Kansas Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Kansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 31, 2022

5,116 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $155.32/cwt +7.66 vs last sale · ≈ $1,050/hd at 676 lb · 464 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $166.36/cwt +5.25 vs last sale · ≈ $1,200/hd at 722 lb · 440 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $161.06/cwt +2.53 vs last sale · ≈ $1,265/hd at 785 lb · 345 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	5,116	8,697	13,899
Feeder cattle	5,010	8,082	13,283
Slaughter cattle	102	417	386
Replacement cattle	4	198	230

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder steers overall sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers weighing less than 700 lbs sold 6.00 to 7.00 higher, while those weighing over 700 lbs sold steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 8.00 to 9.00 higher on a light test. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher on a light test. Demand was good for a light sale supply. Compared to last week, Fed Slaughter Steers and Heifers in the feedyards sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher at 139.00 to 140.00 . Compared to the last report, 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340–347	345	12	212.50–231.00	$226.45	$781	+7.81
375 fancy	375	7	221.00	$221.00	$829	-11.69
360–385	377	3	204.00–205.00	$204.68	$772	-26.81
415–440	437	60	206.00–225.00	$217.30	$950	+14.54
457–465 fancy	459	17	197.00–221.00	$204.15	$937	-11.48
468–483	477	41	183.50–210.50	$204.93	$978	+1.56
500 thin fleshed	500	6	216.00	$216.00	$1,080	—
503 fancy	503	32	213.00	$213.00	$1,071	+9.00
500–548	534	67	180.00–206.50	$198.72	$1,061	-1.82
558 thin fleshed	558	9	201.00	$201.00	$1,122	—
564–591	577	164	168.00–198.00	$192.27	$1,109	+8.67
605 fancy	605	5	189.00	$189.00	$1,143	+16.49
600–643	627	308	160.00–187.50	$179.65	$1,126	+6.64
654–692 fancy	672	84	170.50–174.50	$173.62	$1,167	+1.13
668–699	688	218	161.00–171.25	$166.62	$1,146	-0.63
701–730 fancy	707	63	168.00–174.00	$169.38	$1,198	+1.31
706–749	724	377	157.00–171.50	$165.85	$1,201	+4.63
755–799	783	295	157.00–164.50	$161.15	$1,262	+3.88
799 fancy	799	50	160.50	$160.50	$1,282	-6.25
815–840	824	176	157.25–163.60	$160.24	$1,320	+4.56
851–880	868	61	151.00–162.75	$155.91	$1,353	+4.07
902–937	904	191	137.00–153.10	$151.66	$1,371	+1.48
964–969	967	106	151.75–152.85	$152.30	$1,473	+6.08

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
453–492	481	11	180.00–199.00	$191.13	$919	-3.69
547–548	547	17	173.00–190.00	$178.01	$974	+2.10
565–584	581	29	155.00–189.50	$185.94	$1,080	+9.86
608–632	625	13	164.00–174.00	$167.00	$1,044	+6.13
676–693	684	67	147.00–160.50	$158.60	$1,085	-0.04
702–747	737	79	152.00–160.80	$157.48	$1,161	+5.03
757–795	773	44	147.00–155.00	$152.53	$1,179	+3.40
845–846	846	16	141.50–152.00	$144.78	$1,225	-3.22
890	890	6	145.00	$145.00	$1,290	-0.88

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
541	541	4	176.00	$176.00	$952	—
612	612	9	170.00	$170.00	$1,040	+1.50
714	714	6	143.00	$143.00	$1,021	—
798	798	17	150.00	$150.00	$1,197	—
800	800	7	140.00	$140.00	$1,120	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1125	1125	10	135.00	$135.00	$1,519	+11.25

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–344	334	6	169.00–185.00	$174.02	$581	-22.98
371–380	374	18	172.00–182.00	$179.97	$673	-2.17
416–445	429	30	169.00–191.00	$180.02	$772	+6.94
450–494	482	56	167.00–183.00	$178.43	$860	+6.11
517 fancy	517	23	188.00	$188.00	$972	+20.67
504–543	524	89	155.00–178.00	$170.14	$892	+7.69
552–594	575	154	161.00–173.00	$167.03	$960	+7.77
605–647	620	298	155.00–165.00	$160.87	$997	+8.42
665 fancy	665	49	160.50	$160.50	$1,067	+8.06
652–698	677	415	148.75–162.00	$154.71	$1,047	+8.13
700–745	727	191	145.50–153.00	$149.43	$1,086	+3.16
750–797	782	183	144.00–152.25	$147.77	$1,156	+2.63
808–830	817	33	140.00–144.00	$142.16	$1,161	-1.37
857–886	882	85	138.00–145.75	$144.50	$1,274	+2.65
904–923	913	11	124.00–138.00	$130.88	$1,195	-3.67
968	968	9	126.00	$126.00	$1,220	+15.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
447	447	18	174.00	$174.00	$778	—
475	475	3	139.00	$139.00	$660	-23.00
513–515	515	28	168.50–169.00	$168.62	$868	+34.93
553–591	576	59	121.00–161.00	$156.03	$899	+7.09
611–648	627	47	143.00–154.00	$151.51	$950	+9.39
652–694	679	65	142.00–148.00	$145.98	$991	+15.10
713	713	3	121.00	$121.00	$863	-19.55
766–787	775	14	127.00–137.00	$132.16	$1,024	-3.79

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
493	493	3	153.00	$153.00	$754	—
576	576	14	161.00	$161.00	$927	—
650–673	666	10	144.00–148.50	$145.32	$968	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1052	1052	5	134.00	$134.00	$1,410	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
525	525	4	175.00	$175.00	$919	—
725	725	1	131.00	$131.00	$950	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1050–1880	1276	75-80%	38	80.00–88.00	$84.22	$1,075	—
1320–1487	1401	75-80%	5	91.00–92.00	$91.39	$1,280	+11.14

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1110–1369	1285	85-90%	24	61.00–69.00	$67.82	$871	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1050–1215	1151	80-85%	11	71.00–77.00	$74.44	$857	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1705	1705	1	87.00	$87.00	$1,483	—
1750–2145	1912	5	101.00–114.50	$107.74	$2,060	+24.74
1940–1985	1960	3	94.00–101.00	$98.34	$1,927	+8.48

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1145	1145	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,150.00	$1,150.00
1335	1335	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	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.