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Winter Livestock - Dodge City

Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2025-10-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dodge City, Kansas · Wed, Oct 8

● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1889

← Oct 1Oct 8Oct 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,513 head

▼ 2,031 vs last sale 3,544▼ 314 vs year ago 1,827 · −17.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

184 head

▼ 127 vs last sale 311▼ 51 vs year ago 235 · −21.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

112 head

▼ 88 vs last sale 200▲ 103 vs year ago 9 · +1,144.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers over 700 lbs sold 10.00 higher while 500 lbs to 650 lbs sold steady to 5.00 higher, and 300 lbs to 500 lbs sold 5.00 to 15.00 lower. Heifers over 600 lbs sold 4.00 to 12.00 higher while under 600 lbs sold steady, soft undertone. Slaughter cows sold steady to 4.00 to 5.00 higher. Moderate demand for 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 $421.84/cwt on 109 head. That ranks 9 of 31 comparable sales and sits −24.86 against this barn's trailing median of $446.70.

Average price

$421.84

109 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,349

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$13

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

$39.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.27

vs KS average

−24.01 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	429.00	2,349	89
Medium and Large 1-2	599	390.00	2,336	20

One grade step is worth $39.00/cwt here — about $13 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale109 hd

421.84

—

KS average3 barns · 392 hd

418.58

+3.27

National average181 barns · 23,254 hd

445.85

−24.01

This barn, trailing median31 sales

446.70

−24.86

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	1,773	187.64	3,327	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,620	172.59	2,796	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,234	161.46	1,993	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,237	143.78	1,779	86

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	882	$3,000	10
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,306	$2,925	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,330	$2,851	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,302	$2,833	27
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,321	$2,522	32
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,345	$2,408	4thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	912	$2,856	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$3,419	4thin

Every lot

69 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	322	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	1,884	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	358	557.50/cwt	557.50–557.50	1,996	18
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	442	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,033	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	458	483.00/cwt	483.00–483.00	2,212	28
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	451.00/cwt	451.00–451.00	2,097	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	489	427.00/cwt	427.00–427.00	2,088	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	539	431.21/cwt	425.00–450.00	2,324	57
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	555	404.00/cwt	404.00–404.00	2,242	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	564	428.95/cwt	411.00–435.00	2,419	27
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	599	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,336	20
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	616	405.50/cwt	405.50–405.50	2,498	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	628	418.72/cwt	416.00–422.00	2,630	24
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	668	401.21/cwt	401.00–402.00	2,680	78
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	683	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	2,681	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	685	354.89/cwt	352.00–361.00	2,431	15
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	706	403.00/cwt	403.00–403.00	2,845	17
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	733	394.00/cwt	394.00–394.00	2,888	6
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	773	370.74/cwt	362.00–382.00	2,866	18
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	778	378.00/cwt	378.00–378.00	2,941	3
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	819	356.84/cwt	356.00–357.00	2,923	18
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	841	370.75/cwt	368.85–375.50	3,118	79
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	858	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	3,153	59
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	917	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,953	5
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	932	356.61/cwt	353.00–359.60	3,324	92
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	952	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	3,056	4
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	993	337.03/cwt	334.00–337.25	3,347	57
Steers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,015	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	3,319	5
Steers	1050–1100	Large 1	1,058	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	3,396	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fancy	316	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,627	8
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	329	460.05/cwt	458.00–463.00	1,514	7
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	345	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,587	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,679	12
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	374	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,814	12
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	435	429.72/cwt	429.00–435.00	1,869	50
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	479	409.07/cwt	402.50–414.00	1,959	18
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	511	391.00/cwt	391.00–391.00	1,998	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	401.25/cwt	400.00–410.00	2,099	32
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	577	373.13/cwt	365.00–376.00	2,153	40
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	604	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	2,217	6
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	724	365.83/cwt	363.50–369.00	2,649	131
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	737	335.46/cwt	330.00–352.50	2,472	12
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	752	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	2,534	20
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	816	336.93/cwt	336.00–337.85	2,749	130
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	837	326.50/cwt	326.50–326.50	2,733	10
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	870	324.50/cwt	324.50–324.50	2,823	26
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	936	311.08/cwt	308.00–315.00	2,912	16
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	998	273.50/cwt	273.50–273.50	2,730	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	440	501.00/cwt	501.00–501.00	2,204	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	476	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,952	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	526	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,104	8
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,773	187.64/cwt	176.00–200.00	3,327	15
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,052	109.16/cwt	105.00–117.50	1,148	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,155	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	2,108	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,164	147.19/cwt	141.00–155.00	1,713	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,200	132.97/cwt	125.00–139.00	1,596	21
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,263	149.81/cwt	141.00–162.00	1,892	58
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,279	168.61/cwt	160.00–178.00	2,157	19
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,340	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	2,265	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,610	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	2,335	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,621	174.56/cwt	171.00–179.00	2,830	14
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	882	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,293	2,501.20/head	1,525.00–2,625.00	2,501	29
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,302	2,833.12/head	2,200.00–3,050.00	2,833	27
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,306	2,925.00/head	2,925.00–2,925.00	2,925	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,330	2,850.50/head	2,450.00–3,010.00	2,851	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,345	2,408.28/head	2,350.00–2,625.00	2,408	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,590	2,725.00/head	2,725.00–2,725.00	2,725	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	3,418.75/head	3,350.00–3,550.00	3,419	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	912	2,856.48/head	2,825.00–2,885.00	2,856	4

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 Oct 8, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,513Last week 3,544Year ago 1,827

Slaughter CattleReceipts 184Last week 311Year ago 235

Replacement CattleReceipts 112Last week 200Year ago 9

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	329	458.00–463.00	460.05
12	350–400	373	450.00	450.00
50	400–450	435	429.00–435.00	429.72
18	450–500	479	402.50–414.00	409.07
32	500–550	523	400.00–410.00	401.25
40	550–600	577	365.00–376.00	373.13
6	600–650	604	367.00	367.00
131	700–750	724	363.50–369.00	365.83
20	750–800	752	337.00	337.00
130	800–850	816	336.00–337.85	336.93
26	850–900	870	324.50	324.50
16	900–950	936	308.00–315.00	311.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	316	515.00	515.00
12	350–400	374	485.00	485.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	345	460.00	460.00
4	500–550	511	391.00	391.00
12	700–750	737	330.00–352.50	335.46
10	800–850	837	326.50	326.50
4	950–1000	998	273.50	273.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	322	585.00	585.00
18	350–400	358	557.50	557.50
7	400–450	442	460.00	460.00
6	450–500	465	451.00	451.00
57	500–550	539	425.00–450.00	431.21
27	550–600	564	411.00–435.00	428.95
24	600–650	628	416.00–422.00	418.72
78	650–700	668	401.00–402.00	401.21
17	700–750	706	403.00	403.00
18	750–800	773	362.00–382.00	370.74
79	800–850	841	368.85–375.50	370.75
59	850–900	858	367.50	367.50
92	900–950	932	353.00–359.60	356.61
57	950–1000	993	334.00–337.25	337.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
28	450–500	458	483.00	483.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	1000–1050	1,015	327.00	327.00
3	1050–1100	1,058	321.00	321.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	489	427.00	427.00
20	550–600	599	390.00	390.00
5	600–650	616	405.50	405.50
4	650–700	683	392.50	392.50
6	700–750	733	394.00	394.00
3	750–800	778	378.00	378.00
18	800–850	819	356.00–357.00	356.84
5	900–950	917	322.00	322.00
4	950–1000	952	321.00	321.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	650–700	685	352.00–361.00	354.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	555	404.00	404.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	440	501.00	501.00
3	450–500	476	410.00	410.00
8	500–550	526	400.00	400.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,590	2,725.00	2,725.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	27	—	1,302	2,200.00–3,050.00	2,833.12
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,306	2,925.00	2,925.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	—	882	3,000.00	3,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,330	2,450.00–3,010.00	2,850.50

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)	4	—	1,345	2,350.00–2,625.00	2,408.28
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	29	—	1,293	1,525.00–2,625.00	2,501.20

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	—	1,200	3,350.00–3,550.00	3,418.75

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	912	2,825.00–2,885.00	2,856.48

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,164	141.00–155.00	147.19
1	—	1,155	182.50	182.50
19	—	1,279	160.00–178.00	168.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,200	125.00–139.00	132.97
2	—	1,340	169.00	169.00
58	—	1,263	141.00–162.00	149.81
5	—	1,052	105.00–117.50	109.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,610	145.00	145.00
14	—	1,621	171.00–179.00	174.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,773	176.00–200.00	187.64

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.