Kansas Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Kansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 18, 2021

11,995 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $133.26/cwt +3.52 vs last sale · ≈ $1,094/hd at 821 lb · 678 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $126.96/cwt +2.65 vs last sale · ≈ $980/hd at 772 lb · 677 head

heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $129.74/cwt +3.09 vs last sale · ≈ $1,142/hd at 880 lb · 642 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	11,995	13,340	8,530
Feeder cattle	9,485	12,634	6,400
Slaughter cattle	419	582	145
Replacement cattle	2,091	124	1,985

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder Steers sold steady to 3.00 higher and Feeder Heifers sold 1.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 1.00 lower and Slaughter Bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher.

New to these tables? Plain-English explainers ↓

Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	192.50	$192.50	$558	-6.50
315	315	1	185.00	$185.00	$583	-10.23
378 fancy	378	3	192.00	$192.00	$726	—
358–393	380	21	170.00–213.00	$197.14	$749	-0.06
411 unweaned	411	3	160.00	$160.00	$658	—
400–449	426	34	168.00–191.00	$178.43	$760	-0.13
421–444 fancy	433	17	185.00–200.00	$192.11	$832	+5.34
442	442	2	150.00	$150.00	$663	-28.56
453–486 fancy	476	38	178.00–187.00	$180.71	$860	-12.71
456–498	477	36	168.00–188.00	$176.40	$841	-9.21
503–546 fancy	518	163	176.00–180.75	$179.09	$928	-5.98
516–545	520	62	153.00–158.00	$157.24	$818	-13.59
507–548	521	174	162.00–175.00	$170.24	$887	-0.59
523 unweaned	523	5	146.00	$146.00	$764	—
551–570 fancy	566	51	166.00–173.50	$168.11	$952	-3.98
550–598	582	143	150.00–164.00	$156.91	$913	-1.16
570–595	589	31	146.00–151.50	$147.37	$868	-10.70
606–615 fancy	613	99	153.00–161.00	$154.44	$947	-8.65
602–645	626	456	141.50–158.00	$150.16	$940	+2.28
642 unweaned	642	12	137.00	$137.00	$880	+4.50
648	648	6	146.00	$146.00	$946	-1.88
660	660	7	129.00	$129.00	$851	-8.71
650–694	677	321	139.00–148.50	$143.49	$971	+5.78
667–696 fancy	684	144	146.00–149.75	$146.85	$1,004	+0.03
709–719 fancy	715	96	142.00–144.50	$142.95	$1,022	+3.60
705–749	726	402	132.00–142.50	$135.37	$983	+0.73
751 fancy	751	18	145.00	$145.00	$1,089	—
753–797	777	536	130.00–140.75	$134.37	$1,044	+3.04
766–785	777	9	130.50	$130.50	$1,014	-0.83
803–820 fancy	818	87	139.25–141.35	$141.07	$1,154	—
800–849	821	570	126.75–139.00	$132.33	$1,086	+2.59
824	824	21	126.00	$126.00	$1,038	-3.74
854 fancy	854	61	138.00	$138.00	$1,179	—
853–897	883	581	125.00–134.75	$128.87	$1,138	+2.22
901–903 fancy	902	97	131.00–131.75	$131.27	$1,184	-0.73
903–943	915	354	116.00–131.10	$128.01	$1,171	+2.87
954–981	965	95	119.75–128.75	$124.03	$1,197	+1.86

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
489	489	15	166.00	$166.00	$812	-3.19
502–548	530	23	141.50–164.00	$156.68	$830	-5.76
570–593	583	33	152.50–155.00	$153.03	$892	-1.59
606–644	625	35	139.00–145.50	$142.59	$891	+5.26
664–692	677	43	125.00–137.50	$130.10	$881	+0.49
700–731	715	24	126.00–131.50	$127.89	$914	+3.21
769–797	785	150	127.00–128.00	$127.46	$1,001	+0.92
804–832	812	55	125.00–129.75	$128.76	$1,046	+5.73
867	867	11	123.00	$123.00	$1,066	+9.64

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1020	1006	8	120.00–128.25	$123.08	$1,238	+6.28
1077–1088	1079	13	113.00–118.00	$113.78	$1,228	+13.78
1134–1140	1137	7	95.00–105.00	$99.30	$1,129	—
1150	1150	4	103.00	$103.00	$1,184	—
1203–1213	1209	13	110.00–115.00	$113.09	$1,367	—
1263	1263	2	88.00	$88.00	$1,111	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400	400	3	125.00	$125.00	$500	—
530	530	2	121.00	$121.00	$641	—
555	555	3	125.00	$125.00	$694	—
665	665	3	101.00	$101.00	$672	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–290	277	3	173.00–177.00	$174.40	$483	-2.56
325–332	327	8	158.00–159.00	$158.75	$519	-18.83
407 unweaned	407	5	141.00	$141.00	$574	—
422–446	434	45	147.00–161.00	$152.55	$662	+3.53
443	443	9	130.00	$130.00	$576	-19.02
447 fancy	447	23	157.00	$157.00	$702	-0.86
461 fancy	461	6	159.00	$159.00	$733	+1.28
473 unweaned	473	5	137.00	$137.00	$648	+3.00
458–496	480	101	142.00–163.00	$148.42	$712	-3.18
506–513 fancy	509	28	158.00–159.00	$158.50	$807	+9.96
510–548	537	160	137.00–156.50	$148.45	$797	+20.45
566–567 fancy	567	134	141.50–141.85	$141.67	$803	-2.48
551–585	573	357	136.50–146.00	$140.68	$806	+6.79
564–595	583	77	129.00–132.50	$130.31	$760	-13.36
599 unweaned	599	7	121.00	$121.00	$725	-4.26
625	625	20	124.50	$124.50	$778	-4.25
602–648	626	313	123.00–137.00	$133.40	$835	+4.65
647	647	23	141.00	$141.00	$912	+12.25
650 fancy	650	57	140.00	$140.00	$910	—
650–698	677	360	121.00–138.00	$129.86	$879	+0.98
687	687	2	119.50	$119.50	$821	-9.38
719 fancy	719	56	132.50	$132.50	$953	—
700–747	720	401	120.00–129.00	$125.90	$906	-7.10
724	724	21	130.00	$130.00	$941	+12.38
770	770	79	136.00	$136.00	$1,047	+11.52
750–796	772	598	121.00–131.00	$125.77	$971	+1.29
800–847	817	134	120.00–128.25	$125.03	$1,021	+1.18
830	830	51	130.00	$130.00	$1,079	+6.15
854–896	862	141	121.10–126.00	$123.29	$1,063	+3.32
904–921	916	16	116.50–122.00	$118.20	$1,083	+2.90
987	987	5	105.00	$105.00	$1,036	-12.90

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
316	316	3	151.00	$151.00	$477	+11.00
357	357	6	150.00	$150.00	$536	—
404–443	421	17	136.00–146.00	$139.93	$589	+6.50
474–497	487	20	117.00–149.00	$134.43	$655	+1.71
514–548	538	37	119.00–146.00	$140.32	$755	+8.98
560–598	589	95	121.50–136.00	$131.88	$777	+5.20
629–638	635	11	120.00–120.75	$120.48	$765	-5.14
661–681	677	22	122.50–125.00	$124.56	$843	+0.69
701	701	10	112.00	$112.00	$785	-8.68
791–797	794	6	120.00–121.00	$120.50	$957	+1.17
880	880	3	115.00	$115.00	$1,012	—
901	901	13	112.00	$112.00	$1,009	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
970–981	974	10	105.00	$105.00	$1,023	—
1002	1002	9	109.00	$109.00	$1,092	-2.20
1074	1074	5	100.00	$100.00	$1,074	+1.05
1122–1135	1125	9	96.00–100.00	$96.90	$1,090	—
1216	1216	4	91.00	$91.00	$1,107	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
776	776	14	118.50	$118.50	$920	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
215	215	1	350.00	$350.00	-110.00
262	262	4	410.00	$410.00	-70.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–431	428	16	175.00–178.50	$178.08	$762	+4.08
495	495	30	170.00	$170.00	$842	+9.00
558 fancy	558	25	167.50	$167.50	$935	—
555–570	568	7	150.00–154.00	$153.44	$872	+19.16
642	642	9	141.50	$141.50	$908	+12.08
779	779	11	112.00	$112.00	$872	—
805	805	1	117.00	$117.00	$942	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
993–1809	1352	80-85%	182	43.00–54.00	$46.62	$630	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1083–1840	1348	75-80%	70	51.00–59.50	$55.26	$745	—
1190–1590	1360	75-80%	40	58.50–63.00	$60.31	$820	+4.76

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1015–1522	1167	85-90%	31	38.00–46.00	$43.50	$508	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1290–1710	1399	12	65.00–70.00	$67.65	$946	—
1121–2465	1583	10	73.00–81.00	$75.65	$1,198	—
1335–2200	1744	15	80.00–86.50	$81.57	$1,423	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1050–1330	1121	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	33	950.00–1,950.00	$1,751.31
1145–1154 fancy	1151	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	20	1,750.00	$1,750.00
1134–1325	1161	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	660.00–800.00	$674.63
1170–1275	1204	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	985.00–1,100.00	$1,031.62
1236–1237 fancy	1236	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	25	2,025.00–2,050.00	$2,045.00
1010–1314	1242	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	825.00–1,400.00	$1,289.81
1225–1327	1256	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	35	1,450.00–1,685.00	$1,607.34
1049–1585	1264	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	53	785.00–1,100.00	$983.11
1224–1322	1281	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	17	875.00–1,075.00	$986.80
1148–1410	1286	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	36	825.00–1,485.00	$1,341.19
1100–1585	1300	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	116	625.00–1,075.00	$933.77
1256–1359	1307	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	76	1,735.00–1,935.00	$1,837.39
1287–1359	1310	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	52	750.00–950.00	$909.30
1135–1605	1311	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	57	700.00–1,385.00	$1,217.27
1202–1525	1348	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	900.00–1,350.00	$1,255.94
1400	1400	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	885.00	$885.00

Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1357–1443	1381	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	37	850.00–1,000.00	$901.39
1390 fancy	1390	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	1,925.00	$1,925.00
1398–1491	1427	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	23	875.00–975.00	$934.63
1399–1455	1433	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	1,285.00–1,385.00	$1,324.06
1374–1520	1441	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	19	1,350.00–1,500.00	$1,462.71
1384–1770	1466	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	148	875.00–1,100.00	$1,019.35
1375–1642	1479	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	41	1,300.00–1,550.00	$1,374.23
1400–1680	1483	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	22	900.00–1,175.00	$1,040.92
1520–1547	1536	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	800.00	$800.00
1626	1626	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	1,560.00	$1,560.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1090–1299	1161	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	975.00–1,085.00	$1,040.10
1162–1170	1165	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	1,175.00	$1,175.00
1149–1325	1168	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	23	1,050.00–1,165.00	$1,104.42
1183–1220	1202	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	685.00–825.00	$756.08
1078–1350	1229	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	825.00–925.00	$865.70
1267	1267	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	825.00	$825.00

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
941	941	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	960.00	$960.00
1030	1030	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	910.00	$910.00
1040	1040	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	760.00	$760.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
874	874	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	825.00	$825.00
920–1175	1053	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	202	900.00–1,685.00	$1,598.89
1035–1170	1079	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	18	1,425.00–1,500.00	$1,476.19
1065–1173 fancy	1116	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	35	1,700.00–1,750.00	$1,727.35
1140	1140	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	21	1,550.00	$1,550.00

Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1190–1323	1229	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	99	1,485.00–1,500.00	$1,485.98

Medium 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
908–927	918	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	25	1,525.00	$1,525.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
945–1098	979	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	17	1,325.00–1,400.00	$1,348.56
953–1063	1025	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	1,125.00–1,210.00	$1,162.12

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
884	884	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	1,050.00	$1,050.00

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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
1025	1025	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	1,300.00	$1,300.00	—
1010–1135	1044	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	11	1,410.00–1,425.00	$1,414.09	—
1061	1061	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	10	1,425.00	$1,425.00	—
1100	1100	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,150.00	$1,150.00	—
1100	1100	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	12	1,250.00	$1,250.00	—
1129	1129	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	1,300.00	$1,300.00	—
1000–1300	1167	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,525.00–1,750.00	$1,625.00	—
1180–1290	1199	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	1,025.00–1,875.00	$1,746.43	—
1200	1200	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,350.00	$1,350.00	—
1200	1200	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	7	775.00–1,225.00	$903.57	—
1200	1200	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,900.00	$1,900.00	—
1170–1300	1211	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	22	1,660.00–1,710.00	$1,675.91	—
1200–1330	1226	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	30	1,275.00–1,575.00	$1,425.00	—
1138–1325	1232	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	56	1,725.00–1,925.00	$1,825.54	—
1168–1335	1250	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	64	1,500.00–1,735.00	$1,611.41	—
1300	1300	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	3	925.00	$925.00	-525.00
1300	1300	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,025.00	$1,025.00	-425.00

Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1350	1350	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	13	1,950.00	$1,950.00	—
1365–1388	1370	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	13	1,650.00–1,785.00	$1,681.15	—
1400	1400	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	10	1,175.00–1,200.00	$1,187.50	—
1400	1400	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	1,260.00	$1,260.00	—

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Heifer Pairs

Medium 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
875	875	(<2 yrs)	Open	5	1,800.00	$1,800.00	—

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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.