Kansas Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Kansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 24, 2021

7,611 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $128.83/cwt +0.44 vs last sale · ≈ $1,188/hd at 922 lb · 634 head

heavy 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $123.67/cwt +1.47 vs last sale · ≈ $1,073/hd at 868 lb · 560 head

light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $127.58/cwt +1.80 vs last sale · ≈ $1,050/hd at 823 lb · 526 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	7,611	7,934	7,207
Feeder cattle	6,971	7,388	6,784
Slaughter cattle	505	469	423
Replacement cattle	135	77	0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers 500-700 lbs sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher, above 700 lbs sold steady to 1.00 higher. Feeder Heifers 400-700 lbs sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher and above 700 lbs sold 2.00 higher. Demand was reported moderate to good. Slaughter Cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher and Slaughter Bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. In Kansas live purchases traded from 119.00-120.00. Hay market prices were steady to 10.00 higher for alfalfa and mostly steady for grass hay. Demand is good on limited supply. Rainy and cool weather across the state is keeping that first cutting from hitting the ground.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–348	326	13	185.00–210.00	$195.87	$639	—
395	395	7	182.00	$182.00	$719	—
403 unweaned	403	5	164.00	$164.00	$661	+4.00
400–425	415	13	174.00–189.00	$185.16	$768	+9.72
470–492	477	25	162.00–188.50	$184.31	$879	+22.19
511–545	530	22	155.00–174.00	$165.42	$877	+4.26
551–596	568	56	142.00–167.50	$160.84	$914	+6.22
576 fancy	576	9	176.00	$176.00	$1,014	—
582 unweaned	582	7	141.00	$141.00	$821	—
605 fancy	605	6	163.00	$163.00	$986	—
618 thin fleshed	618	5	155.00	$155.00	$958	—
610–649	626	57	148.00–160.00	$150.97	$945	+0.22
654–676	664	56	132.00–156.00	$150.17	$997	+5.33
670 thin fleshed	670	7	145.00	$145.00	$972	—
714–748	730	134	135.75–143.50	$141.80	$1,035	-2.71
706–736 fancy	733	67	147.00–148.25	$148.14	$1,086	—
757 thin fleshed	757	32	145.00–145.25	$145.21	$1,099	—
769 fancy	769	16	141.25	$141.25	$1,086	-1.25
756–797	778	346	132.50–142.25	$138.59	$1,078	+1.50
801–849	829	502	128.00–139.00	$135.47	$1,123	-2.01
853–896	865	523	129.00–137.00	$135.03	$1,168	+1.03
906 fancy	906	29	132.50	$132.50	$1,200	+0.25
900–945	923	605	122.50–131.85	$128.65	$1,187	+0.80
956–994	974	306	119.00–130.75	$127.69	$1,244	+3.09

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
431	431	12	177.00	$177.00	$763	—
519–542	533	10	158.00–160.00	$158.78	$846	+13.78
573	573	10	139.00	$139.00	$796	-3.25
648	648	5	140.00–148.00	$144.80	$938	+2.86
679–686	682	11	137.00–139.00	$137.91	$941	+10.28
728	728	4	135.00	$135.00	$983	+3.84
752–794	776	50	127.00–138.00	$129.75	$1,007	+8.02
818–847	839	11	124.00–127.75	$126.75	$1,063	-2.25
863–891	877	287	125.00–129.50	$128.84	$1,130	+4.39
921	921	4	120.50	$120.50	$1,110	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1044	1014	339	114.50–125.50	$123.16	$1,249	+3.37
1054–1090	1062	9	112.00–115.00	$114.32	$1,214	-3.26
1140	1140	8	114.75	$114.75	$1,308	+5.75
1172–1185	1176	3	107.00–113.00	$109.01	$1,282	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370–393	383	14	156.00–158.00	$157.17	$602	+5.98
410–445	440	13	148.00–155.00	$153.75	$676	+8.20
462–498	475	12	146.00–151.00	$148.97	$708	+5.69
520–540	529	51	141.00–153.00	$148.16	$784	+5.64
563 fancy	563	4	140.00	$140.00	$788	—
552–596	579	64	130.50–153.00	$143.14	$829	+3.84
613–647	632	77	133.50–144.50	$138.53	$876	+3.05
635 fancy	635	68	148.00	$148.00	$940	—
665–696	682	88	134.00–144.75	$141.29	$964	+10.60
687 fancy	687	9	138.00	$138.00	$948	—
701–746	730	168	126.75–143.00	$132.35	$966	+3.79
750–797	773	442	126.50–133.10	$129.51	$1,001	+3.40
773–781 fancy	777	74	132.10–134.75	$133.25	$1,035	—
807–841	823	526	123.50–131.00	$127.58	$1,050	+2.14
850–893	868	560	118.25–126.00	$123.67	$1,073	+1.47
908–947	943	174	116.00–122.00	$119.50	$1,127	+1.45

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1010	1010	13	118.50	$118.50	$1,197	+5.00
1050–1083	1063	166	112.50–115.10	$114.07	$1,213	+19.82
1180	1180	1	93.00	$93.00	$1,097	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
501	501	5	118.00	$118.00	$591	-15.83
558–578	574	15	138.00–141.00	$140.42	$806	+29.42
618–642	630	12	121.00–135.00	$127.87	$806	—
675–694	684	19	123.00–131.00	$126.20	$863	+8.20
706–742	723	50	124.00–131.00	$127.52	$922	+4.99
772	772	4	124.00	$124.00	$957	+6.59
836	836	2	120.00	$120.00	$1,003	+3.88
855	855	3	117.50	$117.50	$1,005	+3.53
945	945	18	113.50	$113.50	$1,073	+4.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
469–475	471	15	164.00–171.00	$166.82	$786	—
581–586	583	16	121.00–152.00	$142.26	$829	+15.95
637	637	7	140.00	$140.00	$892	+21.00
765	765	19	128.00	$128.00	$979	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100–1765	1309	75-80%	146	68.00–73.75	$71.09	$931	+3.68
1175–1775	1463	75-80%	68	73.50–79.25	$76.02	$1,112	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1050–1635	1210	80-85%	112	60.50–68.00	$64.69	$783	+1.34

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1050–1492	1161	85-90%	61	53.00–60.00	$56.67	$658	+1.01

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1235–1875	1574	10	75.50–82.00	$80.41	$1,266	—
1220–2330	1720	29	83.00–94.50	$87.74	$1,509	—
1580–2370	1930	12	95.00–100.50	$97.14	$1,875	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1110	1110	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	875.00	$875.00
1025–1250	1138	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	950.00–1,075.00	$1,006.32
1228	1228	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	825.00	$825.00
1065–1410	1238	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	925.00–950.00	$939.24
1303	1303	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	935.00	$935.00
1200–1420	1310	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	835.00–970.00	$908.17
1260–1430	1381	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	14	810.00–1,160.00	$1,082.14
1375–1728	1643	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	875.00–1,050.00	$1,013.64

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1045–1160	1088	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	15	925.00–1,175.00	$1,130.57

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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
1000–1200	1050	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	1,110.00–1,600.00	$1,292.50	—
1000–1100	1054	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	13	1,675.00–1,900.00	$1,796.15	—
1100	1100	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,400.00	$1,400.00	-250.00
1100–1400	1157	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	21	1,800.00–2,075.00	$1,965.48	—
1200	1200	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,300.00	$1,300.00	+262.50
1200–1300	1224	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	17	1,100.00–1,225.00	$1,147.35	+109.85
1300	1300	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	5	1,175.00–1,285.00	$1,241.00	-434.00
1350–1400	1354	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	12	1,335.00–1,750.00	$1,715.42	—

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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.