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Kansas Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Kansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 12, 2022

11,098 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $177.41/cwt -1.77 vs last sale · ≈ $1,478/hd at 833 lb · 816 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $176.78/cwt +0.49 vs last sale · ≈ $1,376/hd at 778 lb · 454 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $196.09/cwt -4.51 vs last sale · ≈ $1,028/hd at 524 lb · 439 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 11,098 8,355 5,043
Feeder cattle 9,418 7,333 4,642
Slaughter cattle 888 1,000 401
Replacement cattle 792 22 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder steers under 700 lbs sold 8.00 to 13.00 lower; over 700 lbs sold 1.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold 6.00 to 11.00 lower; 600 to 700 lbs steady to 1.00 lower; over 700 lbs 4.00 to 9.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 5.00 to 6.00 lower. Demand overall was moderate to good. Compared to last week, fed slaughter steers and heifers in the feedyards sold 1.00 higher at 142.00. The hay market remained mostly steady on good demand.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
297 297 16 245.00 $245.00 $728 —
308 thin fleshed 308 15 245.00 $245.00 $755 —
300–346 319 21 208.00–228.00 $220.06 $702 +4.56
321–345 fancy 327 14 236.00–245.00 $238.04 $778 +9.04
331 unweaned 331 3 183.00 $183.00 $606 —
351–398 fancy 372 57 221.00–244.00 $235.10 $875 +7.91
360–387 376 43 217.00–226.00 $221.44 $833 -4.29
387 unweaned 387 2 203.00 $203.00 $786 -7.58
402–441 414 73 185.00–217.00 $203.60 $843 -15.13
402–438 fancy 422 95 195.00–223.50 $218.16 $921 -12.22
400–446 unweaned 441 35 171.00–190.00 $178.55 $787 -18.07
451–467 fancy 453 67 197.50–215.00 $211.78 $959 -10.27
455–499 476 223 182.00–217.00 $194.21 $924 -12.35
487–495 unweaned 491 8 175.00–189.00 $182.06 $894 -10.41
504–545 fancy 519 200 187.50–216.00 $205.66 $1,067 -4.46
517–547 unweaned 525 101 182.00–184.00 $183.51 $963 -4.95
501–547 532 138 172.00–207.00 $191.43 $1,018 -7.06
561 unweaned 561 8 171.00 $171.00 $959 -5.89
551–596 574 187 177.00–206.00 $185.63 $1,066 -7.21
565–580 fancy 578 92 189.00–211.00 $204.23 $1,180 -3.21
603 unweaned 603 3 167.00 $167.00 $1,007 -3.50
605–645 622 209 173.00–201.50 $182.96 $1,138 -12.56
600–634 fancy 631 53 183.75–188.50 $184.09 $1,162 -13.40
650–697 680 223 166.00–196.00 $180.63 $1,228 -13.65
710–746 724 208 167.50–191.00 $181.24 $1,312 -8.03
718–749 thin fleshed 740 120 176.00–185.50 $180.75 $1,338 —
756 thin fleshed 756 67 181.85 $181.85 $1,375 —
750–798 782 387 172.00–190.00 $175.90 $1,376 +11.90
804–847 thin fleshed 830 349 176.60–182.50 $179.66 $1,491 —
806–849 835 372 162.00–182.50 $175.97 $1,469 -3.34
839 fancy 839 95 174.25–175.75 $174.77 $1,466 -3.48
853–891 877 319 167.00–179.25 $173.70 $1,523 -5.04
907–934 931 72 149.00–180.00 $176.25 $1,641 +1.68
951–987 964 270 157.75–179.85 $169.66 $1,636 -0.36
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
332 332 6 168.00 $168.00 $558 —
361–390 372 9 167.00–180.00 $178.49 $664 -19.32
410–446 431 11 167.50–198.00 $187.38 $808 -4.75
455–492 474 25 175.00–200.00 $191.78 $909 +20.92
483 unweaned 483 3 170.00 $170.00 $821 —
516–545 534 57 160.00–195.00 $177.97 $950 +1.31
565 unweaned 565 2 155.00 $155.00 $876 —
554–599 584 97 160.00–188.00 $178.65 $1,043 -1.17
609–649 631 118 147.00–186.00 $173.35 $1,094 -3.46
655–698 686 71 141.00–184.00 $172.90 $1,186 +2.50
700–746 724 83 150.00–179.00 $164.63 $1,192 -7.82
755–790 773 75 149.00–169.00 $160.13 $1,238 -7.94
800–847 835 92 150.00–163.00 $155.62 $1,299 -11.12
865 865 1 147.00 $147.00 $1,272 -19.71
905 905 2 152.00–153.00 $152.50 $1,380 -10.90
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1005–1036 1019 70 149.50–154.00 $152.34 $1,552 +7.40
1321 1321 18 131.00 $131.00 $1,731 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 fancy 275 1 210.00 $210.00 $578 —
292–297 unweaned 296 7 167.00–181.00 $177.05 $524 —
301–338 324 28 173.00–196.00 $178.93 $580 -30.56
320–344 fancy 333 23 185.00–210.00 $202.39 $674 -22.61
335–342 unweaned 340 3 167.00 $167.00 $568 -27.24
380 unweaned 380 1 160.00 $160.00 $608 -30.77
361–391 384 61 177.00–190.00 $182.14 $699 -18.04
388 fancy 388 6 220.00 $220.00 $854 -5.19
400–425 fancy 419 31 182.00–195.00 $184.05 $771 -16.44
406–449 426 108 169.00–185.00 $177.69 $757 -12.10
425–438 unweaned 435 39 164.00–167.50 $166.57 $725 -13.06
470–473 unweaned 471 12 155.00–160.00 $156.91 $739 -12.74
453–498 479 392 163.00–184.00 $172.95 $828 -8.69
460–490 fancy 487 26 181.25–182.50 $181.39 $883 -9.61
507–548 526 207 163.00–186.00 $169.77 $893 -6.43
508–541 fancy 527 35 176.50–182.00 $178.77 $942 -0.14
544 unweaned 544 12 159.00 $159.00 $865 -6.00
554–566 fancy 563 67 170.50–176.00 $174.27 $981 +0.27
564 unweaned 564 10 156.00 $156.00 $880 —
557–598 584 168 159.00–183.00 $168.66 $985 -4.01
600–645 618 192 156.00–178.00 $164.39 $1,016 -6.88
621–644 thin fleshed 632 83 177.00–184.50 $181.79 $1,149 —
652–688 665 196 156.00–178.00 $173.57 $1,154 +8.51
661–692 thin fleshed 682 144 178.00–183.75 $181.25 $1,236 —
687 fancy 687 75 186.25 $186.25 $1,280 —
705 thin fleshed 705 52 183.50 $183.50 $1,294 +6.25
701–746 730 263 162.00–173.50 $168.82 $1,232 +2.51
781 thin fleshed 781 27 172.25 $172.25 $1,345 +1.87
750–799 784 373 161.00–170.50 $166.99 $1,309 +3.67
811 thin fleshed 811 52 173.00 $173.00 $1,403 —
800–848 819 382 151.00–170.00 $167.48 $1,372 +8.98
864–884 869 129 161.50–169.00 $167.11 $1,452 +8.78
903–926 924 51 149.00–157.00 $154.88 $1,431 +4.99
965 965 24 155.50 $155.50 $1,501 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
293–296 296 18 161.00–175.00 $172.69 $511 —
325–335 328 5 152.00–160.00 $156.86 $515 —
363 363 23 171.00 $171.00 $621 -12.22
410 unweaned 410 5 152.00 $152.00 $623 —
440 440 10 168.00 $168.00 $739 +7.00
453–495 478 25 153.00–166.00 $160.22 $766 -14.89
501–543 525 25 155.00–176.00 $164.12 $862 +0.69
553–596 579 50 150.00–172.00 $158.84 $920 -0.53
605–648 632 44 140.00–163.00 $152.87 $966 -17.40
655–697 665 82 152.00–167.00 $158.57 $1,054 +8.47
705–747 723 54 143.00–163.00 $152.40 $1,102 -8.45
750–785 773 13 140.00–158.50 $149.52 $1,156 +2.28
800–848 823 36 131.00–158.00 $148.50 $1,222 +1.00
855–870 865 6 141.00 $141.00 $1,220 -5.17
909 909 6 116.00 $116.00 $1,054 —
954–975 962 11 122.00–123.00 $122.63 $1,180 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1007–1035 1014 20 144.50–154.00 $150.18 $1,523 —
1051–1072 1062 22 138.00–147.00 $142.95 $1,518 +13.45
1106–1110 1107 6 118.00–119.50 $119.25 $1,320 —
1291 1291 22 131.00 $131.00 $1,691 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460–462 460 10 147.50–180.00 $173.48 $798 +8.48
541 541 3 164.00 $164.00 $887 -2.83
655 655 12 163.00 $163.00 $1,068 —
700–740 720 2 140.00–160.00 $150.28 $1,082 +7.28
852–895 866 3 127.00–145.00 $138.80 $1,202 +11.30
920 920 1 149.00 $149.00 $1,371 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1506 1162 80-85% 392 70.00–79.00 $74.25 $863 -1.69
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1142–1730 1358 75-80% 249 80.00–86.50 $82.89 $1,126 —
1310–1825 1506 75-80% 42 87.00–90.00 $87.90 $1,324 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1040–1510 1163 85-90% 93 52.50–69.00 $62.26 $724 -0.62

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1395–2265 1676 13 92.00–109.00 $99.77 $1,672 —
1460–2355 1902 21 101.00–114.00 $107.60 $2,047 —
1645–2190 1905 4 80.00–98.00 $87.22 $1,662 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1051 1051 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 1,025.00 $1,025.00
1097 1097 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 5 925.00 $925.00
1122–1216 1179 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 17 1,225.00–1,350.00 $1,278.09
1099–1345 1180 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 33 975.00–1,110.00 $1,036.16
1095–1239 1214 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 66 1,275.00–1,335.00 $1,327.96
1137–1333 1229 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 21 1,350.00–1,600.00 $1,472.36
1212–1340 1287 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 33 1,075.00–1,275.00 $1,222.70
1223–1425 1340 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 35 1,060.00–1,250.00 $1,157.13
1281–1448 1361 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 9 1,250.00–1,300.00 $1,276.82
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1113 1113 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 1,125.00 $1,125.00
1130–1213 1197 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 13 1,350.00–1,410.00 $1,401.05
1015–1388 1295 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 975.00–1,500.00 $1,397.11
1229–1445 1314 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 112 1,350.00–1,850.00 $1,694.83
1280–1401 1346 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 20 1,550.00–1,675.00 $1,621.72
1355 1355 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 1,800.00 $1,800.00
1329–1372 fancy 1362 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 18 1,950.00 $1,950.00
Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1413 1413 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,350.00 $1,350.00
1468 1468 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 1,250.00 $1,250.00
1469–1620 1488 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 16 1,300.00–1,375.00 $1,310.21
1435–1593 1508 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 16 1,325.00–1,400.00 $1,383.65
1425–1635 1515 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 24 1,250.00–1,400.00 $1,296.31
1408–1697 1566 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 13 1,400.00–1,550.00 $1,451.19
Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1415–1424 1420 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 8 1,700.00–1,750.00 $1,725.08
1467–1608 1495 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 10 1,675.00–1,800.00 $1,773.11
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
798 798 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,150.00 $1,150.00
1042 1042 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 1,000.00 $1,000.00
Medium 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1018 1018 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 1,650.00 $1,650.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
818 818 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 950.00 $950.00
858–995 910 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 22 1,150.00–1,300.00 $1,238.95
935 935 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 1,275.00 $1,275.00
Medium 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1002 1002 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 19 1,735.00 $1,735.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
980 980 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,110.00 $1,110.00
1097–1135 1111 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 8 1,600.00 $1,600.00
1112 1112 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,425.00 $1,425.00
1329–1415 1358 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 6 1,585.00–1,650.00 $1,627.42

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
916 916 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 36 2,300.00 $2,300.00 —
1175–1215 1195 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,400.00–1,550.00 $1,475.00 —
1210 1210 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 1,700.00 $1,700.00 —
1280 1280 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 5 1,700.00 $1,700.00 —
1300 1300 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 2 1,375.00 $1,375.00 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1170–1235 1204 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 18 1,900.00–2,100.00 $2,000.00 —
1255–1275 1265 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 4 1,650.00–1,750.00 $1,700.00 —
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
875 875 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 1,650.00 $1,650.00 —
890 890 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,650.00 $1,650.00 —
950 950 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 1,700.00 $1,700.00 —
Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1525 1525 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 5 1,775.00 $1,775.00 —
1540 1540 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,500.00 $1,500.00 —

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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.