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Kansas Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Kansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 10, 2022

16,841 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $155.28/cwt -6.87 vs last sale · ≈ $1,283/hd at 826 lb · 1,321 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $151.60/cwt -6.54 vs last sale · ≈ $1,326/hd at 875 lb · 1,078 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $164.08/cwt -2.43 vs last sale · ≈ $1,190/hd at 725 lb · 992 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 16,841 17,740 13,340
Feeder cattle 15,906 17,213 12,634
Slaughter cattle 728 218 582
Replacement cattle 207 309 124

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder steers weighing less than 700 lbs sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower, while those over 700 lb sold 6.00 to 7.00 lower. Feeder heifers overall sold 1.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 4.00 to 5.00 higher. Demand was moderate to good. Compared to last week, Fed Slaughter Steers and Heifers in the feedyards sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower from 135.00 to 136.00. Hay market prices remained steady for alfalfa and grass hay; movement remains slow.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
278–293 283 11 191.00–252.00 $230.94 $654 —
328 fancy 328 14 231.00 $231.00 $758 —
325–345 338 9 197.00–230.00 $209.82 $709 —
355–372 fancy 361 11 211.00–226.00 $220.94 $798 —
355–397 386 20 191.00–219.00 $207.75 $802 -8.51
400–429 fancy 411 21 211.00–216.00 $212.93 $875 +9.44
400–448 426 37 196.50–218.00 $201.18 $857 -14.43
457–496 fancy 475 149 204.00–215.50 $212.24 $1,008 +8.07
457–495 478 75 190.00–214.00 $198.40 $948 -0.21
502–535 fancy 525 105 199.50–214.00 $202.33 $1,062 +3.86
503–549 529 191 180.00–207.00 $195.20 $1,033 -4.87
552–596 fancy 566 238 190.00–200.75 $196.86 $1,114 -2.85
550–593 572 201 174.50–202.00 $183.67 $1,051 -4.32
578 unweaned 578 18 172.50 $172.50 $997 —
608–621 fancy 619 104 180.25–190.00 $181.72 $1,125 -5.06
601–645 621 490 161.00–184.50 $174.81 $1,086 -2.40
650–698 669 508 159.00–176.25 $168.03 $1,124 -0.83
656–691 fancy 675 324 170.00–179.00 $173.66 $1,172 -4.49
706–730 fancy 717 191 168.00–173.50 $169.08 $1,212 —
704–746 727 801 158.00–168.50 $162.89 $1,184 -3.62
761–765 fancy 764 135 166.50–168.75 $167.95 $1,283 -4.33
753–798 774 771 151.00–163.75 $156.57 $1,212 -7.88
803 fancy 803 56 164.10 $164.10 $1,318 -1.40
801–847 827 1,265 148.00–162.00 $154.89 $1,281 -7.09
851–897 875 1,078 145.00–157.00 $151.60 $1,326 -6.54
901–948 922 416 143.00–152.00 $149.79 $1,381 -4.45
951–983 964 174 144.50–150.75 $147.55 $1,422 +6.26
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
387 387 5 207.50 $207.50 $803 +16.23
416–445 431 25 166.00–205.00 $189.80 $818 -6.22
453–487 476 50 159.00–200.00 $181.32 $863 -6.62
501–548 529 88 157.00–199.00 $185.38 $981 -5.39
555–591 577 172 169.50–191.50 $181.76 $1,049 +5.80
603–649 625 151 151.00–171.00 $161.58 $1,010 -1.59
651–699 683 231 146.00–164.50 $156.57 $1,069 -7.10
700–747 727 122 147.00–157.00 $153.54 $1,116 -2.92
755–793 775 35 149.00–150.00 $149.74 $1,160 -7.37
803–817 814 12 147.00–150.00 $148.75 $1,211 -2.62
920–944 936 6 139.00–145.00 $140.97 $1,319 -15.32
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1002–1031 1011 87 135.00–149.85 $143.98 $1,456 -4.02
1114–1140 1128 13 124.00–134.00 $127.35 $1,437 —
1160 1160 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,450 —
1225 1225 1 114.00 $114.00 $1,396 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
544 544 7 196.00 $196.00 $1,066 —
570–593 579 10 180.00–187.50 $184.43 $1,068 —
704–738 716 11 152.00–154.00 $152.75 $1,094 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
292 292 5 192.00 $192.00 $561 —
335–340 339 5 184.00–188.00 $187.21 $635 +13.21
368–383 fancy 370 39 176.00–213.50 $181.97 $673 -1.03
355–399 377 43 164.00–189.00 $172.45 $650 -4.57
400–437 415 47 161.00–188.00 $175.75 $729 +4.54
452 unweaned 452 2 155.00 $155.00 $701 —
464–493 fancy 474 42 174.50–184.00 $178.83 $848 +2.83
453–498 482 211 157.00–175.00 $168.69 $813 +1.24
503–527 fancy 517 157 162.00–179.00 $171.21 $885 -10.68
501–546 533 219 155.00–166.00 $160.03 $853 -13.57
550–599 574 466 147.00–161.50 $156.47 $898 -3.02
599 fancy 599 15 163.50 $163.50 $979 -8.69
600 unweaned 600 16 142.00 $142.00 $852 —
602–647 fancy 622 76 157.00–161.50 $159.75 $994 +0.23
600–647 625 518 144.00–157.00 $151.85 $949 -3.31
656–661 fancy 657 122 153.50–158.60 $157.59 $1,035 -1.91
650–699 671 586 141.50–156.00 $150.56 $1,010 -3.86
718–719 fancy 719 92 152.50–153.85 $153.42 $1,103 —
701–748 724 672 143.00–153.50 $148.49 $1,075 -3.73
751 fancy 751 60 152.00 $152.00 $1,142 —
750–794 769 773 142.00–152.75 $147.33 $1,133 -7.92
803–844 817 419 143.00–152.00 $147.88 $1,208 -1.04
851–889 865 227 142.00–148.25 $147.19 $1,273 +0.76
883 fancy 883 33 143.60 $143.60 $1,268 —
913–920 fancy 914 72 144.00–144.25 $144.05 $1,317 —
913–945 919 31 124.00–141.00 $136.95 $1,259 —
955–966 963 8 123.00–125.00 $124.50 $1,199 -15.60
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363–398 387 16 173.00–179.00 $177.17 $686 +11.02
408–444 427 61 146.00–180.00 $166.20 $710 +3.24
459–498 483 74 145.00–166.00 $153.92 $743 -9.97
500–548 533 75 136.00–153.50 $150.32 $801 -9.97
550–595 575 109 135.00–146.50 $142.38 $819 -6.01
613–646 635 115 135.00–144.50 $142.15 $903 -6.77
659–688 669 34 139.00–145.00 $143.63 $961 +0.26
701–720 713 45 136.25–138.50 $137.04 $977 -3.38
755–795 776 25 130.00–140.00 $136.35 $1,058 -1.32
822–849 837 31 130.00–140.00 $135.58 $1,135 -11.57
850–895 868 15 136.00–137.50 $136.65 $1,186 —
921–945 936 21 97.00–129.00 $115.08 $1,077 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
962–985 976 8 122.00–127.00 $124.65 $1,217 —
1000 1000 1 133.00 $133.00 $1,330 +16.00
1073–1085 1074 17 115.00–116.50 $116.41 $1,250 +11.41
1122–1147 1129 7 93.00–106.00 $96.77 $1,093 —
1160–1175 1171 4 106.00–112.00 $107.49 $1,259 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
519–538 526 22 163.00–170.00 $165.60 $871 —
555–571 564 26 153.00–164.50 $160.74 $907 —
627–639 634 42 155.00–157.00 $155.85 $988 —
650–660 655 30 147.00–150.00 $147.81 $968 +22.81
750 750 2 140.00 $140.00 $1,050 —
940 940 2 128.00 $128.00 $1,203 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1090–1795 1404 75-80% 267 63.00–70.50 $66.81 $938 —
1176–1863 1548 75-80% 55 69.00–74.50 $71.65 $1,109 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1053–1612 1231 80-85% 229 51.00–64.50 $59.72 $735 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1053–1480 1196 85-90% 76 40.00–57.00 $46.23 $553 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1445–2080 1792 9 75.00–89.00 $84.96 $1,522 —
1615–2155 1919 15 80.00–95.00 $90.82 $1,743 —
1755–2540 2077 7 91.00–98.50 $95.42 $1,982 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
910–1155 1114 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 810.00–1,225.00 $1,168.51
1187 1187 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 850.00 $850.00
1138–1332 1222 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 11 785.00–1,150.00 $966.93
1275 1275 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 610.00 $610.00
1080–1460 1302 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 46 725.00–975.00 $814.77
1139–1517 1315 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 35 660.00–935.00 $781.62
1045–1571 1320 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 72 675.00–1,350.00 $930.59
1225–1541 1360 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 23 950.00–1,200.00 $1,037.71
1355–1375 1365 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 900.00–1,075.00 $988.14
1440 1440 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 875.00 $875.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900 900 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 925.00 $925.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
900 900 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,125.00 $1,125.00 —
1000 1000 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,175.00 $1,175.00 —
1300 1300 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 1,050.00 $1,050.00 —
1400 1400 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 2 1,125.00 $1,125.00 —
Medium 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
900 900 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,375.00 $1,375.00 —

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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.