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Kansas Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Kansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 21, 2022

7,833 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $151.53/cwt -3.66 vs last sale · ≈ $1,320/hd at 871 lb · 816 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $154.38/cwt -5.09 vs last sale · ≈ $1,269/hd at 822 lb · 692 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $162.26/cwt -6.55 vs last sale · ≈ $1,180/hd at 727 lb · 529 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 7,833 11,426 15,685
Feeder cattle 7,550 9,282 13,234
Slaughter cattle 279 587 611
Replacement cattle 4 1,557 1,840

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder steers overall sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder heifers overall sold 4.00 to 7.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 4.00 higher. Demand was moderate to good. Compared to last week, fed slaughter steers and heifers in the feedyards sold steady to 1.00 lower from 141.00 to 142.00. Compared to the last report, hay market prices remained steady for alfalfa and grass hay; movement remains slow but picked up a bit.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
317–349 330 46 200.00–230.00 $211.00 $696 -13.00
340 fancy 340 30 238.00 $238.00 $809 -1.21
355–385 372 8 214.00–235.00 $226.10 $841 +6.37
384–393 fancy 386 16 234.00–251.00 $238.32 $920 -1.68
405–446 434 25 209.00–224.00 $218.55 $949 +3.94
400–449 fancy 435 47 226.00–239.00 $230.63 $1,003 +6.51
451–485 468 12 202.00–212.00 $204.94 $959 -12.29
474–498 fancy 490 45 221.00–230.00 $225.47 $1,105 -6.08
514–544 525 39 187.50–219.00 $209.58 $1,100 +9.07
525–547 fancy 535 12 211.00–216.00 $213.79 $1,144 -2.44
554 thin fleshed 554 14 212.00 $212.00 $1,174 —
555–568 fancy 565 15 201.00–204.00 $203.21 $1,148 -4.95
558–593 578 81 190.00–202.00 $196.96 $1,138 -4.52
610–636 fancy 615 20 193.00–194.00 $193.79 $1,192 +0.26
600–630 616 100 181.00–196.25 $188.75 $1,163 +8.43
653–698 671 250 166.50–177.00 $170.78 $1,146 -5.30
714–728 fancy 718 44 167.50–169.00 $167.95 $1,206 -10.65
706–744 728 485 155.00–169.00 $161.74 $1,177 -5.50
765 fancy 765 71 169.50 $169.50 $1,297 -3.50
759–797 781 255 146.00–157.50 $153.92 $1,202 -6.73
799 799 72 144.00 $144.00 $1,151 -16.65
800–846 822 692 147.00–158.60 $154.38 $1,269 -4.66
851–873 fancy 861 109 156.25–160.25 $158.35 $1,363 —
854–899 873 707 143.00–156.00 $150.48 $1,314 -4.71
901–941 920 392 142.00–155.75 $150.35 $1,383 -2.20
960–992 986 149 138.00–149.00 $143.97 $1,420 -5.64
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 fancy 390 8 140.00 $140.00 $546 —
521–540 529 12 186.00–203.00 $193.23 $1,022 +12.97
563–595 583 42 161.50–194.50 $184.50 $1,076 -2.68
600–644 616 59 158.50–182.50 $164.92 $1,016 +6.61
675–681 679 74 154.00–164.00 $159.57 $1,083 -4.30
702–743 729 136 145.00–159.50 $154.30 $1,125 +1.02
751–798 789 80 135.00–152.00 $146.34 $1,155 -6.55
849 849 14 146.50 $146.50 $1,244 —
891 891 53 146.25 $146.25 $1,303 +2.15
924–935 925 10 139.00–145.00 $144.39 $1,336 +7.09
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1001–1047 1023 147 127.00–146.00 $144.14 $1,475 +1.71
1053–1092 1060 83 126.00–145.85 $142.82 $1,514 +4.18
1100 1100 1 124.00 $124.00 $1,364 —
1177–1182 1181 7 125.00–129.00 $126.14 $1,490 +5.14
1243 1243 3 121.00 $121.00 $1,504 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–326 fancy 321 15 198.00–212.00 $204.09 $655 -2.91
343 343 3 187.00 $187.00 $641 -27.88
350–386 fancy 375 18 190.00–211.00 $194.41 $729 -9.88
370–392 385 12 167.00–180.00 $176.90 $681 -9.13
406–448 436 73 170.00–180.00 $176.90 $771 -9.09
421–441 fancy 439 148 190.00–200.00 $198.36 $871 +7.29
458–494 475 44 162.00–183.50 $178.55 $848 -0.89
511 fancy 511 23 195.00 $195.00 $996 +6.00
500–540 523 75 160.00–181.00 $174.16 $911 -7.01
570 fancy 570 93 189.50 $189.50 $1,080 +12.06
551–597 579 168 154.00–178.00 $169.50 $981 -4.32
603–618 fancy 615 37 168.00–169.00 $168.79 $1,038 —
605–642 629 68 152.00–158.00 $156.41 $984 -6.64
657–694 680 241 147.00–158.00 $151.64 $1,031 -6.10
706–749 726 346 144.50–158.85 $151.91 $1,103 -0.45
775 fancy 775 41 151.25 $151.25 $1,172 -6.06
751–795 780 356 142.00–150.50 $147.06 $1,147 -6.93
808–843 818 247 135.50–149.50 $143.10 $1,171 -6.06
871 fancy 871 22 146.25 $146.25 $1,274 -6.50
859–897 875 208 136.00–141.00 $138.14 $1,209 -6.68
909 909 4 127.00 $127.00 $1,154 -12.42
987 987 2 130.00 $130.00 $1,283 ±0.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 2 180.00 $180.00 $711 +27.86
437 437 3 168.00 $168.00 $734 -3.00
460–492 474 7 169.00–172.00 $170.66 $809 +4.42
507 fancy 507 20 181.00 $181.00 $918 —
504–542 523 53 157.00–165.00 $161.30 $844 +0.09
558–599 587 48 156.00–162.00 $158.97 $933 -3.38
688–693 691 17 143.00–145.00 $143.70 $993 -3.75
710 710 2 127.50 $127.50 $905 -12.64
753 753 16 131.00 $131.00 $986 -11.37
813 813 3 132.00 $132.00 $1,073 -8.00
885 885 4 122.50 $122.50 $1,084 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1019 1016 7 120.00–121.00 $120.14 $1,221 -8.30
1078–1083 1080 9 116.00–118.00 $117.11 $1,265 -1.53
1200 1200 3 101.00 $101.00 $1,212 -5.41

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 1 191.00 $191.00 $879 -2.02
500–516 513 5 146.00–194.00 $184.64 $947 —
625 625 7 154.00 $154.00 $962 +6.00
720 720 1 147.00 $147.00 $1,058 +2.00
765 765 1 121.00 $121.00 $926 -21.00
895 895 1 121.00 $121.00 $1,083 -15.00

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1086–1870 1309 75-80% 65 85.00–90.50 $87.14 $1,141 —
1220–1470 1322 75-80% 26 91.00–97.00 $92.76 $1,226 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1742 1335 80-85% 90 73.50–84.00 $79.36 $1,059 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1490 1121 85-90% 14 65.00–74.00 $67.92 $761 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1445–2110 1779 9 95.50–106.00 $100.82 $1,794 —
1385–2680 1962 8 105.00–115.00 $110.76 $2,173 —
1845–2240 2043 2 85.00–88.00 $86.35 $1,764 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1050–1500 1275 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,125.00–1,275.00 $1,213.24
1330 1330 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,120.00 $1,120.00
1430 1430 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,150.00 $1,150.00

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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.