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Kansas Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Kansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 11, 2021

7,807 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $158.83/cwt +2.56 vs last sale · ≈ $1,389/hd at 875 lb · 675 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $157.07/cwt -2.17 vs last sale · ≈ $1,293/hd at 823 lb · 674 head
light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $153.63/cwt +0.43 vs last sale · ≈ $1,398/hd at 910 lb · 403 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 7,807 6,144 6,955
Feeder cattle 7,432 5,515 6,510
Slaughter cattle 375 571 445
Replacement cattle — 58 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers sold steady to 3.00 higher. Heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold uneven; Breakers sold steady to 3.00 lower, while Boners and Leans sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 4.00 to 5.00 higher. Demand was moderate. Fed slaughter steers and heifers in the feedyards sold at 124.00. Hay market prices remain steady for alfalfa and grass hay while movement and demand remain light.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
302–348 333 26 181.00–193.00 $182.65 $608 +3.65
333 unweaned 333 8 177.00 $177.00 $589 —
343 fancy 343 4 200.00 $200.00 $686 —
416–430 unweaned 418 10 158.00–174.00 $162.53 $679 —
408–444 fancy 420 50 189.00–201.00 $195.30 $820 —
400–442 434 88 175.00–192.00 $185.09 $803 +5.15
455–487 fancy 470 31 179.00–201.00 $190.50 $895 +13.50
459–498 472 139 162.50–189.00 $168.03 $793 -0.16
506–539 fancy 532 157 177.00–194.00 $183.96 $979 —
506–549 535 106 156.00–180.00 $169.53 $907 +8.68
555–578 fancy 561 59 170.00–174.00 $173.16 $971 —
557–590 575 115 161.00–175.00 $166.95 $960 +2.89
600–648 fancy 613 67 164.00–171.00 $167.15 $1,025 —
601–643 615 333 157.00–167.50 $162.86 $1,002 +5.25
651–692 666 181 145.00–167.50 $154.26 $1,027 -0.18
677 unweaned 677 19 140.00 $140.00 $948 —
706–726 unweaned 713 11 132.00–139.50 $134.78 $961 —
702–740 721 169 146.00–163.50 $155.95 $1,124 +2.12
752–790 773 330 154.50–162.00 $159.17 $1,230 +2.51
812 fancy 812 53 161.75 $161.75 $1,313 +1.44
800–845 824 621 145.50–163.60 $156.67 $1,291 -2.16
869–871 fancy 870 131 162.50–163.75 $163.20 $1,420 +4.36
875 thin fleshed 875 63 160.60 $160.60 $1,405 —
865–895 876 481 150.00–160.25 $157.41 $1,379 +1.96
902–910 fancy 907 91 154.75–155.75 $155.40 $1,409 -1.10
900–920 911 312 145.50–156.10 $153.12 $1,395 +0.50
963 fancy 963 65 153.00 $153.00 $1,473 —
970–997 994 60 144.50–145.00 $144.52 $1,437 +1.26
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–393 390 25 148.00–176.00 $151.19 $590 —
435–439 438 15 163.00–171.00 $168.35 $737 —
461–499 476 13 146.00–170.00 $155.68 $741 -4.25
540 540 1 142.00 $142.00 $767 -0.27
556 unweaned 556 6 136.00 $136.00 $756 —
566–597 576 66 141.00–166.00 $153.56 $885 +8.06
600–644 621 105 138.00–151.00 $144.34 $896 -0.60
657–699 685 80 134.00–156.00 $149.59 $1,025 +4.81
703–748 712 50 140.00–155.50 $147.12 $1,047 +9.85
750–797 769 92 130.00–151.00 $142.48 $1,096 -4.25
802–845 822 19 137.50–153.00 $144.39 $1,187 -0.05
851–891 872 74 144.00–155.50 $147.00 $1,282 +2.56
913–945 923 21 138.50–150.00 $147.47 $1,361 +5.47
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1035 1020 160 136.00–144.10 $141.88 $1,447 +3.58
1065–1095 1077 12 117.00–139.00 $122.12 $1,315 -13.08
1145 1145 1 114.00 $114.00 $1,305 —
1150–1170 1168 11 106.00–127.00 $125.12 $1,461 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
294 294 21 170.00 $170.00 $500 -1.00
327–341 unweaned 340 19 146.00–148.00 $146.20 $497 +1.20
327–348 341 6 162.50–165.00 $164.20 $560 -3.30
351 fancy 351 19 170.00 $170.00 $597 —
365–398 386 47 153.00–167.00 $163.87 $633 -1.04
406 unweaned 406 4 146.00 $146.00 $593 —
418 fancy 418 68 173.00 $173.00 $723 —
408–433 428 43 143.00–157.00 $148.61 $636 -17.94
465 thin fleshed 465 7 163.00 $163.00 $758 —
450–497 469 53 140.00–152.00 $149.39 $701 -6.66
468–491 fancy 472 43 155.00–161.00 $156.18 $737 —
510–532 fancy 525 45 157.00–159.00 $157.60 $827 —
510–545 528 194 146.00–154.00 $151.23 $798 +3.45
556–595 573 286 125.00–150.00 $143.46 $822 -5.20
580–592 unweaned 589 27 132.00–137.75 $136.28 $803 —
599 thin fleshed 599 10 158.00 $158.00 $946 —
601–642 620 154 135.00–148.00 $141.97 $880 -8.45
613–639 unweaned 627 9 130.50–135.00 $133.05 $834 +0.05
626–630 fancy 630 114 156.00–157.75 $157.70 $994 —
642 642 2 130.00 $130.00 $835 -20.42
650–658 fancy 653 22 156.00–157.50 $156.95 $1,025 +0.70
665–695 672 71 142.00–152.00 $148.06 $995 +1.98
708–726 unweaned 713 19 126.50–133.00 $130.31 $929 —
700–747 724 211 144.00–153.00 $148.23 $1,073 -2.97
727 fancy 727 32 152.85 $152.85 $1,111 -0.15
750–780 765 263 143.25–150.50 $146.69 $1,122 +0.22
800–831 812 36 135.50–149.00 $142.45 $1,157 -3.06
813 fancy 813 4 150.00 $150.00 $1,220 —
864 fancy 864 38 140.75 $140.75 $1,216 +9.50
862–895 871 82 135.00–139.50 $137.03 $1,194 +7.62
912–947 933 30 122.00–131.50 $127.79 $1,192 -3.05
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
386 386 13 123.00 $123.00 $475 —
438 438 6 137.00–143.00 $139.00 $609 +20.00
461–462 462 12 133.50–135.00 $134.63 $622 —
518–541 532 20 137.00–143.00 $139.11 $740 -8.89
558–590 575 17 128.00–135.00 $130.42 $750 +1.18
615–642 632 39 129.00–141.50 $135.36 $855 -3.38
657–682 668 20 136.00–139.50 $137.38 $918 -0.75
700–733 725 26 137.00–145.00 $141.72 $1,027 +2.78
763–773 769 9 139.00–140.00 $139.44 $1,072 +5.49
858–897 883 42 111.00–132.75 $129.28 $1,142 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
974–988 980 9 123.50–124.50 $123.95 $1,215 —
1065 1065 14 119.50 $119.50 $1,273 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
580 580 4 135.00 $135.00 $783 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
381 381 4 179.50 $179.50 $684 —
455–486 475 11 160.00–161.00 $160.35 $762 +2.68
592 592 2 130.00 $130.00 $770 —
621–627 623 8 129.00–135.00 $132.74 $827 +9.91
676 676 3 128.00 $128.00 $865 —
758–772 764 5 111.00–119.00 $115.76 $884 —
805–815 808 3 93.00–132.00 $118.89 $961 —
985 985 1 91.00 $91.00 $896 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1065–1678 1307 80-85% 113 50.00–68.00 $59.70 $780 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1060–1775 1370 75-80% 66 60.00–74.50 $67.39 $923 -0.51
1073–1735 1480 75-80% 35 70.00–79.00 $74.40 $1,101 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1530 1210 85-90% 74 41.50–58.00 $52.07 $630 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1510–1830 1688 7 67.00–72.00 $69.38 $1,171 -3.02
1765–2020 1897 5 77.00–83.00 $81.44 $1,545 —
1910–2030 1953 3 86.50–90.00 $88.70 $1,732 +11.65

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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.