300–350	308	458.00–467.50	460.41
5	350–400	397	420.00	420.00
61	400–450	411	417.50–433.00	422.99
20	450–500	463	403.00–407.00	404.98
38	500–550	538	370.00–376.00	372.85
104	550–600	585	353.00–367.00	358.46
145	600–650	628	340.00–354.00	346.18
50	650–700	660	321.00–330.00	328.54
165	700–750	733	292.00–308.00	300.52
188	750–800	782	276.00–287.00	280.71
397	800–850	828	268.25–286.00	276.65
698	850–900	877	262.00–271.35	267.67
307	900–950	915	253.10–260.50	257.38
150	950–1000	971	244.00–254.85	249.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	300–350	315	410.00	410.00
5	400–450	423	392.50	392.50
7	450–500	497	352.00	352.00
12	550–600	595	330.00	330.00
35	650–700	691	295.00–305.00	297.10
10	750–800	772	253.00	253.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	400–450	449	350.00	350.00
6	500–550	535	307.00	307.00
19	650–700	677	281.00	281.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	334	495.00	495.00
65	500–550	524	395.50	395.50
59	700–750	708	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	350–400	361	380.00–385.00	381.77
15	400–450	414	355.00	355.00
100	450–500	479	330.00–350.00	339.69
46	500–550	545	342.00	342.00
165	550–600	572	320.00–335.00	331.11
145	600–650	623	285.00–307.00	295.09
94	650–700	674	269.50–292.00	277.54
715	700–750	725	257.00–274.00	266.16
477	750–800	760	245.00–267.00	258.30
385	800–850	814	240.00–259.00	253.97
96	850–900	856	231.00–238.50	236.17
99	900–950	920	233.00–243.00	238.95
5	950–1000	955	228.00	228.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	300–350	317	387.50–397.00	394.47
14	350–400	374	378.00	378.00
55	400–450	445	325.00–338.00	327.04
18	450–500	483	318.00–320.00	319.44
16	500–550	519	286.00–289.00	287.55
53	550–600	566	290.00–301.00	294.20
8	600–650	608	276.00	276.00
17	650–700	678	255.00–266.00	258.62
14	750–800	763	233.00	233.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	1000–1050	1,011	224.50	224.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	417	431.00	431.00
5	450–500	469	367.50	367.50
69	500–550	515	394.00	394.00
116	650–700	655	297.25–298.00	297.44
52	900–950	923	258.50	258.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
55	650–700	651	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	500–550	542	340.00	340.00
19	650–700	661	296.00	296.00

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)	1	—	925	2,525.00	2,525.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,325	1,750.00–1,875.00	1,813.68
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,210	1,775.00–2,050.00	1,828.65
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,515	2,425.00	2,425.00

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	21	—	881	180.00–241.00	231.75

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	27	—	1,083	172.50–226.00	195.66

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	750	2,750.00	2,750.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	1,625.00	1,625.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,332	151.00–154.00	152.37
102	—	1,331	131.00–148.00	143.02
15	—	1,051	113.00–129.00	121.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,217	81.00	81.00
20	—	1,178	100.00–115.00	107.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,576	140.00–153.00	147.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	2,229	177.00–187.50	180.42
20	—	1,700	154.00–173.00	163.04

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.