Kansas Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Kansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 25, 2022

10,746 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $141.39/cwt -1.51 vs last sale · ≈ $1,155/hd at 817 lb · 822 head

heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $151.32/cwt -4.12 vs last sale · ≈ $1,320/hd at 872 lb · 664 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $143.35/cwt -6.68 vs last sale · ≈ $1,122/hd at 782 lb · 614 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	10,746	15,962	9,358
Feeder cattle	9,865	12,321	8,695
Slaughter cattle	824	568	629
Replacement cattle	57	3,073	34

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder steers under 500 lbs sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower; 500 to 700 lbs steady; over 700 lbs 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 800 lbs sold 4.00 to 5.00 lower, while over 800 lbs sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 4.00 to 5.00 lower. Demand was moderate. Compared to last week, fed slaughter steers and heifers in the feedyards sold seady at 140.00. Compared to the last report, overall alfalfa hay and grass hay were mostly steady while movement remains slow to moderate.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290 unweaned	290	1	204.00	$204.00	$592	—
320 unweaned	320	1	201.00	$201.00	$643	—
321 fancy	321	4	224.00	$224.00	$719	-29.00
305–347	325	16	189.00–219.00	$206.55	$671	-15.64
351–395	375	13	202.00–216.00	$209.96	$787	-1.38
375 unweaned	375	3	194.00	$194.00	$728	-10.61
404 thin fleshed	404	11	211.00	$211.00	$852	—
405 fancy	405	2	214.00	$214.00	$867	-17.82
405–440	422	85	194.00–210.00	$202.19	$853	-10.75
430–445 unweaned	435	3	186.00–188.00	$186.68	$812	-21.62
457–485 unweaned	467	11	187.00–191.00	$188.88	$882	+1.88
457–495	482	93	188.00–205.00	$199.40	$961	+0.81
451–498 fancy	491	13	199.00–205.00	$199.85	$981	-19.21
502 fancy	502	22	196.50	$196.50	$986	-13.90
502–546	523	167	180.00–202.00	$194.99	$1,020	-1.40
526 unweaned	526	3	177.00	$177.00	$931	-4.71
564 fancy	564	2	197.50	$197.50	$1,114	+7.20
550–580	566	98	174.00–200.00	$190.53	$1,078	+0.39
571 unweaned	571	6	159.00	$159.00	$908	-16.00
602–641	624	164	165.00–182.00	$178.56	$1,114	-2.24
650–698	674	155	161.00–172.00	$167.16	$1,127	-3.23
675 fancy	675	29	179.50	$179.50	$1,212	-3.66
700–747	721	211	152.00–166.50	$161.44	$1,164	-3.07
753–797	773	190	149.50–163.50	$158.39	$1,224	-4.40
767–796 fancy	783	70	159.00–165.50	$162.59	$1,273	-6.68
800–848	837	479	147.00–159.00	$153.43	$1,284	-2.75
843 fancy	843	60	159.85	$159.85	$1,348	-2.66
850–899	871	595	146.00–155.00	$151.14	$1,316	-4.30
877–887 fancy	885	69	152.60–154.25	$152.91	$1,353	—
906–944	925	451	140.50–152.75	$146.12	$1,352	-3.68
950–999	983	411	136.00–142.75	$139.21	$1,368	-5.46

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
332	332	3	197.50	$197.50	$656	-12.50
418	418	4	191.00	$191.00	$798	-5.43
460–481	478	19	181.00–194.00	$186.59	$892	+1.99
503–548	518	68	177.00–190.00	$183.83	$952	+0.12
555–595	565	63	148.00–188.00	$184.02	$1,040	+6.08
610–648	633	58	151.00–171.00	$164.15	$1,039	-5.67
653–698	671	39	148.00–161.00	$155.43	$1,043	-3.57
700–748	730	67	145.00–155.00	$149.37	$1,090	+2.17
754–798	776	107	137.00–150.25	$145.63	$1,130	-0.75
810–840	818	80	144.00–149.00	$145.07	$1,187	+1.92
856–890	875	96	126.00–144.50	$143.03	$1,252	-5.31
923–924	924	13	139.00–140.00	$139.77	$1,291	+3.52

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1017–1045	1033	119	134.00–136.50	$136.06	$1,405	-5.43
1058–1066	1059	55	130.75–132.00	$131.84	$1,396	-9.11

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
554–594	578	27	179.00–185.00	$181.34	$1,048	—
649	649	9	143.00	$143.00	$928	-22.70

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
297 fancy	297	5	217.50	$217.50	$646	—
303–347	327	13	180.00–192.00	$186.33	$609	+1.37
350–393	366	60	170.00–187.00	$181.69	$665	-3.42
381 unweaned	381	5	165.00	$165.00	$629	-10.83
403–449	426	141	165.00–181.00	$176.51	$752	-1.33
440 unweaned	440	2	172.00	$172.00	$757	—
450–494 fancy	465	23	175.00–186.00	$181.94	$846	+3.94
452–499	480	243	164.00–175.00	$170.97	$821	-4.63
502–542	523	128	157.00–166.50	$163.98	$858	-7.33
527 thin fleshed	527	11	168.00	$168.00	$885	—
550–586	562	117	155.00–168.00	$160.38	$901	-2.31
564 thin fleshed	564	33	168.50	$168.50	$950	-6.00
562–576 fancy	570	37	175.00–177.00	$176.09	$1,004	+1.68
613	613	13	178.00	$178.00	$1,091	+17.23
603–649	624	264	146.00–166.00	$156.93	$979	-3.84
606–647 fancy	631	114	167.00–171.00	$169.92	$1,072	-0.24
650–687 fancy	667	75	162.00–171.50	$166.81	$1,113	+4.81
650–698	674	226	145.00–159.50	$152.66	$1,029	-5.95
700–746	733	455	136.00–152.00	$148.53	$1,089	-0.15
728–742 fancy	738	54	146.25–155.00	$152.28	$1,124	-5.79
773	773	8	137.00	$137.00	$1,059	-12.17
779 fancy	779	67	147.75	$147.75	$1,151	-6.25
753–797	783	539	136.50–147.00	$142.90	$1,119	-6.27
800–840	817	822	134.00–145.75	$141.39	$1,155	-1.48
850–898	873	481	131.50–141.50	$137.83	$1,203	-0.31
905–936	917	87	124.00–138.35	$136.35	$1,250	-0.58
997	997	7	111.00	$111.00	$1,107	-15.25

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–395	376	9	157.00–173.00	$166.61	$626	-0.39
415–438	421	22	138.00–160.00	$156.97	$661	-10.02
465–497	478	10	154.00–167.00	$163.71	$783	+0.81
513–549	531	34	140.00–155.00	$150.11	$797	-7.66
556–593	569	63	145.00–159.00	$151.20	$860	+3.64
606–628	614	22	138.00–151.00	$147.04	$903	-1.65
658–699	688	54	133.00–148.00	$142.38	$980	-4.08
707–745	721	69	128.50–143.00	$136.05	$981	-6.56
753–785	767	32	128.00–138.00	$136.24	$1,045	-5.00
808–847	832	26	130.00–138.00	$133.81	$1,113	-1.19
858–897	878	7	125.00–135.50	$130.40	$1,145	-0.60
903	903	3	100.00	$100.00	$903	—
998	998	5	110.00	$110.00	$1,098	-3.00

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
957	957	11	125.00	$125.00	$1,196	+7.24
1008–1038	1014	30	105.00–119.00	$110.08	$1,116	-6.64
1056–1072	1058	21	110.00–112.00	$111.81	$1,183	-3.57
1135	1135	27	94.00	$94.00	$1,067	-20.00

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
557	557	5	140.00	$140.00	$780	-7.00
885	885	8	134.00	$134.00	$1,186	+2.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
525–535	533	5	147.00–162.00	$149.95	$799	—
575–585	581	11	144.00–168.00	$158.96	$924	—
712	712	7	154.00	$154.00	$1,096	—
751–763	754	29	129.00–148.00	$143.57	$1,083	—
801	801	4	142.00	$142.00	$1,137	+12.00
895	895	1	116.00	$116.00	$1,038	—
901	901	8	129.00	$129.00	$1,162	—
990	990	4	107.00	$107.00	$1,059	-19.00

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1050–1765	1363	75-80%	247	77.00–84.00	$79.44	$1,083	-2.74
1125–2095	1500	75-80%	118	80.00–86.50	$82.67	$1,240	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1050–1890	1240	80-85%	191	70.00–77.50	$73.78	$915	-1.71

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1050–1670	1208	85-90%	71	60.00–69.50	$65.10	$786	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1335–1975	1734	4	88.00–98.00	$95.02	$1,648	—
1640–2295	2013	6	95.00–106.50	$101.20	$2,037	-12.58
1695–2525	2074	19	101.00–117.00	$110.67	$2,295	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1065	1065	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	825.00	$825.00
1000–1290	1213	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	925.00–1,325.00	$1,176.49
1185–1380	1283	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,075.00–1,300.00	$1,196.05

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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
1000	1000	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	20	2,000.00	$2,000.00	+400.00
1100–1400	1175	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	4	925.00–1,170.00	$988.75	-125.07
1200	1200	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	9	985.00–1,160.00	$1,062.78	+52.78
1200–1300	1233	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	975.00–1,050.00	$1,025.00	+15.00
1300	1300	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,400.00	$1,400.00	+80.00

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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.