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Winter Livestock - Dodge City

Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2025-08-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dodge City, Kansas · Wed, Aug 6

● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1889

← Jul 30Aug 6Aug 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

588 head

▲ 318 vs last sale 270▼ 728 vs year ago 1,316 · −55.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

213 head

▲ 27 vs last sale 186▲ 200 vs year ago 13 · +1,538.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

61 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 63▼ 107 vs year ago 168 · −63.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers over 800 lbs sold 20.00 higher and heifers over 800 lbs sold 8.00 higher, while steers and heifers under 800 lbs sold 40.00 to 60.00 higher. Boning utility sold 3.00 higher, Breakers sold steady, while Lean utility sold steady to 9.00 higher. One bull weighing 2130 lbs sold for 210.00 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 $434.24/cwt on 9 head. That ranks 13 of 31 comparable sales and sits −12.46 against this barn's trailing median of $446.70.

Average price

$434.24

9 head · 513 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,228

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+30.96

vs KS average

+44.22 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	513	434.24	2,228	9thin

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 sale9 hd

434.24

—

KS average3 barns · 130 hd

403.28

+30.96

National average145 barns · 8,057 hd

390.02

+44.22

This barn, trailing median31 sales

446.70

−12.46

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	1,804	194.69	3,512	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,604	167.70	2,690	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,260	165.08	2,080	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,213	158.40	1,922	135

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,347	$4,000	10
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,316	$3,439	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,192	$3,150	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,167	$3,145	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,142	$3,061	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,351	$2,948	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,330	$2,890	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,400	$4,250	2thin

Every lot

48 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	306	627.50/cwt	627.50–627.50	1,920	20
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	400	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	2,220	21
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	413	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,065	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	429	468.00/cwt	468.00–468.00	2,008	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	456	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,075	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	468.08/cwt	465.00–470.00	2,205	13
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	513	434.24/cwt	432.50–437.50	2,228	9
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	694	363.00/cwt	363.00–363.00	2,519	8
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	789	347.25/cwt	347.25–347.25	2,740	34
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	822	343.00/cwt	340.50–344.00	2,819	126
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	874	331.06/cwt	330.00–333.00	2,893	11
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	271	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	1,680	24
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	305	592.50/cwt	592.50–592.50	1,807	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	345	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,742	10
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	371	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,966	24
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	420	483.00/cwt	483.00–483.00	2,029	18
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	421	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,916	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	477.50/cwt	477.50–477.50	2,263	12
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	683	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,151	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	721	348.25/cwt	348.25–348.25	2,511	79
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	747	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,428	6
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	751	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	2,448	8
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	845	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	2,594	10
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	886	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	2,782	25
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	247	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	1,791	6
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	341	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	2,012	7
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	347	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,735	7
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	688	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,253	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,779	192.96/cwt	182.00–200.00	3,433	15
Bulls	—	—	1,990	207.68/cwt	205.00–210.00	4,133	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,192	139.81/cwt	130.00–145.00	1,667	21
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,193	152.37/cwt	149.00–156.00	1,818	30
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,220	164.16/cwt	160.00–169.00	2,003	74
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,239	163.44/cwt	152.00–170.00	2,025	22
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,272	172.86/cwt	172.00–174.00	2,199	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,376	174.09/cwt	173.00–175.00	2,395	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,604	167.70/cwt	164.00–169.00	2,690	7
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Large 1-2	1,400	4,250.00/head	4,250.00–4,250.00	4,250	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,142	3,060.58/head	2,850.00–3,225.00	3,061	3
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,167	3,144.96/head	3,000.00–3,375.00	3,145	3
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,192	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	2
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,262	2,474.70/head	2,300.00–2,600.00	2,475	3
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,316	3,438.89/head	3,300.00–3,550.00	3,439	7
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,347	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	10
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,351	2,948.08/head	2,400.00–3,250.00	2,948	3
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,364	3,098.09/head	2,250.00–3,400.00	3,098	6
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,205	189.21/cwt	183.00–193.00	2,280	10
Stock Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,290	178.76/cwt	175.00–194.00	2,306	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 Aug 6, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 588Last week 270Year ago 1,316

Slaughter CattleReceipts 213Last week 186Year ago 13

Replacement CattleReceipts 61Last week 63Year ago 168

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	—	1,400	4,250.00	4,250.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,364	2,250.00–3,400.00	3,098.09
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,192	3,150.00	3,150.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,316	3,300.00–3,550.00	3,438.89
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,347	4,000.00	4,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,142	2,850.00–3,225.00	3,060.58
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,167	3,000.00–3,375.00	3,144.96
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,351	2,400.00–3,250.00	2,948.08

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)	3	—	1,262	2,300.00–2,600.00	2,474.70

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,290	175.00–194.00	178.76
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,205	183.00–193.00	189.21

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,272	172.00–174.00	172.86
21	—	1,192	130.00–145.00	139.81
30	—	1,193	149.00–156.00	152.37
74	—	1,220	160.00–169.00	164.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,239	152.00–170.00	163.44
4	—	1,376	173.00–175.00	174.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,604	164.00–169.00	167.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,779	182.00–200.00	192.96
2	—	1,990	205.00–210.00	207.68

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	300–350	306	627.50	627.50
21	400–450	400	555.00	555.00
13	450–500	471	465.00–470.00	468.08
9	500–550	513	432.50–437.50	434.24
8	650–700	694	363.00	363.00
34	750–800	789	347.25	347.25
126	800–850	822	340.50–344.00	343.00
11	850–900	874	330.00–333.00	331.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	413	500.00	500.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	456	455.00	455.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	429	468.00	468.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	250–300	271	620.00	620.00
3	300–350	305	592.50	592.50
24	350–400	371	530.00	530.00
12	450–500	474	477.50	477.50
79	700–750	721	348.25	348.25
8	750–800	751	326.00	326.00
10	800–850	845	307.00	307.00
25	850–900	886	314.00	314.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	345	505.00	505.00
5	400–450	421	455.00	455.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	650–700	683	315.00	315.00
6	700–750	747	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
18	400–450	420	483.00	483.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	200–250	247	725.00	725.00
7	300–350	341	590.00	590.00
4	650–700	688	327.50	327.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	347	500.00	500.00

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.