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Winter Livestock - Dodge City

Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2025-10-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dodge City, Kansas · Wed, Oct 22

● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1889

← Oct 15Oct 22Oct 29 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

2,120 head

▼ 1,027 vs last sale 3,147▼ 1 vs year ago 2,121 · −0.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

247 head

▲ 123 vs last sale 124▼ 70 vs year ago 317 · −22.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

97 head

▲ 17 vs last sale 80▲ 40 vs year ago 57 · +70.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers under 500 lbs that were of larger, reputation lots with multiple vaccinations sold steady while smaller lots with no vaccinations sold 20.00 to 25.00 lower. Steers over 700 lbs sold steady to weak. 600-650 lb heifers sold 7.00 higher while heifers over 700 lbs sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady to 5.00 higher.

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 $449.31/cwt on 310 head. That ranks 17 of 31 comparable sales and sits +2.61 against this barn's trailing median of $446.70.

Average price

$449.31

310 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,451

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$172

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

$52.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−21.70

vs KS average

−8.83 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	459.10	2,485	248
Medium and Large 1-2	550	417.35	2,294	21
Medium and Large 2	569	406.46	2,313	41

One grade step is worth $52.64/cwt here — about $172 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 sale310 hd

449.31

—

KS average3 barns · 1,000 hd

471.00

−21.70

National average182 barns · 38,495 hd

458.14

−8.83

This barn, trailing median31 sales

446.70

+2.61

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	1,623	174.37	2,830	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,532	171.74	2,631	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,200	162.69	1,953	93
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,186	136.70	1,621	92

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)	1,155	$3,406	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,328	$3,025	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,453	$2,760	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,386	$2,723	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,402	$2,675	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,326	$2,550	23
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,208	$2,375	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,275	$3,782	4thin

Every lot

75 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	592.50/cwt	592.50–592.50	1,914	6
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	346	1,310.00/head	1,310.00–1,310.00	1,310	13
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	381	553.57/cwt	545.00–560.00	2,109	20
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	389	462.50/cwt	462.50–462.50	1,799	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	398	513.00/cwt	513.00–513.00	2,042	39
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	429	1,385.00/head	1,385.00–1,385.00	1,385	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	433	531.70/cwt	525.00–541.00	2,302	44
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	453	529.18/cwt	527.50–532.50	2,397	30
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	466	470.96/cwt	470.00–477.50	2,195	105
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	498	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,092	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	466.10/cwt	442.50–482.00	2,428	116
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	521	412.77/cwt	412.50–413.00	2,151	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	559	452.94/cwt	447.50–457.00	2,532	132
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	569	406.46/cwt	401.00–407.50	2,313	41
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	571	420.78/cwt	415.00–430.00	2,403	12
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	633	392.61/cwt	385.00–400.00	2,485	29
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	677	390.73/cwt	380.50–397.50	2,645	186
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	689	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,343	8
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	692	365.27/cwt	352.00–373.00	2,528	18
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	705	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,432	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	732	372.11/cwt	360.00–380.00	2,724	91
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	772	378.19/cwt	368.00–385.50	2,920	277
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	773	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,783	5
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	823	359.98/cwt	357.50–362.50	2,963	18
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	847	336.75/cwt	336.75–336.75	2,852	12
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	878	359.91/cwt	357.50–360.25	3,160	74
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	292	512.23/cwt	505.00–522.50	1,496	12
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	326	491.07/cwt	482.50–502.50	1,601	14
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	356	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	1,469	10
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	388	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,901	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	420	420.32/cwt	410.00–442.50	1,765	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	497.50/cwt	497.50–497.50	2,094	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	450	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,980	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	465	403.78/cwt	402.50–410.00	1,878	54
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	373.00/cwt	373.00–373.00	1,828	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	385.71/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,994	43
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	538	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	1,942	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	560	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	1,966	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	567	370.90/cwt	355.00–377.50	2,103	22
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	611	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	2,035	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	622	345.52/cwt	341.00–356.50	2,149	42
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	646	363.00/cwt	363.00–363.00	2,345	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	675	333.86/cwt	331.00–338.00	2,254	10
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	698	365.31/cwt	364.00–369.00	2,550	23
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	711	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,257	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	730	354.58/cwt	353.00–358.00	2,588	28
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	771	346.61/cwt	344.50–355.00	2,672	69
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	808	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,707	3
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	821	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	2,841	3
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	858	326.89/cwt	326.00–327.00	2,805	44
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	919	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	2,876	9
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1Spayed	931	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	3,007	3
Heifers	1100–1150	Large 1	1,105	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	3,072	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	564	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	2,214	7
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,525	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	2,425	1
Bulls	—	—	1,633	175.91/cwt	164.00–189.00	2,873	10
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,038	139.08/cwt	135.00–146.00	1,444	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,103	125.10/cwt	120.00–127.50	1,380	17
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,118	108.91/cwt	100.00–116.00	1,218	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,190	140.48/cwt	130.00–153.00	1,672	66
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,212	164.37/cwt	151.00–171.00	1,992	71
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,313	179.08/cwt	174.50–188.00	2,351	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,532	171.74/cwt	168.00–177.00	2,631	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,552	158.48/cwt	156.00–160.00	2,460	4
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	975	198.23/cwt	191.00–202.50	1,933	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	999	258.79/cwt	212.50–294.00	2,585	24
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,155	3,406.17/head	3,025.00–3,800.00	3,406	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,208	2,375.00/head	2,375.00–2,375.00	2,375	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,325	2,562.71/head	2,375.00–2,825.00	2,563	17
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,328	3,025.00/head	3,025.00–3,025.00	3,025	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,330	2,512.61/head	2,375.00–2,575.00	2,513	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,386	2,722.66/head	2,000.00–2,950.00	2,723	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,402	2,675.00/head	2,675.00–2,675.00	2,675	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,453	2,760.09/head	2,275.00–3,025.00	2,760	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,275	3,782.35/head	3,725.00–3,800.00	3,782	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 22, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,120Last week 3,147Year ago 2,121

Slaughter CattleReceipts 247Last week 124Year ago 317

Replacement CattleReceipts 97Last week 80Year ago 57

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	323	592.50	592.50
20	350–400	381	545.00–560.00	553.57
44	400–450	433	525.00–541.00	531.70
105	450–500	466	470.00–477.50	470.96
116	500–550	521	442.50–482.00	466.10
132	550–600	559	447.50–457.00	452.94
29	600–650	633	385.00–400.00	392.61
186	650–700	677	380.50–397.50	390.73
91	700–750	732	360.00–380.00	372.11
277	750–800	772	368.00–385.50	378.19
18	800–850	823	357.50–362.50	359.98
74	850–900	878	357.50–360.25	359.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	300–350	346	1,310.00	1,310.00
39	350–400	398	513.00	513.00
6	400–450	429	1,385.00	1,385.00
3	450–500	498	420.00	420.00
9	500–550	521	412.50–413.00	412.77
12	550–600	571	415.00–430.00	420.78
18	650–700	692	352.00–373.00	365.27
4	700–750	705	345.00	345.00
5	750–800	773	360.00	360.00
12	800–850	847	336.75	336.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
30	450–500	453	527.50–532.50	529.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	389	462.50	462.50
41	550–600	569	401.00–407.50	406.46
8	650–700	689	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	356	412.50	412.50
9	400–450	420	410.00–442.50	420.32
54	450–500	465	402.50–410.00	403.78
3	500–550	538	361.00	361.00
22	550–600	567	355.00–377.50	370.90
4	600–650	646	363.00	363.00
10	650–700	675	331.00–338.00	333.86
4	700–750	711	317.50	317.50
3	800–850	808	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	250–300	292	505.00–522.50	512.23
14	300–350	326	482.50–502.50	491.07
6	350–400	388	490.00	490.00
4	400–450	421	497.50	497.50
6	450–500	450	440.00	440.00
43	500–550	517	375.00–390.00	385.71
42	600–650	622	341.00–356.50	345.52
23	650–700	698	364.00–369.00	365.31
28	700–750	730	353.00–358.00	354.58
69	750–800	771	344.50–355.00	346.61
3	800–850	821	346.00	346.00
44	850–900	858	326.00–327.00	326.89
9	900–950	919	313.00	313.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	1100–1150	1,105	278.00	278.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	490	373.00	373.00
4	550–600	560	351.00	351.00
3	600–650	611	333.00	333.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	900–950	931	323.00	323.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	550–600	564	392.50	392.50

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	975	191.00–202.50	198.23
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	24	—	999	212.50–294.00	258.79

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,328	3,025.00	3,025.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,453	2,275.00–3,025.00	2,760.09
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,155	3,025.00–3,800.00	3,406.17
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,330	2,375.00–2,575.00	2,512.61
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,386	2,000.00–2,950.00	2,722.66
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,402	2,675.00	2,675.00

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)	17	—	1,325	2,375.00–2,825.00	2,562.71
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	1,208	2,375.00	2,375.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,275	3,725.00–3,800.00	3,782.35

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,103	120.00–127.50	125.10
66	—	1,190	130.00–153.00	140.48
4	—	1,552	156.00–160.00	158.48
5	—	1,118	100.00–116.00	108.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
71	—	1,212	151.00–171.00	164.37
12	—	1,038	135.00–146.00	139.08
10	—	1,313	174.50–188.00	179.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,532	168.00–177.00	171.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,525	159.00	159.00
10	—	1,633	164.00–189.00	175.91

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.