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Winter Livestock - Dodge City

Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2025-04-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dodge City, Kansas · Wed, Apr 23

● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1889

← Apr 16Apr 23Apr 30 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

2,534 head

▼ 46 vs last sale 2,580▲ 436 vs year ago 2,098 · +20.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

175 head

▼ 51 vs last sale 226▼ 80 vs year ago 255 · −31.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

106 head

▼ 20 vs last sale 126▲ 71 vs year ago 35 · +202.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers over 550 lbs sold steady with a softer undertone while heifers over 550 lbs sold 10.00 to 15.00 higher. Steers and heifers under 550 lbs not well tested. Slaughter cows sold steady to 4.00 higher. Very good demand for moderate to heavy supply.

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 $335.51/cwt on 98 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −71.01 against this barn's trailing median of $406.52.

Average price

$335.51

98 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,872

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$15

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

$19.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.96

vs KS average

+5.56 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	556	336.93	1,873	91
Medium and Large 1-2	586	317.00	1,858	7thin

One grade step is worth $19.93/cwt here — about $15 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 sale98 hd

335.51

—

KS average3 barns · 604 hd

343.47

−7.96

National average175 barns · 11,256 hd

329.95

+5.56

This barn, trailing median32 sales

406.52

−71.01

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	1,705	175.78	2,997	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,211	149.59	1,811	76
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,526	148.03	2,259	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,239	117.55	1,456	32

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,251	$2,550	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,387	$2,425	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,157	$2,413	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,415	$2,185	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,192	$2,073	19
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	805	$1,835	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	820	$1,675	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,300	$4,300	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,050	$4,021	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	983	$2,575	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	872	$2,414	21

Every lot

71 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	359	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,562	8
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	393	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,228	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	400	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,780	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	498	413.00/cwt	413.00–413.00	2,057	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	507	408.35/cwt	395.00–417.00	2,070	12
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	519	355.38/cwt	353.00–357.50	1,844	15
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	526	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,025	10
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	592	372.07/cwt	372.00–372.50	2,203	58
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	599	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	2,132	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	343.62/cwt	336.00–352.50	2,113	33
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	647	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	2,096	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	336.18/cwt	334.00–339.00	2,269	19
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	679	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	2,146	22
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	317.21/cwt	316.00–318.00	2,284	13
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	781	297.98/cwt	292.00–299.00	2,327	35
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	812	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	2,160	23
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Fancy	829	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,446	20
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	831	282.63/cwt	275.00–286.00	2,349	173
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	890	280.54/cwt	275.50–285.00	2,497	181
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	909	272.62/cwt	265.25–274.25	2,478	142
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	928	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	2,348	18
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	966	262.13/cwt	258.35–266.00	2,532	204
Steers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,006	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,616	4
Steers	1100–1150	Large 1	1,108	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,659	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	363	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,388	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	412	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,401	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	415	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	1,523	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	361.99/cwt	360.00–363.00	1,705	13
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	485	334.65/cwt	334.00–335.00	1,623	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	345.22/cwt	339.00–355.00	1,809	32
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	332.44/cwt	324.00–340.00	1,905	59
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	586	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,858	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	617	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,721	11
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	622	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,984	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	668	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,837	34
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	678	302.52/cwt	290.00–306.00	2,051	51
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	738	290.63/cwt	279.75–300.00	2,145	122
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	767	280.46/cwt	262.00–286.25	2,151	155
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Fancy	790	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	2,338	59
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	827	266.00/cwt	256.10–277.50	2,200	274
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	866	260.73/cwt	247.00–266.00	2,258	255
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	909	252.55/cwt	238.50–255.00	2,296	137
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	965	245.77/cwt	238.00–247.25	2,372	19
Heifers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,020	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	2,305	5
Heifers	1150–1200	Large 1	1,176	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,352	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,609	171.05/cwt	162.00–181.00	2,752	16
Bulls	—	—	2,012	190.93/cwt	185.00–200.00	3,842	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,147	137.82/cwt	131.00–144.00	1,581	22
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,163	121.45/cwt	121.00–122.00	1,412	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,237	154.39/cwt	146.00–163.00	1,910	54
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,244	117.29/cwt	113.00–119.00	1,459	30
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,526	148.03/cwt	138.00–155.00	2,259	25
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	805	1,834.63/head	1,575.00–2,050.00	1,835	2
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,122	1,972.95/head	1,825.00–2,025.00	1,973	7
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,157	2,412.80/head	1,825.00–2,625.00	2,413	6
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,233	2,131.66/head	1,725.00–2,300.00	2,132	12
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,251	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	4
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,387	2,425.00/head	2,425.00–2,425.00	2,425	2
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,415	2,184.87/head	1,185.00–2,450.00	2,185	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	820	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	874	211.39/cwt	185.00–248.00	1,848	4
Stock Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,049	197.94/cwt	180.00–212.50	2,076	6
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs9 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	686	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	750	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Large 1-2	1,017	4,084.58/head	3,550.00–4,235.00	4,085	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,100	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Large 1-2	1,100	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Large 1-2	1,167	2,733.33/head	2,700.00–2,750.00	2,733	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Large 1-2	1,250	3,637.50/head	3,525.00–3,750.00	3,638	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Large 1-2	1,300	4,300.00/head	4,300.00–4,300.00	4,300	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Large 1-2	1,300	3,710.00/head	3,710.00–3,710.00	3,710	4

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 23, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,534Last week 2,580Year ago 2,098

Slaughter CattleReceipts 175Last week 226Year ago 255

Replacement CattleReceipts 106Last week 126Year ago 35

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	393	312.50	312.50
3	400–450	400	445.00	445.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	500–550	526	385.00	385.00
8	550–600	599	356.00	356.00
4	600–650	647	324.00	324.00
22	650–700	679	316.00	316.00
23	800–850	812	266.00	266.00
18	900–950	928	253.00	253.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	359	435.00	435.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	1000–1050	1,006	260.00	260.00
3	1100–1150	1,108	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
20	800–850	829	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	500–550	519	353.00–357.50	355.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	498	413.00	413.00
12	500–550	507	395.00–417.00	408.35
58	550–600	592	372.00–372.50	372.07
33	600–650	615	336.00–352.50	343.62
19	650–700	675	334.00–339.00	336.18
13	700–750	720	316.00–318.00	317.21
35	750–800	781	292.00–299.00	297.98
173	800–850	831	275.00–286.00	282.63
181	850–900	890	275.50–285.00	280.54
142	900–950	909	265.25–274.25	272.62
204	950–1000	966	258.35–266.00	262.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	550–600	586	317.00	317.00
34	650–700	668	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	450–500	471	360.00–363.00	361.99
32	500–550	524	339.00–355.00	345.22
59	550–600	573	324.00–340.00	332.44
6	600–650	622	319.00	319.00
51	650–700	678	290.00–306.00	302.52
122	700–750	738	279.75–300.00	290.63
155	750–800	767	262.00–286.25	280.46
274	800–850	827	256.10–277.50	266.00
255	850–900	866	247.00–266.00	260.73
137	900–950	909	238.50–255.00	252.55
19	950–1000	965	238.00–247.25	245.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	415	367.00	367.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	412	340.00	340.00
11	450–500	485	334.00–335.00	334.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	1000–1050	1,020	226.00	226.00
4	1150–1200	1,176	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	600–650	617	279.00	279.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	363	382.50	382.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
59	750–800	790	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 (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	805	1,575.00–2,050.00	1,834.63

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)	2	—	1,387	2,425.00	2,425.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,251	2,550.00	2,550.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,415	1,185.00–2,450.00	2,184.87
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,157	1,825.00–2,625.00	2,412.80
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	1,233	1,725.00–2,300.00	2,131.66

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,122	1,825.00–2,025.00	1,972.95

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)	2	—	820	1,675.00	1,675.00

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	4	—	874	185.00–248.00	211.39

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	6	—	1,049	180.00–212.50	197.94

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	686	1,975.00	1,975.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Broken Mouth$ per head · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	750	1,825.00	1,825.00

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	4	—	1,300	3,710.00	3,710.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,250	3,525.00–3,750.00	3,637.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,300	4,300.00	4,300.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,017	3,550.00–4,235.00	4,084.58
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,100	2,750.00	2,750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,167	2,700.00–2,750.00	2,733.33

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	3	—	1,100	3,150.00	3,150.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	2,012	185.00–200.00	190.93
16	—	1,609	162.00–181.00	171.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,163	121.00–122.00	121.45
30	—	1,244	113.00–119.00	117.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,526	138.00–155.00	148.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,147	131.00–144.00	137.82
54	—	1,237	146.00–163.00	154.39

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.