Kansas Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Kansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 14, 2022

16,564 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $140.43/cwt +4.29 vs last sale · ≈ $1,087/hd at 774 lb · 1,355 head

light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $138.91/cwt +4.81 vs last sale · ≈ $1,141/hd at 822 lb · 1,123 head

heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $148.21/cwt +2.35 vs last sale · ≈ $1,293/hd at 872 lb · 1,003 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	16,564	11,297	6,905
Feeder cattle	14,988	10,759	5,541
Slaughter cattle	560	485	107
Replacement cattle	1,016	53	1,257

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder steers weighing less than 700 lbs sold steady to 3.00 lower, while those over 700 lbs sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers overall sold 4.00 to 7.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Demand was good. Compared to last week, fed slaughter steers and heifers in the feedyards sold steady at 138.00. Compared to the last report, hay market prices remained steady for alfalfa and grass hay, but there remains an undertone of strength to the alfalfa market.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
313–319	316	10	192.00–200.00	$196.04	$619	-13.96
325–327 fancy	326	13	225.00–227.00	$225.92	$736	—
359 fancy	359	16	226.00	$226.00	$811	-7.00
357–390	373	17	209.00–218.00	$215.68	$804	+4.58
415–437	426	62	192.00–215.00	$206.53	$880	-0.40
437 fancy	437	32	214.00	$214.00	$935	-10.62
450–499	477	180	182.50–202.00	$190.75	$910	-6.47
466–484 fancy	477	50	197.00–224.00	$213.97	$1,021	+3.97
493 unweaned	493	19	189.00	$189.00	$932	—
508–537 fancy	517	58	193.00–201.00	$197.03	$1,019	-18.19
504–548	526	49	181.00–204.00	$193.52	$1,018	+1.27
528 unweaned	528	47	182.00	$182.00	$961	—
556–585 fancy	562	90	186.00–203.50	$200.74	$1,128	+10.11
562 unweaned	562	27	171.00	$171.00	$961	—
553–595	571	117	170.00–198.00	$180.23	$1,029	-2.99
603–615 fancy	605	110	183.00–201.00	$188.58	$1,141	-10.68
618 unweaned	618	9	172.00	$172.00	$1,063	—
600–645	633	294	166.00–194.00	$183.02	$1,159	+0.69
657 fancy	657	5	188.00	$188.00	$1,235	+1.60
651–694	672	323	156.00–178.00	$168.12	$1,130	-1.17
701–748	722	273	150.00–169.00	$159.10	$1,149	+2.61
725 fancy	725	12	157.50	$157.50	$1,142	-13.28
750–797 fancy	774	221	157.00–165.00	$157.85	$1,222	-7.90
750–797	776	712	154.00–163.00	$158.55	$1,230	+6.00
800–848	829	739	146.75–157.25	$152.39	$1,263	+5.02
856–870 fancy	857	94	153.00–154.50	$153.10	$1,312	-4.49
851–899	874	909	141.00–153.85	$147.70	$1,291	+4.67
919 fancy	919	120	151.25	$151.25	$1,390	+1.25
905–948	924	778	138.75–148.75	$144.18	$1,332	+2.26
958–995	973	582	136.00–142.00	$138.23	$1,345	+1.90

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
358–368	364	5	204.00–205.00	$204.39	$744	—
442–448	445	11	175.00–184.00	$179.94	$801	-3.54
462–484	472	38	171.00–190.00	$179.51	$847	-1.58
508–549	526	44	141.00–192.00	$179.21	$943	+3.33
550–597	568	47	161.00–182.50	$173.02	$983	-0.92
601–643	618	74	162.50–182.00	$170.38	$1,053	-3.53
658–697	684	38	152.00–166.00	$161.76	$1,106	+3.26
706–747	735	112	134.50–152.00	$146.58	$1,077	-2.69
755–795	781	102	140.50–152.00	$148.42	$1,159	+5.33
850–898	885	190	135.00–144.25	$141.51	$1,252	+5.50
908–945	935	20	137.00–139.50	$138.91	$1,299	+2.07
955–967	958	7	131.00–135.00	$132.15	$1,266	+6.15

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1006–1045	1028	144	135.00–137.85	$136.79	$1,406	+4.10
1123	1123	52	130.25	$130.25	$1,463	—
1150	1150	1	98.00	$98.00	$1,127	-20.90
1291	1291	5	107.50	$107.50	$1,388	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405	405	4	150.00	$150.00	$608	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
287 unweaned	287	16	189.00	$189.00	$542	—
300–337	304	25	181.00–195.00	$191.25	$581	+27.94
360–385 fancy	367	7	191.00–197.50	$195.55	$718	—
375–391	389	49	167.00–182.00	$173.62	$675	+8.77
392 unweaned	392	5	161.00	$161.00	$631	-2.00
406–443	423	46	163.00–178.00	$169.16	$716	+0.59
428–430 unweaned	429	8	151.00–160.00	$155.49	$667	—
428–441 fancy	432	47	183.00–193.50	$189.24	$818	—
454–477 unweaned	464	20	160.00–162.00	$161.08	$747	—
452–496	478	105	164.00–174.00	$170.53	$815	+10.98
497–499 fancy	497	123	187.00–200.00	$198.09	$985	+18.09
500–532 fancy	514	223	171.00–200.00	$189.09	$972	+8.59
502–544	515	124	158.00–182.50	$171.15	$881	+14.56
505–537 unweaned	530	71	163.00–166.00	$164.68	$873	—
562–582 fancy	567	252	176.00–182.00	$179.70	$1,019	+17.02
554–596	575	192	151.00–176.00	$166.63	$958	+11.10
601–606 fancy	603	19	158.50–160.50	$159.45	$961	-0.57
605–648	629	340	147.00–164.00	$156.51	$984	+9.34
652–680 fancy	677	208	153.75–158.50	$154.15	$1,044	+3.76
650–698	678	320	143.00–155.50	$149.61	$1,014	+6.91
713–717 fancy	714	97	149.25–149.50	$149.29	$1,066	+6.25
701–749	733	493	139.35–148.00	$144.68	$1,061	+7.27
755–798	774	1,355	134.00–145.00	$140.43	$1,087	+4.29
800	800	2	125.00	$125.00	$1,000	-8.74
801 fancy	801	63	140.10	$140.10	$1,122	—
800–848	823	1,058	130.00–142.75	$138.87	$1,143	+5.13
855–888 fancy	866	122	140.25–140.75	$140.59	$1,218	+3.09
851–892	876	407	128.00–138.50	$134.24	$1,176	+0.42
901–940	927	232	128.50–135.00	$131.45	$1,219	-1.12
950–988	967	41	124.00–131.00	$126.80	$1,226	+1.05

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–392	375	15	145.00–156.00	$150.17	$563	—
417–448	435	25	151.00–160.00	$156.09	$679	+5.68
469–495	479	53	150.00–159.00	$155.40	$744	-7.60
504–548	522	182	147.00–170.00	$156.72	$818	+7.60
554–575	564	31	145.00–158.00	$151.14	$852	+10.14
578 fancy	578	90	167.50	$167.50	$968	—
605–648	636	102	141.00–151.50	$148.04	$942	+4.15
657–696	677	46	136.00–143.00	$137.91	$934	+7.41
701–745	711	17	134.00–137.25	$136.25	$969	+6.25
751–789	774	10	130.25–133.50	$132.24	$1,024	+2.77
800–807	802	24	123.00–125.00	$123.59	$991	-0.50
930	930	4	125.00	$125.00	$1,162	+1.50
1008	1008	8	120.50	$120.50	$1,215	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
983–991	989	7	116.50–125.00	$118.91	$1,176	—
1002–1045	1017	15	110.00–124.00	$115.43	$1,174	-8.22
1070–1092	1077	31	110.00–123.00	$118.48	$1,276	-0.07
1105–1120	1113	2	107.50–122.00	$114.80	$1,278	-3.48
1170–1195	1181	4	110.00–127.00	$115.79	$1,367	+3.79
1205–1210	1207	3	105.00–111.00	$109.00	$1,316	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
338	338	4	154.00	$154.00	$521	—
801	801	4	130.00	$130.00	$1,041	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
478	478	5	140.00	$140.00	$669	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
444–445	444	7	187.50–189.00	$187.93	$834	—
502	502	8	179.50	$179.50	$901	—
552–555	554	11	157.00–166.00	$164.37	$911	—
616–632	619	16	139.00–162.00	$156.82	$971	—
767	767	4	132.00	$132.00	$1,012	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1075–2160	1305	80-85%	195	78.00–89.00	$84.21	$1,099	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100–1890	1302	75-80%	52	90.00–99.00	$93.76	$1,221	+5.92
1155–1785	1377	75-80%	96	87.00–94.00	$90.61	$1,248	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1050–1485	1203	85-90%	59	68.00–79.00	$74.77	$899	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1231–2287	1783	48	100.00–112.00	$105.97	$1,889	+1.37
1550–2385	1831	9	86.00–99.00	$92.66	$1,697	-19.38
1665–2575	2029	19	111.00–120.00	$114.92	$2,332	—

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Stock Cows

Medium 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
736–847	818	(<2 yrs)	Open	272	1,125.00–1,325.00	$1,279.95

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
631–783	689	(<2 yrs)	Open	154	1,000.00–1,050.00	$1,010.04

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
903–926	915	(<2 yrs)	Open	42	1,285.00	$1,285.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1066	1066	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	14	1,485.00	$1,485.00
1158–1199	1168	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	20	1,475.00–1,575.00	$1,520.15
1143–1215	1179	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	1,000.00–1,100.00	$1,051.53
1154–1274	1222	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	44	1,475.00–1,575.00	$1,535.50
1175–1291	1245	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	22	1,100.00–1,675.00	$1,480.74
1248	1248	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	925.00	$925.00
1202–1337	1265	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	1,175.00–1,300.00	$1,222.61
1172–1348	1296	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	33	1,225.00–1,375.00	$1,274.11

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1055–1073	1064	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	1,000.00–1,100.00	$1,050.42
1185	1185	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,100.00	$1,100.00
1196	1196	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	875.00	$875.00
1223–1253	1244	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	16	1,285.00–1,325.00	$1,297.29

Medium 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1019	1019	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	1,400.00	$1,400.00
1048	1048	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	1,250.00	$1,250.00
1069	1069	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	1,525.00	$1,525.00
1071	1071	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	1,475.00	$1,475.00

Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1424	1424	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	1,575.00	$1,575.00
1453	1453	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	15	1,160.00	$1,160.00

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1134	1134	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	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 $
1122–1125	1123	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	1,400.00–1,575.00	$1,504.89

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1080	1080	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,125.00	$1,125.00

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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
900	900	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	635.00	$635.00	—
1000–1100	1050	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	710.00–725.00	$717.50	—
1100–1150	1135	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	10	835.00–1,225.00	$1,108.00	—
1200	1200	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	975.00	$975.00	—
1200	1200	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,350.00	$1,350.00	—
1185–1325	1212	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	22	1,600.00–1,700.00	$1,645.45	—
1300	1300	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	1,850.00	$1,850.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1050	1050	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	950.00	$950.00	—
1030–1150	1117	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	11	1,250.00–1,350.00	$1,322.73	—
1145	1145	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,450.00	$1,450.00	—

Medium 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
875	875	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	1,400.00	$1,400.00	—

Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1450	1450	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,425.00	$1,425.00	—

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Heifer Pairs

Medium 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
875–950	904	(<2 yrs)	Open	13	2,000.00–2,100.00	$2,061.54	—
900–990	957	(<2 yrs)	Open	30	2,200.00–2,500.00	$2,300.00	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
875–950	905	(<2 yrs)	Open	5	1,800.00–1,850.00	$1,820.00	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1000	1000	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	1,250.00	$1,250.00	—

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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.