Kansas Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Kansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 14, 2020

11,857 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $132.52/cwt +4.21 vs last sale · ≈ $976/hd at 737 lb · 506 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $149.86/cwt +6.41 vs last sale · ≈ $998/hd at 666 lb · 486 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $135.27/cwt +3.10 vs last sale · ≈ $928/hd at 686 lb · 470 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	11,857	13,612	9,727
Feeder cattle	8,089	12,751	6,967
Slaughter cattle	506	682	824
Replacement cattle	3,262	179	1,936

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers, bulk of the trade steady to 6.00 higher, few up to 9.00 higher; under 400 lbs 5.00 to 9.00 lower. Heifers, bulk of the trade steady to 4.00 higher, few up to 9.00 higher; calves 400 to 700 lbs 4.00 to 8.00 lower

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
316–345	327	21	180.00–220.00	$200.66	$656	-15.81
350–394	372	49	193.00–214.00	$195.18	$726	-8.55
419–447	433	130	174.00–204.50	$193.30	$837	-10.77
465 unweaned	465	4	172.00	$172.00	$800	+5.83
452–496	475	81	165.00–198.00	$182.59	$867	-4.30
487	487	2	163.00	$163.00	$794	-23.89
510–529 fancy	512	51	186.00–193.50	$191.44	$980	+9.08
502–546	523	212	158.00–182.00	$171.49	$897	+23.49
523 unweaned	523	11	162.00	$162.00	$847	+4.85
542	542	12	166.50	$166.50	$902	-3.60
557–589 unweaned	571	26	149.00–152.00	$150.69	$860	+12.84
552–598	577	207	151.00–168.50	$162.00	$935	+1.11
558–596 fancy	587	36	170.00–185.00	$175.26	$1,029	+3.25
605–641	620	176	148.00–167.50	$159.30	$988	+27.41
634 fancy	634	11	161.50	$161.50	$1,024	+2.16
654 fancy	654	25	157.50	$157.50	$1,030	+5.76
663	663	18	143.00	$143.00	$948	-0.22
650–696	666	418	136.00–154.50	$150.72	$1,004	+7.50
676 unweaned	676	25	132.75	$132.75	$897	-2.03
702–746	726	424	131.50–148.00	$144.13	$1,046	+5.00
739 fancy	739	37	148.25	$148.25	$1,096	+5.58
751–787 fancy	762	82	146.00–147.75	$147.20	$1,122	+3.57
753–799	783	316	132.50–145.00	$140.60	$1,101	+2.33
800–842	823	282	133.75–143.75	$139.08	$1,145	+4.06
852–897	877	463	132.10–139.00	$135.73	$1,190	+1.85
900–940	919	264	129.00–134.85	$133.82	$1,230	+1.83
963 fancy	963	58	137.25	$137.25	$1,322	—
953–980	966	178	124.50–137.50	$132.01	$1,275	+1.31

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
406–420	409	27	160.00–190.00	$168.26	$688	+0.75
480–499	493	76	149.00–182.00	$155.30	$766	-7.02
502–540	516	18	162.00–170.00	$165.67	$855	+9.81
599	599	6	153.00	$153.00	$916	+5.96
623–648	633	60	146.00–148.00	$146.69	$929	+9.08
667–699	692	57	136.50–144.00	$143.00	$990	+6.15
709–732	722	48	130.00–138.00	$133.73	$966	-0.22
766–789	772	41	120.00–132.00	$126.55	$977	-2.23
800	800	21	131.50	$131.50	$1,052	+0.97
855–893	870	18	127.00–135.00	$132.08	$1,149	+1.35

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1043	1043	17	126.50	$126.50	$1,319	+9.37

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1007–1021	1014	16	96.00–101.00	$98.52	$999	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
247	247	2	500.00	$500.00	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
261	261	5	177.00	$177.00	$462	-9.45
310–343	320	26	162.00–200.00	$171.99	$550	+1.51
352–396	372	71	160.00–171.00	$164.26	$611	+2.91
403 fancy	403	3	168.00	$168.00	$677	-1.61
408–446	428	139	148.00–167.50	$161.31	$690	+0.91
453–495	479	232	142.00–155.00	$149.43	$716	-5.96
474–497 fancy	484	42	150.00–162.00	$157.32	$761	—
498 unweaned	498	4	131.50	$131.50	$655	+1.50
507–542 unweaned	510	26	136.00–139.00	$136.25	$695	+1.19
521–527 fancy	525	26	149.00–151.00	$149.76	$786	-5.24
507–548	529	147	132.00–157.00	$145.34	$769	-1.89
565	565	10	158.00	$158.00	$893	-6.24
578–586 fancy	583	182	147.00–150.00	$149.69	$873	+4.00
555–599	585	176	128.50–149.00	$138.61	$811	-2.53
589 unweaned	589	9	125.00	$125.00	$736	-3.64
605–647	631	150	126.00–141.00	$134.80	$851	+2.17
642 unweaned	642	6	121.50	$121.50	$780	-4.27
675	675	28	161.00	$161.00	$1,087	+28.83
686 fancy	686	35	139.25	$139.25	$955	—
655–699	687	407	121.00–137.00	$133.16	$915	+0.99
705	705	12	137.00	$137.00	$966	+8.98
719 unweaned	719	10	125.00	$125.00	$899	+2.00
705–749	736	421	128.00–135.50	$132.04	$972	+4.02
749 fancy	749	63	136.10	$136.10	$1,019	—
753–786	771	238	123.00–132.10	$130.70	$1,008	+2.44
800–848	826	269	122.25–133.50	$128.94	$1,065	-0.59
830 fancy	830	64	135.00	$135.00	$1,120	—
852–884	856	91	121.00–129.00	$127.52	$1,092	+19.02
905	905	7	123.50	$123.50	$1,118	-0.10
950–966	960	20	114.50–118.00	$116.61	$1,119	+4.61

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
333	333	8	149.00	$149.00	$496	—
390–395	393	37	146.00–156.00	$147.13	$578	—
407–440	435	18	154.00–155.00	$154.16	$671	+19.16
479	479	54	142.00	$142.00	$680	-1.46
502–538	533	43	123.00–145.00	$138.32	$737	+14.01
550–584	577	21	134.00–138.00	$137.21	$792	+7.65
639	639	12	126.00	$126.00	$805	+0.39
652–681	666	27	121.00–128.00	$124.42	$829	+0.45
711–742	725	35	118.00–125.00	$124.27	$901	+5.24
763–769	768	9	122.50	$122.50	$941	+0.50

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
977–999	991	11	105.00–109.00	$106.99	$1,060	-0.76
1022–1028	1025	22	100.00–110.00	$106.37	$1,090	—
1051	1051	20	119.50	$119.50	$1,256	+26.30

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
418	418	4	180.00	$180.00	$752	—
531	531	4	134.00	$134.00	$712	-8.00
584	584	6	128.50	$128.50	$750	—
600–648	634	24	122.00–125.50	$122.76	$778	-5.24
660–676	670	16	115.00–131.00	$125.09	$838	-1.36
705	705	3	111.00	$111.00	$783	—
762–799	789	11	112.00–114.00	$113.47	$895	+7.48

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1054	1054	6	79.00	$79.00	$833	—

Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1455–1485	1470	(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	1,900.00–2,100.00	$2,001.02	—
1745	1745	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	2,300.00	$2,300.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1040–1825	1304	75-80%	186	55.00–63.00	$58.73	$766	—
1210–1792	1414	75-80%	33	60.00–71.00	$62.50	$884	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1015–1605	1215	80-85%	171	47.00–56.50	$51.98	$632	-0.86

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1015–1680	1164	85-90%	48	39.00–48.50	$45.22	$526	+0.05

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1102–1810	1398	7	61.00–67.00	$64.62	$903	—
1450–2285	1831	16	68.00–79.50	$74.29	$1,360	—
1660–2270	1930	8	78.00–85.00	$80.24	$1,549	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1082 fancy	1082	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	22	1,825.00	$1,825.00
973–1197	1104	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	47	1,325.00–1,550.00	$1,474.78
1041–1434	1193	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	64	800.00–1,485.00	$1,316.89
1080–1256	1204	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	80	925.00–1,925.00	$1,819.15
1083–1378	1206	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	55	1,010.00–1,350.00	$1,198.65
1110–1298	1222	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	95	1,400.00–1,610.00	$1,518.29
1159–1287	1222	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	105	1,485.00–1,675.00	$1,579.24
1075–1328	1231	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	94	610.00–810.00	$762.59
1147–1425	1267	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	57	850.00–1,550.00	$1,115.17
1095–1635	1268	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	92	560.00–1,010.00	$885.70
1082–1635	1272	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	52	680.00–925.00	$846.89
1268–1299	1293	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	18	710.00–775.00	$765.44
1165–1595	1334	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	36	735.00–1,100.00	$937.09
1285–1650	1344	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	835.00–1,150.00	$949.35

Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1294 fancy	1294	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	1,850.00	$1,850.00
1339	1339	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	1,125.00	$1,125.00
1346 fancy	1346	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	18	1,875.00	$1,875.00
1315–1545	1361	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	1,325.00–1,425.00	$1,359.05
1329–1400	1375	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	14	1,335.00–1,435.00	$1,369.53
1300–1460	1378	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	21	1,200.00–1,360.00	$1,253.23
1313–1584	1382	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	100	1,550.00–1,750.00	$1,644.13
1353–1450	1385	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	77	1,460.00–1,685.00	$1,588.76
1376–1440	1388	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	20	835.00–985.00	$915.50
1348–1454	1401	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	16	1,325.00–1,400.00	$1,361.08
1299–1537	1406	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	89	835.00–1,075.00	$905.01
1362–1491	1408	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	46	1,600.00–1,850.00	$1,761.69
1381–1516	1413	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	23	1,500.00–1,700.00	$1,601.76

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
885	885	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	875.00	$875.00
876–1250	1068	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	850.00–1,250.00	$1,055.26
1087–1155	1113	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	725.00–850.00	$801.33
1127–1181	1158	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	910.00–1,025.00	$957.97
1128–1280	1189	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	875.00–950.00	$917.70
1275	1275	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	1,025.00	$1,025.00
1296	1296	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	13	1,175.00	$1,175.00

Medium 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
867	867	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	1,450.00	$1,450.00
954	954	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	1,710.00	$1,710.00

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1026	1026	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	635.00	$635.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
893–1086	1007	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	17	1,040.00–1,675.00	$1,443.02
938–1133	1016	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	210	1,375.00–1,575.00	$1,518.86
988–1085	1036	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	110	1,100.00–1,625.00	$1,511.60
955–1172	1053	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	463	1,200.00–1,700.00	$1,597.29

Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1128–1206	1157	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	37	1,600.00–1,650.00	$1,617.13
1123–1255	1219	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	98	1,575.00–1,635.00	$1,616.79

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
755	755	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	700.00	$700.00
875	875	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	750.00	$750.00

Medium 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
892	892	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,125.00	$1,125.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1050	1050	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,450.00	$1,450.00	—
1071	1071	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	1,650.00	$1,650.00	—
1079	1079	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,375.00	$1,375.00	—
1100	1100	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	12	1,985.00	$1,985.00	—
1125	1125	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	1,300.00	$1,300.00	—
1140	1140	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,600.00	$1,600.00	—
1140–1256	1195	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	22	1,425.00–1,650.00	$1,530.68	—
1127–1270	1199	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	24	1,925.00–1,975.00	$1,950.00	—
1200	1200	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	4	1,025.00	$1,025.00	—
1100–1400	1215	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	30	1,375.00–1,850.00	$1,664.17	—
1206–1223	1215	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	19	2,325.00–2,375.00	$2,348.68	—
1128–1236	1222	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	23	1,150.00–1,375.00	$1,345.65	—
1230	1230	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	1,085.00	$1,085.00	—
1207–1256	1231	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	40	1,700.00–1,950.00	$1,868.75	—
1200–1400	1251	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	13	900.00–1,210.00	$1,002.31	—

Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1315	1315	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,425.00	$1,425.00	—
1307–1340	1325	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	37	1,975.00–2,150.00	$2,052.70	—
1300–1372	1333	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	1,600.00–1,710.00	$1,650.63	—
1340	1340	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	2,000.00	$2,000.00	—
1300–1520	1355	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	910.00–925.00	$921.25	—
1400	1400	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	1,725.00	$1,725.00	—
1366–1550	1403	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	1,075.00–1,150.00	$1,090.00	—
1311–1423	1405	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	19	1,525.00–1,750.00	$1,560.53	—
1397–1494	1476	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	900.00–1,100.00	$1,063.64	—
1490	1490	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	2,000.00	$2,000.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1040	1040	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	725.00	$725.00	—
1075–1200	1163	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	12	950.00–1,150.00	$1,100.00	—
1100–1235	1168	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	1,000.00–1,225.00	$1,112.50	—

Medium 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1010	1010	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	1,350.00	$1,350.00	—
990–1080	1024	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	1,600.00–1,650.00	$1,618.75	—

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1103	1103	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	15	2,300.00	$2,300.00	—
1106–1206	1171	(<2 yrs)	Open	20	2,000.00–2,275.00	$2,202.50	—

Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1387	1387	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	20	2,100.00	$2,100.00	—

Medium 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
857–983	960	(<2 yrs)	Open	11	1,750.00–2,000.00	$1,954.55	—

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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.