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Winter Livestock - Dodge City

Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2025-12-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-17

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

● Final85 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1889

← Dec 10Dec 17Dec 31 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

2,488 head

▼ 641 vs last sale 3,129▲ 477 vs year ago 2,011 · +23.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

409 head

▲ 123 vs last sale 286▲ 124 vs year ago 285 · +43.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

248 head

▲ 42 vs last sale 206▼ 39 vs year ago 287 · −13.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No Sale Wednesday, December 24, 2025 Next Sale Wednesday, December 31, 2025

Compared to last week, steer and heifer feeders sold steady to 20.00 higher. Steer calves sold uneven while heifer calves sold steady to 16.00 higher. Large lots of reputation steer calves brought 10.00 to 13.00 higher. Two sets of reputation heifers sold as replacement brought 30.00 higher. Boning cows sold steady and Lean cows sold 3.00 higher. Good 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 $445.03/cwt on 98 head. That ranks 15 of 31 comparable sales and sits −1.67 against this barn's trailing median of $446.70.

Average price

$445.03

98 head · 573 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,549

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$56

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

$4.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.86

vs KS average

+0.93 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	556	449.00	2,498	10thin
Medium and Large 1	575	444.58	2,555	88

One grade step is worth $4.42/cwt here — about −$56 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 sale98 hd

445.03

—

KS average3 barns · 519 hd

450.89

−5.86

National average163 barns · 16,063 hd

444.10

+0.93

This barn, trailing median31 sales

446.70

−1.67

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	1,831	171.53	3,140	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,594	167.87	2,676	17
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,783	164.68	2,936	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,243	159.74	1,986	200
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,199	126.88	1,521	114

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)	1,187	$3,112	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,228	$2,729	10
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,155	$2,677	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,385	$2,656	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,338	$2,653	13
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,300	$2,485	27
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,300	$2,392	39
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	847	$2,487	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,300	$3,300	4thin

Every lot

85 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 · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	322	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,771	5
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	331	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,986	5
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	349	539.00/cwt	539.00–539.00	1,881	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	375	522.50/cwt	522.50–522.50	1,959	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	417	472.50/cwt	472.50–472.50	1,970	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	401.00/cwt	401.00–401.00	1,897	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	485	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,207	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	493	489.75/cwt	487.00–491.00	2,414	25
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	527	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	532	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,633	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	535	484.53/cwt	470.00–490.00	2,592	11
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	570	457.50/cwt	457.50–457.50	2,608	16
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	583	433.98/cwt	420.00–444.00	2,530	61
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	593	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,253	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	632	414.92/cwt	399.50–424.00	2,622	199
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	643	382.78/cwt	369.00–391.00	2,461	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	649	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,028	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	673	382.31/cwt	372.00–385.00	2,573	66
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	712	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	2,464	12
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	721	336.57/cwt	323.00–348.50	2,427	61
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	734	363.74/cwt	353.00–376.00	2,670	266
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	777	353.26/cwt	337.00–360.00	2,745	192
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	827	352.84/cwt	346.50–359.00	2,918	120
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	845	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,679	11
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	852	320.01/cwt	311.00–329.00	2,726	6
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	872	335.04/cwt	328.00–340.00	2,922	264
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	953	319.50/cwt	304.50–323.25	3,045	91
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1Fancy	956	325.50/cwt	325.50–325.50	3,112	22
Steers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,029	303.39/cwt	291.00–310.50	3,122	16
Steers	1250–1300	Large 1	1,258	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	2,969	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	264	1,090.70/head	1,025.00–1,150.00	1,091	8
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	339	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,729	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	411	517.50/cwt	517.50–517.50	2,127	25
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	446	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,940	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	503	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,037	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	526	440.97/cwt	427.50–447.50	2,320	19
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	556	418.00/cwt	418.00–418.00	2,324	34
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	584	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	2,038	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	589	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,297	11
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	616	368.99/cwt	349.00–374.00	2,273	15
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	643	364.70/cwt	362.00–365.00	2,345	40
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	672	341.62/cwt	337.00–351.00	2,296	20
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fancy	688	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,477	42
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	693	310.25/cwt	310.00–311.00	2,150	12
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	722	334.47/cwt	321.00–343.00	2,415	135
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	761	327.43/cwt	319.00–328.50	2,492	81
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Fancy	811	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,774	64
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	830	315.18/cwt	312.50–322.50	2,616	69
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	858	310.57/cwt	309.50–312.75	2,665	39
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	892	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	2,640	5
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	940	301.50/cwt	301.50–301.50	2,834	11
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	960	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	2,765	26
Heifers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,020	282.33/cwt	269.50–287.00	2,880	19
Heifers	1050–1100	Large 1	1,053	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	2,748	9
Heifers	1150–1200	Large 1	1,158	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	2,698	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	396	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,059	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	486	481.00/cwt	481.00–481.00	2,338	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	439.00/cwt	439.00–439.00	2,305	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,725	154.83/cwt	143.00–159.00	2,671	6
Bulls	—	—	1,864	177.37/cwt	162.00–185.00	3,306	14
Bulls	—	—	2,000	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	3,800	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,112	115.92/cwt	107.50–120.00	1,289	34
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,125	126.94/cwt	117.50–139.00	1,428	23
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,174	127.29/cwt	124.00–131.00	1,494	54
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,248	163.16/cwt	145.00–169.00	2,036	161
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,363	140.34/cwt	130.00–146.00	1,913	26
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,367	172.42/cwt	171.00–174.00	2,357	16
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,594	167.87/cwt	150.00–177.00	2,676	17
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,783	164.68/cwt	161.00–168.00	2,936	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,155	2,677.33/head	2,400.00–2,850.00	2,677	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,187	3,111.88/head	2,900.00–3,200.00	3,112	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,228	2,728.81/head	2,250.00–3,000.00	2,729	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,293	2,404.18/head	2,000.00–2,550.00	2,404	20
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,296	2,506.34/head	1,700.00–2,600.00	2,506	17
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,307	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,308	2,378.96/head	1,750.00–2,600.00	2,379	19
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,338	2,653.23/head	2,225.00–2,750.00	2,653	13
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,385	2,656.14/head	2,550.00–2,700.00	2,656	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	812	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,517	6
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	926	266.02/cwt	210.00–305.00	2,463	46
Stock Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,086	238.75/cwt	180.00–280.00	2,593	45
Stock Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,113	250.77/cwt	227.00–267.50	2,791	11
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	3,750.00/head	3,750.00–3,750.00	3,750	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,400	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	847	2,487.01/head	1,900.00–2,800.00	2,487	3

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 17, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,488Last week 3,129Year ago 2,011

Slaughter CattleReceipts 409Last week 286Year ago 285

Replacement CattleReceipts 248Last week 206Year ago 287

No Sale Wednesday, December 24, 2025 Next Sale Wednesday, December 31, 2025

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)	20	—	1,293	2,000.00–2,550.00	2,404.18
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,228	2,250.00–3,000.00	2,728.81
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	1,338	2,225.00–2,750.00	2,653.23
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,385	2,550.00–2,700.00	2,656.14
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,187	2,900.00–3,200.00	3,111.88
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,155	2,400.00–2,850.00	2,677.33
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,307	2,450.00	2,450.00

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)	19	—	1,308	1,750.00–2,600.00	2,378.96
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	17	—	1,296	1,700.00–2,600.00	2,506.34

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,113	227.00–267.50	250.77
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	45	—	1,086	180.00–280.00	238.75

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	46	—	926	210.00–305.00	266.02
(<2 yrs)	Open	6	—	812	310.00	310.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,400	2,850.00	2,850.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,200	3,750.00	3,750.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	847	1,900.00–2,800.00	2,487.01

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,864	162.00–185.00	177.37
6	—	1,725	143.00–159.00	154.83
1	—	2,000	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	1,174	124.00–131.00	127.29
26	—	1,363	130.00–146.00	140.34
34	—	1,112	107.50–120.00	115.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,125	117.50–139.00	126.94
161	—	1,248	145.00–169.00	163.16
16	—	1,367	171.00–174.00	172.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,594	150.00–177.00	167.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,783	161.00–168.00	164.68

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	396	520.00	520.00
3	450–500	486	481.00	481.00
3	500–550	525	439.00	439.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	250–300	264	1,025.00–1,150.00	1,090.70
10	300–350	339	510.00	510.00
25	400–450	411	517.50	517.50
19	500–550	526	427.50–447.50	440.97
11	550–600	589	390.00	390.00
40	600–650	643	362.00–365.00	364.70
20	650–700	672	337.00–351.00	341.62
135	700–750	722	321.00–343.00	334.47
81	750–800	761	319.00–328.50	327.43
69	800–850	830	312.50–322.50	315.18
39	850–900	858	309.50–312.75	310.57
11	900–950	940	301.50	301.50
26	950–1000	960	288.00	288.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
34	550–600	556	418.00	418.00
42	650–700	688	360.00	360.00
64	800–850	811	342.00	342.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	1000–1050	1,020	269.50–287.00	282.33
9	1050–1100	1,053	261.00	261.00
4	1150–1200	1,158	233.00	233.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	446	435.00	435.00
3	500–550	503	405.00	405.00
5	550–600	584	349.00	349.00
15	600–650	616	349.00–374.00	368.99
12	650–700	693	310.00–311.00	310.25
5	850–900	892	296.00	296.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	331	600.00	600.00
4	400–450	417	472.50	472.50
25	450–500	493	487.00–491.00	489.75
11	500–550	535	470.00–490.00	484.53
61	550–600	583	420.00–444.00	433.98
199	600–650	632	399.50–424.00	414.92
66	650–700	673	372.00–385.00	382.31
266	700–750	734	353.00–376.00	363.74
192	750–800	777	337.00–360.00	353.26
120	800–850	827	346.50–359.00	352.84
264	850–900	872	328.00–340.00	335.04
91	950–1000	953	304.50–323.25	319.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	349	539.00	539.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	322	550.00	550.00
3	350–400	375	522.50	522.50
4	450–500	485	455.00	455.00
6	500–550	532	495.00	495.00
4	500–550	527	825.00	825.00
4	550–600	593	380.00	380.00
8	600–650	643	369.00–391.00	382.78
12	700–750	712	346.00	346.00
11	800–850	845	317.00	317.00
6	850–900	852	311.00–329.00	320.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	1000–1050	1,029	291.00–310.50	303.39
4	1250–1300	1,258	236.00	236.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	473	401.00	401.00
5	600–650	649	312.50	312.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
16	550–600	570	457.50	457.50
22	950–1000	956	325.50	325.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
61	700–750	721	323.00–348.50	336.57

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.