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Winter Livestock - Dodge City

Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2025-06-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dodge City, Kansas · Wed, Jun 18

● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1889

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Feeder Cattle receipts

253 head

▼ 467 vs last sale 720▼ 788 vs year ago 1,041 · −75.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

332 head

▲ 47 vs last sale 285▲ 121 vs year ago 211 · +57.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

63 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 62▲ 53 vs year ago 10 · +530.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeders and calves not well tested, a higher trend noted. Slaughter cows sold steady, higher undertone noted. Supply was light with very good demand.

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 $378.00/cwt on 27 head. That ranks 9 of 32 comparable sales and sits −28.52 against this barn's trailing median of $406.52.

Average price

$378.00

27 head · 513 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,939

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+14.51

vs KS average

+43.89 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	513	378.00	1,939	27

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale27 hd

378.00

—

KS average2 barns · 91 hd

363.49

+14.51

National average153 barns · 9,567 hd

334.11

+43.89

This barn, trailing median32 sales

406.52

−28.52

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	—	Low	1,702	186.14	3,167	50
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,288	166.12	2,140	129
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,587	152.95	2,427	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,279	134.13	1,716	69

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)	1,496	$2,750	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,303	$2,474	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,420	$2,325	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	925	$2,150	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,530	$3,360	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	850	$3,280	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	960	$2,770	5

Every lot

46 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	452.50/cwt	452.50–452.50	1,652	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	406	461.00/cwt	461.00–461.00	1,872	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	435	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,784	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	457	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,725	10
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	465	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,953	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	497	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,702	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	433.00/cwt	433.00–433.00	2,208	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	550	373.00/cwt	373.00–373.00	2,052	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	577	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	2,294	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	593	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,927	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	614	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	2,198	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	728	333.97/cwt	330.00–342.00	2,431	9
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	753	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	2,568	6
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	831	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	2,559	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	336	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,361	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	379	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,383	13
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	402	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	1,698	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	428	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,723	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	451	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,500	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	454	409.00/cwt	409.00–409.00	1,857	14
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	481	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,068	19
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	513	378.00/cwt	378.00–378.00	1,939	27
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	636	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,035	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	752	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	2,233	8
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	820	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	2,280	7
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	871	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	2,317	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	456	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,756	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,576	161.26/cwt	156.50–168.00	2,541	6
Bulls	—	—	1,677	186.79/cwt	174.00–199.00	3,132	38
Bulls	—	—	1,983	206.89/cwt	202.00–212.00	4,103	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,201	179.47/cwt	176.00–182.50	2,155	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,240	112.34/cwt	108.00–115.00	1,393	23
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,254	137.37/cwt	132.00–140.00	1,723	24
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,292	165.58/cwt	146.00–172.00	2,139	124
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,347	153.38/cwt	153.00–154.00	2,066	22
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,587	152.95/cwt	143.00–162.00	2,427	6
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	800	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	850	3,280.00/head	2,250.00–3,950.00	3,280	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Large 1-2	1,500	3,075.00/head	3,075.00–3,075.00	3,075	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,550	3,550.00/head	3,550.00–3,550.00	3,550	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Large 1-2	1,600	3,850.00/head	3,850.00–3,850.00	3,850	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	944	224.09/cwt	202.50–243.00	2,115	23
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	925	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,303	2,473.96/head	2,425.00–2,500.00	2,474	5
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,420	2,325.00/head	2,325.00–2,325.00	2,325	2
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,496	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	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 Jun 18, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 253Last week 720Year ago 1,041

Slaughter CattleReceipts 332Last week 285Year ago 211

Replacement CattleReceipts 63Last week 62Year ago 10

Compared to last week, feeders and calves not well tested, a higher trend noted. Slaughter cows sold steady, higher undertone noted. Supply was light with very good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	435	410.00	410.00
5	450–500	465	420.00	420.00
6	550–600	550	373.00	373.00
6	600–650	614	358.00	358.00
4	800–850	831	308.00	308.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	365	452.50	452.50
7	400–450	406	461.00	461.00
6	500–550	510	433.00	433.00
5	550–600	577	397.50	397.50
9	700–750	728	330.00–342.00	333.97
6	750–800	753	341.00	341.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	497	342.50	342.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	450–500	457	377.50	377.50
3	550–600	593	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	402	422.50	422.50
19	450–500	481	430.00	430.00
3	600–650	636	320.00	320.00
8	750–800	752	297.00	297.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	336	405.00	405.00
13	350–400	379	365.00	365.00
3	400–450	428	402.50	402.50
14	450–500	454	409.00	409.00
27	500–550	513	378.00	378.00
7	800–850	820	278.00	278.00
5	850–900	871	266.00	266.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	451	332.50	332.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	456	385.00	385.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	1,500	3,075.00	3,075.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,600	3,850.00	3,850.00

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	3	—	1,550	3,550.00	3,550.00

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	5	—	850	2,250.00–3,950.00	3,280.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	800	2,500.00	2,500.00

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	23	—	944	202.50–243.00	224.09

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)	1	—	925	2,150.00	2,150.00

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)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,303	2,425.00–2,500.00	2,473.96
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,496	2,750.00	2,750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,420	2,325.00	2,325.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
124	—	1,292	146.00–172.00	165.58
5	—	1,201	176.00–182.50	179.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,587	143.00–162.00	152.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,347	153.00–154.00	153.38
24	—	1,254	132.00–140.00	137.37
23	—	1,240	108.00–115.00	112.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,576	156.50–168.00	161.26
38	—	1,677	174.00–199.00	186.79
6	—	1,983	202.00–212.00	206.89

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.