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Kansas Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Kansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 8, 2021

17,016 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $128.97/cwt +1.73 vs last sale · ≈ $1,126/hd at 873 lb · 1,755 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $131.29/cwt +1.08 vs last sale · ≈ $1,082/hd at 824 lb · 1,544 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $126.09/cwt -0.17 vs last sale · ≈ $972/hd at 771 lb · 1,219 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 17,016 15,439 6,814
Feeder cattle 16,431 15,031 6,524
Slaughter cattle 463 324 290
Replacement cattle 122 84 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers under 600 lbs sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher, over 600 lbs sold firm to 2.00 higher. Heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher. Demand was moderate to good. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Hay market prices were steady for all hay types; demand remains strong for alfalfa with supplies extremely limited in the southwest. Most producers agree that hay supplies will be greatly depleted come first cutting with very little carry-over. This week's negotiated cash live 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–340 322 30 180.00–194.00 $190.40 $613 -5.90
330–337 unweaned 334 8 165.00–173.00 $170.04 $568 —
360–362 361 6 175.00–180.00 $176.66 $638 -12.10
403–443 426 38 171.00–193.00 $183.02 $780 +4.00
416–446 fancy 429 27 188.00–196.00 $191.69 $822 +4.69
445 unweaned 445 8 148.00 $148.00 $659 —
454 fancy 454 13 192.00 $192.00 $872 —
467 unweaned 467 2 146.00 $146.00 $682 —
456–495 474 85 173.00–187.00 $180.24 $854 +2.85
502–525 fancy 512 31 175.00–185.00 $179.37 $918 +2.61
500–549 523 153 166.00–182.00 $175.30 $917 +4.80
555–570 fancy 560 40 167.75–177.50 $168.39 $943 -6.87
556–599 579 159 156.00–175.50 $164.72 $954 +1.51
576–598 588 17 151.00–155.00 $153.15 $901 -10.06
610–623 fancy 619 105 160.00–162.00 $161.44 $999 +0.25
600–647 627 383 149.50–167.50 $158.15 $992 +15.89
619–649 637 47 142.00–148.50 $147.33 $938 -7.24
656–691 fancy 670 52 146.00–161.00 $153.94 $1,031 -13.31
652–699 676 549 134.50–158.00 $146.82 $993 -1.84
711 711 9 134.50 $134.50 $956 -5.15
700–749 728 826 135.75–146.00 $140.85 $1,025 +1.20
706–738 fancy 731 179 147.75–151.00 $148.61 $1,086 +2.93
761–769 fancy 766 93 138.75–150.00 $143.95 $1,103 +1.74
750–795 774 1,059 128.00–141.50 $135.60 $1,050 +0.81
807 fancy 807 73 139.60 $139.60 $1,127 +2.24
800–846 825 1,471 125.00–138.85 $130.88 $1,080 +1.31
871 871 13 122.50 $122.50 $1,067 -4.83
850–899 873 1,592 123.85–133.00 $128.70 $1,124 +1.37
867–882 fancy 874 150 132.10–132.75 $132.40 $1,157 —
917 fancy 917 27 130.10 $130.10 $1,193 —
900–949 924 582 120.75–128.50 $125.65 $1,161 -0.34
952–997 970 569 120.50–126.00 $123.62 $1,199 +0.90
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
483 483 4 152.00 $152.00 $734 -2.05
516–548 527 15 151.00–156.00 $153.52 $809 -10.69
577–587 580 19 151.00–159.00 $153.56 $891 -5.21
630–647 640 26 137.00–153.00 $142.43 $912 -0.52
660–698 688 46 123.00–146.50 $141.54 $974 -0.66
722–738 728 17 123.00–131.00 $126.57 $921 -5.00
755–780 767 39 103.00–132.00 $119.52 $917 -5.50
820–848 842 17 111.00–122.00 $114.83 $967 -8.84
907 907 20 99.50 $99.50 $902 -18.16
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1049 1035 160 113.50–122.60 $120.14 $1,243 -0.54
1050–1092 1077 12 113.25–121.00 $114.20 $1,230 -5.30
1105 1105 1 102.00 $102.00 $1,127 -15.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 332 10 149.00–160.00 $154.54 $513 -17.60
334 fancy 334 15 175.00 $175.00 $584 —
390–394 393 7 145.00–156.00 $154.16 $606 -9.25
395 unweaned 395 2 135.00 $135.00 $533 —
401–441 423 35 140.00–164.00 $152.24 $644 -3.13
452–480 unweaned 461 3 126.00–132.00 $129.92 $599 —
454–471 fancy 465 68 148.00–154.00 $151.53 $705 —
453–499 481 84 137.00–155.00 $147.05 $707 -2.65
501–545 fancy 518 39 151.00–159.00 $154.35 $800 +2.31
510–530 520 31 136.00–140.00 $137.90 $717 -22.60
507–549 524 303 142.00–154.00 $147.87 $775 +1.87
552–572 fancy 567 89 142.50–152.25 $150.19 $852 +3.08
551–598 585 155 130.50–147.00 $140.03 $819 -1.50
601 601 3 120.00 $120.00 $721 -13.44
615 unweaned 615 2 125.00 $125.00 $769 —
604–648 627 632 128.50–140.00 $135.39 $849 +1.95
652–698 672 652 125.00–138.00 $131.91 $886 +2.17
712–722 717 23 120.00–123.00 $121.55 $872 -4.46
700–748 724 856 123.50–133.00 $128.70 $932 +2.69
751–798 771 1,214 122.00–128.25 $126.13 $972 -0.13
782 782 5 117.50 $117.50 $919 -8.76
807 807 9 119.00 $119.00 $960 -5.01
803–847 823 1,077 118.50–127.50 $123.70 $1,018 -0.31
865 865 3 110.00 $110.00 $952 -9.51
855–896 870 578 118.00–125.75 $122.50 $1,066 +2.99
914 914 23 103.00 $103.00 $941 -14.93
900–942 915 273 111.00–121.75 $119.64 $1,095 +1.71
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
452–485 478 9 120.50–125.00 $124.05 $593 —
530–543 535 22 125.00–137.00 $131.67 $704 -3.25
560–593 580 84 126.00–135.00 $128.19 $744 -2.65
605–644 636 26 121.00–124.00 $121.95 $776 -3.01
661–693 684 32 111.00–124.00 $116.11 $794 -7.42
750–779 758 65 112.50–122.50 $116.39 $882 -2.76
860–867 862 18 114.00–115.00 $114.72 $989 +1.44
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1012–1020 1018 38 102.50–109.00 $103.71 $1,056 —
1065 1065 4 102.50 $102.50 $1,092 -10.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 173.00 $173.00 $666 -8.75
400–415 405 3 156.00–161.00 $157.71 $639 -7.49
420 unweaned 420 1 123.00 $123.00 $517 —
487 487 4 159.00 $159.00 $774 -16.98
505 505 3 150.00 $150.00 $758 +2.03
607–617 615 12 122.50–144.00 $130.77 $804 -3.66
669 669 16 132.00 $132.00 $883 -8.00
705–731 722 6 113.00–127.00 $117.55 $849 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
392 392 11 138.00 $138.00 $541 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1140–1670 1360 75-80% 130 58.00–63.00 $61.47 $836 -3.93
1242–1830 1424 75-80% 56 64.00–67.00 $65.12 $927 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1860 1216 80-85% 155 47.00–59.50 $55.45 $674 -1.47
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
980–1210 1067 85-90% 27 39.00–49.00 $43.06 $459 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1075–2225 1598 19 72.00–82.00 $77.41 $1,237 —
1290–2365 1745 3 64.00–69.50 $66.48 $1,160 —
1700–2430 1987 9 84.50–87.50 $85.83 $1,705 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1130 1130 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 660.00 $660.00
1257 1257 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 1,150.00 $1,150.00
1266 1266 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 12 825.00 $825.00
1088–1495 1309 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 15 650.00–1,025.00 $851.27
1310–1440 1353 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 760.00–800.00 $774.19
1080–1506 1392 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 43 725.00–1,110.00 $1,022.80
1275–1500 1461 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 18 1,050.00–1,150.00 $1,137.45
1610 1610 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,125.00 $1,125.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
940 940 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 825.00 $825.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1000 1000 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,150.00 $1,150.00 +250.00
1250 1250 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 20 885.00–980.00 $937.25 —

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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.