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Winter Livestock - Dodge City

Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2025-10-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dodge City, Kansas · Wed, Oct 29

● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1889

← Oct 22Oct 29Nov 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,299 head

▼ 821 vs last sale 2,120▼ 502 vs year ago 1,801 · −27.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

278 head

▲ 31 vs last sale 247▼ 41 vs year ago 319 · −12.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

78 head

▼ 19 vs last sale 97▲ 36 vs year ago 42 · +85.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers over 700 lbs, not enough sold for market test. Larger lots of reputation, vaccinated steers and heifers under 700 lbs sold steady to weak while smaller lots sold sharply lower. Contrary to market watchers, the market held its position better than anticipated. Boning utility sold 7.00 to 10.00 higher while Breaker and Lean utility sold steady to 4.00 lower. Good demand for light to 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 $400.87/cwt on 159 head. That ranks 3 of 31 comparable sales and sits −45.83 against this barn's trailing median of $446.70.

Average price

$400.87

159 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,222

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$153

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

$40.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.12

vs KS average

−28.85 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	409.09	2,230	100
Medium and Large 1-2	570	388.25	2,214	55
Medium and Large 2	563	369.00	2,077	4thin

One grade step is worth $40.09/cwt here — about $153 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 sale159 hd

400.87

—

KS average4 barns · 1,016 hd

412.99

−12.12

National average179 barns · 33,800 hd

429.72

−28.85

This barn, trailing median31 sales

446.70

−45.83

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	1,572	167.21	2,628	3thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,905	174.00	3,315	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,615	172.26	2,782	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,229	170.60	2,096	83
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,200	131.20	1,575	144

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 (2-4 yrs)	919	$2,856	9
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,230	$2,852	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,182	$2,802	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	810	$2,800	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,133	$2,785	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,346	$2,782	9
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,302	$2,299	15
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,217	$2,050	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,300	$3,450	1thin

Every lot

70 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 · Steers33 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	253	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	23
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	348	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,984	11
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	525.47/cwt	520.00–532.00	1,986	9
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	395	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,015	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	412	492.22/cwt	477.50–502.50	2,028	10
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	414	432.50/cwt	432.50–432.50	1,791	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	434	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,257	9
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	434	500.31/cwt	497.00–505.00	2,171	12
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	440	462.50/cwt	462.50–462.50	2,035	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	459	467.10/cwt	462.50–477.50	2,144	13
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	529	409.45/cwt	402.00–415.00	2,166	64
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	531	399.97/cwt	397.50–401.00	2,124	17
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	563	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	2,077	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	574	408.44/cwt	398.00–411.00	2,344	36
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	588	383.00/cwt	383.00–383.00	2,252	38
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	614	387.92/cwt	378.00–392.00	2,382	68
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	633	353.58/cwt	345.00–355.00	2,238	35
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	636	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,051	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	656	348.13/cwt	340.00–359.00	2,284	13
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	664	373.00/cwt	373.00–373.00	2,477	26
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	676	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	2,082	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	701	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,068	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	707	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	2,354	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	754	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,451	6
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	777	347.41/cwt	335.00–355.00	2,699	33
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	828	346.43/cwt	340.00–356.50	2,868	20
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	848	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	2,764	3
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	875	325.50/cwt	325.50–325.50	2,848	3
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	883	334.25/cwt	334.25–334.25	2,951	15
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	917	331.27/cwt	330.00–332.50	3,038	115
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	941	304.50/cwt	304.50–304.50	2,865	5
Steers	1050–1100	Large 1	1,058	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	2,931	3
Steers	1100–1150	Large 1	1,148	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	2,939	8
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	230	1,310.00/head	1,310.00–1,310.00	1,310	11
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	279	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	39
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	462.27/cwt	457.00–468.00	1,687	29
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	426	407.46/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,736	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,849	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	466	389.31/cwt	380.00–402.50	1,814	20
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	476	359.56/cwt	351.00–375.00	1,712	21
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	358.34/cwt	354.00–364.00	1,867	54
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	543	339.34/cwt	337.50–342.50	1,843	16
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	574	339.64/cwt	324.00–346.00	1,950	84
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	621	325.62/cwt	317.50–328.00	2,022	28
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	722	318.55/cwt	305.00–330.00	2,300	13
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	773	314.84/cwt	306.00–318.00	2,434	34
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	841	313.67/cwt	303.00–315.00	2,638	147
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,415	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	2,080	1
Bulls	—	—	1,650	177.31/cwt	171.00–188.00	2,926	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,107	111.83/cwt	107.00–117.00	1,238	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,120	151.81/cwt	142.00–156.00	1,700	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,141	124.91/cwt	120.00–127.50	1,425	43
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,237	169.73/cwt	158.00–178.00	2,100	67
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,238	187.70/cwt	184.00–189.00	2,324	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,241	136.86/cwt	129.00–147.00	1,698	77
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,343	154.61/cwt	153.50–162.50	2,076	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,523	174.97/cwt	173.00–176.00	2,665	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,776	167.51/cwt	166.00–169.00	2,975	4
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,905	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	3,315	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,016	254.86/cwt	242.00–262.50	2,589	7
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,098	223.79/cwt	205.00–255.00	2,457	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	810	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	919	2,855.84/head	2,850.00–2,900.00	2,856	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,133	2,785.43/head	2,550.00–3,000.00	2,785	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,182	2,802.05/head	2,550.00–2,950.00	2,802	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,217	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,230	2,852.44/head	2,750.00–2,900.00	2,852	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,302	2,299.20/head	1,800.00–2,500.00	2,299	15
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,346	2,781.87/head	2,750.00–2,950.00	2,782	9
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,300	3,450.00/head	3,450.00–3,450.00	3,450	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 Oct 29, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,299Last week 2,120Year ago 1,801

Slaughter CattleReceipts 278Last week 247Year ago 319

Replacement CattleReceipts 78Last week 97Year ago 42

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	250–300	253	1,500.00	1,500.00
4	350–400	395	510.00	510.00
10	400–450	412	477.50–502.50	492.22
17	500–550	531	397.50–401.00	399.97
38	550–600	588	383.00	383.00
35	600–650	633	345.00–355.00	353.58
13	650–700	656	340.00–359.00	348.13
4	700–750	707	333.00	333.00
6	750–800	754	325.00	325.00
3	800–850	848	326.00	326.00
3	850–900	875	325.50	325.50
5	900–950	941	304.50	304.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	348	570.00	570.00
9	350–400	378	520.00–532.00	525.47
12	400–450	434	497.00–505.00	500.31
13	450–500	459	462.50–477.50	467.10
64	500–550	529	402.00–415.00	409.45
36	550–600	574	398.00–411.00	408.44
68	600–650	614	378.00–392.00	387.92
26	650–700	664	373.00	373.00
33	750–800	777	335.00–355.00	347.41
20	800–850	828	340.00–356.50	346.43
15	850–900	883	334.25	334.25
115	900–950	917	330.00–332.50	331.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	434	520.00	520.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	1050–1100	1,058	277.00	277.00
8	1100–1150	1,148	256.00	256.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	414	432.50	432.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	440	462.50	462.50
4	550–600	563	369.00	369.00
3	600–650	636	322.50	322.50
3	650–700	676	308.00	308.00
3	700–750	701	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	426	400.00–415.00	407.46
21	450–500	476	351.00–375.00	359.56
16	500–550	543	337.50–342.50	339.34
34	750–800	773	306.00–318.00	314.84
147	800–850	841	303.00–315.00	313.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	200–250	230	1,310.00	1,310.00
39	250–300	279	1,525.00	1,525.00
29	350–400	365	457.00–468.00	462.27
6	400–450	430	430.00	430.00
20	450–500	466	380.00–402.50	389.31
54	500–550	521	354.00–364.00	358.34
84	550–600	574	324.00–346.00	339.64
28	600–650	621	317.50–328.00	325.62
13	700–750	722	305.00–330.00	318.55

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	—	1,098	205.00–255.00	223.79
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,016	242.00–262.50	254.86

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,133	2,550.00–3,000.00	2,785.43
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,346	2,750.00–2,950.00	2,781.87
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	919	2,850.00–2,900.00	2,855.84
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,182	2,550.00–2,950.00	2,802.05
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,230	2,750.00–2,900.00	2,852.44

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)	15	—	1,302	1,800.00–2,500.00	2,299.20
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,217	2,050.00	2,050.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	810	2,800.00	2,800.00

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	—	1,300	3,450.00	3,450.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,776	166.00–169.00	167.51
7	—	1,523	173.00–176.00	174.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,238	184.00–189.00	187.70
67	—	1,237	158.00–178.00	169.73
6	—	1,120	142.00–156.00	151.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,905	174.00	174.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,343	153.50–162.50	154.61
17	—	1,107	107.00–117.00	111.83
43	—	1,141	120.00–127.50	124.91
77	—	1,241	129.00–147.00	136.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,415	147.00	147.00
2	—	1,650	171.00–188.00	177.31

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.