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Kansas Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Kansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 9, 2021

6,499 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $160.00/cwt -1.28 vs last sale · ≈ $1,240/hd at 775 lb · 725 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $146.57/cwt +1.92 vs last sale · ≈ $1,195/hd at 815 lb · 554 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $157.23/cwt +0.71 vs last sale · ≈ $1,305/hd at 830 lb · 545 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 6,499 23,466 8,083
Feeder cattle 6,032 23,332 6,659
Slaughter cattle 451 134 333
Replacement cattle 16 — 1,091

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steer and heifers calves were not well tested this week on light receipts. Feeder steers sold steady to 3.00 lower, while feeder heifers sold uneven; 2.00 lower to 2.00 higher. Demand was moderate to good. Slaughter cows were sharply lower after the previous weeks sharply higher undertone. Slaughter bulls were 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Compared to last week, fed slaughter steers and heifers in the feedyards sold steady at 121.00. Hay market prices remain mostly steady for alfalfa and steady for grass hay. Producers state that things are “quiet”, with trades slowing in some areas, however, demand remains good with lots of out of state interest

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 194.00 $194.00 $495 —
305 unweaned 305 1 187.50 $187.50 $572 -3.50
335 335 1 202.00 $202.00 $677 —
370 unweaned 370 1 177.50 $177.50 $657 -16.00
355–395 382 21 166.00–206.00 $191.29 $731 -1.71
435 fancy 435 7 192.00 $192.00 $835 —
420–448 445 66 166.00–185.00 $181.03 $806 -15.88
461–495 468 13 177.00–182.00 $179.37 $839 +1.51
455–490 unweaned 478 9 135.00–174.00 $161.63 $773 —
530 fancy 530 6 179.00 $179.00 $949 -12.00
502–545 531 64 174.00–181.00 $176.39 $937 -5.29
530–542 unweaned 537 9 167.00–169.00 $168.12 $903 —
554–593 573 51 164.00–182.00 $170.46 $977 -5.45
602–645 627 71 155.00–180.50 $171.44 $1,075 -1.15
627 fancy 627 11 168.00 $168.00 $1,053 —
666–699 692 256 152.00–174.10 $170.19 $1,178 +0.26
703–740 728 231 157.00–173.25 $166.18 $1,210 +1.77
751–798 775 725 140.00–164.75 $160.00 $1,240 -1.28
800–841 830 545 152.00–158.50 $157.23 $1,305 +0.97
855–896 868 344 140.50–155.50 $150.99 $1,311 -2.44
854–890 fancy 872 177 151.60–155.25 $153.02 $1,334 -6.08
902–943 922 310 140.00–153.25 $147.22 $1,357 -4.64
965–996 977 401 138.00–149.60 $147.93 $1,445 +0.02
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
377–380 378 7 131.00–156.00 $138.18 $522 —
482 482 3 170.00 $170.00 $819 —
505–520 513 2 144.00–147.50 $145.78 $748 -27.22
553–573 565 12 145.00–157.50 $151.56 $856 -20.44
615–648 632 33 160.00–170.00 $163.11 $1,031 +6.11
672–695 678 25 156.00–162.50 $158.93 $1,078 +1.69
708–741 734 25 142.00–163.50 $160.22 $1,176 +8.68
753 753 11 154.00 $154.00 $1,160 +3.38
803–837 812 41 137.50–152.50 $148.64 $1,207 +2.18
872–896 889 24 133.00–145.00 $137.70 $1,224 -7.68
905–923 919 39 135.00–142.50 $137.65 $1,265 -5.35
988 988 8 138.50 $138.50 $1,368 +2.50
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1022–1035 1025 74 134.00–143.00 $140.79 $1,443 -1.11
1055 1055 1 139.00 $139.00 $1,466 +11.17
1138 1138 4 119.00 $119.00 $1,354 -10.50

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
309 309 5 175.00 $175.00 $541 +10.00
341 unweaned 341 3 179.00 $179.00 $610 —
355–376 unweaned 373 7 167.50–169.00 $168.80 $630 +16.80
387 387 6 178.00 $178.00 $689 -9.50
400 fancy 400 113 196.00 $196.00 $784 —
405 unweaned 405 2 146.00 $146.00 $591 —
402–448 429 46 156.00–168.00 $161.96 $695 -15.65
452–494 469 25 149.00–160.00 $154.57 $725 -11.95
484 fancy 484 41 166.00 $166.00 $803 -8.58
503–549 524 54 149.00–164.00 $155.94 $817 -6.81
525–542 unweaned 534 4 135.00–141.00 $138.05 $737 —
560 fancy 560 11 173.00 $173.00 $969 —
555–591 571 45 142.00–159.00 $149.54 $854 -12.39
607–643 620 46 146.00–156.00 $151.31 $938 -7.71
662 unweaned 662 7 132.00 $132.00 $874 —
654–693 675 119 143.00–150.50 $145.81 $984 -10.61
709–748 726 264 138.00–154.00 $150.62 $1,094 -2.07
719–729 fancy 726 86 150.25–153.85 $152.94 $1,110 -4.32
750–788 772 185 136.00–149.50 $147.31 $1,137 -2.03
804–849 815 554 143.10–149.00 $146.57 $1,195 +1.92
868 fancy 868 60 146.50 $146.50 $1,272 —
853–898 881 101 135.00–145.25 $142.28 $1,253 -2.01
905–948 927 73 127.00–142.00 $138.88 $1,287 +10.96
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
444 444 5 128.00 $128.00 $568 -31.00
477–496 491 15 138.00–151.00 $142.05 $697 -8.27
560–587 575 7 135.00–154.00 $146.19 $841 -4.88
622–644 633 55 144.00–146.50 $145.88 $923 +0.91
656–695 672 20 140.00–142.00 $141.31 $950 -3.22
722 722 50 144.00 $144.00 $1,040 +1.80
765–792 784 106 100.00–144.25 $142.20 $1,115 +2.85
809–834 815 32 140.00–140.25 $140.19 $1,143 +6.19
861–896 868 15 108.00–136.50 $130.62 $1,134 -1.88
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
971–973 972 7 123.50–127.00 $124.50 $1,210 —
1007 1007 13 123.25 $123.25 $1,241 -0.67
1102 1102 6 111.00 $111.00 $1,223 -7.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
520 unweaned 520 11 158.00 $158.00 $822 —
535 535 1 140.00 $140.00 $749 —
610–625 617 8 138.00–145.00 $139.77 $862 —
710 710 8 137.00 $137.00 $973 —
875 875 1 131.00 $131.00 $1,146 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1550 1232 80-85% 133 60.00–70.00 $65.50 $807 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1120–1700 1314 75-80% 61 71.00–78.00 $74.47 $979 -12.98
1187–1750 1417 75-80% 52 75.50–83.00 $78.32 $1,110 -14.51
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1395 1160 85-90% 84 50.00–61.00 $55.83 $648 -14.31

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1470–1950 1686 11 81.00–85.00 $83.17 $1,402 —
1310–2345 1861 21 85.50–97.00 $90.64 $1,687 —
1905–2160 2025 7 93.00–101.50 $98.26 $1,990 -3.26

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1115 1115 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 985.00 $985.00
1160 1160 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 985.00 $985.00
1192 1192 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 7 810.00 $810.00
1575 1575 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,185.00 $1,185.00

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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 (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,250.00 $1,250.00 —
1300 1300 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 975.00 $975.00 —

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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.