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Kansas Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Kansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 25, 2021

11,396 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $164.30/cwt +5.74 vs last sale · ≈ $1,022/hd at 622 lb · 951 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $171.75/cwt +7.39 vs last sale · ≈ $986/hd at 574 lb · 697 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $150.00/cwt +7.42 vs last sale · ≈ $871/hd at 581 lb · 603 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 11,396 7,169 5,977
Feeder cattle 10,577 5,812 5,790
Slaughter cattle 791 335 169
Replacement cattle 28 1,022 18

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers under 700 lbs sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher, while those over 700 lbs sold steady to 3.00 lower. Heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Demand was moderate to good. Compared to last week, fed slaughter steers and heifers in the feedyards sold 2.00 higher at 126.00. Hay market prices remain steady for alfalfa and grass hay and trades remained fairly steady as well.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
303–345 318 13 181.00–230.00 $208.39 $663 +9.58
328 fancy 328 15 203.00 $203.00 $666 —
337 unweaned 337 7 182.00 $182.00 $613 —
360 unweaned 360 3 195.00 $195.00 $702 +21.00
357–398 fancy 377 40 208.00–221.00 $213.31 $804 +16.31
353–398 384 61 195.00–218.00 $210.67 $809 +25.67
402–443 fancy 426 99 188.00–220.00 $210.28 $896 +13.44
400–448 unweaned 429 17 167.00–183.00 $176.96 $759 —
400–448 432 64 175.00–207.00 $197.36 $853 +9.60
453–490 fancy 464 276 178.00–208.00 $198.08 $919 +5.68
450–499 476 47 174.00–191.00 $183.58 $874 +12.50
452–497 unweaned 480 128 160.00–179.00 $172.80 $829 +19.80
509–532 fancy 525 257 174.00–196.00 $189.76 $996 —
510–548 unweaned 527 53 151.00–174.00 $164.07 $865 —
500–548 528 197 163.00–184.00 $176.38 $931 +4.93
557 value added 557 77 184.00 $184.00 $1,025 —
551–598 fancy 571 171 170.00–182.00 $178.77 $1,021 +8.59
550–599 578 365 155.00–181.00 $168.41 $973 +7.88
550–599 unweaned 579 84 148.00–167.50 $160.73 $931 —
600–627 fancy 616 287 167.00–176.00 $170.30 $1,049 —
601–648 unweaned 624 156 130.00–161.50 $154.54 $964 —
600–648 625 508 153.00–175.00 $163.91 $1,024 +5.35
655–699 673 463 148.00–164.00 $156.37 $1,052 +7.74
655–696 fancy 674 31 165.50–167.00 $166.30 $1,121 -4.70
653–696 unweaned 682 68 136.00–152.00 $144.92 $988 —
723 fancy 723 7 163.00 $163.00 $1,178 -4.87
701–744 726 268 144.00–162.00 $152.14 $1,105 +13.14
719–732 unweaned 726 10 141.00–143.00 $142.01 $1,031 —
744 744 5 140.00 $140.00 $1,042 +1.00
763–776 unweaned 769 19 137.00–145.00 $140.56 $1,081 —
751–798 772 322 140.00–169.50 $160.73 $1,241 -1.02
789 fancy 789 35 163.25 $163.25 $1,288 -4.89
806–834 fancy 825 140 161.00–168.50 $165.19 $1,363 —
800–844 827 181 142.00–165.00 $160.37 $1,326 -3.40
850–893 867 372 136.50–167.00 $159.52 $1,383 +5.88
888–893 fancy 891 95 161.75–166.60 $165.02 $1,470 +4.17
909–927 fancy 919 102 167.50–168.10 $167.83 $1,542 +10.02
901–943 923 266 156.00–165.00 $159.77 $1,475 +8.47
960–976 973 37 147.00–154.25 $152.90 $1,488 +9.80
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
374 374 5 169.00 $169.00 $632 —
400–443 430 13 174.00–182.50 $178.03 $766 +8.29
458 unweaned 458 4 168.00 $168.00 $769 —
475–480 477 14 165.00–173.00 $170.13 $812 +9.48
502–525 517 38 158.00–176.00 $166.25 $860 +8.25
523 unweaned 523 6 163.00 $163.00 $852 —
563–590 580 32 136.00–155.00 $141.71 $822 -7.96
602–649 627 60 137.00–161.00 $151.12 $948 +1.99
650–698 667 44 132.00–153.00 $144.05 $961 +2.55
702–742 726 19 123.00–144.50 $139.00 $1,009 -10.22
753–780 763 47 146.00–157.00 $151.23 $1,154 +2.00
802–835 828 33 134.00–149.00 $139.83 $1,158 -4.98
895 895 3 136.00 $136.00 $1,217 —
911–949 934 27 138.00–151.50 $144.75 $1,352 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1047 1047 6 139.00 $139.00 $1,455 -5.34
1125 1125 5 125.00 $125.00 $1,406 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
277–288 283 10 163.00–173.00 $167.31 $473 -31.69
331 fancy 331 3 188.00 $188.00 $622 —
310–348 339 26 152.00–175.00 $168.60 $572 +8.20
353 unweaned 353 3 145.00 $145.00 $512 —
357–397 384 72 150.00–177.00 $156.75 $602 -13.92
403–447 430 210 143.00–175.00 $161.50 $694 +8.38
407–439 fancy 434 92 157.00–178.00 $168.50 $731 —
405–448 unweaned 438 11 128.00–164.00 $158.75 $695 —
461–483 fancy 472 57 160.00–170.00 $164.62 $777 —
455–498 476 189 150.00–170.50 $157.60 $750 +8.07
462–499 unweaned 483 52 139.00–156.00 $148.91 $719 +7.91
516–518 517 76 171.50–172.00 $171.76 $888 +24.64
500–545 522 228 142.00–156.00 $149.46 $780 +2.34
502–542 fancy 524 179 156.50–173.00 $164.23 $861 —
507–547 unweaned 529 73 138.00–157.00 $147.19 $779 —
550–598 fancy 579 187 150.00–160.50 $157.91 $914 -4.77
555–597 unweaned 581 82 132.00–146.50 $141.80 $824 +11.53
552–597 582 334 138.00–158.00 $147.59 $859 +5.07
600–645 620 348 130.50–155.00 $140.70 $872 -4.26
602–644 unweaned 630 72 129.00–143.00 $135.12 $851 +3.12
631–649 fancy 646 34 150.00–158.00 $156.62 $1,012 -0.41
647 647 31 162.00 $162.00 $1,048 +17.04
651 651 18 153.50 $153.50 $999 -2.13
652–697 676 275 133.00–152.00 $143.51 $970 -12.12
656–686 fancy 681 92 152.00–158.00 $156.85 $1,068 -4.36
684–688 unweaned 685 15 127.00–135.00 $129.27 $885 —
703–705 unweaned 704 5 125.50–127.00 $126.10 $888 —
717 717 63 156.00 $156.00 $1,119 +3.68
724 fancy 724 54 150.00 $150.00 $1,086 -7.42
725 725 8 159.00 $159.00 $1,153 +6.68
713–741 726 51 129.00–147.00 $141.91 $1,030 -10.41
754–779 766 247 121.00–156.10 $151.35 $1,159 +1.80
760–792 fancy 769 133 149.75–158.10 $157.40 $1,210 —
751–792 783 26 144.00–161.00 $157.24 $1,231 +7.69
819 819 7 156.00 $156.00 $1,278 +10.94
815–843 829 255 116.00–152.50 $148.10 $1,228 +3.04
870–891 882 75 141.50–143.00 $142.11 $1,253 +6.99
977 977 11 113.00 $113.00 $1,104 -8.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 6 146.00 $146.00 $482 —
400–443 422 40 138.00–165.00 $156.21 $659 +22.67
409–441 unweaned 427 14 150.00–155.00 $152.36 $651 —
455–474 468 19 140.00–153.00 $142.64 $668 +2.30
488 unweaned 488 3 137.00 $137.00 $669 +12.00
502–547 519 33 126.00–148.00 $139.88 $726 +5.19
568–598 578 26 134.00–146.00 $139.38 $806 +4.39
605–632 616 41 132.00–148.00 $143.63 $885 +9.11
650–698 671 36 125.50–140.75 $134.28 $901 -4.64
708–742 727 24 126.00–136.00 $132.42 $963 -13.47
755–762 761 8 126.00–140.00 $127.74 $972 -7.92
828–844 841 11 138.00–139.00 $138.18 $1,162 +20.81
860–882 864 12 115.00–120.00 $115.85 $1,001 -8.15
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1007–1010 1008 19 119.50–122.00 $120.42 $1,214 +2.17
1051 1051 7 110.00 $110.00 $1,156 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–373 366 7 184.00–205.00 $192.42 $704 —
450 450 2 162.00–175.00 $168.50 $758 -9.05
505 505 2 144.00–151.00 $147.50 $745 +16.50
555–560 557 7 122.50–145.00 $135.37 $754 -36.63
785 785 2 105.00 $105.00 $824 +0.41
978 978 5 96.00 $96.00 $939 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1553 1204 85-90% 352 46.00–59.50 $52.91 $637 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1743 1370 80-85% 195 60.00–68.00 $64.02 $877 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1324–1785 1524 75-80% 44 69.00–75.00 $72.21 $1,100 —
1390–1770 1622 75-80% 25 75.00–78.00 $76.62 $1,243 -1.50

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1465–2105 1751 13 69.00–78.00 $74.00 $1,296 —
1550–2090 1778 15 76.00–85.00 $81.62 $1,451 —
1895–2085 2012 7 86.00–91.50 $88.19 $1,774 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1110–1215 1163 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 725.00–1,000.00 $856.29
1050–1355 1220 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 9 625.00–960.00 $862.04
1371 1371 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 1,425.00 $1,425.00
1335–1520 1425 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 8 825.00–960.00 $940.19
1370–1465 1441 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 975.00–1,025.00 $1,013.12

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1400 1400 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,075.00 $1,075.00 —

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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.