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Winter Livestock - Dodge City

Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2025-04-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dodge City, Kansas · Wed, Apr 16

● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1889

← Apr 9Apr 16Apr 23 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

2,580 head

▲ 1,268 vs last sale 1,312▲ 1,146 vs year ago 1,434 · +79.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

226 head

▲ 59 vs last sale 167▲ 6 vs year ago 220 · +2.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

126 head

▲ 23 vs last sale 103▲ 126 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers over 500 lbs sold 5.00 to 12.00 higher while heifers over 550 lbs sold steady to 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Steers under 500 lbs and heifers under 550 lbs not well tested. Slaughter cows sold steady to 4.00 higher. 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 $370.42/cwt on 129 head. That ranks 2 of 31 comparable sales and sits −76.27 against this barn's trailing median of $446.70.

Average price

$370.42

129 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,040

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$345

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

$58.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.28

vs KS average

+5.66 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	384.91	2,126	97
Medium and Large 1-2	546	326.53	1,781	32

One grade step is worth $58.38/cwt here — about $345 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 sale129 hd

370.42

—

KS average3 barns · 526 hd

375.70

−5.28

National average169 barns · 11,281 hd

364.76

+5.66

This barn, trailing median31 sales

446.70

−76.27

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	1,885	172.04	3,242	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,193	143.37	1,711	125
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,950	143.12	2,791	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,541	138.80	2,139	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,212	120.97	1,467	35

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)	1,109	$2,236	10
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,243	$2,194	15
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,246	$2,043	33
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	943	$2,052	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,500	$3,475	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,400	$3,425	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,453	$3,169	15

Every lot

74 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	318	499.05/cwt	497.00–500.00	1,587	9
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	333	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,515	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	383	459.19/cwt	452.50–465.00	1,759	11
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	441	451.85/cwt	445.00–460.00	1,993	28
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	444	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	1,765	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	481	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,972	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	515	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	2,150	21
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	525	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,691	16
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	544	379.49/cwt	370.00–385.00	2,064	50
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	566	331.05/cwt	319.00–334.00	1,874	16
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	599	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	2,210	26
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	626	352.21/cwt	336.00–356.00	2,205	16
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	691	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,194	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	698	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,913	34
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	716	316.96/cwt	315.00–319.00	2,269	10
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	766	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,145	23
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	773	292.60/cwt	279.00–297.00	2,262	28
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	841	271.50/cwt	271.50–271.50	2,283	12
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	843	268.75/cwt	268.75–268.75	2,266	69
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	872	283.64/cwt	280.50–285.50	2,473	184
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	885	268.75/cwt	268.75–268.75	2,378	59
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	929	273.52/cwt	268.00–285.00	2,541	359
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	935	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	2,440	36
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	952	247.71/cwt	227.00–249.00	2,358	70
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	966	263.63/cwt	257.25–266.50	2,547	274
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	457.44/cwt	455.00–460.00	1,464	10
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,556	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	412.46/cwt	405.00–420.00	1,753	35
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	430	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,634	21
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	362.88/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,724	19
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	481	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,383	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	526	337.27/cwt	327.50–342.00	1,774	100
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	545	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,717	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	555	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,901	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	577	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,760	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	588	316.59/cwt	312.50–322.50	1,862	19
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	617	304.38/cwt	291.00–313.00	1,878	42
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	656	281.11/cwt	271.00–288.00	1,844	25
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	734	269.42/cwt	264.50–279.00	1,978	20
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	770	266.24/cwt	258.50–276.00	2,050	260
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	792	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,980	4
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	816	257.70/cwt	251.00–261.25	2,103	120
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	872	244.55/cwt	243.00–245.75	2,132	166
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	922	240.50/cwt	238.50–245.00	2,217	85
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	990	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	2,386	8
Heifers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,033	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,686	33
Heifers	1000–1050	Large 1-2	1,048	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	2,243	13
Heifers	1050–1100	Large 1	1,057	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	2,368	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	956	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	2,256	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,643	154.37/cwt	149.00–160.00	2,536	2
Bulls	—	—	1,865	171.90/cwt	166.00–180.00	3,206	13
Bulls	—	—	2,253	190.61/cwt	189.00–192.00	4,294	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,115	162.61/cwt	161.00–164.00	1,813	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,173	134.16/cwt	133.00–135.00	1,574	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,181	124.56/cwt	121.00–127.50	1,471	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,196	143.85/cwt	129.00–154.00	1,720	116
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,224	117.06/cwt	112.50–121.00	1,433	27
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,510	118.94/cwt	113.00–125.00	1,796	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,538	158.06/cwt	154.00–162.00	2,431	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,555	139.04/cwt	133.00–148.00	2,162	5
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,950	143.12/cwt	141.00–146.00	2,791	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	966	2,175.00/head	2,175.00–2,175.00	2,175	5
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,230	2,013.56/head	1,850.00–2,500.00	2,014	29
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,243	2,193.73/head	1,775.00–2,475.00	2,194	15
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,251	2,297.68/head	2,000.00–2,425.00	2,298	5
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,358	2,256.44/head	2,200.00–2,285.00	2,256	4
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	771	233.11/cwt	215.00–247.50	1,797	6
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	885	200.45/cwt	172.50–210.00	1,774	10
Stock Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,118	201.92/cwt	185.00–225.00	2,257	14
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	943	2,052.39/head	1,625.00–2,425.00	2,052	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Large 1-2	1,400	3,425.00/head	3,425.00–3,425.00	3,425	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,400	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Large 1-2	1,500	3,475.00/head	3,475.00–3,475.00	3,475	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Large 1-2	1,500	3,360.00/head	3,360.00–3,360.00	3,360	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 Apr 16, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,580Last week 1,312Year ago 1,434

Slaughter CattleReceipts 226Last week 167Year ago 220

Replacement CattleReceipts 126Last week 103Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	320	455.00–460.00	457.44
6	350–400	375	415.00	415.00
35	400–450	425	405.00–420.00	412.46
19	450–500	475	355.00–365.00	362.88
100	500–550	526	327.50–342.00	337.27
19	550–600	588	312.50–322.50	316.59
42	600–650	617	291.00–313.00	304.38
25	650–700	656	271.00–288.00	281.11
20	700–750	734	264.50–279.00	269.42
260	750–800	770	258.50–276.00	266.24
120	800–850	816	251.00–261.25	257.70
166	850–900	872	243.00–245.75	244.55
85	900–950	922	238.50–245.00	240.50
8	950–1000	990	241.00	241.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	400–450	430	380.00	380.00
8	450–500	481	287.50	287.50
7	500–550	545	315.00	315.00
6	550–600	577	305.00	305.00
4	750–800	792	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
33	1000–1050	1,033	260.00	260.00
4	1050–1100	1,057	224.00	224.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	1000–1050	1,048	214.00	214.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	555	342.50	342.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	318	497.00–500.00	499.05
11	350–400	383	452.50–465.00	459.19
28	400–450	441	445.00–460.00	451.85
5	450–500	481	410.00	410.00
50	500–550	544	370.00–385.00	379.49
26	550–600	599	369.00	369.00
16	600–650	626	336.00–356.00	352.21
4	650–700	691	317.50	317.50
10	700–750	716	315.00–319.00	316.96
28	750–800	773	279.00–297.00	292.60
69	800–850	843	268.75	268.75
184	850–900	872	280.50–285.50	283.64
359	900–950	929	268.00–285.00	273.52
274	950–1000	966	257.25–266.50	263.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	333	455.00	455.00
7	400–450	444	397.50	397.50
16	500–550	525	322.00	322.00
16	550–600	566	319.00–334.00	331.05
34	650–700	698	274.00	274.00
23	750–800	766	280.00	280.00
12	800–850	841	271.50	271.50
59	850–900	885	268.75	268.75
36	900–950	935	261.00	261.00
70	950–1000	952	227.00–249.00	247.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
21	500–550	515	417.50	417.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	950–1000	956	236.00	236.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	966	2,175.00	2,175.00

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)	29	—	1,230	1,850.00–2,500.00	2,013.56

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	—	1,251	2,000.00–2,425.00	2,297.68
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	15	—	1,243	1,775.00–2,475.00	2,193.73
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,358	2,200.00–2,285.00	2,256.44

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	6	—	771	215.00–247.50	233.11
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	885	172.50–210.00	200.45

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	14	—	1,118	185.00–225.00	201.92

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	943	1,625.00–2,425.00	2,052.39

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	8	—	1,500	3,360.00	3,360.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,400	3,425.00	3,425.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,500	3,475.00	3,475.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1-2 · Broken Mouth$ per head · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,400	2,950.00	2,950.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,865	166.00–180.00	171.90
2	—	1,643	149.00–160.00	154.37
2	—	2,253	189.00–192.00	190.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,950	141.00–146.00	143.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,173	133.00–135.00	134.16
27	—	1,224	112.50–121.00	117.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
116	—	1,196	129.00–154.00	143.85
3	—	1,115	161.00–164.00	162.61
6	—	1,181	121.00–127.50	124.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,510	113.00–125.00	118.94
2	—	1,538	154.00–162.00	158.06
5	—	1,555	133.00–148.00	139.04

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.