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Kansas Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Kansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 19, 2020

11,099 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $136.56/cwt -7.25 vs last sale · ≈ $1,128/hd at 826 lb · 756 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $123.60/cwt -9.08 vs last sale · ≈ $1,018/hd at 824 lb · 556 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $132.34/cwt -14.23 vs last sale · ≈ $1,017/hd at 769 lb · 544 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 11,099 6,964 12,743
Feeder cattle 9,442 6,510 9,950
Slaughter cattle 507 445 492
Replacement cattle 1,150 9 2,301

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 3.00 to 8.00 lower, instances 10.00 lower, except few 600 to 650 lbs 4.00 higher. Heifers 600 to 950 lbs 2.00 to 8.00 lower, instances 10.00 lower; under 600 lbs unevenly steady to lower market.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–347 328 21 171.00–190.00 $182.21 $598 —
375–396 384 21 160.00–183.00 $169.93 $653 -12.42
390–396 unweaned 396 36 150.00–159.00 $150.49 $596 —
405–438 412 23 163.00–169.00 $166.85 $687 -2.97
400–445 unweaned 428 49 141.00–170.00 $149.15 $638 —
455–499 unweaned 477 132 130.50–158.00 $137.21 $654 —
456–495 480 118 144.00–160.50 $154.38 $741 -5.38
514–549 unweaned 529 174 138.00–147.00 $141.69 $750 —
505–547 531 300 143.25–154.00 $147.59 $784 -9.64
552–591 574 221 137.00–153.00 $143.51 $824 +0.05
574 574 7 130.00 $130.00 $746 -13.46
553–598 unweaned 588 89 130.00–142.00 $136.02 $800 -4.98
600–642 unweaned 621 97 127.50–138.50 $133.19 $827 -6.81
607–645 623 157 131.50–155.50 $140.07 $873 +2.71
640 640 31 124.50 $124.50 $797 -14.77
651–693 664 126 130.00–144.00 $136.16 $904 -8.19
652–696 unweaned 683 225 120.50–140.50 $130.37 $890 -0.22
685–697 689 61 124.00–132.00 $126.99 $875 -17.36
714–724 unweaned 716 35 122.00–125.50 $124.89 $894 —
707–749 735 315 120.50–143.00 $134.18 $986 -9.66
749 fancy 749 74 138.00 $138.00 $1,034 —
751 fancy 751 21 138.50 $138.50 $1,040 —
758 758 11 121.50 $121.50 $921 -25.07
756–779 unweaned 764 23 119.50–132.00 $127.26 $972 —
751–794 768 365 129.00–144.50 $135.23 $1,039 -11.34
752–793 775 124 119.50–128.00 $124.70 $966 -21.87
800–846 826 709 130.75–142.00 $137.06 $1,132 -8.28
830–840 831 47 124.50–129.75 $128.96 $1,072 -16.38
855 fancy 855 50 138.60 $138.60 $1,185 —
851–899 872 253 122.00–139.25 $132.23 $1,153 -10.72
902–937 924 235 127.50–135.85 $131.27 $1,213 -10.50
956–988 967 186 124.00–134.00 $128.30 $1,241 -11.46
1075 1075 9 113.00 $113.00 $1,215 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
341 341 62 161.00 $161.00 $549 —
387–389 389 12 146.00–162.50 $150.11 $584 -15.89
428–436 436 73 155.00–160.00 $159.87 $697 -3.13
457 unweaned 457 9 125.25 $125.25 $572 —
475–495 483 20 140.00–154.00 $146.57 $708 —
514 514 52 150.00 $150.00 $771 +2.71
529 unweaned 529 6 120.00 $120.00 $635 —
569–591 573 56 123.00 $123.00 $705 -26.50
608–638 612 19 132.00–139.00 $132.98 $814 -3.30
658 unweaned 658 8 110.00 $110.00 $724 —
658–697 677 40 121.50–133.00 $125.70 $851 -19.76
708–745 717 40 112.50–136.00 $119.83 $859 -11.37
819 819 32 122.00 $122.00 $999 -9.00
908–909 908 20 123.00–128.50 $127.40 $1,157 -1.60
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1004–1047 1029 191 121.00–131.25 $127.18 $1,309 -1.98
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1008–1035 1021 8 113.50–118.50 $115.35 $1,178 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
313–343 unweaned 321 12 131.00–141.00 $138.32 $444 —
330–345 340 31 144.00–173.00 $154.00 $524 +2.00
361–398 370 21 147.00–152.50 $148.77 $550 -1.23
372–393 unweaned 378 24 131.50–140.00 $133.50 $505 —
413 413 6 137.00 $137.00 $566 -7.78
400–439 unweaned 418 29 121.00–138.00 $130.37 $545 -5.13
402–448 418 50 141.00–155.00 $147.93 $618 +3.15
455–486 474 95 138.00–146.00 $141.68 $672 -2.48
450–497 unweaned 481 113 128.00–139.00 $133.68 $643 -11.32
504–542 528 133 127.00–143.00 $134.94 $712 -1.59
505–547 unweaned 541 191 120.00–129.00 $127.49 $690 +2.02
547 547 11 119.00 $119.00 $651 -9.00
550–593 562 138 131.00–140.00 $136.12 $765 +1.81
557–595 unweaned 576 207 120.00–130.00 $126.50 $729 +0.21
590–597 594 27 114.00–124.00 $121.41 $721 -6.70
606–649 624 93 124.00–135.00 $127.82 $798 +0.82
611–642 unweaned 625 102 113.00–125.00 $120.84 $755 +2.13
636 fancy 636 109 137.10 $137.10 $872 —
657 657 8 121.35 $121.35 $797 -3.65
651–670 unweaned 659 47 115.00–122.00 $119.36 $787 -5.45
650–694 674 141 110.00–130.00 $124.88 $842 -13.19
700–708 unweaned 704 13 109.00–117.00 $112.71 $793 -5.29
716 716 10 122.00 $122.00 $874 -15.25
706–738 722 206 122.75–134.25 $129.46 $935 -7.79
740 fancy 740 69 137.10 $137.10 $1,015 —
750–797 771 359 120.00–128.25 $124.95 $963 -8.50
775–787 782 34 118.50–122.75 $121.14 $947 -1.86
803–845 824 556 119.50–125.50 $123.60 $1,018 -1.09
853–895 874 171 115.50–124.00 $121.10 $1,058 +7.83
906–940 917 30 108.00–115.75 $112.68 $1,033 -5.34
956–980 966 35 107.50–114.00 $110.33 $1,066 -4.26
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
377 377 10 129.00 $129.00 $486 —
402 unweaned 402 14 122.00 $122.00 $490 —
454–496 480 38 110.00–138.00 $124.52 $598 -2.48
482 unweaned 482 11 110.25 $110.25 $531 —
518–525 522 8 116.00–133.00 $124.56 $650 -6.68
525 unweaned 525 39 116.00 $116.00 $609 —
556–575 568 34 118.00–130.00 $122.54 $696 -11.82
612–646 642 38 120.50–125.00 $121.06 $777 -9.96
685 685 17 118.00 $118.00 $808 -3.00
719–730 724 8 120.00–124.00 $122.50 $887 -3.48
730 unweaned 730 10 116.50 $116.50 $850 —
755–796 775 12 114.00–123.50 $119.37 $925 -12.12
806–836 821 11 116.50–119.00 $117.13 $962 -5.53
869 869 4 110.00 $110.00 $956 -8.36
878 878 6 116.00 $116.00 $1,018 -2.36
965 965 5 106.00 $106.00 $1,023 —
1076 1076 5 100.00 $100.00 $1,076 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1047 1047 5 98.00 $98.00 $1,026 -11.64
1064 1064 18 104.00 $104.00 $1,107 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
706 706 5 115.00 $115.00 $812 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
378 378 4 160.00 $160.00 $605 —
381–382 unweaned 382 12 139.00–145.00 $142.50 $544 —
480 unweaned 480 5 137.00 $137.00 $658 —
555 555 3 105.00 $105.00 $583 -16.00
677 unweaned 677 10 124.00 $124.00 $839 —
723 723 6 105.00 $105.00 $759 -9.00
875 875 9 98.00 $98.00 $858 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1200 1200 (<2 yrs)N/A 1 1,400.00 $1,400.00 —
1895 1895 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 2,000.00 $2,000.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1122–2105 1352 75-80% 153 56.00–69.00 $63.14 $854 -7.55
1267–1775 1449 75-80% 41 69.00–73.00 $70.25 $1,018 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
941–1600 1235 80-85% 167 46.00–58.00 $51.07 $631 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1010–1460 1129 85-90% 68 37.50–48.50 $43.76 $494 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1175–2345 1853 18 64.00–75.00 $70.13 $1,300 —
1640–2395 1891 9 75.50–81.00 $76.66 $1,450 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
824–832 829 (<2 yrs)Open 30 1,135.00–1,160.00 $1,144.94

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1169–1344 1242 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 43 1,150.00–1,410.00 $1,240.83
1222–1358 1259 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 15 1,035.00–1,060.00 $1,042.45
1133–1345 1262 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 79 1,200.00–1,425.00 $1,326.23
1177–1438 1296 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 170 1,225.00–1,350.00 $1,285.11
1210–1472 1313 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 42 1,225.00–1,350.00 $1,264.09
1220–1415 1317 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 29 1,150.00–1,400.00 $1,283.40
1255–1460 1317 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 95 1,075.00–1,460.00 $1,294.69
1218–1485 1321 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 7 775.00–1,035.00 $901.44
1180–1500 1326 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 12 725.00–875.00 $817.45
1265–1378 1331 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 6 825.00–850.00 $842.08
Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1275–1340 1305 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 1,060.00–1,100.00 $1,073.03
1202–1513 1329 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 13 1,060.00–1,210.00 $1,115.16
1408–1463 1436 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 1,100.00–1,135.00 $1,117.16
1378–1555 1467 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 1,100.00–1,200.00 $1,153.02
1490 1490 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,000.00 $1,000.00
1235–1595 1501 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 33 1,000.00–1,275.00 $1,251.61
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
950–1230 1070 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 25 910.00–1,235.00 $1,054.05
990–1135 1076 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 8 875.00–1,150.00 $981.38
988–1233 1184 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 15 1,010.00–1,025.00 $1,012.50
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1085 1085 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 785.00 $785.00
1160 1160 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00
1195 1195 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 625.00 $625.00
1270 1270 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 825.00 $825.00
1305 1305 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 740.00 $740.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1022–1057 1048 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 61 1,385.00–1,550.00 $1,515.69
1010–1102 1050 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 117 1,450.00–1,525.00 $1,480.04
1038–1122 1084 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 22 1,300.00–1,450.00 $1,405.71
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
838–998 894 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 41 1,150.00–1,350.00 $1,295.93
927 927 Young (2-4 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 3 1,075.00 $1,075.00
941 941 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 5 985.00 $985.00
992–1005 999 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 7 1,000.00–1,225.00 $1,095.71

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1000–1245 1130 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 9 1,300.00–1,460.00 $1,382.22 —
995–1223 1166 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 6 1,100.00–1,300.00 $1,191.67 —
1175 1175 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,625.00 $1,625.00 —
1125–1225 1195 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 4 1,225.00–1,425.00 $1,368.75 —
1170–1235 1203 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 3 825.00–1,150.00 $950.00 —
1125–1300 1207 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 7 1,200.00–1,285.00 $1,224.29 —
1000–1255 1210 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 6 1,300.00–1,425.00 $1,387.50 —
1160–1340 1220 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 6 1,275.00–1,400.00 $1,358.33 —
965–1550 1258 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 1,375.00–1,385.00 $1,380.00 —
1080–1350 1263 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 6 1,210.00–1,350.00 $1,276.67 —
1170–1325 1273 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 12 925.00–1,200.00 $1,107.92 —
1375–1400 1380 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 5 1,150.00–1,450.00 $1,390.00 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1100 1100 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 950.00 $950.00 —
1100 1100 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 5 725.00 $725.00 —
1100 1100 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,150.00 $1,150.00 —
1300 1300 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 825.00 $825.00 —
Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1500 1500 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 5 1,560.00 $1,560.00 —
Medium 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
800 800 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 4 900.00 $900.00 —
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
900 900 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 4 1,175.00 $1,175.00 —

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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.