Kansas Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Kansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 25, 2021

4,054 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $141.18/cwt +4.34 vs last sale · ≈ $1,018/hd at 721 lb · 474 head

light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $135.96/cwt +2.70 vs last sale · ≈ $1,114/hd at 819 lb · 376 head

heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $132.80/cwt +3.06 vs last sale · ≈ $1,165/hd at 877 lb · 297 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	4,054	11,995	4,016
Feeder cattle	3,891	9,485	3,570
Slaughter cattle	147	419	342
Replacement cattle	16	2,091	104

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers under 600 lbs were not well tested, while steers over 600 lbs sold steady to 3.00 higher. Heifers under 550 lbs were not well tested; 550-700 lb heifers sold steady to 1.00 lower, while those over 700 lbs were 1.00 to 2.00 higher. A light run of slaughter cows and bulls sold on a sharply higher undertone.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
307	307	4	199.00	$199.00	$611	+14.00
387–388	388	10	202.00–214.00	$208.01	$807	+10.87
444	444	7	186.50	$186.50	$828	+36.50
482–485	484	5	154.00–173.00	$165.43	$801	-10.97
505–543	523	58	154.50–171.00	$164.70	$861	-5.54
566–592 fancy	575	6	159.00–164.00	$162.28	$933	-5.83
553–588	577	30	145.00–155.00	$150.13	$866	-6.78
610 fancy	610	19	158.50	$158.50	$967	+4.06
606–648	629	138	140.00–158.00	$150.75	$948	+0.59
681–698	688	41	138.00–146.00	$141.31	$972	-2.18
701 fancy	701	72	148.75	$148.75	$1,043	+5.80
720	720	8	123.00	$123.00	$886	-12.37
701–749	725	394	131.50–144.50	$140.16	$1,016	+4.79
758–796	787	219	129.00–141.25	$136.06	$1,071	+1.69
816 thin fleshed	816	43	141.75	$141.75	$1,157	—
801–840	819	325	129.00–140.00	$135.36	$1,109	+3.03
848	848	8	129.00	$129.00	$1,094	+3.00
857–860 fancy	859	54	135.00	$135.00	$1,160	-3.00
860–895	881	243	126.00–136.00	$132.31	$1,166	+3.44
916 thin fleshed	916	21	137.00	$137.00	$1,255	—
906–943	926	94	124.00–131.00	$127.83	$1,184	-0.18
957–995	983	156	113.00–127.00	$126.26	$1,241	+2.23

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
531–540	532	29	148.00–156.00	$155.16	$825	-1.52
600–645	629	9	135.00–138.00	$137.13	$863	-5.46
695	695	5	131.00	$131.00	$910	+0.90
703–745	741	31	120.00–123.00	$120.28	$891	-7.61
753	753	6	126.00	$126.00	$949	-1.46

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
110	110	1	300.00	$300.00	—
150–198	182	3	325.00	$325.00	—
233	233	3	460.00	$460.00	—
250–295	267	5	400.00–560.00	$511.22	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1062	1062	3	110.00	$110.00	$1,168	-3.78

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–315	314	4	160.00–161.00	$160.75	$505	+2.00
356–387	373	8	146.00–152.00	$150.06	$560	—
406–438	427	17	139.00–155.00	$146.19	$624	-6.36
465–491	485	28	145.00–166.00	$155.37	$754	+6.95
502–546	528	21	136.00–157.00	$150.27	$793	+1.82
554–592	568	199	133.00–148.00	$139.92	$795	-0.76
607–608 fancy	607	48	138.00–143.00	$138.73	$842	—
613–641	623	80	125.00–139.00	$132.23	$824	+7.73
651–699	674	170	125.25–133.00	$130.06	$877	+0.20
701–748	732	197	123.00–130.60	$128.96	$944	-1.04
738–742	741	23	123.00–123.50	$123.17	$913	-6.83
751–793	776	172	123.00–128.00	$126.34	$980	+0.57
803–841	827	178	121.25–128.25	$125.78	$1,040	-4.22
850–896	867	142	117.75–132.75	$124.13	$1,076	+0.84
908–927	924	73	112.50–123.75	$121.93	$1,127	+3.73
953	953	40	116.75	$116.75	$1,113	+11.75

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
493–494	494	12	121.50–157.00	$133.32	$659	-1.11
505–546	518	13	129.00–142.00	$133.22	$690	-7.10
583–588	586	16	123.00–129.00	$124.51	$730	-7.37
632–648	641	19	125.50–127.25	$126.63	$812	+6.15
695	695	2	118.00	$118.00	$820	-6.56
704–716	708	16	119.50–123.00	$120.25	$851	+8.25
795	795	6	121.00	$121.00	$962	+0.50
805–829	818	8	119.00–120.75	$120.13	$983	—
854–891	881	25	122.00	$122.00	$1,075	+7.00
921	921	5	109.00	$109.00	$1,004	-3.00

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1016	1016	9	110.00	$110.00	$1,118	+1.00
1077	1077	2	101.50	$101.50	$1,093	+1.50

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400 unweaned	400	4	120.50	$120.50	$482	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
175	175	1	400.00	$400.00	—
247	247	3	335.00	$335.00	-15.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
722	722	2	121.00	$121.00	$874	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1010–1680	1271	75-80%	55	59.00–64.00	$61.84	$786	—
1120–1855	1369	75-80%	37	65.00–68.00	$65.96	$903	+5.65

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
985–1517	1142	80-85%	21	52.00–58.00	$56.18	$642	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
968–1400	1048	85-90%	10	47.00–49.50	$48.38	$507	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1165–2155	1660	2	74.00–78.00	$76.60	$1,272	—
1760–2015	1848	3	87.50–92.00	$88.93	$1,643	—
1470–2460	1860	3	78.00–87.00	$82.42	$1,533	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1155	1155	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	975.00	$975.00
1170	1170	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	810.00	$810.00
1215	1215	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,100.00	$1,100.00
1230	1230	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	925.00	$925.00
1445	1445	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	950.00	$950.00
1498	1498	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,000.00	$1,000.00
1541	1541	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	900.00	$900.00

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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.