Kansas Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Kansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 24, 2022

8,697 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $154.96/cwt -1.44 vs last sale · ≈ $1,358/hd at 876 lb · 1,050 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $158.53/cwt -2.43 vs last sale · ≈ $1,236/hd at 780 lb · 655 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $161.11/cwt -1.62 vs last sale · ≈ $1,168/hd at 725 lb · 534 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	8,697	12,359	4,054
Feeder cattle	8,082	10,387	3,891
Slaughter cattle	417	576	147
Replacement cattle	198	1,396	16

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder steers weighing less than 600 lbs sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher, while those weighing over 600 lbs sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder heifers weighing less than 600 lbs sold steady to 3.00 higher, while those weighing over 600 lbs sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold uneven; Breakers sold 5.00 higher, while Boners and Leans sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold firm. Demand was moderate to good. Compared to last week, Fed Slaughter Steers and Heifers in the feedyards sold 1.00 lower at 136.00. Hay market prices remained mostly steady for alfalfa and steady for grass hay; 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
305–349	340	5	201.00–222.50	$218.64	$743	+10.05
355–380	356	23	221.00–232.00	$231.49	$824	+14.71
353–366 fancy	364	33	231.00–235.00	$232.69	$847	+9.13
425–444	441	14	187.00–205.00	$202.76	$894	-11.83
449 fancy	449	5	217.00	$217.00	$974	-1.00
458–474 fancy	468	33	211.00–223.00	$215.63	$1,009	+15.27
457–499	474	95	186.00–209.50	$203.37	$964	+3.22
504–540	525	93	192.00–209.50	$200.54	$1,053	+1.32
500–539 fancy	534	72	197.00–205.00	$204.00	$1,089	+5.02
565–577 fancy	569	76	189.50–198.00	$194.83	$1,109	+7.12
552–588	573	125	170.00–196.00	$183.60	$1,052	+3.07
603–631 fancy	614	29	171.00–174.00	$172.51	$1,059	-4.31
600–647	626	187	165.00–181.25	$173.01	$1,083	-2.00
653–657 fancy	654	30	170.00–173.75	$172.49	$1,128	-3.72
667 unweaned	667	18	153.50	$153.50	$1,024	—
677 thin fleshed	677	15	172.75	$172.75	$1,170	—
655–697	681	321	161.50–172.00	$167.25	$1,139	+0.71
700–706 fancy	704	28	167.00–170.00	$168.07	$1,183	—
715 unweaned	715	26	151.50	$151.50	$1,083	—
700–748	727	480	155.00–165.25	$161.22	$1,172	-1.51
753–799	779	568	153.00–163.25	$157.27	$1,225	-3.23
785 fancy	785	87	166.75	$166.75	$1,309	+4.42
801–849	815	283	150.00–160.50	$155.68	$1,269	-3.19
832–842 fancy	836	112	160.00–161.00	$160.43	$1,341	—
860–889 fancy	872	264	152.50–167.35	$164.25	$1,432	-0.75
851–898	878	786	145.00–159.50	$151.84	$1,333	-3.14
900–942	919	366	144.00–156.00	$150.18	$1,380	-3.05
960–996	971	144	133.00–148.00	$146.22	$1,420	-0.25

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
419	419	6	171.00	$171.00	$716	—
475–488	485	4	185.00–198.00	$194.82	$945	+14.93
501–548	533	41	167.00–194.00	$175.91	$938	-3.37
540 fancy	540	3	178.00	$178.00	$961	—
551–594	579	52	164.00–185.00	$176.08	$1,020	-1.77
605–648	623	59	148.50–169.50	$160.87	$1,002	-4.11
658–699	670	43	145.00–168.00	$158.64	$1,063	+0.74
702–737	719	32	143.00–155.50	$152.45	$1,096	+2.73
751–784	769	83	143.00–153.00	$149.13	$1,147	+1.34
849	849	14	148.00	$148.00	$1,257	+4.12
859–893	874	65	136.50–150.00	$145.88	$1,275	+0.34
901–943	926	10	131.00–135.00	$132.56	$1,228	-4.76
981	981	6	138.00	$138.00	$1,354	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1040	1009	79	111.00–142.00	$139.18	$1,404	-9.32
1071	1071	4	135.00	$135.00	$1,446	-8.85
1136	1136	13	123.75	$123.75	$1,406	-7.75

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
599	599	14	174.50	$174.50	$1,045	-10.50
612	612	9	168.50	$168.50	$1,031	+4.50
690	690	5	163.00	$163.00	$1,125	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
304	304	15	197.00	$197.00	$599	—
352 fancy	352	13	187.00	$187.00	$658	—
381–390	386	43	180.00–182.50	$182.14	$703	-0.10
400–442	412	33	160.00–186.00	$173.08	$713	-2.66
452–498	461	59	169.00–180.00	$172.32	$794	+5.75
485 fancy	485	35	186.00	$186.00	$902	+9.45
486 unweaned	486	17	159.00	$159.00	$773	+13.00
507–531 fancy	522	94	164.00–174.50	$167.33	$873	-1.67
504–548	529	199	153.00–178.00	$162.45	$859	-0.03
555–572 fancy	570	14	162.00–166.00	$165.44	$943	+1.08
551–596	573	182	153.00–164.50	$159.26	$913	+1.36
602–643	624	284	143.00–158.00	$152.45	$951	-2.35
627–629 fancy	628	158	159.00–159.75	$159.69	$1,003	-2.06
651–658 fancy	652	45	151.00–152.75	$152.44	$994	—
660–699	680	198	136.00–152.00	$146.58	$997	-6.37
700–738	717	182	142.00–150.25	$146.27	$1,049	-4.81
750–786	768	264	142.50–147.50	$145.14	$1,115	-4.57
803–846	824	200	140.00–146.50	$143.53	$1,183	-1.60
856–890	867	121	136.00–146.50	$141.85	$1,230	-2.23
903–940	915	100	130.50–139.00	$134.55	$1,231	-0.60
917 fancy	917	5	140.75	$140.75	$1,291	—
955	955	1	111.00	$111.00	$1,060	-22.87
1052	1052	5	117.00	$117.00	$1,231	—
1140	1140	1	105.00	$105.00	$1,197	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
401–415	406	11	167.00–174.00	$170.12	$691	+16.20
464	464	6	162.00	$162.00	$752	+1.61
502–531	524	8	110.50–141.00	$133.69	$701	-21.23
563–590	581	25	146.00–151.50	$148.94	$865	+5.29
608–648	622	82	126.00–146.50	$142.12	$884	-4.47
655–696	683	12	127.00–137.00	$130.88	$894	-11.75
703–745	738	24	136.00–148.00	$140.55	$1,037	-2.99
761–778	769	33	132.50–141.00	$135.95	$1,045	-3.05
801–824	814	15	132.00–134.50	$132.83	$1,081	-1.41
889	889	10	137.00	$137.00	$1,218	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1016–1035	1018	9	127.50–133.00	$132.38	$1,348	+2.42
1115	1115	3	93.00	$93.00	$1,037	-29.28
1211	1211	4	104.00	$104.00	$1,259	-2.92

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
602	602	3	148.00	$148.00	$891	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
601–615	603	6	144.00–161.00	$158.11	$953	+18.11
695	695	1	136.00	$136.00	$945	+1.00

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1060–1730	1335	75-80%	165	70.00–79.50	$75.32	$1,006	—
1060–1945	1434	75-80%	161	76.00–86.00	$80.25	$1,151	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1050–1420	1196	80-85%	133	60.00–72.50	$67.00	$801	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1050–1375	1160	85-90%	23	50.00–63.00	$58.17	$675	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1900	1900	2	83.00	$83.00	$1,577	—
1505–2455	1980	4	88.00–91.00	$89.86	$1,779	—
1755–2405	2161	14	102.00–108.50	$105.62	$2,282	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
910–1050	1015	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	875.00–1,125.00	$1,068.97
1164	1164	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	1,000.00	$1,000.00
1250	1250	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	885.00	$885.00
1157–1415	1305	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	25	775.00–1,075.00	$952.57
1091–1555	1404	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	53	760.00–1,125.00	$1,024.24
1425	1425	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	21	1,375.00	$1,375.00
1351–1495	1449	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	44	1,010.00–1,135.00	$1,096.34
1456	1456	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,150.00	$1,150.00
1482	1482	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	1,100.00	$1,100.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
995	995	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	900.00	$900.00
1020–1033	1027	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	30	1,125.00–1,175.00	$1,146.51

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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
1200	1200	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	910.00	$910.00	-997.14

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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.