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Kansas Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Kansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 10, 2021

8,595 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $128.85/cwt +4.30 vs last sale · ≈ $1,184/hd at 919 lb · 712 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $128.10/cwt +4.48 vs last sale · ≈ $1,001/hd at 781 lb · 633 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $124.73/cwt +4.86 vs last sale · ≈ $1,028/hd at 824 lb · 613 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 8,595 12,435 11,053
Feeder cattle 7,945 9,078 10,596
Slaughter cattle 584 673 367
Replacement cattle 66 2,684 90

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder Steers sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder Heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter Cows sold 1.00 higher and Slaughter Bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. The supply was moderate with good demand. Hay market prices were mostly steady across the state.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
292 292 4 179.00 $179.00 $523 —
333 333 4 184.00 $184.00 $613 —
355 unweaned 355 1 160.00 $160.00 $568 —
370 370 6 172.00 $172.00 $636 -3.03
413 thin fleshed 413 4 182.00 $182.00 $752 -5.50
410–436 430 34 167.00–188.00 $178.51 $768 +12.90
467–478 unweaned 476 23 165.00 $165.00 $785 —
450–491 481 46 161.00–172.00 $168.33 $810 +0.94
500–536 516 47 160.00–175.00 $165.03 $852 +9.08
553–597 578 43 153.00–166.00 $159.11 $920 +4.33
616 thin fleshed 616 15 168.00 $168.00 $1,035 —
602–647 626 130 147.00–164.00 $153.08 $958 +4.84
661–696 675 52 147.00–155.50 $150.85 $1,018 +12.34
700 thin fleshed 700 23 152.00 $152.00 $1,064 -5.00
702–744 723 127 136.00–148.00 $142.66 $1,031 +2.17
757 757 7 127.00 $127.00 $961 -2.32
754–768 thin fleshed 762 212 143.00–148.50 $145.34 $1,107 —
750–794 769 171 132.50–143.00 $137.67 $1,059 +8.35
803–843 826 371 127.50–137.50 $132.92 $1,098 +2.49
847 fancy 847 52 137.00 $137.00 $1,160 +3.75
850–895 875 469 124.00–134.00 $129.60 $1,134 +1.69
902–945 919 712 120.00–134.60 $128.85 $1,184 +4.30
958–987 971 158 118.50–124.00 $122.64 $1,191 +0.46
1055 1055 2 116.50 $116.50 $1,229 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1002–1047 1024 427 118.00–126.00 $121.69 $1,246 +0.99
1069–1090 1070 54 113.25–119.25 $118.91 $1,272 +1.87
1120 1120 7 117.00 $117.00 $1,310 +5.50
1155 1155 2 111.50 $111.50 $1,288 —
1585 1585 7 92.00 $92.00 $1,458 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
458–499 483 21 148.00–155.00 $152.53 $737 +10.60
519 519 9 150.00 $150.00 $778 —
554–592 582 38 141.00–151.00 $146.33 $852 +1.33
607–647 631 46 134.00–143.00 $140.95 $889 —
701–706 704 13 131.50–132.00 $131.73 $927 +5.05
778–797 793 9 130.00–131.00 $130.22 $1,033 +9.73
833–838 835 12 125.00–126.00 $125.33 $1,047 +1.33
853–874 872 54 120.00–127.00 $124.99 $1,090 —
943–948 945 20 120.00–124.00 $122.80 $1,160 +2.55
972 972 17 113.50 $113.50 $1,103 -3.50
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
504 thin fleshed 504 13 148.50 $148.50 $748 —
637 thin fleshed 637 7 130.00 $130.00 $828 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1053 1053 19 116.00 $116.00 $1,221 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
271 271 6 143.50 $143.50 $389 —
368–398 383 27 139.00–157.50 $146.58 $561 -2.85
391 unweaned 391 3 130.00 $130.00 $508 —
409–447 433 25 147.00–152.00 $149.10 $646 -3.60
450–470 460 56 140.00–149.00 $145.76 $670 +0.73
495–497 unweaned 496 19 126.00–131.00 $127.74 $634 —
505–546 532 121 131.00–144.00 $138.97 $739 +1.45
550 fancy 550 10 145.00 $145.00 $798 —
551–590 565 63 132.00–142.00 $134.07 $757 +1.07
602–629 unweaned 616 10 120.00–127.00 $123.58 $761 —
620–643 633 50 128.00–137.00 $132.04 $836 +2.08
645 fancy 645 20 137.00 $137.00 $884 —
661 unweaned 661 4 126.00 $126.00 $833 —
652–695 674 62 125.00–133.00 $129.09 $870 +0.80
701–749 731 470 124.00–133.50 $129.00 $943 +3.79
734 fancy 734 30 132.25 $132.25 $971 —
757–796 781 598 121.25–130.00 $127.87 $999 +4.22
783 fancy 783 35 132.00 $132.00 $1,034 —
804–847 824 575 118.50–125.10 $123.77 $1,020 +3.90
825 fancy 825 38 139.25 $139.25 $1,149 —
851–899 870 552 114.50–123.25 $120.99 $1,053 +1.28
909 fancy 909 36 120.00 $120.00 $1,091 —
906–940 919 557 112.00–121.00 $119.20 $1,095 +6.83
960 960 6 109.50 $109.50 $1,051 +2.71
960–970 967 139 115.10–115.50 $115.38 $1,116 +8.59
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
492–499 496 8 137.00 $137.00 $680 +3.20
570–594 585 13 125.00–130.00 $127.78 $748 +0.18
677 677 18 127.50 $127.50 $863 +15.25
708–743 719 54 107.00–123.50 $118.78 $854 +4.85
771–798 777 14 119.00–120.00 $119.78 $931 —
802–818 805 10 119.00–120.00 $119.20 $960 —
855–877 875 62 116.50 $116.50 $1,019 +3.97
928–948 944 21 106.00–115.50 $107.78 $1,017 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1030–1048 1036 137 114.60–115.25 $115.02 $1,192 +10.02
1113 1113 3 90.00 $90.00 $1,002 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
614 thin fleshed 614 8 129.00 $129.00 $792 —
672 thin fleshed 672 6 123.00 $123.00 $827 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 7 163.00 $163.00 $636 +20.00
406 406 3 142.00 $142.00 $577 -14.03
541 541 5 130.00 $130.00 $703 -25.00
570 570 1 136.00 $136.00 $775 -11.17
634 634 5 126.00 $126.00 $799 -9.42
838 838 10 117.50 $117.50 $985 +2.41
932 932 2 100.00 $100.00 $932 —
965 965 1 108.00 $108.00 $1,042 +9.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1047–2105 1229 80-85% 243 60.00–69.50 $65.12 $800 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1095–1705 1364 75-80% 101 67.00–73.50 $70.58 $963 —
1220–2020 1530 75-80% 52 72.00–78.50 $75.38 $1,153 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1035–1315 1141 85-90% 46 50.00–60.00 $57.61 $657 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1300–1945 1614 8 71.00–81.00 $75.17 $1,213 —
1310–2360 1860 24 85.00–95.00 $91.73 $1,706 —
1710–2595 1985 25 92.00–103.50 $97.81 $1,942 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1050–1110 1080 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 950.00 $950.00
1211 1211 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,235.00 $1,235.00
1105–1475 1290 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 885.00–1,000.00 $950.75
1345 1345 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 925.00 $925.00
1280–1489 1394 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 11 800.00–900.00 $858.26
1205–1435 1406 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 8 850.00–1,260.00 $1,216.08
1397–1582 1505 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 12 960.00–1,125.00 $1,061.18
1507 1507 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 975.00 $975.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1100 1100 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,300.00 $1,300.00 +110.00
1200–1500 1300 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 3 825.00–1,325.00 $991.67 -350.00
1300 1300 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 8 1,200.00–1,425.00 $1,340.63 -1.04
1300 1300 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 1,200.00 $1,200.00 -141.67
1400 1400 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,225.00 $1,225.00 —
1500 1500 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 1 1,225.00 $1,225.00 —

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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.