Kansas Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Kansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 16, 2023

8,136 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $178.55/cwt -2.39 vs last sale · ≈ $1,373/hd at 769 lb · 535 head

heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $173.92/cwt +0.59 vs last sale · ≈ $1,517/hd at 872 lb · 410 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $199.18/cwt +4.55 vs last sale · ≈ $1,233/hd at 619 lb · 398 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	8,136	16,458	12,359
Feeder cattle	6,123	15,645	10,387
Slaughter cattle	562	761	576
Replacement cattle	1,451	52	1,396

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder steers overall sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder heifers overall sold 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Demand overall was moderate. Compared to last week, fed slaughter steers and heifers in the feedyards sold 2.00 lower at 155.00. In the hay market, demand remained strong, prices remained mostly steady, and actual trades were up for the south-central region. Conversations last week revolved around questions regarding a softening market. Although there were discussions, actual prices reported remained firm. Many agree that if precipitation is not received within the next 30 days, they will be up against "the trouble line" which may result in the selling off of cattle. Conversely, southeastern Kansas farmers would like to be in the fields but have found them too soft to begin their work, despite the drought situation.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
291 fancy	291	3	240.00	$240.00	$698	—
307–335	322	13	232.50–240.00	$237.20	$764	-3.78
327–346 fancy	340	6	233.00–256.00	$240.38	$817	-2.08
360–365 unweaned	363	2	191.00	$191.00	$693	—
365 thin fleshed	365	1	250.00	$250.00	$912	+2.48
350–398	372	29	204.00–230.00	$221.74	$825	-8.25
365–390 fancy	374	13	220.00–237.00	$232.03	$868	-15.33
405–430	420	21	207.00–222.50	$214.74	$902	-9.29
400–448 fancy	430	16	230.00–239.00	$235.86	$1,014	+1.64
464–499 fancy	474	55	215.00–230.00	$223.59	$1,060	-7.15
463–496	481	63	191.00–217.00	$206.01	$991	-17.14
504–536 fancy	517	71	201.00–223.00	$215.53	$1,114	-9.19
503–544	523	99	180.00–220.00	$192.94	$1,009	-19.21
538–542 thin fleshed	539	67	220.00–225.00	$222.83	$1,201	—
554–589 fancy	564	126	199.00–210.00	$205.48	$1,159	-5.86
558–595	576	65	184.50–218.00	$202.55	$1,167	-3.59
603–635 fancy	618	235	189.50–212.00	$205.08	$1,267	+0.41
601–646	620	163	175.00–206.50	$190.67	$1,182	-3.25
656–689 fancy	670	148	191.50–197.75	$194.44	$1,303	-3.26
659–695	684	121	179.00–187.00	$184.50	$1,262	-3.35
709–714 fancy	712	97	186.50–187.25	$186.89	$1,331	-7.45
705–747	719	204	173.00–182.00	$177.74	$1,278	-5.82
750–796	769	535	170.00–182.50	$178.55	$1,373	-2.19
815 fancy	815	53	181.25	$181.25	$1,477	-9.46
800–848	823	239	161.00–179.00	$172.65	$1,421	-7.68
852–891	872	410	168.75–178.00	$173.92	$1,517	+0.20
901–944	918	142	166.00–173.00	$170.27	$1,563	-0.07
952–997	980	40	152.00–168.60	$165.39	$1,621	+2.32

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
448	448	5	195.00	$195.00	$874	-13.10
458–479	467	14	176.00–204.00	$188.13	$879	-29.42
503–535	525	118	173.00–202.00	$177.27	$931	-31.10
555–598	578	43	160.00–207.00	$189.65	$1,096	-4.53
615–645	625	29	180.00–193.50	$187.08	$1,169	+0.37
655–699	680	23	171.00–175.00	$173.06	$1,177	-1.90
708–748	744	78	165.50–174.00	$167.28	$1,245	-6.19
755–789	775	17	161.00–170.00	$163.96	$1,271	-5.85
807–846	825	22	148.00–168.00	$154.05	$1,271	-17.43
850–875	860	12	150.00–168.00	$166.10	$1,428	+2.80
923–945	933	15	151.00–163.50	$160.48	$1,497	+2.49

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1030–1032	1031	22	158.00–167.00	$162.50	$1,675	+2.10
1196	1196	4	144.00	$144.00	$1,722	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
298 unweaned	298	5	177.00	$177.00	$527	—
325–336	330	26	180.00–207.00	$193.83	$640	-8.85
357 fancy	357	11	200.00	$200.00	$714	-10.11
354–380	363	19	170.00–219.00	$199.35	$724	+5.30
385 unweaned	385	2	171.00	$171.00	$658	-15.98
401–415 fancy	407	54	203.00–212.00	$206.74	$841	+1.63
400–436	422	50	178.00–204.00	$189.43	$799	-1.81
425 unweaned	425	3	181.00	$181.00	$769	—
470–483 fancy	476	30	197.00–197.50	$197.28	$939	-3.19
450–497	481	56	177.00–192.00	$185.16	$891	-4.35
491 thin fleshed	491	46	202.00	$202.00	$992	-12.00
518 thin fleshed	518	12	195.00	$195.00	$1,010	+1.00
502–544	522	75	174.00–193.00	$181.22	$946	-6.54
502–549 fancy	523	122	186.50–201.00	$191.90	$1,004	-1.24
551–592 fancy	573	28	179.00–195.00	$183.88	$1,054	-10.12
585 thin fleshed	585	101	184.00	$184.00	$1,076	—
558–599	586	182	165.00–186.00	$175.13	$1,026	-4.76
605–641	624	183	160.00–177.50	$170.69	$1,065	-4.87
653 fancy	653	33	177.75	$177.75	$1,161	—
655–697	683	337	163.50–174.50	$170.54	$1,165	-2.29
702–745	724	184	161.50–171.75	$167.44	$1,212	-3.91
764 fancy	764	43	171.25	$171.25	$1,308	—
764–785	777	136	162.00–168.75	$166.99	$1,298	-2.82
803–834	822	155	144.00–165.50	$160.36	$1,318	-6.04
850–885	876	40	143.00–159.00	$153.15	$1,342	-6.00
905–945	931	12	141.00–148.50	$146.44	$1,363	-3.09
958–975	959	14	138.00–146.75	$146.11	$1,401	-3.48

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
363–368	366	5	204.00–210.00	$206.38	$755	+18.38
420–440	437	11	161.00–166.00	$162.90	$712	-12.51
470–496	492	22	169.00–178.00	$177.20	$872	+0.74
530	530	4	162.00	$162.00	$859	-18.33
570–587	583	15	151.00–176.00	$170.86	$996	-2.72
616–645	627	14	140.00–169.00	$146.54	$919	-18.53
660–698	680	26	154.00–167.50	$162.08	$1,102	-2.21
723–747	726	18	149.50–161.50	$154.87	$1,124	-5.16
754–790	768	13	149.00–160.50	$153.40	$1,178	-7.10
838	838	4	147.00	$147.00	$1,232	-5.86
860	860	1	146.00	$146.00	$1,256	—
925	925	1	131.00	$131.00	$1,212	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1012–1043	1031	5	138.00–145.00	$140.75	$1,451	-13.25
1064	1064	7	148.00	$148.00	$1,575	+25.00
1105–1108	1108	6	131.00–143.00	$133.00	$1,474	—
1153	1153	6	114.00	$114.00	$1,314	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
393	393	16	223.00	$223.00	$876	—
445	445	4	206.00	$206.00	$917	—
492	492	18	206.00	$206.00	$1,014	+43.00
550	550	8	186.00	$186.00	$1,023	+12.77
637	637	2	158.00	$158.00	$1,006	-11.00
745	745	5	158.00	$158.00	$1,177	-3.74
870–890	880	2	143.00–145.00	$143.99	$1,267	—
905	905	1	141.00	$141.00	$1,276	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1042–1625	1268	75-80%	228	70.00–79.50	$75.21	$954	—
1100–1607	1337	75-80%	123	80.00–87.00	$82.60	$1,104	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
954	954	80-85%	13	61.00	$61.00	$582	—
1040–1945	1208	80-85%	82	60.00–69.00	$66.52	$804	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1035–1440	1157	85-90%	58	49.00–59.00	$54.24	$628	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1225–1507	1360	8	78.00–87.00	$84.89	$1,155	—
1815–1880	1848	2	91.00–99.00	$95.07	$1,757	—
1585–2100	1897	11	101.00–109.00	$106.43	$2,019	—

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Stock Cows

Medium 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
792	792	(<2 yrs)	Open	34	1,310.00	$1,310.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
813–1175	956	(<2 yrs)	Open	26	87.50–125.00	$97.59	$933

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Bred Cows

Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1416–1461	1436	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	1,710.00–1,785.00	$1,743.91
1399–1575	1449	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	115	1,025.00–1,135.00	$1,083.54
1415–1562	1456	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	58	1,185.00–1,310.00	$1,272.49
1457 fancy	1457	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	1,925.00	$1,925.00
1403–1512	1458	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	48	1,500.00–1,650.00	$1,618.35

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1056–1185	1091	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	1,575.00–1,600.00	$1,592.60
1094	1094	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	1,250.00	$1,250.00
1080–1212	1143	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	23	1,200.00–1,475.00	$1,295.03
1086–1345	1219	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	129	750.00–960.00	$852.58
1084–1347	1244	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	23	1,460.00–1,560.00	$1,518.83
1265–1287	1279	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	975.00–1,075.00	$1,012.10
1205–1378	1309	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	16	1,125.00–1,300.00	$1,191.55
1359	1359	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	1,275.00	$1,275.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1165	1165	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	1,550.00	$1,550.00
1185	1185	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00
1204–1272	1240	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	26	1,700.00–1,875.00	$1,814.08
1174–1395	1255	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	1,000.00–1,475.00	$1,277.81
1270	1270	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	1,025.00	$1,025.00
1219–1398	1284	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	68	1,685.00–1,850.00	$1,767.38
1193–1358	1305	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	20	1,360.00–1,550.00	$1,403.90
1238–1334	1307	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	19	1,650.00–1,675.00	$1,664.93
1300–1377	1339	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	1,000.00–1,035.00	$1,018.00
1317–1405	1341	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	1,100.00–1,175.00	$1,128.29
1175–1386	1377	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	45	875.00–1,135.00	$1,124.46

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1032–1051	1042	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	33	850.00	$850.00
1055	1055	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	21	1,250.00	$1,250.00
1056	1056	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	1,200.00	$1,200.00

Medium 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
913	913	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	16	1,350.00	$1,350.00
1023	1023	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	1,400.00	$1,400.00
1039	1039	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	21	1,585.00	$1,585.00
1038–1089	1058	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	1,500.00–1,635.00	$1,579.44

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1385–1513	1402	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	15	1,000.00–1,085.00	$1,012.23
1423	1423	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	1,075.00	$1,075.00
1549	1549	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	1,335.00	$1,335.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1000	1000	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	875.00	$875.00
1078 fancy	1078	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	2,250.00	$2,250.00
1061–1287	1151	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	325	1,700.00–2,050.00	$1,887.66

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
960–1026	981	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	43	1,475.00–1,675.00	$1,558.43

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
897–910	903	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	16	1,335.00–1,525.00	$1,418.80
916	916	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	1,250.00	$1,250.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1175	1175	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	1,875.00	$1,875.00	—
1200–1300	1260	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	1,625.00–1,800.00	$1,695.00	—
1290–1375	1329	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	1,375.00–1,435.00	$1,407.73	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
975	975	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,450.00	$1,450.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1345	1345	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,650.00	$1,650.00	—

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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.