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Kansas Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Kansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 13, 2023

4,971 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $179.07/cwt -0.41 vs last sale · ≈ $1,574/hd at 879 lb · 881 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $184.18/cwt -3.25 vs last sale · ≈ $1,430/hd at 777 lb · 574 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $172.76/cwt +0.22 vs last sale · ≈ $1,327/hd at 768 lb · 346 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 4,971 11,505 11,426
Feeder cattle 4,672 10,961 9,282
Slaughter cattle 288 462 587
Replacement cattle 11 82 1,557

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers under 700 lbs sold on a light test with a lower undertone noted; over 700 lbs sold uneven, 2.00 lower to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows overall sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady. Demand overall was moderate to good. Compared to last week, fed slaughter steers and heifers in the feedyards sold 2.00 higher from 160.00 to 161.00. In the hay market, demand remained good, prices remained mostly steady with a slight undertone of softness to round bales of alfalfa. Trade activity was slow to moderate. Finding hay to purchase remains difficult and anyone who raises hay and cattle is definitely hanging on to the hay.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 fancy 310 2 235.00 $235.00 $728 —
322 thin fleshed 322 2 247.50 $247.50 $797 —
310–335 332 32 238.00–275.00 $268.54 $892 +30.05
355 unweaned 355 1 195.00 $195.00 $692 —
350–385 fancy 368 8 252.50–262.00 $257.02 $946 -0.14
360–395 371 6 226.00–242.50 $234.54 $870 +1.30
361–391 thin fleshed 380 14 250.00 $250.00 $950 -4.81
411 thin fleshed 411 3 252.50 $252.50 $1,038 -1.50
404–435 414 32 212.50–259.00 $250.69 $1,038 +10.92
472 thin fleshed 472 27 247.00 $247.00 $1,166 +15.46
472–495 473 46 219.00–261.00 $260.04 $1,230 +19.75
505–545 522 12 193.00–236.00 $215.26 $1,124 -24.33
523–547 fancy 536 17 209.00–220.00 $214.37 $1,149 -26.22
551–580 568 58 212.00–240.00 $236.31 $1,342 -1.33
550–581 thin fleshed 569 16 221.00–228.00 $223.54 $1,272 —
605–649 638 51 191.00–206.00 $197.66 $1,261 -8.90
657–690 659 39 180.00–189.00 $188.52 $1,242 -9.50
650–696 fancy 673 56 198.50–200.50 $199.58 $1,343 +0.08
700–744 725 180 180.00–189.50 $187.19 $1,357 -0.57
751 fancy 751 66 194.00 $194.00 $1,457 +3.53
761–797 780 508 178.50–186.60 $182.90 $1,427 -3.45
821 fancy 821 58 185.00 $185.00 $1,519 -1.92
807–841 831 258 172.00–184.00 $178.46 $1,483 -1.02
862 fancy 862 60 186.75 $186.75 $1,610 —
851–898 880 821 173.75–183.75 $178.51 $1,571 -0.97
901–948 927 196 171.00–180.00 $176.47 $1,636 +2.53
973–981 976 117 167.50–172.10 $171.14 $1,670 +2.96
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 182.50 $182.50 $675 -48.50
510–532 527 4 170.00–200.00 $192.74 $1,016 -20.49
575 575 2 165.00–170.00 $167.50 $963 -48.83
603–627 613 5 191.00–199.00 $195.72 $1,200 -0.58
685–695 688 14 172.00–186.00 $177.29 $1,220 -11.44
710–747 745 18 175.00–179.50 $179.26 $1,335 -1.12
790–792 790 14 166.00 $166.00 $1,311 -7.04
800–823 813 17 165.00–169.50 $167.18 $1,359 -3.23
865–890 890 65 154.00–172.50 $172.22 $1,533 +5.02
900–927 911 5 162.00–170.00 $166.74 $1,519 -2.67
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1010–1031 1018 33 162.00–169.00 $168.15 $1,712 +3.33
1053 1053 4 170.00 $170.00 $1,790 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
341 341 16 255.00 $255.00 $870 +46.13
345 thin fleshed 345 3 242.00 $242.00 $835 +6.18
367 367 7 221.00 $221.00 $811 +8.83
355–385 thin fleshed 373 25 235.00–242.00 $241.11 $899 +19.57
395 fancy 395 3 223.00 $223.00 $881 +5.00
395 unweaned 395 1 185.00 $185.00 $731 —
404 fancy 404 60 202.00 $202.00 $816 -4.00
415–445 426 17 203.00–232.50 $221.61 $944 +11.83
426–440 thin fleshed 436 15 208.00–211.00 $210.22 $917 +3.08
471–490 fancy 479 30 195.50–205.00 $199.71 $957 -15.91
462–495 480 9 185.00–205.00 $196.95 $945 -10.26
510–535 thin fleshed 518 41 195.50–204.00 $197.23 $1,022 +1.23
517–547 527 22 195.00–197.00 $196.34 $1,035 -2.80
530 unweaned 530 3 199.00 $199.00 $1,055 —
551 fancy 551 6 201.00 $201.00 $1,108 +3.88
550–580 565 10 190.00–199.00 $194.04 $1,096 +3.85
594 thin fleshed 594 28 187.00 $187.00 $1,111 —
602 602 12 195.00 $195.00 $1,174 +13.94
608 thin fleshed 608 30 191.00 $191.00 $1,161 +6.25
611–646 638 107 172.50–186.00 $182.71 $1,166 +1.65
655–695 683 29 166.00–195.00 $172.65 $1,179 -4.27
692 fancy 692 35 182.00 $182.00 $1,259 -1.00
705 fancy 705 14 178.50 $178.50 $1,258 —
701–743 717 107 162.50–178.50 $171.36 $1,229 -2.34
723 thin fleshed 723 49 180.00 $180.00 $1,301 —
753–790 768 346 166.00–177.25 $172.76 $1,327 -2.24
806–845 825 212 164.00–174.10 $169.98 $1,402 -0.82
873–888 880 23 155.00–166.00 $161.48 $1,421 -2.52
910–938 928 30 158.00–160.00 $158.72 $1,473 +3.55
950–960 959 42 149.00–163.50 $161.41 $1,548 +8.81
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
408–445 434 15 172.50–194.00 $184.95 $803 -11.34
527–542 536 5 174.00–185.00 $180.67 $968 -4.08
608–648 617 19 170.00–175.00 $172.09 $1,062 +11.81
670–697 693 15 153.00–170.00 $167.21 $1,159 -2.55
715 715 2 161.50 $161.50 $1,155 +2.41
762–779 765 40 161.00–166.60 $165.59 $1,267 +4.96
802–845 811 8 137.50–150.00 $146.52 $1,188 -12.28
890 890 4 137.50–149.00 $140.38 $1,249 +0.74
910–932 919 5 145.00–149.50 $146.68 $1,348 -1.27
970–980 978 6 134.00–149.00 $136.48 $1,335 -10.52
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1040–1048 1047 9 134.00–151.00 $149.12 $1,561 +2.23
1070–1085 1076 10 131.00–150.50 $144.85 $1,559 +17.14
1110 1110 5 130.00 $130.00 $1,443 —
1188 1188 6 124.50 $124.50 $1,479 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
532 532 2 182.50 $182.50 $971 -29.32
573 573 6 191.00 $191.00 $1,094 +14.00
625 625 1 176.00 $176.00 $1,100 -6.63
705–730 718 4 137.50–159.00 $148.44 $1,066 +6.44
800–820 812 3 163.00–165.00 $163.99 $1,332 +4.99
868–880 871 4 131.00–158.00 $151.18 $1,317 —
935 935 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,309 —
995 995 1 138.00 $138.00 $1,373 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1252–1515 1367 75-80% 41 91.50–97.00 $94.84 $1,296 —
1055–1780 1404 75-80% 147 80.00–91.00 $86.59 $1,216 -4.39
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
930 930 80-85% 2 74.00 $74.00 $688 —
1030–1490 1140 80-85% 30 71.00–79.00 $77.08 $879 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
883–975 926 85-90% 25 55.00–66.00 $58.62 $543 —
1060–1095 1066 85-90% 6 51.00–56.00 $51.86 $553 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1405–1915 1578 4 81.00–99.00 $90.81 $1,433 —
1555–2235 1911 5 100.00–110.00 $105.84 $2,023 —
1650–2345 2056 7 112.00–117.50 $114.18 $2,348 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
965–1115 1006 (<2 yrs)Open 8 103.00–122.00 $106.76 $1,074

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1320 1320 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,200.00 $1,200.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1100 1100 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,425.00 $1,425.00 —

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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.