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Kansas Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Kansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 9, 2020

12,859 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $145.07/cwt +6.51 vs last sale · ≈ $973/hd at 671 lb · 1,007 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $145.78/cwt +9.77 vs last sale · ≈ $1,060/hd at 727 lb · 822 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $156.69/cwt +8.09 vs last sale · ≈ $897/hd at 573 lb · 744 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 12,859 10,153 12,643
Feeder cattle 11,974 9,046 11,902
Slaughter cattle 787 1,014 658
Replacement cattle 98 93 83

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold steady to 11.00 higher, except few under 650 lbs 1.00 to 5.00 lower. Heifers sold steady to 11.00 higher, except few 900 lbs 3.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–343 328 14 200.00–210.00 $203.49 $667 +33.25
369 unweaned 369 6 178.00 $178.00 $657 -1.26
366–395 386 38 179.00–203.00 $195.96 $756 +13.99
403–445 427 133 165.00–190.00 $179.95 $768 +6.32
413–448 unweaned 436 9 171.00–174.00 $173.05 $754 +7.72
450–497 468 189 165.00–185.00 $175.97 $824 +9.24
480 thin fleshed 480 22 188.00 $188.00 $902 —
451–492 unweaned 481 68 155.00–176.00 $163.40 $786 +2.92
502–549 526 358 148.00–179.00 $160.70 $845 +13.70
515–549 thin fleshed 531 68 165.00–171.00 $168.67 $896 —
524–548 unweaned 532 79 153.00–161.25 $157.72 $839 +4.38
562 fancy 562 6 175.00 $175.00 $984 —
550–599 570 419 142.00–166.00 $154.54 $881 +3.83
561–590 thin fleshed 574 158 165.50–170.00 $167.81 $963 —
556–597 unweaned 579 161 141.00–158.00 $150.68 $872 +5.11
605–613 thin fleshed 607 173 154.00–161.00 $159.62 $969 —
600–647 624 429 142.00–160.00 $150.55 $939 +7.46
603–649 unweaned 630 117 137.00–151.00 $144.05 $908 +3.00
669 thin fleshed 669 34 153.50 $153.50 $1,027 —
651–686 670 688 138.00–151.50 $145.05 $972 +3.70
670 fancy 670 71 157.75 $157.75 $1,057 —
672 672 10 133.00 $133.00 $894 -8.35
651–697 unweaned 675 204 128.50–145.00 $139.91 $944 +5.19
701 fancy 701 6 143.00 $143.00 $1,002 —
714 unweaned 714 24 136.50 $136.50 $975 +11.50
702–748 728 792 130.00–151.25 $146.08 $1,063 +9.53
751–799 782 324 130.00–152.25 $145.32 $1,136 +6.06
810–823 819 154 136.00–140.75 $138.42 $1,134 +0.15
801–848 825 342 125.85–148.75 $143.37 $1,183 +5.10
869 869 55 139.85 $139.85 $1,215 -1.22
853–888 876 565 127.50–148.35 $141.01 $1,235 -0.06
912–916 fancy 914 106 143.50–147.25 $145.13 $1,326 +0.20
903–946 918 248 133.85–144.35 $137.21 $1,260 +2.94
950–996 961 79 125.50–141.60 $137.59 $1,322 +4.84
1003–1030 1014 30 132.50–137.50 $135.17 $1,371 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
454–489 476 12 155.00–164.00 $157.29 $749 —
503–543 519 25 143.00–150.00 $145.87 $757 —
562–599 579 104 118.00–151.00 $140.23 $812 +6.23
587 unweaned 587 5 139.00 $139.00 $816 +5.22
621–630 625 36 133.50–140.00 $137.13 $857 +1.57
641 unweaned 641 8 139.00 $139.00 $891 +12.87
653–695 677 114 127.00–140.00 $134.94 $914 —
704–737 725 50 122.00–140.00 $132.91 $964 +7.57
750–795 772 43 127.00–135.00 $131.29 $1,014 +2.57
905–911 908 36 135.00–135.50 $135.40 $1,229 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1034 1034 5 123.00 $123.00 $1,272 -3.20
1096 1096 12 121.50 $121.50 $1,332 —
1192 1192 8 94.00 $94.00 $1,120 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 15 179.00 $179.00 $743 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
272 272 2 420.00 $420.00 +35.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
293 293 5 145.00 $145.00 $425 -9.00
302–348 333 17 146.00–159.00 $150.78 $502 —
359 fancy 359 6 177.50 $177.50 $637 —
369 unweaned 369 11 138.00 $138.00 $509 -4.72
366–394 382 52 145.00–159.00 $153.57 $587 -4.50
409–433 420 163 140.00–163.00 $152.02 $638 -0.50
425–430 thin fleshed 429 16 152.00–155.00 $152.56 $654 —
451–499 476 282 135.00–158.00 $148.72 $708 +3.90
452–488 unweaned 476 71 131.00–148.50 $144.26 $687 +3.32
504–532 unweaned 514 18 138.00–141.00 $139.58 $717 +4.20
511–527 thin fleshed 521 28 157.00–160.00 $158.16 $824 —
501–549 529 482 128.00–153.00 $144.33 $764 +4.68
558 thin fleshed 558 45 157.00 $157.00 $876 —
564 564 29 157.00 $157.00 $885 +23.65
550–596 571 175 135.00–150.00 $142.92 $816 +9.57
550–595 unweaned 573 171 126.50–139.00 $133.69 $766 +0.48
607 607 28 127.00 $127.00 $771 -6.67
602–648 623 626 130.00–143.00 $136.35 $849 +2.68
601–645 unweaned 624 88 124.00–134.00 $129.73 $810 +2.30
659–670 unweaned 665 40 129.50–133.00 $131.56 $875 +10.94
650–697 666 306 126.00–141.00 $133.78 $891 +6.05
726 unweaned 726 5 111.00 $111.00 $806 —
713–743 727 310 129.00–137.60 $134.62 $979 +14.24
750–799 769 100 128.50–134.50 $133.08 $1,023 -4.17
807–845 827 165 120.00–135.00 $131.25 $1,085 +6.78
853–880 857 81 121.00–132.50 $131.25 $1,125 +12.28
909–933 926 37 117.00–119.50 $117.70 $1,090 +0.77
982–998 996 52 103.00–116.50 $104.28 $1,039 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–444 430 16 139.00–154.00 $146.99 $632 +6.99
490–491 491 33 143.00–145.00 $144.33 $709 +9.04
531–545 533 34 130.25–135.00 $132.84 $708 +19.84
534 unweaned 534 17 133.00 $133.00 $710 +0.09
564–599 584 62 115.00–129.50 $127.13 $742 +6.54
630–648 637 24 120.00–124.25 $122.91 $783 +7.91
669–690 680 51 118.00–127.00 $121.92 $829 +5.40
703–725 716 17 124.00–130.00 $127.30 $911 +5.90
763–785 768 18 124.00–129.00 $127.42 $979 +2.42
820–848 835 21 125.00–128.00 $126.42 $1,056 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
975–999 989 7 102.00–110.00 $106.62 $1,054 -1.25
1014–1031 1023 34 104.00–108.50 $107.43 $1,099 -0.35
1059–1065 1062 7 105.00–107.50 $106.43 $1,130 +6.50
1145 1145 4 100.00 $100.00 $1,145 —
1173 1173 4 90.00 $90.00 $1,056 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
404–449 422 28 150.00–155.00 $152.91 $645 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
422 422 2 172.00 $172.00 $726 —
505–522 510 7 139.00–144.00 $140.46 $716 +19.46
560 560 5 136.00 $136.00 $762 +2.10
623 623 3 111.00 $111.00 $692 —
791 791 4 122.00 $122.00 $965 +7.00
841 841 5 105.00 $105.00 $883 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
951–1795 1212 80-85% 250 47.00–58.00 $52.17 $632 —
1259–1350 1296 80-85% 24 58.50–63.50 $61.44 $796 +8.50
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
920–1780 1162 85-90% 230 37.00–48.50 $44.66 $519 -2.23
900–1490 1186 85-90% 9 28.00–36.00 $32.91 $390 -13.98
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
995–1810 1413 75-80% 104 59.00–67.00 $62.79 $887 —
1400–1575 1498 75-80% 3 66.00–70.00 $67.60 $1,013 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1255–2305 1722 10 55.00–67.50 $63.09 $1,086 —
1190–2380 1810 30 60.00–81.50 $74.38 $1,346 —
1815–2245 1985 5 76.00–85.00 $80.05 $1,589 +5.80

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
930 930 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 900.00 $900.00
1045 1045 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 800.00 $800.00
1056 1056 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 5 910.00 $910.00
1073 1073 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 1,000.00 $1,000.00
1093 1093 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 16 1,100.00 $1,100.00
1107 1107 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 7 1,350.00 $1,350.00
1121–1485 1157 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 15 925.00–1,275.00 $1,218.84
1150–1200 1161 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 8 1,125.00–1,450.00 $1,372.90
1165–1175 1169 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 25 820.00–1,025.00 $950.80
1216 1216 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 1,075.00 $1,075.00
1204–1305 1242 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 8 825.00–910.00 $858.50
1385–1495 1440 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 875.00–1,000.00 $935.11

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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.