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Kansas Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Kansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 13, 2021

12,795 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $167.59/cwt -3.16 vs last sale · ≈ $1,130/hd at 674 lb · 759 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $151.66/cwt -4.22 vs last sale · ≈ $1,181/hd at 779 lb · 675 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $156.19/cwt -4.94 vs last sale · ≈ $1,365/hd at 874 lb · 646 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 12,795 15,492 11,857
Feeder cattle 11,981 14,757 8,089
Slaughter cattle 619 618 506
Replacement cattle 195 117 3,262

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, Steers less than 700 lbs sold steady to 3.00 lower, while those over 700 lbs sold 4.00 to 5.00 higher. Heifers overall sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter Cows sold uneven; Leans sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower, while Breakers and Boners sold 7.00 to 9.00 lower. Slaughter Bulls sold steady with a weak undertone. Buyer demand was good for a moderate to heavy sale supply. Compared to last week, Fed Slaughter Steers and Heifers in the feedyards sold 2.00 lower at 138.00. Hay market prices remained mostly steady for alfalfa and steady for grass hay, with movement still slow.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
276–295 279 17 217.00–220.00 $217.50 $607 —
300–345 339 11 211.00–227.00 $213.76 $725 +8.28
318–342 fancy 341 72 234.00–258.50 $257.55 $878 +30.93
345 unweaned 345 4 186.00 $186.00 $642 -4.00
365 fancy 365 11 202.00 $202.00 $737 -21.39
363–390 unweaned 380 8 196.00–203.00 $199.54 $758 +17.60
355–395 383 58 200.00–227.00 $215.32 $825 +5.39
411–426 fancy 411 138 223.00–240.00 $239.49 $984 +14.77
406–447 431 79 184.00–218.00 $205.57 $886 -0.77
451–485 fancy 468 346 212.00–226.50 $218.14 $1,021 +7.55
470 unweaned 470 5 193.00 $193.00 $907 +9.39
450–496 471 117 188.00–215.00 $201.55 $949 -0.15
500–547 fancy 529 314 195.00–216.00 $207.10 $1,096 -0.69
500–549 532 329 177.50–205.00 $187.58 $998 -3.54
552–599 572 187 163.00–185.00 $176.19 $1,008 -8.29
553–591 fancy 576 336 184.00–199.00 $192.59 $1,109 -3.90
600–648 624 471 165.00–183.50 $173.27 $1,081 +2.67
601–635 fancy 625 96 184.50–196.50 $189.57 $1,185 +3.80
646 unweaned 646 5 159.50 $159.50 $1,030 —
659–682 fancy 670 216 171.00–176.00 $173.11 $1,160 -10.81
655–698 676 543 158.00–170.00 $165.39 $1,118 -2.06
703–749 729 413 156.00–169.50 $162.86 $1,187 -2.63
750–799 773 315 153.00–164.00 $158.91 $1,228 -7.08
806–831 fancy 816 169 161.00–163.00 $162.15 $1,323 -9.87
806–848 833 388 150.00–164.25 $158.48 $1,320 -5.35
852–898 874 646 149.00–162.00 $156.19 $1,365 -4.31
901–944 927 218 143.00–157.00 $153.22 $1,420 -4.99
961 fancy 961 89 152.50 $152.50 $1,466 —
965–973 969 13 143.00–150.00 $146.91 $1,424 +10.72
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
461–478 unweaned 474 14 162.00–188.00 $180.57 $856 —
474–493 485 26 178.00–188.00 $181.99 $883 -10.47
516 unweaned 516 3 181.00 $181.00 $934 —
504–546 526 24 158.00–189.00 $175.31 $922 -3.14
558–596 579 59 162.00–173.00 $166.47 $964 +1.07
600–649 630 71 148.00–161.00 $155.66 $981 -6.28
658–697 681 58 145.00–157.50 $151.65 $1,033 -6.60
701–741 724 78 137.00–154.50 $145.99 $1,057 -9.15
756–797 782 92 144.00–148.00 $145.20 $1,135 -3.87
820–843 823 30 149.00–151.50 $151.16 $1,244 -3.29
867 867 2 122.00 $122.00 $1,058 -26.28
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1010–1045 1028 2 133.00–140.00 $136.56 $1,404 -13.32
1080 1080 1 139.00 $139.00 $1,501 +0.60
1107 1107 16 138.00 $138.00 $1,528 +6.00
1254 1254 10 132.50 $132.50 $1,662 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
277 277 4 186.00 $186.00 $515 —
327 fancy 327 89 216.00 $216.00 $706 —
310–335 332 68 185.00–205.00 $203.48 $676 +34.21
351–395 379 73 153.00–197.50 $181.27 $687 +6.65
368–396 unweaned 387 22 177.00–185.75 $183.10 $709 +31.48
402–438 415 80 154.00–183.50 $175.03 $726 +2.62
416–419 fancy 418 196 194.00–196.00 $195.00 $815 +18.77
466–485 fancy 470 59 169.00–175.00 $173.74 $817 -2.86
462–498 unweaned 482 28 146.00–152.00 $150.59 $726 —
480–490 thin fleshed 482 14 166.00–167.00 $166.78 $804 —
462–497 484 192 151.00–167.00 $159.48 $772 -10.42
484 484 102 190.00 $190.00 $920 +20.10
503–548 520 346 148.00–169.50 $160.09 $832 -4.15
521–537 unweaned 526 28 154.00–156.00 $155.34 $817 +8.86
502–536 fancy 530 96 162.50–173.50 $170.65 $904 -0.67
560–596 576 287 145.00–163.50 $155.07 $893 -20.93
574–588 fancy 579 148 164.75–167.00 $165.63 $959 +0.25
591–599 595 41 175.00–185.00 $179.67 $1,069 +3.67
599 unweaned 599 5 145.50 $145.50 $872 +6.64
602–628 unweaned 621 18 138.50–145.50 $140.39 $872 —
600–649 628 178 135.25–158.50 $148.02 $930 -5.59
611–644 fancy 628 194 155.00–170.00 $159.27 $1,000 -3.00
646 646 38 176.50 $176.50 $1,140 +22.89
655 655 26 175.00 $175.00 $1,146 +20.78
651–699 668 240 144.00–156.00 $150.23 $1,004 -3.99
666–697 fancy 688 56 157.00–159.00 $157.55 $1,084 —
704–706 fancy 705 99 156.50–157.75 $157.37 $1,109 —
708–745 728 333 142.00–154.50 $149.57 $1,089 -3.03
765 765 53 158.00 $158.00 $1,209 +2.55
750–799 780 622 141.00–155.00 $151.12 $1,179 -12.38
804–828 817 188 146.25–151.00 $149.61 $1,222 -1.99
857 fancy 857 62 150.50 $150.50 $1,290 —
851–882 871 159 140.75–148.25 $144.24 $1,256 -3.84
903 fancy 903 61 148.00 $148.00 $1,336 —
901–948 925 68 128.75–145.00 $137.36 $1,271 +5.10
962–998 974 24 124.50–139.00 $129.60 $1,262 -4.72
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
387–395 389 5 145.00–149.00 $145.81 $567 -7.08
417–445 429 14 145.00–155.00 $149.33 $641 -10.93
453–498 481 33 146.00–155.00 $150.75 $725 +6.85
506–539 523 61 142.00–151.00 $146.42 $766 -4.16
570–599 586 20 131.00–147.00 $139.13 $815 -6.26
608–627 611 25 123.00–141.00 $138.53 $846 -7.02
658–694 680 44 133.00–145.00 $141.20 $960 +1.93
702–738 716 18 130.50–144.50 $137.04 $981 -4.57
750–783 774 43 123.00–145.00 $139.78 $1,082 +8.20
856 856 5 134.00 $134.00 $1,147 —
999 999 7 108.00 $108.00 $1,079 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1001–1005 1001 12 130.00–142.00 $141.00 $1,411 +6.63
1065 1065 2 125.00 $125.00 $1,331 -7.30
1123–1135 1126 4 112.50–125.00 $121.85 $1,372 +31.04
1150 1150 2 121.00 $121.00 $1,392 +16.00
1205 1205 5 115.00 $115.00 $1,386 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 3 147.50 $147.50 $524 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 181.00 $181.00 $697 —
430 430 2 178.00 $178.00 $765 -2.00
465–492 481 11 152.00–164.00 $159.25 $766 -9.75
502–508 506 6 163.00–169.00 $165.66 $838 +7.66
555–569 558 32 159.00–165.00 $159.37 $889 +12.54
640 640 7 143.00 $143.00 $915 +2.84
745 745 1 123.00 $123.00 $916 +17.00
844 844 5 125.00 $125.00 $1,055 -2.00
887 887 9 115.00 $115.00 $1,020 —
925 925 8 112.00 $112.00 $1,036 —
986 986 8 106.00 $106.00 $1,045 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1760 1314 75-80% 296 59.00–69.50 $64.93 $853 —
1132–1705 1472 75-80% 37 70.00–79.00 $74.97 $1,104 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1665 1169 80-85% 123 50.00–59.50 $56.19 $657 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1530 1133 85-90% 17 41.00–49.00 $46.63 $528 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1675–2145 1825 17 90.50–97.00 $91.65 $1,673 —
1660–2260 1961 6 73.00–79.00 $76.91 $1,508 —
1610–2580 1996 17 81.00–89.00 $84.82 $1,693 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1150 1150 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,150.00 $1,150.00
1095–1320 1224 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 15 850.00–1,400.00 $1,057.69
1240 1240 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,025.00 $1,025.00
1280 1280 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 810.00 $810.00
1303 1303 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 13 1,200.00 $1,200.00
1195–1360 1306 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 57 710.00–1,385.00 $1,302.02
1190–1328 1308 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 38 820.00–1,510.00 $1,429.84
1325 1325 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 835.00 $835.00
1338 1338 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 9 1,350.00 $1,350.00
1435 1435 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,425.00 $1,425.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1199 1199 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 14 1,500.00 $1,500.00
1218 1218 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 5 1,135.00 $1,135.00
1264 1264 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 7 1,250.00 $1,250.00

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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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 10 1,725.00 $1,725.00 —
1200 1200 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,200.00 $1,200.00 —
1200 1200 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 2 1,000.00–1,010.00 $1,005.00 —

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1100 1100 (<2 yrs)Open 1 1,175.00 $1,175.00 —

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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.