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Kansas Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Kansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 15, 2022

8,719 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $180.49/cwt +0.30 vs last sale · ≈ $1,571/hd at 870 lb · 822 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $170.33/cwt -1.15 vs last sale · ≈ $1,312/hd at 770 lb · 498 head
light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $175.70/cwt +0.71 vs last sale · ≈ $1,619/hd at 922 lb · 496 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 8,719 11,514 8,296
Feeder cattle 7,858 9,309 6,743
Slaughter cattle 860 704 512
Replacement cattle 1 1,501 1,041

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder steers under 500 lbs sold 3.00 higher; 500 to 700 lbs 8.00 to 10.00 higher; over 700 lbs steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 700 lbs sold 5.00 to 9.00 higher; over 700 lbs uneven, 1.00 lower to 1.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 11.00 to 12.00 lower. Demand overall was good. Compared to last week, fed slaughter steers and heifers in the feedyards sold 2.00 higher at 142.00. Compared to the last report, the hay market has risen significantly, but it should be no surprise to anyone, that prices continue to rise for all hay and forage types due to the worsening drought and shorter yields. Prices change so fast it is hard to keep up with the changes and they are all over the map, making it difficult to zero in on the true average. With that being said, demand remains high for all types of hay, which is increasingly difficult to find.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
297 fancy 297 15 267.00 $267.00 $793 —
310 unweaned 310 3 208.00 $208.00 $645 —
318 fancy 318 17 237.50–250.00 $244.12 $776 —
323–335 326 5 212.50–221.00 $217.22 $708 -22.31
362–393 380 35 213.00–230.00 $223.86 $851 +5.58
372–389 fancy 380 38 232.00–245.00 $239.68 $911 —
383 unweaned 383 3 200.00 $200.00 $766 -5.00
421 unweaned 421 13 204.00 $204.00 $859 +11.32
426 fancy 426 13 225.00 $225.00 $958 +4.95
415–449 440 34 197.50–227.00 $212.12 $933 -2.43
450 unweaned 450 1 190.00 $190.00 $855 +4.39
452–471 fancy 467 36 224.00–227.50 $226.84 $1,059 —
472–498 490 62 184.00–215.00 $207.12 $1,015 +8.43
504–532 fancy 514 91 202.50–217.00 $208.48 $1,072 -5.12
505–544 537 48 181.00–204.00 $190.62 $1,024 -5.70
555–591 560 152 200.00–214.00 $206.70 $1,158 +17.81
577–585 unweaned 580 7 193.00–197.00 $195.27 $1,133 —
594 thin fleshed 594 41 204.00 $204.00 $1,212 -10.00
605 unweaned 605 3 191.00 $191.00 $1,156 +13.00
607–617 fancy 611 22 200.00–202.00 $201.27 $1,230 —
608–643 632 114 191.00–211.00 $200.90 $1,270 +8.94
656 fancy 656 5 184.00 $184.00 $1,207 -12.00
654–696 675 93 191.00–200.00 $195.03 $1,316 +7.21
686 thin fleshed 686 47 199.00 $199.00 $1,365 -1.27
714 fancy 714 27 204.50 $204.50 $1,460 —
703–749 730 198 178.50–197.00 $189.47 $1,383 +0.44
751–799 776 449 175.00–192.50 $185.69 $1,441 +0.24
776 fancy 776 27 195.00 $195.00 $1,513 +1.50
801 fancy 801 18 185.00 $185.00 $1,482 -3.60
800–849 833 378 169.00–185.00 $178.72 $1,489 -2.50
853–877 fancy 861 240 179.50–184.00 $181.63 $1,564 -4.42
850–890 874 582 161.00–186.25 $180.02 $1,573 +4.53
905–928 fancy 918 134 178.50–179.00 $178.87 $1,642 +4.37
901–937 923 362 167.75–179.75 $174.53 $1,611 -0.10
954–987 978 301 164.10–171.75 $168.46 $1,648 +1.71
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
384 unweaned 384 10 158.00 $158.00 $607 —
375–395 385 2 190.00–192.50 $191.22 $736 —
435–441 439 6 204.00–212.50 $206.81 $908 +64.31
453–499 490 29 160.00–206.00 $198.36 $972 +39.93
512–532 526 7 155.00–172.50 $159.86 $841 -10.40
550–593 584 56 168.00–200.00 $188.10 $1,099 +0.56
611 fancy 611 4 185.00 $185.00 $1,130 —
603–640 620 74 165.00–200.50 $187.85 $1,165 +11.08
653–693 673 85 159.00–186.50 $178.84 $1,204 -2.88
705–743 731 81 172.00–187.00 $183.84 $1,344 +4.64
753–792 783 109 165.00–182.00 $178.09 $1,394 +2.48
797 fancy 797 2 176.00 $176.00 $1,403 —
800–841 823 41 156.00–177.00 $169.65 $1,396 +1.07
863–899 889 94 148.00–173.50 $162.52 $1,445 -2.50
901–946 922 16 134.00–170.00 $164.70 $1,519 -5.12
982 982 2 154.00 $154.00 $1,512 -4.67
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1018–1023 1018 115 156.00–169.00 $168.66 $1,717 +11.42
1092 1092 2 129.50 $129.50 $1,414 -17.50
1150 1150 1 134.00 $134.00 $1,541 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
628 628 7 191.00 $191.00 $1,199 +12.00
762 762 12 180.00 $180.00 $1,372 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
695 695 10 168.50 $168.50 $1,171 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
266 unweaned 266 3 191.00 $191.00 $508 —
293 293 3 212.50 $212.50 $623 -1.50
318–328 fancy 321 28 211.00–221.00 $218.08 $700 +18.08
317–347 333 9 188.00–200.00 $196.55 $655 -30.04
344 unweaned 344 6 170.00 $170.00 $585 ±0.00
354 fancy 354 8 210.00 $210.00 $743 —
370–391 383 29 187.50–203.00 $198.26 $759 +13.35
403–442 417 72 187.50–206.50 $200.24 $835 +17.11
441 unweaned 441 18 184.50 $184.50 $814 —
471 fancy 471 26 202.50 $202.50 $954 —
452–499 488 95 180.00–190.00 $184.31 $899 -0.37
505–546 528 131 178.00–189.00 $184.28 $973 +8.92
515–536 fancy 534 38 191.00–192.00 $191.92 $1,025 +1.93
565–592 fancy 576 36 173.00–187.00 $180.79 $1,041 -1.21
551–598 577 179 145.00–190.00 $181.21 $1,046 +8.42
600–647 622 159 168.00–184.00 $176.51 $1,098 +4.64
610–631 fancy 628 116 174.00–190.00 $187.43 $1,177 -0.91
652–691 670 129 162.00–186.00 $174.28 $1,168 +4.64
656–679 fancy 675 96 176.00–184.00 $178.16 $1,203 +5.00
715–740 fancy 720 202 172.00–180.25 $177.84 $1,280 +7.84
706–748 726 206 157.00–180.00 $173.90 $1,263 -2.27
751–782 765 290 156.00–173.00 $168.73 $1,291 +0.58
759–799 fancy 778 208 170.00–174.50 $172.57 $1,343 -0.58
810–830 fancy 816 74 172.25 $172.25 $1,406 —
803–836 824 82 153.00–163.75 $161.49 $1,331 +2.77
868–899 881 96 151.00–165.50 $162.24 $1,429 -0.05
946 946 4 129.00 $129.00 $1,220 -16.04
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–340 329 5 161.00–172.50 $167.53 $551 -27.47
380 380 3 181.00 $181.00 $688 -12.00
414–445 426 12 153.00–181.00 $170.09 $725 -8.53
462–498 475 18 168.00–186.00 $179.22 $851 +14.46
505–549 546 35 164.00–179.00 $176.17 $962 —
550–593 578 14 137.50–170.00 $165.33 $956 +26.26
602–642 626 72 131.00–174.00 $164.65 $1,031 +0.89
655–696 675 33 151.00–173.50 $164.33 $1,109 +14.37
715–748 733 45 146.00–166.50 $158.69 $1,163 +2.14
750–770 764 12 116.00–164.00 $144.86 $1,107 -13.54
840 840 1 143.00 $143.00 $1,201 -2.79
877–893 882 9 145.00–148.00 $146.01 $1,288 -7.99
980 980 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,225 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
958 958 10 157.00 $157.00 $1,504 —
1006–1040 1017 32 120.00–134.00 $124.47 $1,266 -17.07
1061 1061 4 121.50 $121.50 $1,289 -20.91
1179 1179 4 132.00 $132.00 $1,556 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
983 983 9 143.00 $143.00 $1,406 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
579 579 9 185.00 $185.00 $1,071 +26.75
608–628 617 9 164.00–175.00 $168.98 $1,043 —
680 680 1 161.00 $161.00 $1,095 -3.00
732–740 736 4 130.00–165.00 $147.40 $1,085 -2.30
855–875 867 5 148.00–156.00 $151.16 $1,311 —
1030 1030 1 129.00 $129.00 $1,329 —
1056–1061 1059 6 127.00–130.00 $128.50 $1,361 —
1171 1171 2 126.00 $126.00 $1,475 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1455 1209 80-85% 346 70.00–79.50 $75.36 $911 -3.34
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1095–1575 1349 75-80% 213 80.00–86.00 $82.77 $1,117 -4.06
1140–1780 1408 75-80% 101 86.25–94.00 $88.44 $1,245 -0.05
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1040–1385 1137 85-90% 74 58.00–69.00 $65.40 $744 -6.25

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1255–1815 1546 17 91.00–100.00 $94.70 $1,464 —
1225–2045 1690 7 78.00–86.00 $81.71 $1,381 —
1531–2335 1863 28 100.00–108.50 $104.27 $1,943 —

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1115 1115 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,125.00 $1,125.00

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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.