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Kansas Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Kansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 7, 2022

11,297 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $156.80/cwt -0.23 vs last sale · ≈ $1,219/hd at 778 lb · 941 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $145.85/cwt -0.25 vs last sale · ≈ $1,270/hd at 871 lb · 856 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $148.31/cwt -4.57 vs last sale · ≈ $1,227/hd at 827 lb · 662 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 11,297 17,954 17,016
Feeder cattle 10,759 17,265 16,431
Slaughter cattle 485 682 463
Replacement cattle 53 7 122

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder steers overall sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder heifers overall sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady with a weak undertone. Demand was moderate. Compared to last week, fed slaughter steers and heifers in the feedyards sold 2.00 lower at 138.00. Compared to the last report, hay market prices remained mostly steady for alfalfa and grass hay, but there is definitely an undertone of strength, which is not surprising in this time of increased input costs and lack of precipitation.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 210.00 $210.00 $672 -6.33
355 fancy 355 8 233.00 $233.00 $827 +3.00
363–398 384 23 193.00–221.00 $211.10 $811 -5.48
400–445 430 19 203.00–212.00 $206.93 $890 -5.89
422–447 fancy 441 62 215.00–236.00 $224.62 $991 -2.15
453–485 471 51 192.00–209.00 $197.22 $929 -18.81
487 fancy 487 103 210.00 $210.00 $1,023 -14.23
500–541 524 96 184.00–198.00 $192.25 $1,007 -15.86
508–535 fancy 525 388 200.00–222.75 $215.22 $1,130 -2.90
550–597 569 29 170.00–193.00 $183.22 $1,043 -14.85
561–593 fancy 574 121 184.00–204.00 $190.63 $1,094 -11.18
606–631 fancy 613 224 185.50–206.00 $199.26 $1,221 +3.32
602–648 626 187 166.00–189.50 $182.33 $1,141 -5.07
657–693 674 128 163.00–181.00 $169.29 $1,141 -3.49
662–690 fancy 683 20 172.00–191.00 $186.40 $1,273 +5.04
703–715 fancy 709 28 167.50–174.00 $170.78 $1,211 -0.22
708–749 728 428 144.50–165.00 $156.49 $1,139 -3.36
752–786 fancy 775 303 161.50–167.00 $165.75 $1,285 +2.34
750–797 779 638 146.50–159.00 $152.55 $1,188 -3.10
800–845 827 610 143.50–154.00 $147.37 $1,219 -1.98
813–838 fancy 829 52 157.00–163.50 $159.33 $1,321 +1.19
852–868 fancy 858 166 156.00–158.50 $157.59 $1,352 +2.22
850–897 874 690 137.00–147.50 $143.03 $1,250 -1.62
918 fancy 918 71 150.00 $150.00 $1,377 —
905–949 921 389 136.75–145.00 $141.92 $1,307 -0.53
963–996 981 257 125.50–139.00 $136.33 $1,337 -4.62
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
423–440 431 9 171.00–186.00 $183.48 $791 -5.92
463–485 475 23 171.00–185.00 $181.09 $860 -15.22
510–549 532 53 166.00–186.00 $175.88 $936 -3.02
566–593 579 41 166.00–181.00 $173.94 $1,007 -14.10
610–645 634 233 159.00–178.00 $173.91 $1,103 +3.52
657–696 683 179 149.00–168.00 $158.50 $1,083 -3.21
710–749 727 171 140.00–154.00 $149.27 $1,085 +16.10
753–778 773 126 138.50–148.00 $143.09 $1,106 -1.24
819–845 828 47 135.00–144.00 $137.20 $1,136 -4.51
886–896 889 102 135.50–137.50 $136.01 $1,209 -2.31
933–936 936 63 132.00–137.75 $136.84 $1,281 +3.79
973–975 973 6 126.00 $126.00 $1,226 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1040 1018 93 121.00–134.00 $132.69 $1,351 -2.61
1075 1075 1 131.00 $131.00 $1,408 -2.73
1151–1185 1157 6 116.00–119.50 $118.90 $1,376 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
307–345 327 12 160.00–171.00 $163.31 $534 -29.69
355–395 374 12 154.00–181.00 $164.85 $617 -18.93
396 unweaned 396 4 163.00 $163.00 $645 —
415–436 423 31 160.00–174.00 $168.57 $713 -13.12
452–498 472 34 152.00–167.00 $159.55 $753 -14.77
489 fancy 489 52 180.00 $180.00 $880 +8.61
520 fancy 520 11 180.50 $180.50 $939 -0.75
503–549 537 175 152.00–167.50 $156.59 $841 -14.80
557–576 fancy 561 107 152.00–166.75 $162.68 $913 -8.50
552–599 572 127 146.00–164.50 $155.53 $890 -13.97
600–647 625 86 141.50–156.50 $147.17 $920 -8.72
602–645 fancy 630 133 152.00–163.00 $160.02 $1,008 -0.93
653–676 fancy 672 81 150.00–152.50 $150.39 $1,011 -1.79
651–698 676 299 133.00–149.25 $142.70 $965 -3.69
714–725 fancy 720 86 142.25–144.25 $143.04 $1,030 -5.67
701–747 727 510 132.00–144.50 $137.41 $999 -5.34
753–798 775 639 131.50–139.50 $136.14 $1,055 -4.12
800–846 817 282 129.50–138.50 $133.74 $1,093 -4.15
849 fancy 849 62 135.75 $135.75 $1,153 —
859 fancy 859 81 137.50 $137.50 $1,181 —
851–896 867 507 125.00–136.60 $133.82 $1,160 -1.09
900–947 916 175 119.00–135.00 $132.57 $1,214 -2.81
975 975 63 125.75 $125.75 $1,226 -4.25
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430–443 442 10 148.00–152.00 $150.41 $665 -22.59
450 450 2 163.00 $163.00 $734 -0.21
509–547 521 35 138.00–155.00 $149.12 $777 -8.63
560 560 1 141.00 $141.00 $790 -14.40
620–642 636 18 143.00–145.00 $143.89 $915 +0.35
697 697 25 130.50 $130.50 $910 -10.55
712 712 16 130.00 $130.00 $926 +0.50
754–795 757 14 123.00–130.00 $129.47 $980 -3.95
813–847 832 12 122.00–126.50 $124.09 $1,032 —
855 855 21 122.75 $122.75 $1,050 —
913 913 4 123.50 $123.50 $1,128 +9.50
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1009–1032 1016 7 123.50–124.00 $123.65 $1,256 +2.43
1050–1075 1063 2 114.00–123.00 $118.55 $1,260 -7.45
1100–1120 1106 12 105.00–125.00 $118.28 $1,308 +7.42
1162 1162 10 112.00 $112.00 $1,301 —
1245 1245 1 105.00 $105.00 $1,307 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
968 968 8 105.00 $105.00 $1,016 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1855 1384 80-85% 238 76.00–87.00 $83.09 $1,150 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1072–1645 1307 75-80% 70 84.00–90.50 $87.84 $1,148 -8.74
1215–1510 1348 75-80% 33 91.00–98.00 $93.74 $1,264 -2.84
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1493 1245 85-90% 46 67.00–78.00 $74.23 $924 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1560–1790 1662 3 89.00–97.00 $93.19 $1,549 —
1243–2400 1761 18 100.00–108.50 $104.60 $1,842 —
1427–2205 1817 13 109.00–117.00 $112.04 $2,036 +7.14

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1050 1050 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,050.00 $1,050.00
1195 1195 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 985.00 $985.00
1270 1270 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,125.00 $1,125.00
1294–1347 1321 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 33 985.00–1,035.00 $1,013.75
1155–1427 1345 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 16 910.00–1,150.00 $1,087.63

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1000 1000 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,275.00 $1,275.00 +400.00

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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.