Kansas Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Kansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 4, 2021

6,144 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $156.27/cwt +0.87 vs last sale · ≈ $1,370/hd at 877 lb · 684 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $146.87/cwt +0.77 vs last sale · ≈ $1,131/hd at 770 lb · 614 head

light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $159.24/cwt +3.51 vs last sale · ≈ $1,310/hd at 823 lb · 435 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	6,144	5,607	6,072
Feeder cattle	5,515	5,185	5,645
Slaughter cattle	571	351	415
Replacement cattle	58	71	12

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers sold steady to 3.00 higher. Heifers under 800 lbs sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher, while those over 800 lbs sold steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Demand was moderate to good. Compared to last week, fed slaughter steers and heifers in the feedyards sold steady to 1.00 higher from 122.00 to 124.00. Hay market prices remain steady for alfalfa and grass hay and movement remains slow.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250	250	1	182.50	$182.50	$456	—
340	340	1	179.00	$179.00	$609	-12.00
360 unweaned	360	1	154.00	$154.00	$554	-25.00
360–375	366	5	170.00–172.00	$170.82	$625	-18.50
416–437	431	10	170.00–184.00	$179.94	$776	+3.09
475–480	476	10	161.00–172.00	$168.19	$801	-3.56
498 fancy	498	5	177.00	$177.00	$881	—
507–545	528	17	149.00–168.00	$160.85	$849	-2.14
550 unweaned	550	2	135.00	$135.00	$742	—
560–590	578	37	161.00–166.00	$164.06	$948	+5.04
603–649	637	77	155.00–162.00	$157.61	$1,004	+8.06
655–687	673	38	148.50–159.00	$154.44	$1,039	+8.10
704–749	720	104	147.50–161.00	$153.83	$1,108	+2.00
751–772 fancy	758	107	160.75–163.00	$161.54	$1,224	+2.54
754–799	781	150	151.00–159.00	$156.66	$1,224	+0.49
805–842	822	314	154.00–160.10	$158.83	$1,306	+4.24
807–845 fancy	824	121	160.10–160.50	$160.31	$1,321	+0.91
850–892 fancy	876	166	158.50–159.00	$158.84	$1,391	-0.45
854–898	877	518	149.25–158.00	$155.45	$1,363	+3.33
901–936	919	293	148.00–158.00	$152.62	$1,403	+0.87
924 fancy	924	52	156.50	$156.50	$1,446	+2.00
951–988	972	59	135.50–150.75	$143.26	$1,392	-8.63

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
467–495	485	10	150.00–164.00	$159.93	$776	+16.93
500–539	522	22	130.00–160.00	$142.27	$743	-8.73
588	588	11	145.50	$145.50	$856	-3.21
606–642	616	56	135.50–150.00	$144.94	$893	+5.50
662–687	681	100	131.00–150.00	$144.78	$986	+3.78
703–741	732	103	135.50–146.00	$137.27	$1,005	+0.77
757–797	788	23	144.00–148.00	$146.73	$1,156	+2.32
803–849	835	40	137.00–156.00	$144.44	$1,206	+2.04
850–854	851	22	143.25–146.50	$144.44	$1,229	+3.59
921	921	4	142.00	$142.00	$1,308	+9.14

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1015–1035	1031	31	126.00–139.00	$138.30	$1,426	-6.58
1058–1096	1077	18	127.00–137.25	$135.20	$1,456	-8.80
1103	1103	101	137.75	$137.75	$1,519	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	171.00	$171.00	$504	—
334 unweaned	334	5	145.00	$145.00	$484	-12.72
342	342	2	167.50	$167.50	$573	-2.50
355–390	387	50	154.00–169.00	$164.91	$638	-0.02
413–440	436	119	150.00–168.00	$166.55	$726	+15.23
458–468 unweaned	462	19	141.00–145.00	$143.51	$663	+7.91
460–483	483	58	151.00–156.50	$156.05	$754	+9.87
518 unweaned	518	7	133.00	$133.00	$689	+2.00
514–535	521	41	144.00–150.00	$147.78	$770	+3.50
550 unweaned	550	6	135.00	$135.00	$742	+10.00
551–591	567	66	144.00–152.00	$148.66	$843	+6.35
606–639	626	58	145.50–156.00	$150.42	$942	+7.94
612–640 unweaned	627	11	133.00	$133.00	$834	-0.72
677 unweaned	677	6	130.00	$130.00	$880	+2.00
684 fancy	684	52	156.25	$156.25	$1,069	+2.48
662–697	685	156	140.00–151.00	$146.08	$1,001	-0.33
704 fancy	704	87	153.00	$153.00	$1,077	-4.50
715	715	2	125.00	$125.00	$894	-21.76
703–745	733	324	140.00–153.75	$151.20	$1,108	+4.44
762 fancy	762	46	151.75	$151.75	$1,156	—
751–799	771	568	143.50–149.75	$146.47	$1,129	+0.60
803–847	826	253	128.50–149.35	$145.51	$1,202	+2.62
863	863	7	127.00	$127.00	$1,096	-12.61
856–890	866	48	116.00–135.00	$129.41	$1,121	-10.20
887 fancy	887	13	131.25	$131.25	$1,164	—
901–942	916	79	123.00–132.00	$130.84	$1,198	-10.51
966	966	15	134.00	$134.00	$1,294	+2.43

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
437	437	6	119.00	$119.00	$520	—
526	526	12	148.00	$148.00	$778	+12.00
576–585	582	13	123.00–135.00	$129.24	$752	-7.48
603–645	632	79	128.50–146.00	$138.74	$877	+2.06
652–660	658	43	131.00–140.00	$138.13	$909	+3.34
706–746	738	76	128.00–145.00	$138.94	$1,025	+9.62
751–791	769	13	130.00–137.00	$133.95	$1,030	+0.40
817	817	6	140.00	$140.00	$1,144	+8.40

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1120	1120	4	109.00	$109.00	$1,221	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
323	323	7	174.00	$174.00	$562	—
481–485	484	15	157.00–158.00	$157.67	$763	+8.16
547	547	8	134.00	$134.00	$733	±0.00
600–630	610	3	122.50–123.00	$122.83	$749	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1096–1855	1367	75-80%	187	60.50–73.00	$67.90	$928	-2.68
1300–1890	1632	75-80%	8	74.00–79.50	$77.27	$1,261	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1050–1575	1246	80-85%	180	50.00–66.00	$57.91	$722	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1050–1515	1156	85-90%	114	41.00–54.00	$50.54	$584	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1390–1980	1659	7	68.00–74.00	$72.40	$1,201	-1.58
1735–2240	1931	5	82.00–86.00	$83.95	$1,621	—
1805–2070	1965	4	76.00–79.00	$77.05	$1,514	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1125	1125	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	985.00	$985.00
1100–1340	1253	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	28	750.00–1,000.00	$892.39
1207–1291	1284	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	24	1,000.00–1,610.00	$1,562.22
1328	1328	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,000.00	$1,000.00

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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
1300	1300	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,025.00	$1,025.00	—

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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.