Kansas Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Kansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 1, 2021

15,439 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $127.24/cwt -3.95 vs last sale · ≈ $1,109/hd at 872 lb · 1,859 head

light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $130.21/cwt -4.68 vs last sale · ≈ $1,074/hd at 825 lb · 1,553 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $126.26/cwt -1.77 vs last sale · ≈ $975/hd at 772 lb · 1,050 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	15,439	15,685	9,216
Feeder cattle	15,031	13,234	8,694
Slaughter cattle	324	611	488
Replacement cattle	84	1,840	34

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Many load lots of steers and heifers coming off wheat this week. Hay market prices were steady for all hay types and demand remains strong for alfalfa, although now that we have warmer weather, the urgency has lessened. This week's negotiated cash sales of fed cattle in the Southern Plains reported at 114.00.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
302–337	319	30	177.00–202.50	$196.30	$626	—
375–399	386	20	183.00–199.00	$188.76	$729	+4.35
405–431	419	40	169.00–186.00	$179.02	$750	-11.54
425 fancy	425	2	187.00	$187.00	$795	-11.00
465–499	480	89	171.00–185.00	$177.39	$851	-8.79
500–543 fancy	520	27	173.00–182.00	$176.76	$919	-7.98
503–548	531	100	160.00–177.00	$170.50	$905	-0.37
558–590 fancy	568	219	166.50–180.00	$175.26	$995	-4.16
579 unweaned	579	6	150.00	$150.00	$868	—
556–598	583	187	151.00–173.00	$163.21	$952	-4.94
601–646 fancy	620	227	157.00–173.50	$161.19	$999	-1.96
621–648	627	19	136.00–144.00	$142.26	$892	-17.38
603–647	632	115	148.00–162.00	$154.57	$977	-5.07
660 fancy	660	113	167.25	$167.25	$1,104	—
650–698	674	476	141.50–159.00	$148.66	$1,002	+0.44
701–723 fancy	719	110	141.00–146.50	$145.68	$1,047	-9.57
701–749	725	477	134.00–146.00	$139.65	$1,012	-2.18
723–747	738	28	127.00–133.00	$130.90	$966	-10.93
752–798	777	670	129.00–140.10	$134.79	$1,047	-2.64
768–798 fancy	791	129	141.50–144.75	$142.21	$1,125	-4.29
805–835 fancy	816	164	134.75–138.75	$137.36	$1,121	-0.59
824	824	63	125.10	$125.10	$1,031	-9.32
801–846	826	1,326	126.00–135.00	$129.57	$1,070	-4.85
853	853	26	121.00	$121.00	$1,032	-9.64
850–897	872	1,833	122.00–131.10	$127.33	$1,110	-3.31
901–946	921	753	122.50–130.25	$125.99	$1,160	-2.50
950–990	967	1,030	120.00–127.00	$122.72	$1,187	-2.39
1008	1008	5	120.50	$120.50	$1,215	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
429	429	4	174.00	$174.00	$746	-3.73
457–498	481	12	152.00–155.00	$154.05	$741	-18.13
505–541	519	20	155.00–166.00	$164.21	$852	+0.38
569–597	578	22	156.00–163.00	$158.77	$918	+7.75
605–648	627	38	133.00–152.50	$142.95	$896	-11.01
660–697	679	38	139.00–146.00	$142.20	$966	-7.45
713–746	728	72	127.00–135.50	$131.57	$958	-6.38
752–795	773	29	122.00–128.00	$125.02	$966	+0.06
803–844	831	37	121.50–126.50	$123.67	$1,028	-4.33
918–940	929	25	116.00–119.50	$117.66	$1,093	-2.60
965	965	4	115.50	$115.50	$1,115	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1001–1024	1010	263	119.50–123.50	$120.68	$1,219	-1.37
1058	1058	3	119.50	$119.50	$1,264	-4.50
1130	1130	11	117.00	$117.00	$1,322	+9.12

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–296	289	9	180.00–197.50	$191.95	$555	—
313–343	327	23	164.00–195.00	$172.14	$563	+9.87
375 fancy	375	2	185.00	$185.00	$694	+5.00
367–391	383	24	152.00–177.50	$163.41	$626	+1.44
400–444 fancy	422	14	162.00–183.00	$171.95	$726	+1.84
400–445	430	68	150.00–173.00	$155.37	$668	-4.03
460–497	486	66	143.00–157.50	$149.70	$728	-6.19
502	502	4	136.00	$136.00	$683	-14.40
514	514	57	160.50	$160.50	$825	+10.10
515–540 fancy	529	111	151.50–155.00	$152.04	$804	-4.92
501–548	532	177	141.00–155.00	$146.00	$777	-4.40
552–599	573	316	130.00–147.00	$141.53	$811	-3.35
550–595 fancy	589	324	143.00–149.00	$147.11	$866	-8.18
608 fancy	608	7	139.00	$139.00	$845	-4.40
600–647	625	359	126.00–141.25	$133.44	$834	-5.78
651–698	671	610	123.50–140.00	$129.74	$871	-3.73
674 fancy	674	19	141.25	$141.25	$952	+3.00
703–710 fancy	706	49	129.00	$129.00	$911	—
700–749	730	562	120.00–129.50	$126.01	$920	-4.06
750–799	772	1,050	119.00–129.50	$126.26	$975	-1.90
802–846	821	693	119.25–128.50	$124.01	$1,018	-1.11
861–897	880	188	117.75–123.50	$119.51	$1,052	-2.54
903–949	918	159	114.00–119.25	$117.93	$1,083	-3.04
978–987	980	69	111.00–119.60	$118.48	$1,161	+1.15

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
510–536	522	20	132.00–137.00	$134.92	$704	-1.08
571–598	584	24	127.00–134.00	$130.84	$764	-4.66
607–647	634	48	123.50–126.00	$124.96	$792	-7.61
655–696	689	30	122.50–128.00	$123.53	$851	-3.65
705–717	715	14	115.00	$115.00	$822	-4.00
765–793	787	23	112.00–120.25	$119.15	$938	-4.65
820–834	830	7	110.00	$110.00	$913	-7.85
858–898	871	9	110.00–115.00	$113.28	$987	—
916	916	4	105.00	$105.00	$962	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
994	994	5	117.00	$117.00	$1,163	+1.53
1050	1050	1	113.00	$113.00	$1,186	—
1173	1173	5	80.00	$80.00	$938	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
352–395	376	9	180.00–183.00	$181.75	$683	-0.25
413–444	422	21	161.00–167.00	$165.20	$697	—
454–460	455	10	170.00–177.50	$175.98	$801	+6.98
502–540	516	4	132.00–154.00	$147.97	$764	-13.99
575–590	583	15	128.00–147.00	$141.98	$828	+6.29
615–640	628	2	131.00–138.00	$134.43	$844	—
650	650	2	140.00	$140.00	$910	+8.84
810	810	1	110.00	$110.00	$891	—
880	880	1	105.00	$105.00	$924	-2.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355 unweaned	355	2	135.00	$135.00	$479	—
583 unweaned	583	3	106.00	$106.00	$618	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1075–1575	1287	75-80%	52	60.00–64.00	$62.28	$802	—
1131–1765	1354	75-80%	89	63.50–67.50	$65.40	$886	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1010–1610	1219	80-85%	91	51.00–59.50	$56.92	$694	-0.67

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1005–1230	1113	85-90%	10	35.00–52.00	$45.53	$507	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1068–2010	1525	16	63.00–76.00	$71.83	$1,095	—
1220–2550	1802	22	73.50–87.00	$79.74	$1,437	—
1720–2635	2037	20	87.00–95.00	$89.57	$1,825	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
995–1530	1282	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	860.00–1,250.00	$1,112.94
1392	1392	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	885.00	$885.00
1282–1578	1416	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	785.00–950.00	$866.89
1210–1620	1437	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	840.00–1,075.00	$991.86
1450	1450	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	875.00	$875.00
1395–1650	1526	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	19	900.00–1,075.00	$1,025.82
1380–1554	1540	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	1,030.00–1,150.00	$1,141.04

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1045–1230	1131	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	950.00–1,200.00	$1,139.84
1235	1235	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	925.00	$925.00

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
766	766	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	775.00	$775.00

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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
1000	1000	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	900.00	$900.00	—
1100	1100	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,125.00	$1,125.00	+200.00
1200	1200	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,050.00	$1,050.00	-494.23

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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.