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Winter Livestock - Dodge City

Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2025-05-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-07

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dodge City, Kansas · Wed, May 7

● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1889

← Apr 30May 7May 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,605 head

▲ 432 vs last sale 1,173▼ 694 vs year ago 2,299 · −30.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

336 head

▲ 134 vs last sale 202▲ 15 vs year ago 321 · +4.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

85 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 87▲ 31 vs year ago 54 · +57.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers over 550 lbs sold 5.00 lower to steady while heifers over 700 lbs sold steady with a softer undertone. Steers under 550 lbs and heifers under 700 lbs not well tested. Slaughter cows sold steady with a higher undertone. One bull weighing 2205 lbs sold for 201.00/cwt.

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 $318.41/cwt on 27 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −88.11 against this barn's trailing median of $406.52.

Average price

$318.41

27 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,761

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$195

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

$41.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−29.08

vs KS average

−14.41 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	326.00	1,796	22
Medium and Large 1-2	562	285.00	1,602	5thin

One grade step is worth $41.00/cwt here — about $195 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 900–1000 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 sale27 hd

318.41

—

KS average3 barns · 228 hd

347.49

−29.08

National average172 barns · 12,542 hd

332.82

−14.41

This barn, trailing median32 sales

406.52

−88.11

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

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	—	Average	2,017	183.60	3,702	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,510	150.29	2,269	54
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,221	149.92	1,831	214
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,300	118.19	1,536	10

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)	1,423	$2,712	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,188	$2,532	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,377	$2,470	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$4,150	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,050	$3,900	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,217	$3,471	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,300	$3,400	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,300	$3,318	14

Every lot

75 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 · Steers34 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	282	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	8
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	296	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,332	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	310	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,426	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	343	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	1,398	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	351	502.50/cwt	502.50–502.50	1,764	12
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	433	459.42/cwt	452.50–462.50	1,989	16
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	456	412.00/cwt	412.00–412.00	1,879	54
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,244	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	517	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,745	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	543	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	2,015	33
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	563	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,999	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	588	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,029	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	626	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,050	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	680	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,210	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	687	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	2,171	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	697	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	2,049	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	700	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	2,093	11
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	708	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,195	13
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	793	287.21/cwt	283.00–290.00	2,278	30
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	830	270.17/cwt	267.00–274.00	2,242	9
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	830	266.50/cwt	266.50–266.50	2,212	8
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Fancy	832	299.50/cwt	299.50–299.50	2,492	27
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	873	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	2,287	4
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	874	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,404	5
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	942	268.33/cwt	261.00–270.00	2,528	27
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	958	260.10/cwt	259.50–262.50	2,492	15
Steers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,021	254.47/cwt	242.00–255.25	2,598	97
Steers	1000–1050	Large 1-2	1,043	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	2,388	3
Steers	1050–1100	Large 1-2	1,069	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,459	11
Steers	1050–1100	Large 1	1,079	243.91/cwt	240.50–245.85	2,632	86
Steers	1100–1150	Large 1	1,111	242.13/cwt	239.50–244.75	2,690	106
Steers	1150–1200	Large 1	1,170	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	2,656	11
Steers	1200–1250	Large 1	1,206	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	2,605	3
Steers	1300–1350	Large 1	1,309	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,814	10
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	273	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	9
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	313	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,409	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	403.36/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,533	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	458	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,695	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	541	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	1,764	12
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	562	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,602	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	563	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	1,835	10
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	613	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,759	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	619	319.17/cwt	316.00–320.00	1,976	30
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	676	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,825	11
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fancy	715	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	2,152	75
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	724	295.96/cwt	285.00–300.00	2,143	19
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	822	271.74/cwt	258.00–279.50	2,234	229
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	860	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	2,215	57
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	911	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,858	5
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	945	251.97/cwt	248.25–252.50	2,381	151
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	956	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	2,409	67
Heifers	1050–1100	Large 1	1,087	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	2,522	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,921	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,899	173.18/cwt	172.00–174.00	3,289	4
Bulls	—	—	2,043	198.70/cwt	196.00–201.00	4,059	2
Bulls	—	—	2,063	184.87/cwt	181.00–187.00	3,814	9
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,041	162.51/cwt	162.00–163.00	1,692	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,228	150.46/cwt	141.00–159.50	1,848	195
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,230	131.26/cwt	123.00–136.00	1,614	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,300	118.19/cwt	115.00–120.00	1,536	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,510	150.29/cwt	148.00–151.50	2,269	54
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	4,150.00/head	4,150.00–4,150.00	4,150	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Large 1-2	1,050	3,900.00/head	3,900.00–3,900.00	3,900	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Large 1-2	1,217	3,470.83/head	3,400.00–3,500.00	3,471	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,267	3,225.00/head	3,150.00–3,375.00	3,225	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Large 1-2	1,300	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Large 1-2	1,300	3,350.00/head	3,350.00–3,350.00	3,350	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Large 1-2	1,400	3,575.00/head	3,575.00–3,575.00	3,575	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,188	2,531.65/head	2,100.00–2,700.00	2,532	3
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,377	2,469.74/head	2,100.00–2,650.00	2,470	6
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,423	2,711.96/head	2,625.00–2,750.00	2,712	5
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,883	141.64/cwt	141.00–143.00	2,667	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	915	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,610	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	209.58/cwt	202.50–246.00	1,991	7
Stock Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,042	224.84/cwt	212.50–237.50	2,343	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 May 7, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,605Last week 1,173Year ago 2,299

Slaughter CattleReceipts 336Last week 202Year ago 321

Replacement CattleReceipts 85Last week 87Year ago 54

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	296	450.00	450.00
4	300–350	310	460.00	460.00
12	350–400	351	502.50	502.50
16	400–450	433	452.50–462.50	459.42
10	500–550	510	440.00	440.00
3	550–600	563	355.00	355.00
3	600–650	626	327.50	327.50
3	650–700	680	325.00	325.00
13	700–750	708	310.00	310.00
30	750–800	793	283.00–290.00	287.21
9	800–850	830	267.00–274.00	270.17
5	850–900	874	275.00	275.00
27	900–950	942	261.00–270.00	268.33
15	950–1000	958	259.50–262.50	260.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
54	450–500	456	412.00	412.00
11	700–750	700	299.00	299.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
97	1000–1050	1,021	242.00–255.25	254.47
86	1050–1100	1,079	240.50–245.85	243.91
106	1100–1150	1,111	239.50–244.75	242.13
11	1150–1200	1,170	227.00	227.00
3	1200–1250	1,206	216.00	216.00
10	1300–1350	1,309	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	1000–1050	1,043	229.00	229.00
11	1050–1100	1,069	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	250–300	282	1,450.00	1,450.00
3	300–350	343	407.50	407.50
33	500–550	543	371.00	371.00
3	550–600	588	345.00	345.00
4	650–700	687	316.00	316.00
8	800–850	830	266.50	266.50
4	850–900	873	262.00	262.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	517	337.50	337.50
4	650–700	697	294.00	294.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
27	800–850	832	299.50	299.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	250–300	273	1,375.00	1,375.00
5	300–350	313	450.00	450.00
6	350–400	380	400.00–405.00	403.36
7	450–500	458	370.00	370.00
12	500–550	541	326.00	326.00
10	550–600	563	326.00	326.00
30	600–650	619	316.00–320.00	319.17
19	700–750	724	285.00–300.00	295.96
229	800–850	822	258.00–279.50	271.74
57	850–900	860	257.50	257.50
151	900–950	945	248.25–252.50	251.97
67	950–1000	956	252.00	252.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	562	285.00	285.00
5	600–650	613	287.00	287.00
11	650–700	676	270.00	270.00
5	900–950	911	204.00	204.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
75	700–750	715	301.00	301.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	1050–1100	1,087	232.00	232.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	463	415.00	415.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,041	162.00–163.00	162.51
195	—	1,228	141.00–159.50	150.46
11	—	1,230	123.00–136.00	131.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,300	115.00–120.00	118.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	1,510	148.00–151.50	150.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	2,063	181.00–187.00	184.87
4	—	1,899	172.00–174.00	173.18
2	—	2,043	196.00–201.00	198.70

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	4	—	1,000	4,150.00	4,150.00

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	2	—	1,300	3,350.00	3,350.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,050	3,900.00	3,900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	18	—	1,217	3,400.00–3,500.00	3,470.83
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,300	3,400.00	3,400.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,400	3,575.00	3,575.00

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	9	—	1,267	3,150.00–3,375.00	3,225.00

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	—	1,423	2,625.00–2,750.00	2,711.96
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,377	2,100.00–2,650.00	2,469.74
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,883	141.00–143.00	141.64
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,188	2,100.00–2,700.00	2,531.65

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	3	—	1,042	212.50–237.50	224.84

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	7	—	950	202.50–246.00	209.58
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	915	176.00	176.00

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.