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Winter Livestock - Dodge City

Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2025-03-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-19

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

● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1889

← Mar 12Mar 19Mar 26 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

2,235 head

▼ 3,899 vs last sale 6,134▼ 137 vs year ago 2,372 · −5.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

230 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 222▲ 26 vs year ago 204 · +12.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

58 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 60▲ 16 vs year ago 42 · +38.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers over 600 lbs sold steady to 8.00 higher. Steers and heifers under 600 lbs not well tested. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 lower. Good demand for moderate to 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 $362.89/cwt on 41 head. That ranks 2 of 31 comparable sales and sits −83.81 against this barn's trailing median of $446.70.

Average price

$362.89

41 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,010

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$174

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

$68.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.98

vs KS average

+5.73 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	531	389.70	2,068	25
Medium and Large 1-2	590	321.00	1,894	16thin

One grade step is worth $68.70/cwt here — about $174 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 sale41 hd

362.89

—

KS average3 barns · 598 hd

361.91

+0.98

National average170 barns · 10,920 hd

357.16

+5.73

This barn, trailing median31 sales

446.70

−83.81

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	1,865	163.06	3,041	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,506	147.11	2,215	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,324	143.93	1,906	124
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,161	111.82	1,298	37

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)	915	$2,194	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,344	$2,163	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,091	$3,147	17
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$3,000	1thin

Every lot

53 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	379	430.55/cwt	422.50–437.50	1,632	11
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	410	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,825	19
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	505	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,881	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	534	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,136	17
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,998	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	590	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,894	16
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	608	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	2,134	11
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	625	324.49/cwt	322.50–327.00	2,028	14
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	669	325.85/cwt	318.00–331.00	2,180	40
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	730	290.25/cwt	282.00–296.75	2,119	56
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	757	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,983	5
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	764	286.61/cwt	282.75–292.00	2,190	40
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	821	273.50/cwt	273.50–273.50	2,245	5
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	824	284.64/cwt	279.00–292.50	2,345	232
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	881	273.35/cwt	265.50–275.00	2,408	264
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	891	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	2,201	19
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	923	267.25/cwt	263.00–268.25	2,467	164
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	974	249.24/cwt	246.00–251.00	2,428	92
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	977	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	2,335	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	351	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,474	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	438	329.67/cwt	325.00–338.00	1,444	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	488	341.70/cwt	340.00–342.50	1,667	15
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,817	14
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	531	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,699	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	571	304.34/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,738	23
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	605	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,621	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	614	281.89/cwt	273.00–286.00	1,731	18
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	277.04/cwt	271.50–284.75	1,842	121
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	742	264.23/cwt	256.00–265.75	1,961	90
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	774	265.67/cwt	260.00–274.25	2,056	359
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	802	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,949	5
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	824	254.11/cwt	250.00–255.50	2,094	29
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	879	246.52/cwt	242.50–251.00	2,167	253
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	881	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	2,097	10
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	948	241.25/cwt	241.25–241.25	2,287	35
Heifers	1050–1100	Large 1	1,067	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	2,411	7
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	485	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,843	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,640	143.94/cwt	141.00–150.00	2,361	3
Bulls	—	—	1,819	161.60/cwt	154.00–173.00	2,940	18
Bulls	—	—	2,241	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	4,123	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,122	126.94/cwt	121.00–132.00	1,424	14
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,135	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,351	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,151	99.90/cwt	91.00–105.00	1,150	20
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,242	138.42/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,719	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,350	146.09/cwt	136.00–151.00	1,972	110
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,506	147.11/cwt	144.00–148.00	2,215	22
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	909	213.02/cwt	187.50–242.50	1,936	11
Stock Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,046	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	2,144	6
Stock Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,196	178.92/cwt	160.00–187.50	2,140	7
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	915	2,193.72/head	2,025.00–2,350.00	2,194	2
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,344	2,162.92/head	1,750.00–2,300.00	2,163	7
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Large 1-2	1,000	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Large 1-2	1,091	3,147.06/head	3,000.00–3,250.00	3,147	17

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 19, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,235Last week 6,134Year ago 2,372

Slaughter CattleReceipts 230Last week 222Year ago 204

Replacement CattleReceipts 58Last week 60Year ago 42

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	350–400	379	422.50–437.50	430.55
5	500–550	505	372.50	372.50
3	550–600	555	360.00	360.00
11	600–650	608	351.00	351.00
40	650–700	669	318.00–331.00	325.85
56	700–750	730	282.00–296.75	290.25
40	750–800	764	282.75–292.00	286.61
232	800–850	824	279.00–292.50	284.64
264	850–900	881	265.50–275.00	273.35
164	900–950	923	263.00–268.25	267.25
92	950–1000	974	246.00–251.00	249.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	550–600	590	321.00	321.00
14	600–650	625	322.50–327.00	324.49
5	750–800	757	262.00	262.00
5	800–850	821	273.50	273.50
19	850–900	891	247.00	247.00
4	950–1000	977	239.00	239.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
19	400–450	410	445.00	445.00
17	500–550	534	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	450–500	488	340.00–342.50	341.70
14	500–550	523	347.50	347.50
18	600–650	614	273.00–286.00	281.89
121	650–700	665	271.50–284.75	277.04
90	700–750	742	256.00–265.75	264.23
359	750–800	774	260.00–274.25	265.67
29	800–850	824	250.00–255.50	254.11
253	850–900	879	242.50–251.00	246.52
35	900–950	948	241.25	241.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	1050–1100	1,067	226.00	226.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	438	325.00–338.00	329.67
5	500–550	531	320.00	320.00
23	550–600	571	300.00–310.00	304.34
5	600–650	605	268.00	268.00
5	800–850	802	243.00	243.00
10	850–900	881	238.00	238.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	351	420.00	420.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	485	380.00	380.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,506	144.00–148.00	147.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,151	91.00–105.00	99.90
11	—	1,135	119.00	119.00
6	—	1,242	130.00–140.00	138.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
110	—	1,350	136.00–151.00	146.09
14	—	1,122	121.00–132.00	126.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,819	154.00–173.00	161.60
3	—	1,640	141.00–150.00	143.94
4	—	2,241	184.00	184.00

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	11	—	909	187.50–242.50	213.02

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	6	—	1,046	205.00	205.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,196	160.00–187.50	178.92

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)	2	—	915	2,025.00–2,350.00	2,193.72

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)	7	—	1,344	1,750.00–2,300.00	2,162.92

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	3,000.00	3,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	17	—	1,091	3,000.00–3,250.00	3,147.06

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.