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Kansas Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Kansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 4, 2022

11,390 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $150.69/cwt -0.64 vs last sale · ≈ $1,309/hd at 869 lb · 904 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $141.66/cwt -4.11 vs last sale · ≈ $1,100/hd at 777 lb · 750 head
light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $143.37/cwt -3.74 vs last sale · ≈ $1,324/hd at 924 lb · 723 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 11,390 12,552 12,820
Feeder cattle 10,817 11,948 12,404
Slaughter cattle 478 530 360
Replacement cattle 95 74 56

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder steers under 600 lbs sold on a light test with a weak undertone; 600 to 700 lbs 7.00 to 8.00 lower; over 700 lbs steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold 8.00 to 9.00 lower, while those over 600 lbs sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Demand was moderate to good. Compared to last week, fed slaughter steers and heifers in the feedyards sold steady to 1.00 lower at 137.00 to 138.00. Compared to the last report, alfalfa and grass hay price was steady on limited test, movement was slow, and no new crop pricing has been officially reported.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
308–328 321 22 221.00–237.00 $230.38 $740 +9.33
352–380 unweaned 366 18 215.00–216.50 $215.72 $790 —
353–394 370 32 207.00–229.00 $219.66 $813 -2.16
370–386 thin fleshed 384 18 221.00–221.50 $221.45 $850 —
400–445 426 107 204.00–218.00 $212.90 $907 -3.44
441 thin fleshed 441 32 221.00 $221.00 $975 —
460–472 466 50 203.00–210.00 $205.79 $959 -8.81
495 thin fleshed 495 12 218.00 $218.00 $1,079 —
501–545 520 143 186.00–210.00 $198.06 $1,030 -10.06
552–594 566 194 186.00–196.25 $192.93 $1,092 -6.58
574 thin fleshed 574 22 202.50 $202.50 $1,162 —
613 thin fleshed 613 5 192.00 $192.00 $1,177 —
604–636 fancy 620 60 178.50–193.50 $186.19 $1,154 -16.81
609–647 626 216 165.00–186.00 $176.70 $1,106 -14.32
650–684 667 109 164.00–186.00 $178.55 $1,191 -2.89
700–746 715 149 150.00–169.00 $165.73 $1,185 -3.28
771 fancy 771 15 168.00 $168.00 $1,295 +4.00
750–798 777 438 146.50–167.00 $158.02 $1,228 +0.45
801–841 813 238 148.50–164.75 $155.96 $1,268 +0.83
816 fancy 816 38 163.75 $163.75 $1,336 —
839 839 21 147.50 $147.50 $1,238 -7.63
858 fancy 858 43 156.75 $156.75 $1,345 -2.10
853–890 868 746 143.00–158.00 $150.74 $1,308 -0.11
877–879 878 115 147.10–149.00 $148.11 $1,300 -2.74
920 fancy 920 54 151.25 $151.25 $1,392 —
902–943 924 669 139.00–146.00 $142.73 $1,319 -4.67
951–994 970 651 133.50–142.10 $140.09 $1,359 -3.97
968–996 982 30 132.00–136.25 $134.09 $1,317 -9.97
1052–1059 1058 22 126.00–129.25 $128.66 $1,361 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
313–319 316 10 200.00–204.00 $202.02 $638 +13.02
390 390 10 192.50–197.00 $195.20 $761 -16.03
400–449 438 38 195.00–205.00 $197.93 $867 -5.35
455–498 474 46 185.00–203.00 $194.92 $924 +0.17
501–547 532 67 183.00–190.00 $187.36 $997 -0.58
553–596 580 112 171.00–185.00 $179.36 $1,040 -7.16
612–643 626 35 151.00–171.00 $161.91 $1,014 -13.81
657–693 672 87 155.00–171.00 $164.90 $1,108 +0.54
700–746 734 73 150.00–160.00 $157.53 $1,156 +1.20
775–799 786 78 138.50–152.00 $146.95 $1,155 -2.60
800–839 826 19 132.50–141.00 $137.37 $1,135 -8.79
854–893 872 83 138.00–144.75 $141.95 $1,238 -1.32
905–945 940 26 133.50–137.50 $134.19 $1,261 -5.61

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
303–348 332 35 182.00–200.00 $192.61 $639 +2.32
353–380 362 35 181.00–190.00 $186.13 $674 -4.74
423–446 434 37 173.00–184.00 $176.27 $765 -3.58
455–492 474 121 165.00–188.50 $174.50 $827 -9.39
501–546 525 107 163.00–174.00 $168.62 $885 -10.34
533 fancy 533 8 178.00 $178.00 $949 -14.96
548 thin fleshed 548 39 185.00 $185.00 $1,014 —
567 thin fleshed 567 12 176.00 $176.00 $998 —
550–593 575 218 158.00–173.00 $166.44 $957 -7.06
600–647 623 300 150.00–164.00 $157.48 $981 -2.92
650–688 673 176 146.00–158.00 $149.68 $1,007 -7.46
705–745 728 512 139.50–154.00 $146.48 $1,066 -3.39
755–794 776 645 135.00–148.00 $141.11 $1,095 -3.53
777–786 thin fleshed 782 105 144.00–146.25 $145.02 $1,134 -10.19
801–848 828 600 132.50–141.75 $137.06 $1,135 -3.72
874–877 876 24 131.00–132.50 $131.62 $1,153 -7.18
854–897 880 501 130.00–138.25 $135.14 $1,189 -3.66
903–933 914 435 130.00–138.10 $135.66 $1,240 +0.64
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
316–345 327 11 178.00–185.00 $182.31 $596 —
380–398 389 32 165.00–178.00 $174.35 $678 +3.34
405–447 420 31 165.00–177.50 $171.55 $721 +3.78
460–499 490 164 155.00–177.50 $171.19 $839 +0.88
500–548 522 58 151.00–162.00 $157.26 $821 -8.53
560–598 585 42 143.00–159.00 $151.16 $884 -13.90
560–594 thin fleshed 591 20 152.50–156.00 $152.74 $903 —
607–642 628 73 140.00–152.50 $145.87 $916 -3.36
660–695 678 81 135.00–147.50 $143.05 $970 +1.22
702–746 725 83 146.00–149.00 $146.56 $1,063 +8.78
754–799 777 62 125.00–138.00 $133.33 $1,036 -7.69
875–882 880 82 128.00–129.50 $128.47 $1,131 +0.25
905–941 931 22 121.00–128.50 $124.81 $1,162 —
976 976 12 124.25 $124.25 $1,213 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1025–1036 1033 10 120.00–126.00 $121.79 $1,258 -3.65
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
785 785 5 112.00 $112.00 $879 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
431 431 4 182.00 $182.00 $784 -17.00
470 470 3 161.00 $161.00 $757 —
560–595 574 14 165.00–168.00 $167.33 $960 —
678 678 3 144.00 $144.00 $976 —
750 750 9 150.00 $150.00 $1,125 —
975 975 5 123.00 $123.00 $1,199 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 8 154.00 $154.00 $739 —
533 thin fleshed 533 8 165.00 $165.00 $879 —
600 600 6 146.00 $146.00 $876 —
815 815 4 131.00 $131.00 $1,068 —
1083 1083 4 123.00 $123.00 $1,332 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
975–1650 1341 80-85% 159 78.00–86.50 $83.37 $1,118 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1265 1107 85-90% 25 63.00–69.00 $65.75 $728 —
1005–1480 1170 85-90% 76 70.00–77.00 $73.91 $865 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1270–1540 1417 75-80% 17 90.00–94.00 $91.74 $1,300 +4.82
1090–1747 1429 75-80% 39 86.00–89.50 $87.65 $1,253 +0.73

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1012–2180 1544 11 91.00–99.00 $93.50 $1,444 —
985–2335 1769 18 95.00–104.00 $100.27 $1,774 -8.06
1045–2555 1881 21 107.00–117.00 $110.84 $2,085 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
775–1235 1013 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 24 105.00–115.00 $108.56 $1,100
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
787–1190 945 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 15 121.00–129.00 $124.87 $1,180

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1412–1495 1426 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 6 1,150.00–1,175.00 $1,154.37

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1461–1675 1576 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 26 1,650.00–1,750.00 $1,671.35 —

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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.