Kansas Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Kansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 17, 2021

7,934 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $128.39/cwt -0.46 vs last sale · ≈ $1,183/hd at 922 lb · 978 head

heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $134.00/cwt +4.40 vs last sale · ≈ $1,160/hd at 866 lb · 794 head

light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $137.48/cwt +4.06 vs last sale · ≈ $1,130/hd at 822 lb · 512 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	7,934	8,595	11,812
Feeder cattle	7,388	7,945	11,500
Slaughter cattle	469	584	253
Replacement cattle	77	66	59

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers 500-700 lbs sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower, 700-1000 lbs sold steady to 4.00 higher. Feeder Heifers sold uneven; 1.00 lower to 2.00 higher. Slaughter Cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower and Slaughter Bulls sold 1.00 higher. In Kansas on Thursday live purchases traded at 119.00.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335 unweaned	335	2	150.00	$150.00	$502	—
352	352	2	152.00	$152.00	$535	-20.00
396 unweaned	396	4	165.00	$165.00	$653	—
426 unweaned	426	3	160.00	$160.00	$682	—
436–446	444	15	167.00–177.50	$175.44	$779	-3.07
479 unweaned	479	6	150.00	$150.00	$718	-15.00
478–497	483	7	160.00–163.00	$162.12	$783	-6.21
500–546	524	52	156.50–172.00	$161.16	$844	-3.87
526–541 unweaned	538	13	146.00–147.00	$146.23	$787	—
556–592	578	53	150.00–160.00	$154.62	$894	-4.49
609–647	633	77	145.00–157.50	$150.75	$954	-2.33
643 unweaned	643	3	136.00	$136.00	$874	—
654 unweaned	654	8	134.00	$134.00	$876	—
654–699	679	99	135.00–152.00	$144.84	$983	-6.01
701–741	723	153	138.00–152.25	$144.51	$1,045	+1.85
757–761 fancy	759	18	141.00–144.00	$142.50	$1,082	—
751–791	768	418	133.00–141.00	$137.09	$1,053	-0.58
805–849	822	512	133.00–142.25	$137.48	$1,130	+4.56
850–892	866	794	128.75–137.10	$134.00	$1,160	+4.40
905 fancy	905	120	132.25	$132.25	$1,197	—
901–948	924	858	120.00–132.00	$127.85	$1,181	-1.00
951–995	969	161	119.25–128.00	$124.60	$1,207	+1.96

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1007–1046	1013	139	113.75–121.00	$119.79	$1,213	-1.90
1059–1098	1062	163	105.00–119.00	$117.58	$1,249	-1.33
1111	1111	8	109.00	$109.00	$1,211	-8.00
1368	1368	4	91.00	$91.00	$1,245	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
501	501	5	145.00	$145.00	$726	-5.00
570–576	572	15	140.50–147.00	$142.25	$814	-4.08
608–632	619	13	141.00–145.00	$141.94	$879	+0.99
663–698	687	44	111.00–135.00	$127.63	$877	—
705–741	719	29	126.00–135.00	$131.16	$943	-0.57
761–770	765	37	96.00–129.50	$121.73	$931	-8.49
816	816	11	129.00	$129.00	$1,053	+3.67
861–899	880	59	117.50–126.50	$124.45	$1,095	-0.54
975–982	979	9	110.00–119.00	$115.02	$1,126	+1.52

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
297	297	2	148.00	$148.00	$440	+4.50
360–388	380	16	145.00–154.00	$151.19	$575	+4.61
429–430	430	11	145.00–146.00	$145.55	$626	-3.55
452–492	469	30	138.00–148.00	$143.28	$672	-2.48
492 unweaned	492	17	135.00	$135.00	$664	+7.26
501–546	525	26	129.00–149.00	$142.52	$748	+3.55
522–540 unweaned	528	6	128.00–136.00	$133.27	$704	—
551–588	571	117	132.00–146.50	$139.30	$795	+5.23
600–639	623	127	127.00–141.00	$135.48	$844	+3.44
636 unweaned	636	6	127.00	$127.00	$808	+3.42
651–696	679	193	128.50–134.00	$130.69	$887	+1.60
700–744	719	251	123.00–134.00	$128.56	$924	-0.44
755–799	783	218	121.50–130.00	$126.11	$987	-1.76
812 fancy	812	62	127.85	$127.85	$1,038	-11.40
812–849	833	372	119.00–128.00	$125.44	$1,045	+1.67
850–898	874	410	116.50–123.75	$122.20	$1,068	+1.21
903–947	928	292	115.75–122.00	$118.05	$1,096	-1.15
950–982	961	161	114.50–116.10	$115.55	$1,110	+6.05

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
442	442	7	132.50	$132.50	$586	—
487	487	6	131.00	$131.00	$638	-6.00
520–549	534	22	131.50–139.00	$133.83	$715	—
555	555	12	111.00	$111.00	$616	-16.78
692	692	16	118.00	$118.00	$817	-9.50
701–745	727	99	116.00–125.50	$122.53	$891	+3.75
773–798	782	39	113.50–119.75	$117.41	$918	-2.37
815–840	818	26	116.00–117.00	$116.12	$950	-3.08
854–883	874	16	110.50–115.50	$113.97	$996	-2.53
922	922	12	109.00	$109.00	$1,005	+1.22

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
973	973	8	119.00	$119.00	$1,158	—
1009	1009	98	113.50	$113.50	$1,145	-1.52
1060–1096	1078	8	94.00–94.50	$94.25	$1,016	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410	410	2	165.00	$165.00	$676	+23.00
538–541	540	15	135.00–143.00	$139.28	$752	+9.28
555–580	568	2	118.00–135.00	$126.31	$717	-9.69
570 unweaned	570	2	127.00	$127.00	$724	—
630	630	3	119.00	$119.00	$750	-7.00
692–693	692	28	119.50–132.50	$130.64	$904	—
810–849	838	19	113.00–128.00	$125.03	$1,048	+7.53

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1155–1611	1333	75-80%	107	66.00–70.00	$67.41	$899	—
1155–1795	1397	75-80%	60	71.00–77.00	$72.40	$1,011	+1.82

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1050–1670	1226	80-85%	148	60.00–66.50	$63.35	$777	-1.77

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1050–1480	1172	85-90%	39	50.00–59.50	$55.66	$652	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1275–2185	1670	9	71.00–87.00	$82.52	$1,378	—
1270–2290	1793	25	86.00–97.00	$92.71	$1,662	—
1637–2534	2070	13	96.50–102.00	$99.02	$2,050	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1170	1170	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	940.00	$940.00
1110–1375	1312	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	850.00–1,010.00	$916.76
1275–1437	1383	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	985.00–1,000.00	$989.61
1415	1415	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,040.00	$1,040.00
1472	1472	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,060.00	$1,060.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
925	925	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,050.00	$1,050.00
975	975	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,075.00	$1,075.00

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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 (2-4 yrs)	Open	12	1,685.00	$1,685.00	—
1100	1100	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,650.00	$1,650.00	+350.00
1200	1200	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	8	1,000.00–1,100.00	$1,037.50	—
1200	1200	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	10	1,860.00	$1,860.00	—
1200–1300	1250	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	14	1,600.00–1,700.00	$1,650.00	—
1300	1300	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,675.00	$1,675.00	+683.33

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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.