Kansas Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Kansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 12, 2020

6,964 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $132.68/cwt ≈ $1,084/hd at 817 lb · 622 head

heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $142.70/cwt ≈ $1,249/hd at 875 lb · 493 head

light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $141.81/cwt ≈ $1,326/hd at 935 lb · 439 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	6,964	6,072	8,226
Feeder cattle	6,510	—	7,795
Slaughter cattle	445	—	403
Replacement cattle	9	—	28

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers mostly evenly steady to 2.00 higher, few up to 3.00 higher on 650 to 700 lbs; over 700 lbs instances steady to 2.00 lower. Heifers unevenly steady, few 700 to 800 lbs 4.00 higher; over 800 lbs mostly 4.00 to 6.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
350–390	358	5	180.00–184.00	$182.35	$653
404–437	411	32	166.00–175.00	$169.82	$698
458–488	468	37	159.00–162.00	$159.76	$748
508–548	516	83	150.00–162.00	$157.23	$811
573 unweaned	573	6	141.00	$141.00	$808
572–595	577	57	139.50–151.00	$143.46	$828
607–646	623	31	132.25–141.50	$137.36	$856
602–648	625	251	131.00–157.50	$139.27	$870
641 unweaned	641	5	140.00	$140.00	$897
653–691	668	109	129.00–157.50	$144.35	$964
676–680 unweaned	678	28	126.50–133.25	$130.59	$885
704–749	735	261	138.00–152.50	$143.84	$1,057
750–790	770	286	140.50–148.10	$146.57	$1,129
818–838	823	46	132.50–136.50	$135.92	$1,119
823 fancy	823	67	144.75	$144.75	$1,191
810–843	825	195	137.50–148.00	$145.34	$1,199
851–897	875	484	133.00–145.00	$142.95	$1,251
892	892	9	129.00	$129.00	$1,151
911 fancy	911	51	142.10	$142.10	$1,295
906–947	938	388	136.60–144.25	$141.77	$1,330
953–973	963	253	137.75–143.50	$139.76	$1,346

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
375	375	4	166.00	$166.00	$622
441	441	4	163.00	$163.00	$719
542–549	547	24	147.00–148.00	$147.29	$806
553–590	566	34	145.00–152.00	$149.50	$846
617–647	632	6	135.00–137.50	$136.28	$861
654–690	668	48	143.00–149.00	$145.46	$972
712–747	746	70	131.00–136.00	$131.20	$979
770–786	779	19	132.00–134.00	$133.06	$1,037
835	835	4	131.00	$131.00	$1,094
902	902	6	129.00	$129.00	$1,164

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
638	638	4	133.00	$133.00	$849
1023–1045	1035	22	122.00–133.00	$129.16	$1,337

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
577	577	9	125.50	$125.50	$724
652–683	666	9	108.00–119.00	$113.02	$753
758	758	4	118.00	$118.00	$894

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
803	803	13	125.00	$125.00	$1,004

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
320	320	4	152.00	$152.00	$486
395	395	10	150.00	$150.00	$592
420–424	423	23	144.00–150.00	$144.78	$612
447 unweaned	447	5	135.50	$135.50	$606
453 unweaned	453	4	145.00	$145.00	$657
479–480	479	57	144.00–147.00	$144.16	$691
483	483	4	129.00	$129.00	$623
516–538 unweaned	525	25	124.00–126.50	$125.47	$659
500–546	528	281	126.50–148.00	$136.53	$721
546	546	12	128.00	$128.00	$699
550–598	571	76	125.50–141.00	$134.31	$767
571–581	574	16	125.50–129.00	$128.11	$735
550–598 unweaned	577	41	120.50–130.00	$126.29	$729
601–646	614	133	120.50–139.00	$129.35	$794
616	616	9	127.00	$127.00	$782
621–649 unweaned	635	30	110.00–127.00	$118.71	$754
665 fancy	665	61	143.85	$143.85	$957
666	666	6	125.00	$125.00	$832
657–675 unweaned	669	50	124.50–125.50	$124.81	$835
652–688	674	164	133.50–144.25	$138.07	$931
705 unweaned	705	6	118.00	$118.00	$832
700–742	731	326	132.50–142.00	$137.25	$1,003
750–791	768	79	130.00–142.25	$133.45	$1,025
782	782	10	123.00	$123.00	$962
801–847	816	592	128.00–135.75	$133.08	$1,086
808–840	830	30	121.50–126.00	$124.69	$1,035
866–884	875	25	109.00–118.00	$113.27	$991
854–896	877	205	124.00–129.75	$126.62	$1,110
910–915	914	18	116.50–122.00	$118.02	$1,079
955–975	965	36	106.00–119.00	$114.59	$1,106

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
490	490	7	127.00	$127.00	$622
502–511	507	7	127.00–137.00	$131.24	$665
560–598	585	12	133.00–135.00	$134.36	$786
629–646	633	20	130.00–134.00	$131.02	$829
653–673	664	67	132.00–134.50	$133.56	$887
683	683	22	121.00	$121.00	$826
701–745	723	29	124.00–127.00	$125.98	$911
770–798	777	12	130.00–132.00	$131.49	$1,022
825–840	830	9	122.00–123.00	$122.66	$1,018
852–889	859	21	115.75–119.00	$118.36	$1,017
927	927	24	105.00–114.00	$112.88	$1,046

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
733	733	21	130.00	$130.00	$953
800	800	6	119.00	$119.00	$952

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1032–1039	1035	19	108.25–112.00	$109.64	$1,135

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
417	417	6	151.50	$151.50	$632
451	451	3	140.00	$140.00	$631
525	525	4	134.00	$134.00	$704
566	566	8	121.00	$121.00	$685
701	701	8	114.00	$114.00	$799

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
944–1695	1171	80-85%	165	45.50–56.00	$49.83	$584

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
981–1670	1350	75-80%	26	68.00–78.00	$70.69	$954
967–1640	1365	75-80%	98	55.00–70.50	$61.84	$844

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1003–1605	1156	85-90%	58	36.50–49.50	$44.53	$515

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1330–2185	1691	28	57.00–75.00	$69.55	$1,176
1860–2450	1988	9	74.00–82.50	$77.24	$1,536

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1060	1060	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	870.00	$870.00
1265	1265	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	850.00	$850.00
1295	1295	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	710.00	$710.00
1313	1313	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	825.00	$825.00
1385	1385	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	950.00	$950.00

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.