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Kansas Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Kansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 19, 2022

7,524 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $196.87/cwt +5.68 vs last sale · ≈ $1,130/hd at 574 lb · 367 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $203.03/cwt +6.94 vs last sale · ≈ $1,061/hd at 523 lb · 360 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $176.64/cwt +2.94 vs last sale · ≈ $1,535/hd at 869 lb · 333 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 7,524 11,098 5,442
Feeder cattle 6,442 9,418 4,325
Slaughter cattle 942 888 302
Replacement cattle 140 792 815

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder steers under 600 lbs sold steady to 5.00 higher; over 600 lbs sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher; 600 to 700 lbs 1.00 to 2.00 lower; over 700 lbs 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 7.00 to 9.00 higher. Demand overall was moderate to good. Compared to last week, fed slaughter steers and heifers in the feedyards sold 1.00 higher at 143.00. The hay market bumped up a little in all regions in response to the short supply and deteriorating drought conditions. Producers in many parts of the state saw some rain this past week but, once again, for most it wasn't enough to move the needle on the drought.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–293 285 3 202.50–220.00 $214.48 $611 -30.52
339 339 19 228.00 $228.00 $773 +7.94
341 unweaned 341 9 221.00 $221.00 $754 +38.00
355–396 382 77 204.00–227.00 $215.91 $825 -5.53
386 unweaned 386 4 209.00 $209.00 $807 +6.00
407–418 fancy 413 15 226.00–234.00 $230.32 $951 +12.16
401–445 426 136 198.50–225.00 $212.63 $906 +9.03
463 unweaned 463 16 195.50 $195.50 $905 +13.44
466 thin fleshed 466 6 212.00 $212.00 $988 —
454–496 476 154 181.00–210.50 $199.28 $949 +5.07
490 fancy 490 39 211.00 $211.00 $1,034 —
509–537 fancy 518 226 200.00–216.00 $211.26 $1,094 +5.60
500–539 thin fleshed 530 30 194.00–206.00 $196.64 $1,042 —
505–545 531 104 177.00–198.00 $186.99 $993 -4.44
569 thin fleshed 569 7 203.00 $203.00 $1,155 —
551–587 fancy 570 147 198.00–219.50 $208.02 $1,186 +3.79
556–597 577 213 179.00–200.25 $188.97 $1,090 +3.34
606 thin fleshed 606 4 194.00 $194.00 $1,176 —
620 fancy 620 19 194.00 $194.00 $1,203 +9.91
604–648 637 215 174.00–189.00 $186.68 $1,189 +3.72
652–693 677 183 169.00–187.00 $174.88 $1,184 -5.75
677 value added 677 52 194.50 $194.50 $1,317 —
708 thin fleshed 708 20 181.50 $181.50 $1,285 +0.75
703–746 728 124 168.00–188.00 $176.29 $1,283 -4.95
757 unweaned 757 4 157.00 $157.00 $1,188 —
751–799 776 199 170.00–185.00 $176.99 $1,373 +1.09
804–846 824 127 169.00–177.00 $174.20 $1,435 -1.77
863 value added 863 61 187.50 $187.50 $1,618 —
863–884 867 190 169.75–176.50 $171.70 $1,489 -2.00
879 fancy 879 82 180.00 $180.00 $1,582 —
914 fancy 914 61 170.00 $170.00 $1,554 —
905–933 920 114 163.50–178.25 $171.38 $1,577 -4.87
950–960 953 4 149.00–152.00 $149.76 $1,427 -19.90
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
321–347 337 17 180.00–202.00 $191.23 $644 +23.23
356 356 5 196.00 $196.00 $698 +17.51
401–437 415 29 176.00–195.50 $185.24 $769 -2.14
462–496 478 22 144.00–190.00 $171.14 $818 -20.64
506–544 522 75 155.00–174.00 $166.90 $871 -11.07
550–593 568 33 160.00–180.50 $177.84 $1,010 -0.81
607–638 620 44 156.00–172.00 $167.80 $1,040 -5.55
655–686 671 40 165.00–168.00 $166.36 $1,116 -6.54
710–723 715 9 150.00–170.00 $160.23 $1,146 -4.40
750–761 756 17 156.00–169.50 $163.09 $1,233 +2.96
815–838 829 8 147.00–151.00 $149.76 $1,242 -5.86
877 877 9 163.00 $163.00 $1,430 +16.00
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1038–1049 1045 41 157.00–157.50 $157.19 $1,643 +4.85
1153 1153 4 135.00 $135.00 $1,557 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
312–316 314 15 194.00–200.00 $197.34 $620 +18.41
344 fancy 344 10 222.50 $222.50 $765 +20.11
350–397 385 14 180.00–195.00 $184.11 $709 +1.97
390 unweaned 390 7 175.00 $175.00 $682 +15.00
403–448 430 164 172.50–185.00 $179.23 $771 +1.54
456–489 474 148 161.00–177.00 $170.37 $808 -2.58
494 fancy 494 52 192.00 $192.00 $948 +10.61
512 thin fleshed 512 46 184.00 $184.00 $942 —
517 unweaned 517 5 161.00 $161.00 $832 +2.00
519 519 29 184.50 $184.50 $958 +14.73
500–548 527 221 165.00–176.00 $172.22 $908 +2.45
563 value added 563 19 183.00 $183.00 $1,030 —
567 fancy 567 29 177.00 $177.00 $1,004 +2.73
556–595 575 161 163.00–179.00 $170.48 $980 +1.82
601 thin fleshed 601 5 179.00 $179.00 $1,076 -2.79
602 602 25 180.00 $180.00 $1,084 +15.61
617 fancy 617 58 178.00 $178.00 $1,098 —
601–646 622 117 157.00–178.00 $167.82 $1,044 +3.43
672 value added 672 7 187.50 $187.50 $1,260 —
651–698 674 80 164.00–173.50 $167.71 $1,130 -5.86
706–736 727 133 164.00–173.00 $170.60 $1,240 +1.78
781–798 790 126 162.50–176.00 $170.78 $1,349 +3.79
800–818 808 247 156.00–173.60 $170.03 $1,374 +2.55
817 value added 817 8 179.50 $179.50 $1,467 —
855–893 864 12 147.00–161.00 $155.12 $1,340 -11.99
926 926 9 154.25 $154.25 $1,428 -0.63
969 969 14 144.00 $144.00 $1,395 -11.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
313–337 325 17 186.00–188.00 $187.29 $609 +30.43
362–395 375 90 162.50–177.00 $167.45 $628 -3.55
406 406 4 139.00 $139.00 $564 -29.00
412–433 419 31 165.00–178.00 $172.85 $724 +4.85
456–495 469 66 153.00–167.00 $159.92 $750 -0.30
515–535 519 18 159.00 $159.00 $825 -5.12
560–595 580 8 144.00–159.50 $156.66 $909 -2.18
605–647 628 48 150.00–161.00 $155.40 $976 +2.53
653 unweaned 653 5 161.00 $161.00 $1,051 —
663–698 688 34 145.00–167.00 $159.72 $1,099 +1.15
700–742 719 24 152.00–161.00 $156.84 $1,128 +4.44
777 777 7 151.00 $151.00 $1,173 +1.48
805–833 822 25 145.00–158.50 $149.06 $1,225 +0.56
879–887 883 17 151.00–155.00 $152.87 $1,350 +11.87
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
982 982 4 161.00 $161.00 $1,581 —
1007–1037 1010 33 135.00–154.00 $152.23 $1,538 +2.05

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
508 508 5 188.00 $188.00 $955 +24.00
642 642 11 158.00 $158.00 $1,014 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
781–1110 978 85-90% 82 47.00–57.00 $53.60 $524 —
835–1465 1109 85-90% 243 52.00–69.50 $64.05 $710 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
940–1580 1207 80-85% 290 70.00–79.50 $74.74 $902 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1227–1865 1408 75-80% 50 80.00–88.00 $82.86 $1,167 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1650–1655 1653 2 96.00–98.00 $97.00 $1,603 -2.77
1065–2285 1840 11 103.00–109.00 $106.89 $1,967 —
1885 1885 2 110.00 $110.00 $2,074 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
851–895 855 (<2 yrs)Open 11 108.00–123.00 $109.43 $936
950–1107 1016 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 5 89.00–95.00 $90.99 $924

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1192 1192 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 925.00 $925.00
1145–1456 1260 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 95 1,160.00–1,275.00 $1,229.58
1232–1372 1325 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 1,075.00–1,200.00 $1,113.73
1342 1342 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 1,100.00 $1,100.00

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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.