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Winter Livestock - Dodge City

Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2025-09-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dodge City, Kansas · Wed, Sep 3

● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1889

← Aug 29Sep 3Sep 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

2,050 head

▲ 2,050 vs last sale 0▲ 282 vs year ago 1,768 · +16.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

221 head

▲ 72 vs last sale 149▼ 7 vs year ago 228 · −3.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

184 head

▲ 184 vs last sale 0▲ 122 vs year ago 62 · +196.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Anniversary Sale, September 17, 2025

Compared to last week, steers under 600 lbs sold 11.00 higher while steers over 600 lbs sold steady, soft undertone noted. Heifers over 600 lbs sold steady to 5.00 higher, under 600 lbs sold steady with soft undertone. Reputation steers and heifers under 600 lbs were fleshy and sold 10.00 higher while smaller packages of calves sold 10.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady, soft undertone.

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 $431.88/cwt on 89 head. That ranks 13 of 31 comparable sales and sits −14.82 against this barn's trailing median of $446.70.

Average price

$431.88

89 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,405

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$386

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

$94.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.49

vs KS average

+15.35 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	450.12	2,474	68
Medium and Large 1-2	557	427.50	2,381	5thin
Medium and Large 2	587	355.72	2,088	16thin

One grade step is worth $94.40/cwt here — about $386 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 sale89 hd

431.88

—

KS average3 barns · 244 hd

433.37

−1.49

National average140 barns · 6,808 hd

416.53

+15.35

This barn, trailing median31 sales

446.70

−14.82

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	1,820	188.18	3,425	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,538	166.32	2,558	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,189	162.08	1,926	70
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,198	146.32	1,753	96

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,351	$2,975	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,361	$2,964	9
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,312	$2,848	13
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,318	$2,825	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,246	$2,758	59
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,073	$2,666	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,217	$2,584	56
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,012	$3,605	3thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,002	$3,292	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,000	$4,550	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	985	$2,375	1thin

Every lot

77 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	241	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	331	629.73/cwt	620.00–640.00	2,084	8
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	346	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	2,007	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	574.91/cwt	565.00–580.00	2,173	9
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	378	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,758	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	523.91/cwt	522.00–540.00	2,200	28
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	445	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,114	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,280	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	498	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,017	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	529	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,460	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	552	448.41/cwt	436.00–454.00	2,475	61
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	557	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	2,381	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	587	355.72/cwt	347.50–370.00	2,088	16
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	614	410.34/cwt	405.00–417.00	2,519	11
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	431.00/cwt	431.00–431.00	2,664	97
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	645	387.06/cwt	378.00–391.00	2,497	23
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	681	395.80/cwt	386.00–400.00	2,695	26
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	719	388.57/cwt	380.00–400.00	2,794	90
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	729	372.29/cwt	359.00–376.00	2,714	18
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	775	369.10/cwt	359.00–376.00	2,861	86
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	791	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	2,903	62
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	816	364.97/cwt	361.00–366.50	2,978	105
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	855	340.50/cwt	340.50–340.50	2,911	3
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	860	359.08/cwt	347.75–364.50	3,088	81
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	925	338.15/cwt	337.50–340.00	3,128	19
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	975	333.73/cwt	321.00–334.25	3,254	153
Steers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,038	320.25/cwt	320.25–320.25	3,324	56
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	329	509.65/cwt	507.50–512.50	1,677	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	479.31/cwt	475.00–485.00	1,812	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	385	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	1,704	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	416	460.69/cwt	448.00–467.50	1,916	43
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	447	396.00/cwt	396.00–396.00	1,770	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	455	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,684	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,955	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	410.78/cwt	405.00–413.00	2,169	65
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	571	407.81/cwt	402.00–411.50	2,329	18
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	578	379.21/cwt	365.00–389.00	2,192	21
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	587	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	1,943	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	398.03/cwt	378.00–400.50	2,448	92
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	616	409.00/cwt	409.00–409.00	2,519	61
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	633	362.08/cwt	360.00–371.00	2,292	22
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	650	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	2,217	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	673	372.76/cwt	366.00–379.75	2,509	119
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	703	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,404	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	712	367.58/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,617	77
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	788	345.74/cwt	341.00–346.50	2,724	78
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	821	345.82/cwt	335.00–347.50	2,839	145
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	878	315.46/cwt	314.00–321.00	2,770	19
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	912	310.33/cwt	307.50–312.50	2,830	7
Heifers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,038	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	2,917	31
Heifers	1050–1100	Large 1	1,055	281.50/cwt	281.50–281.50	2,970	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	737	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,506	7
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,718	218.01/cwt	217.00–220.00	3,745	2
Bulls	—	—	1,782	161.65/cwt	157.50–171.00	2,881	3
Bulls	—	—	1,833	188.98/cwt	177.00–202.00	3,464	25
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,010	128.36/cwt	120.00–137.50	1,296	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,020	126.05/cwt	117.50–132.50	1,286	19
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,201	164.23/cwt	151.00–176.00	1,972	63
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,238	151.15/cwt	140.00–158.00	1,871	76
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,245	178.50/cwt	178.00–179.00	2,222	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,538	166.32/cwt	160.00–171.00	2,558	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,540	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	2,526	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,073	2,666.38/head	2,425.00–2,900.00	2,666	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,196	2,476.14/head	2,300.00–2,850.00	2,476	20
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,229	2,644.57/head	2,000.00–2,875.00	2,645	36
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,233	2,866.58/head	2,600.00–2,950.00	2,867	23
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,254	2,687.82/head	2,225.00–2,975.00	2,688	36
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,312	2,848.23/head	2,125.00–3,075.00	2,848	13
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,318	2,825.00/head	2,825.00–2,825.00	2,825	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,351	2,975.00/head	2,975.00–2,975.00	2,975	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,361	2,964.03/head	2,800.00–3,200.00	2,964	9
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	985	2,375.00/head	2,375.00–2,375.00	2,375	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,035	197.16/cwt	193.00–202.50	2,041	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,122	219.40/cwt	215.00–235.00	2,462	7
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,002	3,292.43/head	2,825.00–3,800.00	3,292	3
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,012	3,605.19/head	3,250.00–3,800.00	3,605	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	4,550.00/head	4,550.00–4,550.00	4,550	1

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 Sep 3, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,050Last week 0Year ago 1,768

Slaughter CattleReceipts 221Last week 149Year ago 228

Replacement CattleReceipts 184Last week 0Year ago 62

Anniversary Sale, September 17, 2025

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	241	1,300.00	1,300.00
8	300–350	331	620.00–640.00	629.73
9	350–400	378	565.00–580.00	574.91
28	400–450	420	522.00–540.00	523.91
7	450–500	470	485.00	485.00
7	500–550	529	465.00	465.00
61	550–600	552	436.00–454.00	448.41
97	600–650	618	431.00	431.00
26	650–700	681	386.00–400.00	395.80
90	700–750	719	380.00–400.00	388.57
86	750–800	775	359.00–376.00	369.10
105	800–850	816	361.00–366.50	364.97
81	850–900	860	347.75–364.50	359.08
19	900–950	925	337.50–340.00	338.15
153	950–1000	975	321.00–334.25	333.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
56	1000–1050	1,038	320.25	320.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	378	465.00	465.00
5	450–500	498	405.00	405.00
5	550–600	557	427.50	427.50
11	600–650	614	405.00–417.00	410.34
18	700–750	729	359.00–376.00	372.29
62	750–800	791	367.00	367.00
3	850–900	855	340.50	340.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	550–600	587	347.50–370.00	355.72
23	600–650	645	378.00–391.00	387.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	346	580.00	580.00
6	400–450	445	475.00	475.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	700–750	737	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	329	507.50–512.50	509.65
9	350–400	378	475.00–485.00	479.31
43	400–450	416	448.00–467.50	460.69
5	450–500	471	415.00	415.00
65	500–550	528	405.00–413.00	410.78
21	550–600	578	365.00–389.00	379.21
92	600–650	615	378.00–400.50	398.03
119	650–700	673	366.00–379.75	372.76
77	700–750	712	360.00–370.00	367.58
78	750–800	788	341.00–346.50	345.74
145	800–850	821	335.00–347.50	345.82
19	850–900	878	314.00–321.00	315.46
7	900–950	912	307.50–312.50	310.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
18	550–600	571	402.00–411.50	407.81
61	600–650	616	409.00	409.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
31	1000–1050	1,038	281.00	281.00
5	1050–1100	1,055	281.50	281.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	385	442.50	442.50
4	400–450	447	396.00	396.00
6	450–500	455	370.00	370.00
5	550–600	587	331.00	331.00
22	600–650	633	360.00–371.00	362.08
3	650–700	650	341.00	341.00
4	700–750	703	342.00	342.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	36	—	1,254	2,225.00–2,975.00	2,687.82
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	20	—	1,196	2,300.00–2,850.00	2,476.14

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,361	2,800.00–3,200.00	2,964.03
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	36	—	1,229	2,000.00–2,875.00	2,644.57
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,073	2,425.00–2,900.00	2,666.38
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,351	2,975.00	2,975.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	23	—	1,233	2,600.00–2,950.00	2,866.58
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,318	2,825.00	2,825.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	13	—	1,312	2,125.00–3,075.00	2,848.23

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	4	—	1,035	193.00–202.50	197.16
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,122	215.00–235.00	219.40
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	985	2,375.00	2,375.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,012	3,250.00–3,800.00	3,605.19
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,002	2,825.00–3,800.00	3,292.43

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	1	—	1,000	4,550.00	4,550.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	1,201	151.00–176.00	164.23
5	—	1,010	120.00–137.50	128.36
2	—	1,245	178.00–179.00	178.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,020	117.50–132.50	126.05
1	—	1,540	164.00	164.00
76	—	1,238	140.00–158.00	151.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,538	160.00–171.00	166.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,782	157.50–171.00	161.65
2	—	1,718	217.00–220.00	218.01
25	—	1,833	177.00–202.00	188.98

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.