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Winter Livestock - Dodge City

Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2025-05-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-14

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dodge City, Kansas · Wed, May 14

● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1889

← May 7May 14May 21 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,075 head

▼ 530 vs last sale 1,605▼ 353 vs year ago 1,428 · −24.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

102 head

▼ 234 vs last sale 336▼ 235 vs year ago 337 · −69.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

63 head

▼ 22 vs last sale 85▲ 33 vs year ago 30 · +110.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers over 600 lbs sold steady to 20.00 higher. Heifers over 650 lbs not well tested, softer undertone noted. Steers under 600 lbs and heifers under 650 lbs not well tested, stronger undertone noted. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. 3 loads of extra fancy steers weight average of 850 lbs sold 20.00 higher. One bull weighing 2125 lbs sold for 208.00/cwt

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 $377.99/cwt on 40 head. That ranks 2 of 31 comparable sales and sits −68.71 against this barn's trailing median of $446.70.

Average price

$377.99

40 head · 570 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,155

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$288

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

$29.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−23.72

vs KS average

−6.61 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	577	384.69	2,221	31
Medium and Large 1-2	545	354.89	1,933	9thin

One grade step is worth $29.80/cwt here — about $288 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 800–900 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 sale40 hd

377.99

—

KS average3 barns · 260 hd

401.71

−23.72

National average159 barns · 12,107 hd

384.60

−6.61

This barn, trailing median31 sales

446.70

−68.71

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	—	Low	1,795	183.18	3,287	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,301	152.51	1,984	51
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,820	150.30	2,735	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,198	106.33	1,274	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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,263	$2,746	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,149	$2,626	7
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	957	$2,784	3thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	833	$2,093	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,091	$3,956	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,200	$3,113	6

Every lot

62 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,871	14
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	446	470.30/cwt	455.00–475.00	2,098	21
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	497	450.46/cwt	445.00–455.00	2,239	11
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	523	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	1,872	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	567	364.61/cwt	361.00–367.50	2,067	11
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	572	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	2,008	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	578	403.55/cwt	402.50–405.00	2,333	14
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	595	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	2,246	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	610	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	2,272	9
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	643	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,128	7
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fancy	656	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	2,476	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	685	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,312	16
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	718	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	2,197	12
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	750	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	2,115	5
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	790	308.08/cwt	305.50–310.00	2,434	30
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	800	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,440	8
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Fancy	841	322.25/cwt	321.00–323.50	2,710	135
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Fancy	853	318.80/cwt	313.00–320.10	2,719	82
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	859	287.49/cwt	281.00–288.50	2,470	74
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	863	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	2,252	3
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	928	276.48/cwt	264.00–277.50	2,566	127
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	971	269.11/cwt	264.00–269.50	2,613	42
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	377	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	1,593	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,726	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	462	379.15/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,752	24
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	377.67/cwt	365.00–382.00	1,964	19
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	563	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,816	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	591	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,128	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	613	324.24/cwt	322.50–325.00	1,988	27
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	616	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	1,842	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	670	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,977	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	676	306.00/cwt	293.00–315.00	2,069	30
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	707	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	2,036	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	767	287.03/cwt	282.00–288.00	2,202	103
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	808	271.50/cwt	255.00–279.00	2,194	13
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	866	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	2,200	4
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	947	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,368	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	376	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,880	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	476	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,952	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	712	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	2,143	7
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,744	183.19/cwt	177.00–194.00	3,195	15
Bulls	—	—	2,008	170.67/cwt	169.00–172.00	3,427	2
Bulls	—	—	2,125	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	4,420	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,118	131.65/cwt	130.00–133.00	1,472	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,182	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,359	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,255	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,067	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,298	153.46/cwt	144.00–160.00	1,992	44
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,315	163.96/cwt	163.00–165.00	2,156	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,322	139.52/cwt	138.00–142.00	1,844	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,820	150.30/cwt	150.00–151.00	2,735	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	984	221.34/cwt	187.50–240.00	2,178	8
Stock Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,130	207.92/cwt	205.00–217.50	2,349	5
Stock Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,234	184.80/cwt	170.00–192.50	2,280	8
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Large 1-2	1,089	4,094.44/head	3,250.00–4,200.00	4,094	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Large 1-2	1,100	3,335.00/head	3,335.00–3,335.00	3,335	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Large 1-2	1,200	3,112.50/head	3,025.00–3,425.00	3,113	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	952	2,167.95/head	1,700.00–2,450.00	2,168	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	990	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,683	2
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,263	2,745.54/head	2,600.00–2,850.00	2,746	2
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,296	2,969.12/head	2,850.00–3,225.00	2,969	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	833	2,092.57/head	1,825.00–2,275.00	2,093	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	957	2,783.89/head	2,700.00–2,850.00	2,784	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 14, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,075Last week 1,605Year ago 1,428

Slaughter CattleReceipts 102Last week 336Year ago 337

Replacement CattleReceipts 63Last week 85Year ago 30

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,118	130.00–133.00	131.65
4	—	1,182	115.00	115.00
4	—	1,255	85.00	85.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,820	150.00–151.00	150.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,322	138.00–142.00	139.52
44	—	1,298	144.00–160.00	153.46
2	—	1,315	163.00–165.00	163.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,008	169.00–172.00	170.67
1	—	2,125	208.00	208.00
15	—	1,744	177.00–194.00	183.19

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	350–400	378	495.00	495.00
21	400–450	446	455.00–475.00	470.30
11	450–500	497	445.00–455.00	450.46
11	550–600	567	361.00–367.50	364.61
7	600–650	643	331.00	331.00
16	650–700	685	337.50	337.50
12	700–750	718	306.00	306.00
30	750–800	790	305.50–310.00	308.08
8	800–850	800	305.00	305.00
74	850–900	859	281.00–288.50	287.49
127	900–950	928	264.00–277.50	276.48
42	950–1000	971	264.00–269.50	269.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
14	550–600	578	402.50–405.00	403.55
9	600–650	610	372.50	372.50
3	650–700	656	377.50	377.50
135	800–850	841	321.00–323.50	322.25
82	850–900	853	313.00–320.10	318.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	523	358.00	358.00
4	550–600	572	351.00	351.00
5	750–800	750	282.00	282.00
3	850–900	863	261.00	261.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	595	377.50	377.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	377	422.50	422.50
3	400–450	421	410.00	410.00
24	450–500	462	375.00–380.00	379.15
19	500–550	520	365.00–382.00	377.67
7	550–600	563	322.50	322.50
27	600–650	613	322.50–325.00	324.24
30	650–700	676	293.00–315.00	306.00
2	700–750	707	288.00	288.00
103	750–800	767	282.00–288.00	287.03
13	800–850	808	255.00–279.00	271.50
4	850–900	866	254.00	254.00
4	900–950	947	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	591	360.00	360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	616	299.00	299.00
4	650–700	670	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	376	500.00	500.00
3	450–500	476	410.00	410.00
7	700–750	712	301.00	301.00

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	8	—	984	187.50–240.00	221.34

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	8	—	1,234	170.00–192.50	184.80
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,130	205.00–217.50	207.92

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	6	—	1,200	3,025.00–3,425.00	3,112.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,100	3,335.00	3,335.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,089	3,250.00–4,200.00	4,094.44

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)	4	—	1,296	2,850.00–3,225.00	2,969.12
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,263	2,600.00–2,850.00	2,745.54

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	990	170.00	170.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	952	1,700.00–2,450.00	2,167.95

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)	3	—	957	2,700.00–2,850.00	2,783.89
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	833	1,825.00–2,275.00	2,092.57

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.