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Winter Livestock - Dodge City

Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2025-08-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-27

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dodge City, Kansas · Wed, Aug 27

● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1889

← Aug 20Aug 27Aug 29 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

2,956 head

▲ 2,069 vs last sale 887▲ 1,466 vs year ago 1,490 · +98.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

311 head

▼ 23 vs last sale 334▲ 1 vs year ago 310 · +0.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

58 head

▼ 85 vs last sale 143▲ 55 vs year ago 3 · +1,833.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Anniversary Sale, September 17, 2025

Compared to last week, steers under 700 lbs sold steady to 10.00 higher, 700 to 800 lbs sold 10.00 higher while over 800 lbs sold steady, soft undertone. Heifers weighing 600 to 700 lbs sold 10.00 to 20.00 higher while over 700 lbs sold steady, soft undertone. Slaughter cows sold steady, soft undertone. One bull weighing 1200 lbs sold for 222.50 cwt. Good demand for heavy 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 $431.68/cwt on 67 head. That ranks 13 of 31 comparable sales and sits −15.01 against this barn's trailing median of $446.70.

Average price

$431.68

67 head · 572 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,470

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$96

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

$34.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.37

vs KS average

+22.38 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	567	438.96	2,488	53
Medium and Large 1-2	592	404.14	2,393	14thin

One grade step is worth $34.82/cwt here — about $96 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 sale67 hd

431.68

—

KS average3 barns · 144 hd

432.06

−0.37

National average152 barns · 8,476 hd

409.30

+22.38

This barn, trailing median31 sales

446.70

−15.01

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	—	High	1,570	192.74	3,025	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,198	164.00	1,965	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,240	146.85	1,821	214

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)	1,126	$3,920	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	948	$3,364	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,173	$3,216	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,002	$3,200	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,085	$2,660	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,200	$2,627	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,230	$2,625	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,198	$2,575	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,222	$2,563	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,016	$2,425	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,192	$2,370	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,300	$4,400	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,325	$3,863	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,363	$3,775	4thin

Every lot

84 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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	273	1,519.86/head	1,500.00–1,550.00	1,520	7
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	303	639.00/cwt	639.00–639.00	1,936	12
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	322	552.50/cwt	552.50–552.50	1,779	19
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	365	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,624	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	385	527.50/cwt	527.50–527.50	2,031	10
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	385	491.40/cwt	490.00–492.50	1,892	9
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	399	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	2,294	46
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	418	457.50/cwt	457.50–457.50	1,912	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	483.00/cwt	483.00–483.00	2,053	11
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	452	518.00/cwt	518.00–518.00	2,341	34
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	468	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,059	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	497	474.11/cwt	472.50–478.00	2,356	71
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	539	446.00/cwt	446.00–446.00	2,404	12
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	436.90/cwt	426.00–450.00	2,512	41
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	592	404.14/cwt	403.00–405.00	2,393	14
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	430.01/cwt	417.00–437.00	2,688	43
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	673	409.58/cwt	407.00–416.00	2,756	47
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	688	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,683	10
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	734	399.29/cwt	381.00–404.25	2,931	283
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	745	371.80/cwt	370.00–376.00	2,770	10
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	767	374.98/cwt	373.00–377.00	2,876	79
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	828	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,732	3
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	833	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	2,841	3
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	839	365.14/cwt	361.60–367.00	3,064	464
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	855	363.33/cwt	341.00–364.85	3,106	141
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	856	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,675	7
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	932	344.55/cwt	337.00–345.10	3,211	211
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	998	324.50/cwt	324.50–324.50	3,239	17
Steers	1050–1100	Large 1	1,086	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	2,943	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	203	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	353	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,368	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	363	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,960	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	388	477.50/cwt	477.50–477.50	1,853	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,618	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	474.46/cwt	460.00–485.00	2,026	67
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	448	438.00/cwt	438.00–438.00	1,962	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	481	435.45/cwt	434.00–436.00	2,095	36
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	493	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,071	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	543	401.00/cwt	401.00–401.00	2,177	26
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	559	421.00/cwt	421.00–421.00	2,353	25
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	567	399.68/cwt	388.00–408.00	2,266	65
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	605	400.25/cwt	400.25–400.25	2,422	84
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	632	378.35/cwt	371.00–392.00	2,391	57
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	640	331.17/cwt	330.00–333.00	2,119	18
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	668	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	2,191	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	680	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	2,530	11
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	692	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	2,325	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	727	364.58/cwt	352.00–372.50	2,650	229
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	741	315.50/cwt	315.50–315.50	2,338	8
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	772	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	2,694	67
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	820	343.61/cwt	335.00–345.75	2,818	262
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	940	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,985	15
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	965	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	3,209	3
Heifers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,032	308.50/cwt	308.50–308.50	3,184	14
Heifers	1050–1100	Large 1	1,086	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	3,160	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	531	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,177	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	585	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,252	9
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,200	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	2,670	1
Bulls	—	—	1,561	180.76/cwt	175.00–186.00	2,822	7
Bulls	—	—	1,641	201.76/cwt	192.00–212.50	3,311	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,098	148.53/cwt	146.00–151.00	1,631	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,105	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,989	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,161	125.84/cwt	115.00–134.00	1,461	43
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,218	163.76/cwt	155.00–171.00	1,995	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,241	178.08/cwt	176.00–180.00	2,210	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,253	150.67/cwt	137.50–162.00	1,888	155
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,337	165.43/cwt	165.00–166.00	2,212	15
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows12 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	948	3,363.92/head	2,325.00–3,900.00	3,364	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,002	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,016	2,425.00/head	2,425.00–2,425.00	2,425	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,085	2,660.23/head	1,750.00–3,100.00	2,660	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,126	3,919.53/head	3,900.00–3,985.00	3,920	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,158	2,653.89/head	2,050.00–3,250.00	2,654	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,173	3,216.42/head	2,500.00–3,700.00	3,216	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,192	2,369.72/head	2,225.00–2,575.00	2,370	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,198	2,575.00/head	2,575.00–2,575.00	2,575	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,222	2,562.68/head	2,525.00–2,575.00	2,563	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,230	2,625.00/head	2,625.00–2,625.00	2,625	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,242	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,030	210.73/cwt	180.00–299.00	2,171	7
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	800	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,300	4,400.00/head	4,400.00–4,400.00	4,400	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,363	3,775.00/head	3,550.00–3,850.00	3,775	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,500	4,675.00/head	4,675.00–4,675.00	4,675	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 Aug 27, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,956Last week 887Year ago 1,490

Slaughter CattleReceipts 311Last week 334Year ago 310

Replacement CattleReceipts 58Last week 143Year ago 3

Anniversary Sale, September 17, 2025

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	203	1,250.00	1,250.00
9	350–400	363	540.00	540.00
67	400–450	427	460.00–485.00	474.46
36	450–500	481	434.00–436.00	435.45
26	500–550	543	401.00	401.00
65	550–600	567	388.00–408.00	399.68
57	600–650	632	371.00–392.00	378.35
11	650–700	680	372.00	372.00
229	700–750	727	352.00–372.50	364.58
67	750–800	772	349.00	349.00
262	800–850	820	335.00–345.75	343.61
15	900–950	940	317.50	317.50
3	950–1000	965	332.50	332.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
25	550–600	559	421.00	421.00
84	600–650	605	400.25	400.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	1000–1050	1,032	308.50	308.50
3	1050–1100	1,086	291.00	291.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	350–400	388	477.50	477.50
3	400–450	448	438.00	438.00
3	450–500	493	420.00	420.00
18	600–650	640	330.00–333.00	331.17
4	650–700	692	336.00	336.00
8	700–750	741	315.50	315.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	353	387.50	387.50
4	400–450	423	382.50	382.50
3	650–700	668	328.00	328.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	273	1,500.00–1,550.00	1,519.86
19	300–350	322	552.50	552.50
10	350–400	385	527.50	527.50
11	400–450	425	483.00	483.00
71	450–500	497	472.50–478.00	474.11
12	500–550	539	446.00	446.00
41	550–600	575	426.00–450.00	436.90
43	600–650	625	417.00–437.00	430.01
47	650–700	673	407.00–416.00	409.58
283	700–750	734	381.00–404.25	399.29
79	750–800	767	373.00–377.00	374.98
464	800–850	839	361.60–367.00	365.14
141	850–900	855	341.00–364.85	363.33
211	900–950	932	337.00–345.10	344.55
17	950–1000	998	324.50	324.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
46	350–400	399	575.00	575.00
34	450–500	452	518.00	518.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	1050–1100	1,086	271.00	271.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	800–850	828	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	365	445.00	445.00
3	400–450	418	457.50	457.50
8	450–500	468	440.00	440.00
14	550–600	592	403.00–405.00	404.14
10	650–700	688	390.00	390.00
10	700–750	745	370.00–376.00	371.80
3	800–850	833	341.00	341.00
7	850–900	856	312.50	312.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	303	639.00	639.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	385	490.00–492.50	491.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	531	410.00	410.00
9	550–600	585	385.00	385.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,192	2,225.00–2,575.00	2,369.72
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,230	2,625.00	2,625.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,222	2,525.00–2,575.00	2,562.68
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,016	2,425.00	2,425.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,173	2,500.00–3,700.00	3,216.42
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	948	2,325.00–3,900.00	3,363.92
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,126	3,900.00–3,985.00	3,919.53
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,002	3,200.00	3,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,085	1,750.00–3,100.00	2,660.23
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,198	2,575.00	2,575.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,158	2,050.00–3,250.00	2,653.89

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,242	2,600.00	2,600.00

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	7	—	1,030	180.00–299.00	210.73

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,363	3,550.00–3,850.00	3,775.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,300	4,400.00	4,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	1,425.00	1,425.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,500	4,675.00	4,675.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,241	176.00–180.00	178.08
7	—	1,098	146.00–151.00	148.53
18	—	1,218	155.00–171.00	163.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	1,161	115.00–134.00	125.84
1	—	1,105	180.00	180.00
155	—	1,253	137.50–162.00	150.67
15	—	1,337	165.00–166.00	165.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,200	222.50	222.50
7	—	1,561	175.00–186.00	180.76
6	—	1,641	192.00–212.50	201.76

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.