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Kansas Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Kansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 23, 2022

5,647 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $148.49/cwt +5.87 vs last sale · ≈ $1,365/hd at 919 lb · 722 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $155.98/cwt +9.17 vs last sale · ≈ $1,370/hd at 878 lb · 597 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $160.67/cwt +4.60 vs last sale · ≈ $1,259/hd at 784 lb · 465 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 5,647 8,455 7,611
Feeder cattle 5,094 7,502 6,971
Slaughter cattle 535 910 505
Replacement cattle 18 43 135

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder steers under 600 lbs sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher; 600 to 700 lbs 1.00 to 2.00 lower; over 700 lbs 2.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs sold 6.00 to 7.00 higher; 500 to 700 lbs 3.00 to 5.00 lower; over 700 lbs 1.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold uneven; 1.00 lower to 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 3.00 lower. Demand was good. Compared to last week, fed slaughter steers and heifers in the feedyards sold 1.00 lower at 137.00. Compared to the last report, overall alfalfa and grass hay were mostly steady and movement remains slow.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335–342 339 9 204.00–212.50 $210.90 $715 +1.27
352 fancy 352 8 223.00 $223.00 $785 —
351–382 369 26 191.00–214.50 $205.50 $758 -6.24
421–449 429 19 192.00–198.00 $194.11 $833 -4.55
438–445 unweaned 439 8 171.00–185.00 $183.23 $804 -7.27
450–454 453 7 196.00–199.00 $196.85 $892 +17.23
518–520 fancy 519 23 183.00–190.00 $186.66 $969 -6.34
523–547 541 42 172.00–195.00 $187.87 $1,016 +6.90
563–592 585 28 168.00–189.00 $175.90 $1,029 +1.75
618 unweaned 618 5 163.00 $163.00 $1,007 —
603–646 637 46 162.00–181.50 $168.93 $1,076 -2.02
652–696 674 68 158.00–175.50 $165.53 $1,116 -1.52
702–748 716 56 165.25–176.50 $168.13 $1,204 +12.00
733 733 32 161.25 $161.25 $1,182 +5.12
769–781 fancy 778 139 157.75–160.75 $159.19 $1,238 +0.94
761–796 786 316 150.00–170.00 $161.62 $1,270 +7.28
788 788 10 151.00 $151.00 $1,190 -3.34
811–825 820 287 154.00–160.00 $156.07 $1,280 +4.97
832–849 fancy 841 127 168.35 $168.35 $1,416 +15.54
850–868 fancy 862 199 158.25–163.60 $161.83 $1,395 +11.82
856–891 886 398 145.00–156.75 $153.06 $1,356 +7.23
906–923 fancy 916 140 155.25–156.00 $155.83 $1,427 +9.58
904–947 920 582 139.50–152.50 $146.72 $1,350 +4.34
952–980 972 83 136.00–140.00 $137.22 $1,334 -0.87
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 12 197.00 $197.00 $719 —
401–446 414 16 129.00–185.00 $169.54 $702 -6.46
476 476 12 173.00 $173.00 $823 +4.13
503–545 519 17 140.00–188.00 $180.92 $939 -0.50
592–599 597 6 153.00–167.00 $162.37 $969 +2.84
646 646 9 166.00 $166.00 $1,072 +8.93
651–698 675 8 156.00–158.00 $156.97 $1,060 -2.54
740 740 3 150.00 $150.00 $1,110 +19.35
755–797 773 59 143.00–151.75 $146.40 $1,132 +7.69
801–838 816 38 141.50–152.00 $150.10 $1,225 +13.72
862–887 872 65 131.00–147.00 $141.87 $1,237 +3.53
920 920 12 135.00 $135.00 $1,242 +10.00
970–976 974 7 132.00–134.00 $132.57 $1,291 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1012–1025 1015 40 123.50–141.75 $138.02 $1,401 +4.70
1080 1080 6 130.00 $130.00 $1,404 -0.64
1145 1145 1 123.00 $123.00 $1,408 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 unweaned 320 3 160.00 $160.00 $512 -7.08
303–346 321 10 161.00–177.50 $164.97 $530 -22.61
347 fancy 347 4 185.00 $185.00 $642 —
365 unweaned 365 2 151.00 $151.00 $551 —
357–391 376 29 158.00–168.00 $163.45 $615 -23.93
385 fancy 385 1 175.00 $175.00 $674 —
400–445 422 64 159.00–175.00 $171.79 $725 +3.61
451–495 476 21 160.00–166.00 $163.88 $780 +5.76
499 fancy 499 36 167.35 $167.35 $835 —
525 fancy 525 13 171.00 $171.00 $898 —
503–545 535 87 158.00–166.50 $163.27 $873 -0.82
556 fancy 556 18 165.25 $165.25 $919 —
550–585 572 90 151.00–158.50 $156.14 $893 -4.68
600 fancy 600 27 160.25 $160.25 $962 —
605–640 626 61 143.00–160.00 $153.06 $958 -6.47
650–699 680 103 139.00–151.00 $145.19 $987 -3.67
700–728 717 47 133.00–148.00 $138.66 $994 -4.97
750–794 768 407 137.00–145.50 $142.65 $1,096 +1.94
810–842 816 98 132.00–140.50 $138.14 $1,127 +4.03
850–890 883 251 128.00–138.00 $134.25 $1,185 +2.81
900–940 908 117 121.00–134.00 $133.06 $1,208 +4.42
960–993 986 7 115.00–127.25 $124.65 $1,229 +1.15
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 146.00 $146.00 $518 —
400–410 408 4 115.00–118.00 $115.74 $472 —
473–475 474 4 143.00–150.00 $148.24 $703 -4.06
545 545 3 150.00 $150.00 $818 -3.27
550–551 551 11 141.00–146.00 $142.36 $784 -2.57
608–640 632 12 127.00–133.00 $131.56 $831 -9.60
653–682 670 7 136.00–137.50 $136.63 $915 -7.11
745 745 2 121.00 $121.00 $901 -0.89
765–798 777 14 131.00–136.50 $132.36 $1,028 +1.88
827–845 840 7 117.00–120.00 $119.16 $1,001 -9.87
902 902 3 119.00 $119.00 $1,073 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1065 1063 6 105.00 $105.00 $1,116 -10.87
1109 1109 5 110.00 $110.00 $1,220 +14.38
1154 1154 9 105.50 $105.50 $1,217 -1.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 11 176.00 $176.00 $836 —
586 586 8 138.00 $138.00 $809 -25.74
662 662 8 154.00 $154.00 $1,019 +6.90
700–730 710 8 126.00–143.00 $137.34 $975 -9.44
757–796 780 5 115.00–120.00 $116.94 $912 —
838–848 842 7 103.00–130.00 $114.65 $965 -5.35

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1060–1852 1273 75-80% 263 70.00–79.50 $76.27 $971 +1.13
1175–1635 1404 75-80% 110 80.00–85.50 $81.51 $1,144 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1049–1460 1123 80-85% 32 60.00–69.50 $65.14 $732 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1080–1370 1214 85-90% 6 50.00–59.00 $55.16 $670 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1490–1805 1579 8 79.00–89.00 $84.77 $1,339 —
1475–1910 1621 10 90.00–99.00 $95.64 $1,550 —
1715–2715 1988 36 101.00–112.50 $106.69 $2,121 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1115 1115 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,175.00 $1,175.00
1182 1182 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,090.00 $1,090.00
1272 1272 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,000.00 $1,000.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1100 1100 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,275.00 $1,275.00 -50.00
1100 1100 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,475.00 $1,475.00 +150.00
1100–1400 1200 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 9 1,050.00–1,325.00 $1,152.78 -482.22

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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.