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Winter Livestock - Dodge City

Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2025-09-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dodge City, Kansas · Wed, Sep 17

● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1889

← Sep 10Sep 17Sep 24 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

2,913 head

▲ 2,255 vs last sale 658▲ 1,328 vs year ago 1,585 · +83.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

285 head

▲ 78 vs last sale 207▲ 53 vs year ago 232 · +22.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

141 head

▼ 140 vs last sale 281▲ 42 vs year ago 99 · +42.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers over 700 lbs sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher and heifers under 650 lbs sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Steers under 700 lbs and heifers under 650 lbs sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower due to limited vaccinations. Reputation calves sold steady strong due to multiple vaccinations. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Moderate 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 $424.31/cwt on 136 head. That ranks 9 of 31 comparable sales and sits −22.39 against this barn's trailing median of $446.70.

Average price

$424.31

136 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,335

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$231

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

$27.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.28

vs KS average

+19.67 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	426.30	2,353	126
Medium and Large 1-2	532	399.25	2,122	10thin

One grade step is worth $27.05/cwt here — about $231 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 sale136 hd

424.31

—

KS average3 barns · 209 hd

426.59

−2.28

National average165 barns · 10,728 hd

404.64

+19.67

This barn, trailing median31 sales

446.70

−22.39

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	1,942	188.87	3,668	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,286	164.51	2,116	118
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,543	163.14	2,517	3thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,780	158.00	2,812	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,243	128.07	1,592	93

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,188	$2,858	12
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,168	$2,779	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,051	$2,726	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,082	$2,708	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	830	$2,514	10
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,178	$2,491	47
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,193	$2,490	19
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,205	$2,340	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,300	$4,950	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,200	$4,950	4thin

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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	290	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	347	615.00/cwt	615.00–615.00	2,134	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	2,061	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	382	474.00/cwt	474.00–474.00	1,811	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400	552.50/cwt	552.50–552.50	2,210	9
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	433	488.00/cwt	488.00–488.00	2,113	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	461	481.15/cwt	474.00–487.50	2,218	26
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	502	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	2,046	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	527	444.08/cwt	441.00–452.50	2,340	40
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	532	438.00/cwt	438.00–438.00	2,330	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	561	391.00/cwt	391.00–391.00	2,194	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	417.05/cwt	406.00–420.00	2,356	82
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	607	408.00/cwt	408.00–408.00	2,477	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	634	366.80/cwt	363.00–371.00	2,326	17
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	684	370.29/cwt	353.00–372.00	2,533	48
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	685	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,199	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	718	375.82/cwt	371.00–378.75	2,698	59
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	748	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,401	5
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	760	368.02/cwt	349.50–373.00	2,797	73
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	828	364.29/cwt	357.00–367.50	3,016	211
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	829	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	2,421	15
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Fancy	854	366.00/cwt	366.00–366.00	3,126	48
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	868	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,795	3
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	876	338.61/cwt	335.50–349.50	2,966	171
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	892	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	2,578	5
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	931	336.25/cwt	331.00–339.00	3,130	220
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	935	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	2,627	3
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	965	325.56/cwt	315.50–331.00	3,142	154
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	971	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,913	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	273	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	318	542.50/cwt	542.50–542.50	1,725	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	392	465.66/cwt	458.00–470.00	1,825	28
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	417	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,772	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	457	418.31/cwt	417.00–420.00	1,912	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	494	391.83/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,936	22
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	543	403.00/cwt	403.00–403.00	2,188	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	546	400.04/cwt	387.00–404.00	2,184	111
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	546	393.00/cwt	393.00–393.00	2,146	16
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	585	394.39/cwt	385.50–406.00	2,307	101
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	356.13/cwt	347.00–370.00	2,226	9
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	664	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,291	11
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	669	372.33/cwt	365.00–380.00	2,491	232
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	702	364.00/cwt	364.00–364.00	2,555	63
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	764	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	2,414	5
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	774	341.83/cwt	329.00–346.85	2,646	318
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	839	332.10/cwt	314.50–338.00	2,786	75
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	876	323.75/cwt	316.75–330.00	2,836	98
Heifers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,031	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	2,773	16
Heifers	1100–1150	Large 1	1,103	269.50/cwt	269.50–269.50	2,973	8
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	452.50/cwt	452.50–452.50	1,932	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	558	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,288	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,942	188.87/cwt	181.00–198.00	3,668	9
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,074	133.24/cwt	127.50–135.00	1,431	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,183	101.03/cwt	90.00–115.00	1,195	32
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,221	126.31/cwt	121.00–131.00	1,542	29
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,253	152.89/cwt	141.00–166.00	1,916	43
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,295	147.53/cwt	142.00–154.00	1,911	20
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,333	175.70/cwt	169.00–182.00	2,342	67
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,367	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	2,351	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,543	163.14/cwt	161.00–167.00	2,517	3
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,780	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	2,812	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,109	207.19/cwt	197.50–211.00	2,298	11
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	830	2,513.82/head	2,450.00–2,700.00	2,514	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,051	2,725.96/head	2,525.00–2,810.00	2,726	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,082	2,707.86/head	2,600.00–2,775.00	2,708	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,168	2,778.57/head	2,675.00–2,825.00	2,779	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,178	2,490.69/head	2,350.00–2,625.00	2,491	47
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,188	2,857.58/head	2,450.00–3,050.00	2,858	12
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,193	2,490.38/head	1,850.00–2,725.00	2,490	19
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,205	2,340.06/head	2,100.00–2,535.00	2,340	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	4,950.00/head	4,950.00–4,950.00	4,950	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,300	4,950.00/head	4,950.00–4,950.00	4,950	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 17, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,913Last week 658Year ago 1,585

Slaughter CattleReceipts 285Last week 207Year ago 232

Replacement CattleReceipts 141Last week 281Year ago 99

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	347	615.00	615.00
5	350–400	368	560.00	560.00
9	400–450	433	488.00	488.00
26	450–500	461	474.00–487.50	481.15
40	500–550	527	441.00–452.50	444.08
82	550–600	565	406.00–420.00	417.05
17	600–650	634	363.00–371.00	366.80
48	650–700	684	353.00–372.00	370.29
59	700–750	718	371.00–378.75	375.82
73	750–800	760	349.50–373.00	368.02
211	800–850	828	357.00–367.50	364.29
171	850–900	876	335.50–349.50	338.61
220	900–950	931	331.00–339.00	336.25
154	950–1000	965	315.50–331.00	325.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	532	438.00	438.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	400	552.50	552.50
7	600–650	607	408.00	408.00
48	850–900	854	366.00	366.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	290	1,625.00	1,625.00
7	350–400	382	474.00	474.00
5	500–550	502	407.50	407.50
5	550–600	561	391.00	391.00
3	650–700	685	321.00	321.00
5	700–750	748	321.00	321.00
15	800–850	829	292.00	292.00
3	850–900	868	322.00	322.00
3	900–950	935	281.00	281.00
4	950–1000	971	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	850–900	892	289.00	289.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	273	1,350.00	1,350.00
3	300–350	318	542.50	542.50
28	350–400	392	458.00–470.00	465.66
4	400–450	417	425.00	425.00
9	450–500	457	417.00–420.00	418.31
111	500–550	546	387.00–404.00	400.04
101	550–600	585	385.50–406.00	394.39
9	600–650	625	347.00–370.00	356.13
232	650–700	669	365.00–380.00	372.33
63	700–750	702	364.00	364.00
318	750–800	774	329.00–346.85	341.83
75	800–850	839	314.50–338.00	332.10
98	850–900	876	316.75–330.00	323.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	500–550	543	403.00	403.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	1000–1050	1,031	269.00	269.00
8	1100–1150	1,103	269.50	269.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	450–500	494	385.00–395.00	391.83
11	650–700	664	345.00	345.00
5	750–800	764	316.00	316.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
16	500–550	546	393.00	393.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	427	452.50	452.50
4	550–600	558	410.00	410.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,109	197.50–211.00	207.19

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	830	2,450.00–2,700.00	2,513.82
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,082	2,600.00–2,775.00	2,707.86
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	1,188	2,450.00–3,050.00	2,857.58
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,051	2,525.00–2,810.00	2,725.96
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,205	2,100.00–2,535.00	2,340.06
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,168	2,675.00–2,825.00	2,778.57

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)	19	—	1,193	1,850.00–2,725.00	2,490.38
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	47	—	1,178	2,350.00–2,625.00	2,490.69

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,300	4,950.00	4,950.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,200	4,950.00	4,950.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,367	172.00	172.00
32	—	1,183	90.00–115.00	101.03
20	—	1,295	142.00–154.00	147.53
29	—	1,221	121.00–131.00	126.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,543	161.00–167.00	163.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,074	127.50–135.00	133.24
43	—	1,253	141.00–166.00	152.89
67	—	1,333	169.00–182.00	175.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,780	158.00	158.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,942	181.00–198.00	188.87

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.