Sale reports / Kansas / Winter Livestock - Dodge City / 2025-12-03

Winter Livestock - Dodge City

Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2025-12-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dodge City, Kansas · Wed, Dec 3

● Final89 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1889

← Nov 19Dec 3Dec 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,723 head

▲ 221 vs last sale 1,502▼ 3,510 vs year ago 5,233 · −67.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

637 head

▲ 154 vs last sale 483▼ 68 vs year ago 705 · −9.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

288 head

▲ 128 vs last sale 160▲ 40 vs year ago 248 · +16.1%

View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, heifers over 700 lbs not well tested while steers over 700 lbs sold better up to 10.00 higher. Steer and heifer calves sold 10.00 to 30.00 higher with instances of sharply higher across all weights. Today, a Red Angus Special was hosted resulting in sharply higher prices for larger lots of reputation and multi-vaccinated calves. Slaughter cows sold steady, soft undertone. Good demand for moderate to 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 $451.13/cwt on 138 head. That ranks 17 of 31 comparable sales and sits +4.43 against this barn's trailing median of $446.70.

Average price

$451.13

138 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,470

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$179

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

$69.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.46

vs KS average

+21.98 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	461.27	2,492	118
Medium and Large 1-2	591	391.32	2,313	20

One grade step is worth $69.95/cwt here — about $179 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 sale138 hd

451.13

—

KS average2 barns · 378 hd

442.67

+8.46

National average190 barns · 23,426 hd

429.15

+21.98

This barn, trailing median31 sales

446.70

+4.43

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	1,807	174.30	3,149	35
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,555	160.89	2,501	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,226	154.53	1,894	330
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,205	121.69	1,467	165

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)	1,309	$2,741	16
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,020	$2,643	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,299	$2,358	23
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,153	$2,358	7
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,158	$2,329	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,300	$2,267	10
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,181	$2,262	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,258	$2,244	55
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,237	$2,037	35
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,175	$3,650	2thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	800	$3,200	1thin

Every lot

89 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 · Steers34 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	271	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	10
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	318	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,590	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,777	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	327	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,488	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	385	513.35/cwt	505.00–520.00	1,976	25
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	390	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,067	8
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	397	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	2,263	20
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	515.36/cwt	500.00–521.00	2,154	11
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	437	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,141	14
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	461	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,282	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	481	429.00/cwt	429.00–429.00	2,063	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	485	467.50/cwt	467.50–467.50	2,267	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	518	498.00/cwt	498.00–498.00	2,580	14
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	524	484.00/cwt	484.00–484.00	2,536	45
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	534	438.45/cwt	435.00–440.00	2,341	23
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	564	446.28/cwt	442.50–447.50	2,517	20
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	584	416.74/cwt	416.00–417.50	2,434	16
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	591	391.32/cwt	389.00–393.00	2,313	20
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	623	418.50/cwt	418.50–418.50	2,607	66
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	636	375.53/cwt	371.00–396.00	2,388	85
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	646	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	2,248	35
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	2,421	15
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	680	360.92/cwt	341.00–366.00	2,454	29
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	736	313.50/cwt	311.00–318.00	2,307	52
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	738	355.92/cwt	351.00–361.00	2,627	28
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	743	329.34/cwt	328.50–335.00	2,447	30
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	753	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	2,127	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	762	328.50/cwt	328.50–328.50	2,503	73
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	810	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	2,454	19
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	818	334.47/cwt	330.00–336.00	2,736	24
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	876	327.35/cwt	320.00–331.00	2,868	38
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	916	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,885	3
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	927	327.38/cwt	326.00–329.25	3,035	194
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	968	306.46/cwt	301.00–312.00	2,967	12
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fancy	314	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,711	8
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	345	462.50/cwt	462.50–462.50	1,596	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	357	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,678	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	390	451.00/cwt	451.00–451.00	1,759	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	419	440.62/cwt	435.00–449.00	1,846	32
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	453	452.50/cwt	452.50–452.50	2,050	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	430.10/cwt	419.00–438.00	2,064	93
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	417.28/cwt	405.00–419.00	2,178	71
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	546	392.00/cwt	392.00–392.00	2,140	12
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	563	380.82/cwt	364.00–387.50	2,144	66
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	572	397.00/cwt	397.00–397.00	2,271	16
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	601	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	2,329	48
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	619	371.13/cwt	368.00–372.00	2,297	67
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	653	323.50/cwt	322.00–325.00	2,112	16
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	676	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	2,156	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fancy	687	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	2,329	7
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	707	336.50/cwt	336.50–336.50	2,379	19
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	740	321.75/cwt	321.00–322.50	2,381	6
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	753	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	2,289	8
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	756	326.50/cwt	326.50–326.50	2,468	5
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	821	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	2,594	10
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Fancy	881	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	2,678	47
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	883	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	2,614	16
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	551	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,984	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,596	159.12/cwt	157.50–160.00	2,540	4
Bulls	—	—	1,814	195.26/cwt	193.00–198.00	3,542	5
Bulls	—	—	1,838	172.60/cwt	164.00–188.00	3,172	26
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,052	95.26/cwt	90.00–100.00	1,002	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,115	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	2,052	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,116	127.93/cwt	121.00–133.00	1,428	35
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,148	111.54/cwt	105.00–117.50	1,280	44
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,180	138.24/cwt	130.00–146.00	1,631	37
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,248	160.38/cwt	150.00–171.00	2,002	257
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,249	129.66/cwt	120.00–143.00	1,619	103
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,450	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	2,117	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,475	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	2,493	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,538	162.25/cwt	158.00–166.00	2,495	18
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,682	150.02/cwt	146.00–153.00	2,523	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows12 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,020	2,642.52/head	2,350.00–2,900.00	2,643	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,153	2,358.02/head	2,350.00–2,400.00	2,358	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,158	2,328.65/head	1,725.00–2,750.00	2,329	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,181	2,262.44/head	1,900.00–2,375.00	2,262	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,202	2,001.39/head	1,900.00–2,075.00	2,001	20
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,246	2,348.33/head	2,275.00–2,450.00	2,348	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,248	2,254.74/head	2,000.00–2,550.00	2,255	16
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,262	2,239.52/head	1,900.00–2,500.00	2,240	39
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,283	2,085.51/head	2,075.00–2,125.00	2,086	15
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,300	2,267.40/head	2,025.00–2,500.00	2,267	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,309	2,740.86/head	2,350.00–2,900.00	2,741	16
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,318	2,361.79/head	1,950.00–2,800.00	2,362	17
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,175	3,650.00/head	3,450.00–3,850.00	3,650	2
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	800	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	874	303.86/cwt	287.00–317.00	2,656	28
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	925	243.80/cwt	202.50–277.50	2,255	12
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,011	243.67/cwt	202.50–290.00	2,464	57

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 Dec 3, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,723Last week 1,502Year ago 5,233

Slaughter CattleReceipts 637Last week 483Year ago 705

Replacement CattleReceipts 288Last week 160Year ago 248

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	318	500.00	500.00
14	400–450	437	490.00	490.00
6	450–500	481	429.00	429.00
20	550–600	591	389.00–393.00	391.32
35	600–650	646	348.00	348.00
30	700–750	743	328.50–335.00	329.34
3	750–800	753	282.50	282.50
19	800–850	810	303.00	303.00
3	900–950	916	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	327	455.00	455.00
52	700–750	736	311.00–318.00	313.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
20	350–400	397	570.00	570.00
45	500–550	524	484.00	484.00
66	600–650	623	418.50	418.50
15	650–700	650	372.50	372.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	390	530.00	530.00
6	450–500	461	495.00	495.00
14	500–550	518	498.00	498.00
20	550–600	564	442.50–447.50	446.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	250–300	271	1,550.00	1,550.00
3	300–350	323	550.00	550.00
25	350–400	385	505.00–520.00	513.35
11	400–450	418	500.00–521.00	515.36
7	450–500	485	467.50	467.50
23	500–550	534	435.00–440.00	438.45
16	550–600	584	416.00–417.50	416.74
85	600–650	636	371.00–396.00	375.53
29	650–700	680	341.00–366.00	360.92
28	700–750	738	351.00–361.00	355.92
73	750–800	762	328.50	328.50
24	800–850	818	330.00–336.00	334.47
38	850–900	876	320.00–331.00	327.35
194	900–950	927	326.00–329.25	327.38
12	950–1000	968	301.00–312.00	306.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	314	545.00	545.00
16	550–600	572	397.00	397.00
48	600–650	601	387.50	387.50
7	650–700	687	339.00	339.00
47	850–900	881	304.00	304.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	500–550	546	392.00	392.00
3	650–700	676	319.00	319.00
6	700–750	740	321.00–322.50	321.75
8	750–800	753	304.00	304.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	357	470.00	470.00
7	450–500	453	452.50	452.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	345	462.50	462.50
5	350–400	390	451.00	451.00
32	400–450	419	435.00–449.00	440.62
93	450–500	480	419.00–438.00	430.10
71	500–550	522	405.00–419.00	417.28
66	550–600	563	364.00–387.50	380.82
67	600–650	619	368.00–372.00	371.13
16	650–700	653	322.00–325.00	323.50
19	700–750	707	336.50	336.50
5	750–800	756	326.50	326.50
10	800–850	821	316.00	316.00
16	850–900	883	296.00	296.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	551	360.00	360.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	—	1,309	2,350.00–2,900.00	2,740.86
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,153	2,350.00–2,400.00	2,358.02
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,020	2,350.00–2,900.00	2,642.52
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	20	—	1,202	1,900.00–2,075.00	2,001.39
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,158	1,725.00–2,750.00	2,328.65
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	—	1,300	2,025.00–2,500.00	2,267.40
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,181	1,900.00–2,375.00	2,262.44
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,246	2,275.00–2,450.00	2,348.33
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	—	1,248	2,000.00–2,550.00	2,254.74

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)	15	—	1,283	2,075.00–2,125.00	2,085.51
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	17	—	1,318	1,950.00–2,800.00	2,361.79
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	39	—	1,262	1,900.00–2,500.00	2,239.52

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	2	—	1,175	3,450.00–3,850.00	3,650.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	3,200.00	3,200.00

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	12	—	925	202.50–277.50	243.80
(<2 yrs)	Open	28	—	874	287.00–317.00	303.86
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	57	—	1,011	202.50–290.00	243.67

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,116	121.00–133.00	127.93
257	—	1,248	150.00–171.00	160.38
1	—	1,115	184.00	184.00
37	—	1,180	130.00–146.00	138.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,682	146.00–153.00	150.02
18	—	1,538	158.00–166.00	162.25
1	—	1,475	169.00	169.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,052	90.00–100.00	95.26
103	—	1,249	120.00–143.00	129.66
2	—	1,450	146.00	146.00
44	—	1,148	105.00–117.50	111.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,838	164.00–188.00	172.60
5	—	1,814	193.00–198.00	195.26
4	—	1,596	157.50–160.00	159.12

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.