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Winter Livestock - Dodge City

Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2025-08-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dodge City, Kansas · Wed, Aug 20

● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1889

← Aug 13Aug 20Aug 27 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

887 head

▲ 220 vs last sale 667▼ 1,878 vs year ago 2,765 · −67.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

334 head

▲ 50 vs last sale 284▼ 62 vs year ago 396 · −15.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

143 head

▲ 75 vs last sale 68▲ 111 vs year ago 32 · +346.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers under 650 lbs sold 10.00 lower while reputation calves brought 10.00 higher. Steers and heifers over 600 lbs not well tested, higher undertone noted. Two loads of light 800 lbs steers sold 20.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady, Lean utility sold 5.00 higher. A bull weighing 1300 lbs sold for 225.00 cwt. Good demand for light to moderate supply.

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 $429.74/cwt on 45 head. That ranks 12 of 31 comparable sales and sits −16.95 against this barn's trailing median of $446.70.

Average price

$429.74

45 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,355

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$0

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

$30.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.98

vs KS average

+29.85 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	433.09	2,353	40
Medium and Large 1-2	584	403.00	2,354	5thin

One grade step is worth $30.09/cwt here — about −$0 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale45 hd

429.74

—

KS average3 barns · 128 hd

427.77

+1.98

National average156 barns · 7,040 hd

399.89

+29.85

This barn, trailing median31 sales

446.70

−16.95

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	1,859	197.54	3,672	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,378	164.60	2,268	109
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,558	164.26	2,559	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,188	155.31	1,846	153

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)	1,296	$3,136	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,551	$2,850	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,502	$2,775	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,303	$2,552	10
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,295	$2,525	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,351	$2,525	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,185	$2,470	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,300	$2,424	43
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	975	$3,350	5
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	745	$2,350	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	899	$4,486	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,050	$3,800	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,314	$3,557	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,100	$2,825	2thin

Every lot

74 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	310	605.00/cwt	605.00–605.00	1,876	14
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	317	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	1,965	6
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	326	458.00/cwt	458.00–458.00	1,493	13
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	340	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,819	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	369	553.48/cwt	546.00–565.00	2,042	30
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	378	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	2,041	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	378	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,871	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	390	589.72/cwt	572.50–605.00	2,300	30
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	405	552.50/cwt	552.50–552.50	2,238	10
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	438	501.61/cwt	497.00–509.00	2,197	31
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	472.10/cwt	470.00–475.00	2,257	9
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	440.34/cwt	425.00–450.00	2,285	25
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	584	421.00/cwt	421.00–421.00	2,459	15
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	584	403.00/cwt	403.00–403.00	2,354	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	619	402.11/cwt	400.00–415.00	2,489	22
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fancy	662	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	2,764	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	690	365.38/cwt	361.00–370.00	2,521	16
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	732	390.26/cwt	378.00–391.00	2,857	71
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	772	376.68/cwt	374.00–380.00	2,908	11
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	824	375.39/cwt	363.00–378.50	3,093	89
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	841	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,817	3
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	918	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	3,140	6
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	970	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	2,881	3
Steers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,008	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	3,004	3
Steers	1150–1200	Large 1	1,189	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	3,424	10
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	280	612.50/cwt	612.50–612.50	1,715	7
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	284	1,413.49/head	1,375.00–1,425.00	1,413	13
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	340	499.00/cwt	499.00–499.00	1,697	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	353	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,836	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	382	505.72/cwt	499.00–507.50	1,932	37
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	430	421.00/cwt	421.00–421.00	1,810	18
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	431	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,004	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	469	445.71/cwt	442.50–447.50	2,090	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	469.24/cwt	457.50–473.00	2,243	50
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	545	394.55/cwt	386.00–398.00	2,150	14
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	548	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	2,022	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	578	371.52/cwt	365.00–385.00	2,147	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	579	394.00/cwt	394.00–394.00	2,281	18
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	629	362.42/cwt	355.00–367.00	2,280	30
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	691	343.25/cwt	335.00–346.00	2,372	12
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	703	355.11/cwt	350.00–357.00	2,496	15
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	756	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	2,661	14
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	800	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	2,776	5
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	873	326.56/cwt	317.00–332.50	2,851	32
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	917	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,907	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	309	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	1,746	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	2,106	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	541	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,137	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	552	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,236	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,300	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,925	1
Bulls	—	—	1,893	197.08/cwt	187.00–213.00	3,731	13
Bulls	—	—	1,975	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	3,476	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,062	131.78/cwt	131.00–132.50	1,400	14
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,201	157.68/cwt	144.00–165.00	1,894	139
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,378	164.60/cwt	151.00–172.00	2,268	109
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,558	164.26/cwt	156.00–167.00	2,559	9
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,185	2,470.15/head	2,450.00–2,500.00	2,470	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,292	2,465.16/head	2,300.00–2,725.00	2,465	21
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,295	2,525.00/head	2,525.00–2,525.00	2,525	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,296	3,135.90/head	2,450.00–3,625.00	3,136	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,303	2,551.86/head	2,325.00–2,825.00	2,552	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,307	2,385.16/head	2,175.00–2,550.00	2,385	22
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,351	2,525.00/head	2,525.00–2,525.00	2,525	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,502	2,775.00/head	2,775.00–2,775.00	2,775	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,551	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	745	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	4
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	975	3,350.37/head	3,050.00–3,425.00	3,350	5
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	876	320.91/cwt	306.00–348.00	2,811	5
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,145	187.06/cwt	182.00–187.50	2,142	12
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	899	4,485.71/head	3,500.00–4,700.00	4,486	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	3,800.00/head	3,800.00–3,800.00	3,800	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	2,825.00/head	2,825.00–2,825.00	2,825	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,360	3,540.00/head	3,100.00–3,650.00	3,540	5

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 20, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 887Last week 667Year ago 2,765

Slaughter CattleReceipts 334Last week 284Year ago 396

Replacement CattleReceipts 143Last week 68Year ago 32

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	309	565.00	565.00
3	350–400	360	585.00	585.00
6	500–550	541	395.00	395.00
2	550–600	552	405.00	405.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	280	612.50	612.50
13	250–300	284	1,375.00–1,425.00	1,413.49
7	300–350	340	499.00	499.00
37	350–400	382	499.00–507.50	505.72
3	400–450	431	465.00	465.00
50	450–500	478	457.50–473.00	469.24
14	500–550	545	386.00–398.00	394.55
9	550–600	578	365.00–385.00	371.52
30	600–650	629	355.00–367.00	362.42
12	650–700	691	335.00–346.00	343.25
15	700–750	703	350.00–357.00	355.11
14	750–800	756	352.00	352.00
5	800–850	800	347.00	347.00
32	850–900	873	317.00–332.50	326.56
4	900–950	917	317.00	317.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	400–450	430	421.00	421.00
11	450–500	469	442.50–447.50	445.71
3	500–550	548	369.00	369.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	353	520.00	520.00
18	550–600	579	394.00	394.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	340	535.00	535.00
30	350–400	369	546.00–565.00	553.48
31	400–450	438	497.00–509.00	501.61
9	450–500	478	470.00–475.00	472.10
25	500–550	519	425.00–450.00	440.34
15	550–600	584	421.00	421.00
22	600–650	619	400.00–415.00	402.11
16	650–700	690	361.00–370.00	365.38
71	700–750	732	378.00–391.00	390.26
11	750–800	772	374.00–380.00	376.68
89	800–850	824	363.00–378.50	375.39
6	900–950	918	342.00	342.00
3	950–1000	970	297.00	297.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
30	350–400	390	572.50–605.00	589.72
10	400–450	405	552.50	552.50
5	650–700	662	417.50	417.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	1000–1050	1,008	298.00	298.00
10	1150–1200	1,189	288.00	288.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	378	495.00	495.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
14	300–350	310	605.00	605.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	317	620.00	620.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	300–350	326	458.00	458.00
5	350–400	378	540.00	540.00
5	550–600	584	403.00	403.00
3	800–850	841	335.00	335.00

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
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	—	1,303	2,325.00–2,825.00	2,551.86
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,295	2,525.00	2,525.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,351	2,525.00	2,525.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,185	2,450.00–2,500.00	2,470.15
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,502	2,775.00	2,775.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,551	2,850.00	2,850.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	21	—	1,292	2,300.00–2,725.00	2,465.16
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,296	2,450.00–3,625.00	3,135.90

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	22	—	1,307	2,175.00–2,550.00	2,385.16

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)	5	—	975	3,050.00–3,425.00	3,350.37
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	745	2,350.00	2,350.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,145	182.00–187.50	187.06
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	876	306.00–348.00	320.91

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	5	—	1,360	3,100.00–3,650.00	3,540.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	899	3,500.00–4,700.00	4,485.71
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,050	3,800.00	3,800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,100	2,825.00	2,825.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,200	3,600.00	3,600.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
109	—	1,378	151.00–172.00	164.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,062	131.00–132.50	131.78
139	—	1,201	144.00–165.00	157.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,558	156.00–167.00	164.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,893	187.00–213.00	197.08
1	—	1,975	176.00	176.00
1	—	1,300	225.00	225.00

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.