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Winter Livestock - Dodge City

Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2025-09-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-10

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dodge City, Kansas · Wed, Sep 10

● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1889

← Sep 3Sep 10Sep 17 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

658 head

▼ 1,392 vs last sale 2,050▼ 837 vs year ago 1,495 · −56.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

207 head

▼ 14 vs last sale 221▼ 153 vs year ago 360 · −42.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

281 head

▲ 97 vs last sale 184▲ 253 vs year ago 28 · +903.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Anniversary Sale, September 17, 2025

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers over 600 lbs not well tested, softer undertone noted. Steers and heifers under 600 lbs sold steady to 10.00 lower, several lots of small packages that were unvaccinated. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher.

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 $398.12/cwt on 76 head. That ranks 15 of 32 comparable sales and sits −8.40 against this barn's trailing median of $406.52.

Average price

$398.12

76 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,114

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$236

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

$69.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.88

vs KS average

+29.78 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	529	400.88	2,123	73
Medium and Large 1-2	570	331.00	1,887	3thin

One grade step is worth $69.88/cwt here — about $236 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale76 hd

398.12

—

KS average3 barns · 235 hd

408.00

−9.88

National average171 barns · 13,169 hd

368.34

+29.78

This barn, trailing median32 sales

406.52

−8.40

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	1,678	184.57	3,096	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,580	170.27	2,690	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,335	167.83	2,240	45
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,247	139.36	1,737	100

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,135	$3,869	26
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,025	$3,801	11
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,065	$3,706	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,142	$3,671	41
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,227	$3,614	10
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,260	$3,372	11
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,378	$3,275	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,196	$3,214	16
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,059	$3,214	8
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	895	$3,165	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,303	$3,030	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,308	$2,714	12
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,254	$2,562	25
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,200	$4,394	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,175	$4,025	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,233	$3,558	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,600	$3,475	2thin

Every lot

72 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	386	527.17/cwt	527.00–527.50	2,035	12
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	441	493.00/cwt	493.00–493.00	2,174	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	483.00/cwt	483.00–483.00	2,246	25
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	483	416.00/cwt	416.00–416.00	2,009	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	511	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,197	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,363	19
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	545	419.50/cwt	419.50–419.50	2,286	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	548	421.00/cwt	421.00–421.00	2,307	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	428.11/cwt	423.00–431.00	2,419	57
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	566	394.00/cwt	394.00–394.00	2,230	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	600	389.00/cwt	389.00–389.00	2,334	17
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	661	383.00/cwt	383.00–383.00	2,532	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	663	393.52/cwt	390.00–396.00	2,609	22
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	770	352.66/cwt	347.00–361.00	2,715	20
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	863	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,956	24
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	289	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	11
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	477.50/cwt	477.50–477.50	1,781	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	433	445.72/cwt	441.00–455.00	1,930	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	487	420.42/cwt	406.00–429.00	2,047	45
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	501	452.00/cwt	452.00–452.00	2,265	12
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	396.59/cwt	383.00–408.00	2,078	52
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	570	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	1,887	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	599	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	2,141	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	367.64/cwt	363.00–371.00	2,298	12
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	702	348.85/cwt	346.00–350.00	2,449	14
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	747	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,405	7
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	787	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	2,566	4
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	823	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	2,699	56
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	893	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	2,688	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	317	552.50/cwt	552.50–552.50	1,751	11
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	429	487.00/cwt	487.00–487.00	2,089	15
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	443	451.00/cwt	451.00–451.00	1,998	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	409.00/cwt	409.00–409.00	2,131	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	553	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,212	24
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	559	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,292	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	601	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	2,269	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	684	339.76/cwt	338.00–341.00	2,324	12
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,514	195.31/cwt	192.00–197.50	2,957	6
Bulls	—	—	1,705	163.02/cwt	161.00–165.00	2,779	2
Bulls	—	—	1,749	182.93/cwt	172.00–189.00	3,199	13
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,147	110.63/cwt	97.50–122.50	1,269	15
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,155	129.42/cwt	125.00–132.50	1,495	22
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,250	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	2,038	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,303	149.46/cwt	136.00–161.00	1,947	62
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,328	177.53/cwt	170.00–182.00	2,358	21
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,341	159.35/cwt	154.00–164.00	2,137	24
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,508	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	2,549	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,583	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	2,580	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,625	178.39/cwt	177.00–180.00	2,899	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows15 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	895	3,165.45/head	2,750.00–3,775.00	3,165	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,025	3,800.58/head	3,775.00–3,825.00	3,801	11
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,059	3,213.50/head	2,650.00–3,450.00	3,214	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,065	3,706.09/head	3,125.00–3,975.00	3,706	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,135	3,869.24/head	3,550.00–4,000.00	3,869	26
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,142	3,671.01/head	2,850.00–3,875.00	3,671	41
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,196	3,213.52/head	2,500.00–3,400.00	3,214	16
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,227	3,613.90/head	2,375.00–3,850.00	3,614	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,236	2,558.71/head	2,275.00–2,710.00	2,559	18
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,260	3,371.90/head	3,350.00–3,400.00	3,372	11
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,301	2,569.23/head	2,025.00–2,950.00	2,569	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,303	3,030.43/head	2,675.00–3,375.00	3,030	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,305	2,775.00/head	2,775.00–2,775.00	2,775	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,311	2,653.84/head	2,575.00–2,775.00	2,654	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,378	3,275.00/head	3,275.00–3,275.00	3,275	8
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	868	250.04/cwt	202.50–294.00	2,170	6
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	998	231.74/cwt	185.00–282.50	2,313	30
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,325	185.29/cwt	182.00–205.00	2,455	7
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,175	4,025.00/head	3,950.00–4,050.00	4,025	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	4,393.75/head	4,025.00–4,550.00	4,394	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	4,325.00/head	4,325.00–4,325.00	4,325	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,600	3,475.00/head	3,475.00–3,475.00	3,475	2

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 10, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 658Last week 2,050Year ago 1,495

Slaughter CattleReceipts 207Last week 221Year ago 360

Replacement CattleReceipts 281Last week 184Year ago 28

Anniversary Sale, September 17, 2025

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	443	451.00	451.00
3	500–550	521	409.00	409.00
6	550–600	559	410.00	410.00
5	600–650	601	377.50	377.50
12	650–700	684	338.00–341.00	339.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	317	552.50	552.50
15	400–450	429	487.00	487.00
24	550–600	553	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	373	477.50	477.50
9	400–450	433	441.00–455.00	445.72
45	450–500	487	406.00–429.00	420.42
52	500–550	524	383.00–408.00	396.59
9	550–600	599	357.50	357.50
12	600–650	625	363.00–371.00	367.64
14	700–750	702	346.00–350.00	348.85
4	750–800	787	326.00	326.00
56	800–850	823	328.00	328.00
4	850–900	893	301.00	301.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per head · actual wt
11	250–300	289	1,325.00	1,325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	500–550	501	452.00	452.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	570	331.00	331.00
7	700–750	747	322.00	322.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	511	430.00	430.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	483	416.00	416.00
4	500–550	545	419.50	419.50
5	550–600	566	394.00	394.00
5	650–700	661	383.00	383.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	350–400	386	527.00–527.50	527.17
9	400–450	441	493.00	493.00
25	450–500	465	483.00	483.00
19	500–550	525	450.00	450.00
57	550–600	565	423.00–431.00	428.11
17	600–650	600	389.00	389.00
22	650–700	663	390.00–396.00	393.52
20	750–800	770	347.00–361.00	352.66
24	850–900	863	342.50	342.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	548	421.00	421.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	18	—	1,236	2,275.00–2,710.00	2,558.71
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,305	2,775.00	2,775.00

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)	7	—	1,301	2,025.00–2,950.00	2,569.23
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,303	2,675.00–3,375.00	3,030.43
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	—	1,260	3,350.00–3,400.00	3,371.90
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,065	3,125.00–3,975.00	3,706.09
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	—	1,025	3,775.00–3,825.00	3,800.58
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,059	2,650.00–3,450.00	3,213.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	895	2,750.00–3,775.00	3,165.45
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,378	3,275.00	3,275.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	26	—	1,135	3,550.00–4,000.00	3,869.24
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	—	1,196	2,500.00–3,400.00	3,213.52
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,227	2,375.00–3,850.00	3,613.90
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	41	—	1,142	2,850.00–3,875.00	3,671.01
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,311	2,575.00–2,775.00	2,653.84

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	—	1,325	182.00–205.00	185.29
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	30	—	998	185.00–282.50	231.74
(<2 yrs)	Open	6	—	868	202.50–294.00	250.04

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	4	—	1,175	3,950.00–4,050.00	4,025.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,250	4,325.00	4,325.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,200	4,025.00–4,550.00	4,393.75
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	2,025.00	2,025.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Broken Mouth$ per head · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,600	3,475.00	3,475.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,583	163.00	163.00
2	—	1,508	169.00	169.00
3	—	1,625	177.00–180.00	178.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,328	170.00–182.00	177.53
24	—	1,341	154.00–164.00	159.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,147	97.50–122.50	110.63
1	—	1,250	163.00	163.00
22	—	1,155	125.00–132.50	129.42
62	—	1,303	136.00–161.00	149.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,705	161.00–165.00	163.02
6	—	1,514	192.00–197.50	195.31
13	—	1,749	172.00–189.00	182.93

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.