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Kansas Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Kansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 12, 2022

11,789 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $183.19/cwt +1.16 vs last sale · ≈ $1,405/hd at 767 lb · 738 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $188.46/cwt -3.15 vs last sale · ≈ $1,261/hd at 669 lb · 709 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $170.44/cwt +3.92 vs last sale · ≈ $1,390/hd at 815 lb · 700 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 11,789 12,928 12,795
Feeder cattle 10,925 12,210 11,981
Slaughter cattle 630 647 619
Replacement cattle 234 71 195

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder steers overall sold 1.00 to 5.00 higher, with the exception of 600 to 700 lbs selling 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers overall sold 1.00 to 5.00 higher, with the exception of 500 to 600 lbs selling steady to 1.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold uneven; breakers and boners 1.00 to 4.00 lower, leans 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 6.00 to 7.00 higher. Demand was good. Compared to last week, fed slaughter steers and heifers in the feedyards sold steady at 155.00. In the hay market, demand remained strong and prices were mostly steady, with some alfalfa strengthening in the southwest and south-central regions. Producers and brokers report there is a lot of hay moving. They continue to receive lots calls from folks needing to purchase hay, however, most say that they are only moving hay to their regular customers.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 3 225.00 $225.00 $540 —
260–298 fancy 293 12 240.00–265.00 $261.91 $767 +11.91
310–348 fancy 333 27 222.50–248.00 $240.69 $801 +7.09
340 340 7 229.00 $229.00 $779 -4.42
350–392 fancy 377 67 222.50–266.00 $255.81 $964 +27.22
357–398 385 49 202.00–228.00 $218.37 $841 -9.63
400–447 fancy 429 169 233.00–260.00 $252.25 $1,082 +27.97
411–441 429 41 205.00–229.00 $220.87 $948 +5.88
451–492 unweaned 471 8 185.00–189.00 $186.44 $878 -2.90
450–499 fancy 473 224 228.00–249.00 $242.32 $1,146 +24.31
457–497 490 71 203.00–232.50 $222.41 $1,090 +2.60
500–546 527 172 187.50–226.00 $201.19 $1,060 +2.30
501–541 fancy 530 391 205.00–235.00 $223.94 $1,187 +1.63
550–594 570 214 180.00–216.00 $204.44 $1,165 +8.07
551–596 fancy 571 150 200.00–215.50 $210.80 $1,204 +5.67
558–587 unweaned 575 5 186.00–193.00 $190.28 $1,094 +12.56
600–649 628 148 176.00–196.50 $189.12 $1,188 -4.51
615–649 fancy 636 291 199.50–207.00 $203.52 $1,294 -2.98
629–649 unweaned 644 25 184.00–194.00 $186.34 $1,200 +16.24
654–661 fancy 656 118 194.50–195.00 $194.85 $1,278 -8.96
650–699 672 591 180.50–194.00 $187.19 $1,258 +1.05
701–749 726 427 174.00–187.50 $184.65 $1,341 +2.73
750–796 767 644 172.50–189.00 $183.48 $1,407 +3.62
752–778 fancy 767 61 187.00 $187.00 $1,434 -7.25
763–770 unweaned 767 33 168.00–172.00 $170.55 $1,308 +10.05
801 fancy 801 62 189.00 $189.00 $1,514 +2.00
806–843 828 358 169.00–186.75 $180.76 $1,497 +1.47
858 fancy 858 60 188.75 $188.75 $1,619 —
851–899 877 491 170.50–186.60 $181.67 $1,593 +2.65
901–947 919 158 168.50–182.25 $177.21 $1,629 +3.04
970 thin fleshed 970 19 170.00 $170.00 $1,649 —
950–987 971 129 165.00–174.00 $172.65 $1,676 +0.66
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352 352 3 192.00 $192.00 $676 -25.02
421–444 437 26 162.50–215.00 $194.78 $851 +4.64
450–494 467 46 162.50–210.00 $204.70 $956 +4.41
500–547 531 61 163.00–211.00 $191.77 $1,018 -11.59
550–599 583 181 159.00–202.00 $188.66 $1,100 +5.30
582–589 unweaned 588 20 174.00–175.00 $174.85 $1,028 —
605–648 633 41 174.00–188.00 $183.24 $1,160 +2.17
646 unweaned 646 12 168.00 $168.00 $1,085 —
672–693 682 43 165.00–174.00 $169.22 $1,154 -2.05
700–733 722 33 139.00–174.00 $163.47 $1,180 -10.44
751 unweaned 751 4 156.00 $156.00 $1,172 —
757–775 761 35 141.00–174.50 $173.24 $1,318 +15.89
805–823 809 21 156.00–171.00 $167.37 $1,354 -2.63
859–890 865 21 140.00–172.00 $163.54 $1,415 -2.46
905 905 3 136.00 $136.00 $1,231 -21.00
950–997 977 18 160.00–170.00 $161.87 $1,581 +0.10
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1009 1005 116 112.50–174.00 $170.44 $1,713 +20.84
1050–1089 1078 8 112.00–153.00 $139.09 $1,499 —
1114 1114 6 154.00 $154.00 $1,716 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
586 586 18 198.50 $198.50 $1,163 +19.33
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
553–591 572 16 170.00–171.00 $170.48 $975 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 202.50 $202.50 $587 —
296 unweaned 296 3 186.00 $186.00 $551 —
323–346 fancy 338 21 201.00–211.00 $204.00 $690 -20.57
343–345 344 12 189.00–212.00 $200.47 $690 +4.33
358–388 fancy 372 49 201.00–216.00 $209.91 $781 -1.09
362–397 388 20 185.00–204.00 $190.68 $740 -0.32
403–442 428 119 177.50–214.00 $194.71 $833 +5.37
433–442 fancy 438 87 196.00–206.00 $201.63 $883 +0.79
450–465 fancy 458 9 197.00–203.00 $199.62 $914 +3.64
454–495 474 174 181.00–197.00 $189.90 $900 +4.56
500–543 fancy 521 349 188.00–199.50 $192.59 $1,003 +4.20
523 thin fleshed 523 19 194.00 $194.00 $1,015 —
503–548 526 143 165.00–192.00 $181.08 $952 -2.20
565 unweaned 565 36 176.00 $176.00 $994 +15.87
553–598 578 207 173.00–188.00 $179.24 $1,036 +1.70
601–620 fancy 616 276 178.00–184.25 $182.88 $1,127 -3.12
600–649 623 225 161.00–185.00 $176.73 $1,101 +4.11
648 unweaned 648 7 165.00 $165.00 $1,069 +12.59
650–683 662 276 164.00–181.00 $171.77 $1,137 +3.95
663 fancy 663 28 185.00 $185.00 $1,227 +9.01
681 unweaned 681 29 165.50 $165.50 $1,127 —
700–741 726 692 164.00–174.00 $171.99 $1,249 +4.87
755–794 777 162 150.00–169.50 $167.17 $1,299 +0.83
754–792 fancy 781 18 166.00–172.50 $170.76 $1,334 —
807–826 813 641 167.50–172.00 $170.37 $1,385 +3.85
837–843 fancy 841 59 166.00–173.00 $171.23 $1,440 —
853–885 860 92 162.50–166.00 $165.04 $1,419 -12.96
908–921 915 45 165.00–165.75 $165.46 $1,514 +12.21
915 915 9 139.50 $139.50 $1,276 -13.75
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 165.00 $165.00 $528 —
370–393 378 26 171.00–184.00 $175.83 $665 +2.58
415–448 438 25 179.00–196.00 $185.83 $814 +5.80
450–497 466 30 161.00–184.00 $169.81 $791 +3.60
508–547 533 32 148.00–179.00 $171.30 $913 +6.92
550–589 585 42 159.00–174.00 $170.99 $1,000 +4.59
603–640 616 46 151.00–173.00 $165.51 $1,020 +1.44
650–673 657 24 136.00–163.00 $161.10 $1,058 +1.13
713–715 714 4 138.00–156.00 $151.49 $1,082 +0.78
755–795 765 12 157.00–160.00 $159.32 $1,219 +6.34
848 848 20 161.00 $161.00 $1,365 +20.10
855–895 880 13 123.00–150.00 $132.84 $1,169 -8.16
903–936 920 8 146.00–156.00 $150.91 $1,388 +12.41
993 993 3 143.00 $143.00 $1,420 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
971 971 7 149.00 $149.00 $1,447 —
1006–1045 1018 28 143.00–156.50 $152.22 $1,550 —
1083 1083 7 131.00 $131.00 $1,419 -10.17
1127–1140 1131 3 102.00–113.00 $105.69 $1,195 -17.60
1182 1182 6 96.00 $96.00 $1,135 —
1214 1214 8 125.00 $125.00 $1,518 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
376–387 377 24 202.00–207.00 $202.64 $764 +26.64
408 unweaned 408 10 218.00 $218.00 $889 —
468 unweaned 468 22 194.00 $194.00 $908 —
476–495 491 23 184.00–189.00 $185.05 $909 +1.59
503–519 512 9 185.00–194.00 $190.07 $973 +31.57
537 unweaned 537 30 197.00 $197.00 $1,058 —
562–597 575 28 153.00–174.00 $164.36 $945 -4.97
635 unweaned 635 8 160.50 $160.50 $1,019 —
600–642 637 9 151.00–172.00 $154.98 $987 +12.16
651–655 653 9 143.00–161.00 $150.97 $986 —
715 715 1 151.00 $151.00 $1,080 +11.00
807 807 8 164.00 $164.00 $1,323 +16.00
865 865 2 164.00 $164.00 $1,419 +19.00
910 910 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,456 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1043–1945 1365 75-80% 250 60.00–71.00 $67.09 $916 —
1270–1895 1613 75-80% 66 69.00–75.00 $72.91 $1,176 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1040–1485 1216 80-85% 182 51.00–66.00 $61.02 $742 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1040–1406 1271 85-90% 21 40.00–55.00 $51.59 $656 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1290–1870 1579 7 71.00–78.00 $74.07 $1,170 —
772–2570 1749 15 80.00–89.50 $86.87 $1,519 —
1585–2340 1936 16 90.00–100.00 $94.30 $1,826 +2.61

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
851–1155 1003 (<2 yrs)Open 63 70.00–111.00 $85.64 $859

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
911–932 915 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 19 950.00–1,600.00 $1,460.68
1116–1275 1156 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 1,125.00–1,425.00 $1,342.26
1045–1202 1159 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 6 1,025.00–1,225.00 $1,140.82
1165 1165 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 11 1,475.00 $1,475.00
1237–1250 1244 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 9 935.00–1,325.00 $1,152.67
1220–1425 1282 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 10 1,125.00–1,150.00 $1,141.66
1290 1290 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,325.00 $1,325.00
1075–1384 1306 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 59 825.00–1,485.00 $1,339.32
1370 1370 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 975.00 $975.00
1280–1418 1375 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 33 1,050.00–1,475.00 $1,413.73
1385–1406 1402 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 5 975.00–1,050.00 $1,035.18

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
900 900 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,175.00 $1,175.00 —
1150 1150 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,500.00 $1,500.00 —
1200 1200 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 5 1,500.00 $1,500.00 +175.00
1200 1200 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 1,400.00 $1,400.00 +75.00

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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.