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Kansas Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Kansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 15, 2021

1,427 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $133.46/cwt -5.99 vs last sale · ≈ $1,113/hd at 834 lb · 178 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $132.94/cwt +4.13 vs last sale · ≈ $968/hd at 728 lb · 166 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $126.42/cwt +0.33 vs last sale · ≈ $1,061/hd at 839 lb · 114 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,427 3,647 11,216
Feeder cattle 1,263 2,636 9,795
Slaughter cattle 88 109 425
Replacement cattle 76 902 996

Market comments — USDA reporter

Not enough cattle on offer for a market test this week due to extreme cold temperatures and conditions that made traveling treacherous throughout the state.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 4 180.00 $180.00 $567 —
536–547 542 12 149.00–158.00 $153.55 $832 -11.45
612–648 616 24 154.00–159.50 $158.77 $978 +11.86
669–678 675 23 142.00–148.00 $143.81 $971 -2.69
710–743 734 93 137.25–142.50 $138.78 $1,019 +1.62
757–775 762 99 132.00–142.25 $139.85 $1,066 +3.11
803–843 834 178 126.00–138.10 $133.46 $1,113 -2.79
853 853 12 130.00 $130.00 $1,109 -2.87
911 911 64 128.75 $128.75 $1,173 -4.89
954–968 963 91 126.75–130.00 $127.81 $1,231 -0.54
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
618–647 635 10 126.00–129.00 $127.90 $812 —
933 933 6 113.00 $113.00 $1,054 -14.88

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
514–535 523 9 152.00–158.00 $155.27 $812 +15.65
576–589 582 44 145.00–147.50 $146.41 $852 -4.36
607–640 625 32 134.00–140.50 $137.50 $859 +3.65
660–683 675 61 131.00–133.50 $132.50 $894 +5.92
703–735 728 166 128.50–135.25 $132.94 $968 +5.69
763–789 780 66 120.00–128.00 $124.02 $967 -2.60
836–846 839 114 126.00–126.75 $126.42 $1,061 +0.33
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
585–593 588 5 134.00–136.00 $135.19 $795 +6.69
655–688 664 7 124.00–126.00 $125.41 $833 +1.44
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1041 1041 5 110.00 $110.00 $1,145 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
825 825 2 103.00 $103.00 $850 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1071–1595 1204 75-80% 23 61.00–67.00 $64.07 $771 —
1010–1762 1295 75-80% 32 67.50–75.00 $70.18 $909 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
966–1720 1163 80-85% 15 56.00–60.00 $57.83 $673 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1390 1196 85-90% 5 41.00–48.00 $44.18 $528 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
985 985 1 61.00 $61.00 $601 —
1365 1365 1 92.00 $92.00 $1,256 —
1105–1880 1493 2 71.00–85.00 $79.82 $1,192 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1007–1068 1035 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 56 1,525.00–1,575.00 $1,550.19
1039 1039 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 8 1,350.00 $1,350.00
1180 1180 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 850.00 $850.00
1390 1390 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,085.00 $1,085.00
1442 1442 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,000.00 $1,000.00
1650 1650 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,010.00 $1,010.00
Medium 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
906 906 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 1,150.00 $1,150.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
900 900 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 1 900.00 $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.