Kansas Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Kansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 30, 2022

5,068 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $164.34/cwt +4.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,375/hd at 837 lb · 483 head

heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $156.78/cwt +0.79 vs last sale · ≈ $1,370/hd at 874 lb · 479 head

light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $154.08/cwt +5.59 vs last sale · ≈ $1,438/hd at 933 lb · 401 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	5,068	5,647	3,667
Feeder cattle	4,249	5,094	3,230
Slaughter cattle	735	535	400
Replacement cattle	84	18	37

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder steers under 600 lbs sold on a light test with a weak undertone noted; over 600 lbs steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs sold 5.00 to 6.00 higher; 500 to 600 lbs 7.00 to 8.00 lower; over 600 lbs 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold uneven; breakers 7.00 to 8.00; boners and leans 13.00 to 14.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 7.00 to 8.00 higher. Demand was good. Compared to last week, fed slaughter steers and heifers in the feedyards sold 2.00 lower at 135.00. Compared to the last report, overall alfalfa and grass hay were mostly steady. Movement remains slow.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335–340	337	6	171.00–206.00	$187.66	$632	-23.24
358–375	368	10	192.00–233.00	$207.95	$765	+2.45
374–382 fancy	379	209	220.00–251.50	$240.08	$910	+17.08
440 unweaned	440	2	189.00	$189.00	$832	+5.77
456–461 fancy	458	78	218.00–219.00	$218.51	$1,001	—
452–495	474	12	169.00–175.00	$171.86	$815	-24.99
518	518	14	183.00	$183.00	$948	-4.87
547 fancy	547	6	200.00	$200.00	$1,094	+13.34
553 fancy	553	18	181.00	$181.00	$1,001	—
563–598	581	27	160.00–178.00	$175.33	$1,019	-0.57
628–647	640	24	154.00–179.00	$173.98	$1,113	+5.05
653 fancy	653	13	185.00	$185.00	$1,208	—
657–695	659	25	145.00–178.25	$176.10	$1,160	+10.57
765–792	770	89	145.00–164.75	$164.13	$1,264	+2.51
792 fancy	792	8	168.00	$168.00	$1,331	+8.81
800–848	834	235	145.50–162.50	$156.56	$1,306	+0.49
833–846 fancy	839	248	171.00–172.60	$171.71	$1,441	+3.36
852–895	869	284	145.00–158.75	$151.87	$1,320	-1.19
862–895 fancy	881	195	159.75–167.25	$163.92	$1,444	+2.09
917–937 fancy	929	126	159.75–161.00	$160.26	$1,489	+4.43
910–948	935	275	142.00–157.60	$151.25	$1,414	+4.53
952 fancy	952	46	159.25	$159.25	$1,516	—
950–980	963	329	147.00–154.50	$150.48	$1,449	+13.26

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
417–430	421	3	154.00–162.00	$156.72	$660	-12.82
482	482	4	161.00	$161.00	$776	-12.00
533	533	3	161.00	$161.00	$858	-19.92
553–585	555	13	138.00–161.50	$159.60	$886	—
641	641	4	168.50	$168.50	$1,080	+2.50
689–696	692	29	155.00–168.00	$162.14	$1,122	+5.17
725–737	736	24	136.00–160.00	$158.03	$1,163	+8.03
761–789	777	40	152.25–158.00	$154.09	$1,197	+7.69
851–887	860	28	130.00–149.00	$141.66	$1,218	-0.21
922	922	4	145.00	$145.00	$1,337	+10.00
974–980	979	87	144.00–144.75	$144.18	$1,412	+11.61

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1040	1040	1	123.00	$123.00	$1,279	-15.02
1065	1065	1	110.00	$110.00	$1,172	-20.00
1125	1125	1	110.00	$110.00	$1,238	-13.00
1218	1218	4	122.50	$122.50	$1,492	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310	310	1	180.00	$180.00	$558	+15.03
323 unweaned	323	4	186.00	$186.00	$601	+26.00
340 fancy	340	60	214.00	$214.00	$728	+29.00
365	365	1	187.00	$187.00	$683	+23.55
395 fancy	395	83	215.00	$215.00	$849	+40.00
408 fancy	408	26	200.00	$200.00	$816	—
411–436	422	9	170.00–188.00	$179.74	$759	+7.95
455–490	483	35	154.00–179.50	$173.93	$840	+10.05
509–526	515	24	148.00–156.00	$153.54	$791	-9.73
543 fancy	543	5	164.00	$164.00	$891	-7.00
556–596	576	19	145.00–155.50	$151.35	$872	-4.79
605–641	630	83	138.00–155.50	$150.64	$949	-2.42
649 fancy	649	56	148.00	$148.00	$961	—
667–686	677	21	135.50–152.50	$142.78	$967	-2.41
700–748	713	54	136.00–149.00	$144.83	$1,033	+6.17
775–792	779	108	142.60–145.00	$144.06	$1,122	+1.41
783 fancy	783	23	140.00	$140.00	$1,096	—
801–849	818	225	137.60–142.60	$139.31	$1,140	+1.17
829–831 fancy	830	115	144.00–144.10	$144.05	$1,196	—
866–897	879	227	133.25–141.00	$135.95	$1,195	+1.70
925–930	928	4	123.00–124.00	$123.50	$1,146	-9.56
953–995	965	10	120.00–128.00	$126.39	$1,220	+1.74

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
351–389	376	9	147.00–177.00	$167.67	$630	+21.67
402–445	421	6	158.00–175.00	$166.95	$703	+51.21
455–475	473	9	145.00–170.00	$167.33	$791	+19.09
515	515	1	144.00	$144.00	$742	-6.00
562	562	2	147.50	$147.50	$829	+5.14
640	640	2	140.00	$140.00	$896	+8.44
687	687	12	142.00	$142.00	$976	+5.37
708	708	6	136.00	$136.00	$963	—
804–848	826	41	118.00–128.50	$121.75	$1,006	+2.59

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1071	1071	3	104.00	$104.00	$1,114	-1.00
1130–1145	1134	11	103.00–112.50	$109.88	$1,246	-0.12

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
528–547	542	12	155.00–156.00	$155.24	$841	—
585–590	588	2	139.00–154.00	$146.47	$861	+8.47
630–649	648	15	145.00–148.00	$145.19	$941	—
683	683	4	145.00	$145.00	$990	-9.00
895	895	3	127.00	$127.00	$1,137	—
965	965	2	128.00	$128.00	$1,235	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1082–1770	1321	75-80%	231	80.00–89.50	$83.96	$1,109	—
1275–1720	1409	75-80%	57	85.50–97.50	$89.97	$1,268	+8.46

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1050–1715	1206	80-85%	218	70.00–86.00	$78.41	$946	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1050–1510	1172	85-90%	82	60.00–76.00	$68.98	$808	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1355–1945	1668	12	92.00–99.00	$96.32	$1,607	—
1550–2010	1793	18	100.00–109.00	$103.31	$1,852	—
1610–2235	1939	13	107.00–114.00	$109.30	$2,119	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1100	1100	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,075.00	$1,075.00
1115	1115	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00
1240	1240	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,075.00	$1,075.00
1278	1278	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,000.00	$1,000.00
1280–1510	1395	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,100.00–1,325.00	$1,221.77

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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
1000–1100	1043	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	14	1,350.00–1,775.00	$1,644.64	—
1000–1100	1086	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	14	1,725.00–2,350.00	$2,260.71	—
1100	1100	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	3	1,450.00	$1,450.00	+175.00
1100	1100	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	13	2,275.00	$2,275.00	+1,000.00
1200	1200	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	1,975.00	$1,975.00	+822.22
1100–1300	1264	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	22	1,300.00–1,475.00	$1,439.77	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1000	1000	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	950.00	$950.00	—

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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.