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Kansas Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Kansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 18, 2022

6,320 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $166.68/cwt -3.83 vs last sale · ≈ $1,469/hd at 881 lb · 659 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $169.22/cwt +2.84 vs last sale · ≈ $1,232/hd at 728 lb · 509 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $150.73/cwt -2.81 vs last sale · ≈ $1,321/hd at 877 lb · 493 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 6,320 6,968 5,424
Feeder cattle 5,583 5,842 4,816
Slaughter cattle 737 1,100 608
Replacement cattle — 26 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder steers overall sold 5.00 to 8.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 700 lbs sold 6.00 to 7.00 lower; over 700 lbs steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 6.00 to 8.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Demand overall was moderate to good. Compared to last week, fed slaughter steers and heifers in the feedyards sold 1.00 lower at 136.00. Compared to the last report, hay prices were mostly steady, demand is good, but movement is slow.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
266 unweaned 266 10 211.00 $211.00 $561 —
315 unweaned 315 1 197.00 $197.00 $621 -19.12
305–347 333 11 205.00–209.00 $207.40 $691 —
365 unweaned 365 1 194.00 $194.00 $708 —
375–399 fancy 388 34 226.00–234.00 $230.36 $894 +20.36
365–394 389 34 206.00–237.00 $227.06 $883 -1.75
420–434 431 26 200.00–205.00 $203.88 $879 +12.88
456 fancy 456 12 213.00 $213.00 $971 +0.50
450–470 460 21 189.00–200.00 $191.16 $879 -35.78
480 unweaned 480 4 175.00 $175.00 $840 -45.00
516–548 536 28 181.00–199.00 $188.75 $1,012 -5.38
561–597 580 21 171.00–190.00 $179.62 $1,042 -12.22
582 fancy 582 14 199.00 $199.00 $1,158 -19.15
605–643 617 42 172.00–185.00 $179.63 $1,108 -7.10
651–690 677 74 174.00–193.00 $179.17 $1,213 -4.06
700–725 fancy 721 25 166.00–170.00 $168.15 $1,212 -16.35
700–741 731 48 155.00–183.50 $169.34 $1,238 -3.47
757–798 778 121 157.50–183.10 $174.50 $1,358 +5.38
791 fancy 791 52 167.50 $167.50 $1,325 +2.50
805–834 fancy 814 80 170.00–175.25 $173.44 $1,412 +1.19
820–840 824 113 155.00–165.00 $162.24 $1,337 -3.20
854–881 fancy 869 234 168.25–177.25 $172.91 $1,503 -2.51
858–895 888 425 160.50–172.75 $163.25 $1,450 -5.01
916–924 fancy 920 110 173.10–173.25 $173.17 $1,593 -0.20
901–949 929 269 154.25–166.50 $157.33 $1,462 -10.75
957–962 960 164 154.25–164.25 $157.74 $1,514 -6.44
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1004–1041 1007 118 127.00–161.00 $158.62 $1,597 +8.05
1089 1089 12 140.00 $140.00 $1,525 -9.97
1115–1147 1134 5 137.50–140.00 $138.90 $1,575 -6.60
1204–1222 1205 42 136.50–137.00 $136.52 $1,645 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 2 167.00 $167.00 $493 —
340 340 2 184.00 $184.00 $626 —
430 430 3 150.00 $150.00 $645 -36.78
457–495 489 12 178.00–179.00 $178.16 $871 —
536–545 540 12 166.00–176.00 $169.65 $916 +8.65
568–595 581 15 155.00–170.00 $164.96 $958 -15.06
605 605 1 147.50 $147.50 $892 -25.12
679–688 683 21 154.00–176.00 $165.54 $1,131 -2.96
711–743 730 30 145.00–160.00 $152.45 $1,113 -2.99
772–790 777 31 141.00–154.00 $152.05 $1,181 -6.07
825–831 828 26 145.00–154.50 $151.27 $1,253 +7.11
966–998 979 7 140.00–153.00 $144.51 $1,415 +1.38

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
321 unweaned 321 4 187.50 $187.50 $602 —
321 321 4 200.00 $200.00 $642 +13.91
355 fancy 355 16 208.00 $208.00 $738 —
355–392 372 53 173.00–195.00 $189.43 $705 -0.46
400–432 412 31 173.00–189.00 $177.05 $729 -7.68
453 fancy 453 13 190.00 $190.00 $861 —
483 483 5 175.00 $175.00 $845 -2.74
505 unweaned 505 9 155.00 $155.00 $783 —
515 fancy 515 1 176.00 $176.00 $906 —
502–547 528 30 160.00–170.00 $165.09 $872 -15.96
550–595 580 46 159.25–171.50 $164.62 $955 -3.35
600–640 616 39 157.00–172.50 $163.48 $1,007 -1.43
667–697 fancy 669 91 173.00–178.00 $177.74 $1,189 +14.74
650–690 670 67 146.00–164.50 $156.00 $1,045 -15.17
701–741 fancy 727 386 167.50–173.50 $172.10 $1,251 +3.85
701–748 732 123 151.00–163.00 $160.17 $1,172 -3.47
755–782 fancy 764 160 162.00–168.10 $166.89 $1,275 -1.34
751–799 783 329 150.50–168.60 $161.44 $1,264 +3.10
803–844 816 333 151.00–165.85 $160.69 $1,311 +5.18
823 fancy 823 62 161.75 $161.75 $1,331 +1.30
851–898 874 423 140.25–160.00 $150.58 $1,316 +6.11
865–898 fancy 892 70 150.50–157.00 $151.67 $1,353 —
909–910 fancy 909 115 150.00 $150.00 $1,364 —
962–985 963 53 133.50–139.75 $139.39 $1,342 +9.68
985–995 fancy 990 105 142.60–142.85 $142.73 $1,413 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 2 175.00 $175.00 $551 —
390 390 1 121.00 $121.00 $472 —
401–445 416 6 163.00–172.50 $166.39 $692 -9.01
455–460 457 3 146.00–153.00 $148.35 $678 -31.65
505–530 513 3 151.00–153.00 $152.31 $781 -19.15
561–580 564 7 154.00 $154.00 $869 -7.42
638 638 5 140.50 $140.50 $896 -17.64
695–699 697 21 140.00–155.00 $144.77 $1,009 -13.13
701–744 727 45 135.25–151.50 $147.31 $1,071 -2.38
750–791 772 79 137.50–155.00 $148.22 $1,144 -3.58
819–825 823 19 144.00–155.00 $147.99 $1,218 +9.10
851–887 874 27 122.00–139.00 $138.05 $1,207 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
961–999 986 15 140.00–145.00 $143.38 $1,414 —
1075–1082 1081 6 121.00–125.00 $121.66 $1,315 —
1100–1147 1136 66 113.00–131.00 $128.56 $1,460 +23.56
1222 1222 3 115.00 $115.00 $1,405 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
520–532 525 5 167.00–174.00 $171.16 $899 —
556–570 563 6 133.00–158.00 $145.66 $820 -11.88
605 605 2 156.00 $156.00 $944 +6.00
687 687 12 149.00 $149.00 $1,024 -3.00
720 720 1 123.00 $123.00 $886 -28.96
767 767 2 125.00 $125.00 $959 -19.00
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1052 1052 7 118.00 $118.00 $1,241 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1065–1600 1244 80-85% 236 60.00–69.50 $64.82 $806 -6.75
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1475 1166 85-90% 208 48.00–59.50 $55.04 $642 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1105–1955 1413 75-80% 133 70.00–79.00 $74.82 $1,057 —
1290–1760 1481 75-80% 28 79.00–84.00 $80.26 $1,189 -7.38

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1210–2160 1609 15 75.00–89.00 $83.26 $1,340 -2.67
1280–2215 1894 15 90.50–104.00 $94.19 $1,784 —
1460–2112 1898 19 84.00–98.00 $91.68 $1,740 —

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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.