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Kansas Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Kansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 11, 2022

11,504 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $148.40/cwt +5.03 vs last sale · ≈ $1,380/hd at 930 lb · 1,220 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $144.47/cwt +2.81 vs last sale · ≈ $1,134/hd at 785 lb · 786 head
heavy 9-weight M&L 1 steers $144.37/cwt +4.54 vs last sale · ≈ $1,403/hd at 972 lb · 714 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 11,504 11,390 12,066
Feeder cattle 10,782 10,817 11,181
Slaughter cattle 627 478 563
Replacement cattle 95 95 322

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder steers under 500 lbs sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower, while those over 500 lbs sold 1.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher; 500 to 600 lbs 2.00 to 4.00 lower; 600 to 900 lbs 2.00 to 3.00 higher; no comparison over 900 lbs due to light receipt though a weak undertone was noted. Slaughter cows sold uneven; breakers and boners sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower, while leans sold 9.00 to 10.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 5.00 to 6.00 higher. Demand was good. Compared to last week, fed slaughter steers and heifers in the feedyards sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher at 139.00. Compared to the last report, alfalfa hay continues to firm up while grass hay, although steady, is softening.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
318 unweaned 318 3 205.00 $205.00 $652 —
308–342 329 37 207.00–228.50 $220.09 $724 -10.29
345 fancy 345 8 221.00 $221.00 $762 —
357 unweaned 357 4 201.00 $201.00 $718 -14.72
355–393 375 47 192.00–225.00 $209.52 $786 -10.14
406–448 426 71 189.00–221.50 $213.39 $909 +0.49
403–449 unweaned 435 36 185.00–196.00 $193.95 $844 —
452–475 fancy 459 29 200.00–220.00 $210.33 $965 —
452–498 477 84 180.00–211.00 $202.31 $965 -3.48
500–549 530 218 184.00–206.00 $195.66 $1,037 -2.40
531–537 fancy 534 17 207.00–212.00 $209.17 $1,117 —
559–570 fancy 566 61 183.00–215.00 $199.17 $1,127 —
550–598 572 99 171.00–209.00 $201.82 $1,154 +8.89
600–618 fancy 612 18 181.00–191.00 $187.73 $1,149 +1.54
600–649 630 137 170.00–197.00 $184.85 $1,165 +8.15
650 fancy 650 6 181.00 $181.00 $1,176 —
650–698 675 304 168.50–181.50 $177.19 $1,196 -1.36
708–719 fancy 715 23 178.25–178.50 $178.40 $1,276 —
708–735 719 141 158.00–172.50 $166.24 $1,195 +0.51
750–799 775 318 149.00–166.50 $160.64 $1,245 +2.62
801–847 829 419 148.00–162.00 $154.08 $1,277 +6.58
851–890 874 555 148.25–158.00 $152.37 $1,332 +4.26
875 fancy 875 40 158.50 $158.50 $1,387 +1.75
923 fancy 923 51 154.85 $154.85 $1,429 +3.60
903–949 930 1,169 141.00–153.50 $148.12 $1,378 +5.39
953–987 972 714 139.25–148.00 $144.37 $1,403 +4.28
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
378–398 391 13 174.00–205.00 $192.56 $753 -2.64
410–448 438 24 177.00–209.00 $193.25 $846 -4.68
450–495 481 37 178.00–198.00 $195.26 $939 +0.34
502–542 516 40 181.00–192.00 $186.80 $964 -0.56
553–596 571 54 158.00–192.00 $182.47 $1,042 +3.11
608–648 633 38 144.00–179.00 $172.66 $1,093 +10.75
695–696 695 25 162.00–165.50 $164.66 $1,144 -0.24
703–738 726 11 147.00–159.00 $154.10 $1,119 -3.43
781 781 4 145.00 $145.00 $1,132 -1.95
811–848 837 91 142.50–151.00 $148.09 $1,240 +10.72
878–894 885 167 143.00–151.50 $147.83 $1,308 +5.88
922–938 927 10 136.00–143.00 $140.87 $1,306 +6.68
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1008–1027 1013 76 133.75–144.50 $142.54 $1,444 —
1066 1066 49 144.50 $144.50 $1,540 —
1147 1147 31 136.50 $136.50 $1,566 —
1172–1195 1175 8 124.00–135.00 $133.60 $1,570 —
1241 1241 6 129.50 $129.50 $1,607 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
523 523 5 170.00 $170.00 $889 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 2 180.00 $180.00 $531 —
330 unweaned 330 2 166.00 $166.00 $548 —
337–347 343 23 177.00–201.00 $195.81 $672 +3.20
361–389 372 71 170.00–187.00 $182.81 $680 -3.32
395 fancy 395 34 194.00 $194.00 $766 —
405–407 unweaned 407 9 159.00–166.00 $164.45 $669 —
426 fancy 426 10 189.00 $189.00 $805 —
408–448 428 177 166.00–186.00 $179.17 $767 +2.90
453–496 475 153 159.00–187.00 $176.96 $841 +2.46
453–485 fancy 477 23 175.00–183.00 $177.10 $845 —
500 fancy 500 21 178.50 $178.50 $892 +0.50
500–548 525 164 143.00–175.50 $166.89 $876 -1.73
550–585 572 178 157.00–167.00 $162.42 $929 -4.02
556–590 fancy 583 53 169.50–177.00 $171.13 $998 —
603–649 629 353 154.00–165.00 $159.32 $1,002 +1.84
650–699 678 293 150.00–163.00 $155.21 $1,052 +5.53
702–746 726 588 143.85–154.25 $148.33 $1,077 +1.85
754–797 785 786 138.50–147.50 $144.47 $1,134 +3.36
818–823 fancy 823 78 140.50–146.85 $146.36 $1,205 —
802–849 828 409 132.00–143.75 $140.13 $1,160 +3.07
851–894 866 596 132.00–142.50 $137.36 $1,190 +5.74
900–949 913 70 127.50–139.50 $132.75 $1,212 -2.91
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–343 330 9 173.00–187.00 $179.83 $593 -2.48
377–392 387 7 169.00–175.00 $171.28 $663 -3.07
413–444 431 21 155.00–174.00 $168.00 $724 -3.55
457–498 479 30 146.00–173.00 $163.22 $782 -7.97
502–545 522 40 145.00–162.00 $157.52 $822 +0.26
550–598 571 65 143.00–156.00 $151.80 $867 +0.64
625–648 643 25 151.00–155.00 $154.22 $992 +8.35
656–694 687 35 130.00–148.00 $146.65 $1,007 +3.60
715–745 741 8 119.00–146.00 $142.74 $1,058 -3.82
763–785 778 12 125.50–134.00 $127.95 $995 -5.38
837–844 841 12 123.00–131.00 $127.02 $1,068 —
879 879 7 130.00 $130.00 $1,143 +1.53
927 927 7 119.00 $119.00 $1,103 -5.81
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
955–991 979 6 116.00–120.00 $117.30 $1,148 —
1020–1035 1031 18 105.00–115.00 $109.11 $1,125 -12.68
1070 1070 2 119.00 $119.00 $1,273 —
1210–1242 1236 5 102.00–104.00 $102.39 $1,266 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
535 535 5 140.00 $140.00 $749 —
672 672 2 142.00 $142.00 $954 -2.00
795 795 4 133.50 $133.50 $1,061 —
879 879 8 125.50 $125.50 $1,103 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1083–1615 1312 75-80% 46 86.00–94.00 $89.08 $1,169 —
1070–1860 1337 75-80% 201 80.00–89.00 $84.16 $1,125 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1875 1263 80-85% 124 70.00–83.00 $78.08 $986 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1420 1165 85-90% 52 57.00–71.00 $64.60 $753 -9.31

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1385–2055 1584 14 80.00–95.00 $87.14 $1,380 —
1410–2275 1877 17 101.50–109.00 $105.74 $1,985 -5.10
1900–2440 2122 16 110.00–119.00 $113.53 $2,409 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
951 951 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 1,025.00 $1,025.00
1093 1093 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 810.00 $810.00
900–1365 1133 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 875.00–1,075.00 $995.53
1190 1190 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,000.00 $1,000.00
1265 1265 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 850.00 $850.00
1147–1481 1337 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 11 885.00–1,170.00 $1,061.08

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
936–1105 1008 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 9 875.00–960.00 $946.55

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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 5 1,875.00 $1,875.00 —
1000 1000 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 10 2,000.00 $2,000.00 —
1100 1100 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 1,350.00 $1,350.00 —
1100–1200 1159 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 22 1,000.00–1,020.00 $1,011.82 —
1100–1300 1265 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 23 975.00–1,300.00 $1,243.48 —

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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.