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Kansas Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Kansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 6, 2023

8,130 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $171.30/cwt -2.64 vs last sale · ≈ $1,403/hd at 819 lb · 780 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $181.52/cwt +3.54 vs last sale · ≈ $1,316/hd at 725 lb · 537 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $180.58/cwt -0.80 vs last sale · ≈ $1,578/hd at 874 lb · 490 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 8,130 10,626 11,297
Feeder cattle 7,642 10,005 10,759
Slaughter cattle 457 601 485
Replacement cattle 31 20 53

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder steers under 700 lbs sold 8.00 to 10.00 higher; over 700 lbs sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower; over 600 lbs sold steady to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaugher bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Demand was reported as good throughout the state. Compared to last week, fed slaughter steers and heifers in the feed yards sold steady at 165.00. In the hay market, demand remains good, prices remained mostly steady, trade activity was slow. The western half of the state remains in drought although areas surrounding western Kansas have all received some form of precipitation in the last several weeks. As the drought lingers, so do concerns for this year's alfalfa crop. For areas east folks are busy in the field preparing ground and applying fertilizer, which has thankfully come down in price this year.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–345 324 38 212.50–298.50 $272.84 $884 +17.30
335 fancy 335 1 265.00 $265.00 $888 +11.50
345 thin fleshed 345 1 255.00 $255.00 $880 -7.50
359 359 13 295.00 $295.00 $1,059 +44.52
381–386 thin fleshed 382 30 264.00–277.00 $275.68 $1,053 +22.88
430 thin fleshed 430 1 247.00 $247.00 $1,062 -9.00
432 fancy 432 2 235.00 $235.00 $1,015 +5.00
409–449 437 100 221.00–279.00 $258.78 $1,131 +7.16
451–487 477 56 218.00–268.00 $251.96 $1,202 +5.25
466–490 thin fleshed 481 28 235.00–242.00 $239.34 $1,151 +6.59
483 fancy 483 9 244.00 $244.00 $1,179 -5.99
500 fancy 500 7 267.00 $267.00 $1,335 +12.02
506–543 thin fleshed 520 20 236.00–260.00 $247.02 $1,285 -14.25
513–548 540 46 187.50–258.00 $241.63 $1,305 -1.04
552–593 576 58 188.00–246.00 $235.12 $1,354 -2.06
581 fancy 581 28 221.00 $221.00 $1,284 -16.95
563–599 thin fleshed 592 88 208.00–243.00 $235.35 $1,393 +3.45
600 fancy 600 23 244.50 $244.50 $1,467 +20.24
601–643 628 174 188.00–240.00 $219.47 $1,378 +15.60
612–646 thin fleshed 637 38 203.00–245.00 $210.43 $1,340 -12.47
665 fancy 665 5 213.00 $213.00 $1,416 +2.73
650–695 673 123 185.00–225.00 $208.03 $1,400 +3.68
668–693 thin fleshed 688 158 215.00–216.50 $215.25 $1,481 +2.25
724 thin fleshed 724 22 211.50 $211.50 $1,531 +6.00
700–748 726 105 178.00–207.00 $200.26 $1,454 +4.72
775 775 31 186.00 $186.00 $1,442 -3.07
755–794 776 202 178.00–198.00 $187.96 $1,459 -1.11
761–799 thin fleshed 782 74 194.25–197.00 $195.48 $1,529 +1.27
797 fancy 797 70 189.00 $189.00 $1,506 -5.60
801–843 821 343 177.25–193.00 $184.62 $1,516 +3.58
815–827 thin fleshed 822 65 192.00–194.00 $192.79 $1,585 +0.54
841 841 22 179.00 $179.00 $1,505 -2.04
850–896 874 490 175.00–188.85 $180.58 $1,578 +0.78
922 922 92 179.50 $179.50 $1,655 +3.00
910–936 924 216 167.00–181.50 $179.47 $1,658 +2.97
958 958 35 172.00 $172.00 $1,648 -1.09
981–997 986 58 155.00–170.00 $166.88 $1,645 -6.21
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 12 270.00 $270.00 $945 —
412–425 417 10 260.00–265.00 $263.98 $1,101 —
470–495 483 2 185.00–191.00 $187.92 $908 -42.34
500–549 539 31 175.00–244.00 $240.39 $1,296 +30.45
557–593 580 22 160.00–236.00 $218.79 $1,269 -1.09
605–643 630 66 172.00–228.00 $218.61 $1,377 +2.91
653–697 684 104 198.00–208.00 $204.15 $1,396 +3.57
709–743 734 39 174.00–190.50 $186.86 $1,372 +0.02
770–796 791 47 171.00–187.00 $185.38 $1,466 +7.52
802–845 813 27 175.00–180.00 $176.61 $1,436 +6.50
859–890 885 35 163.00–173.00 $171.01 $1,513 -0.20
928 928 4 166.00 $166.00 $1,540 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1009–1042 1021 66 157.00–171.35 $170.10 $1,737 -3.11
1071 1071 44 157.75 $157.75 $1,690 -12.37
1147 1147 2 171.00 $171.00 $1,961 +46.00
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
583 583 5 198.00 $198.00 $1,154 —
681 681 9 193.00 $193.00 $1,314 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
321–335 fancy 323 28 230.00–285.00 $276.85 $894 +52.85
315–338 327 18 240.00–247.50 $245.39 $802 +24.39
368–390 373 13 220.00–240.00 $236.78 $883 +24.97
373–395 thin fleshed 383 10 215.00–227.00 $222.07 $851 +4.07
422 fancy 422 5 270.00 $270.00 $1,139 —
404–440 423 59 190.00–235.00 $224.08 $948 +0.05
417–446 thin fleshed 431 20 227.00–236.00 $229.73 $990 +14.26
466–497 thin fleshed 472 29 220.75–223.00 $222.51 $1,050 +15.77
452–488 480 29 184.00–213.00 $202.93 $974 -12.15
490 fancy 490 3 213.00 $213.00 $1,044 +1.00
507–513 thin fleshed 509 20 206.00–214.00 $208.35 $1,061 -4.17
500–546 524 150 196.00–213.00 $206.64 $1,083 -2.56
525–528 fancy 527 46 204.00–219.00 $215.68 $1,137 +4.97
556–583 fancy 566 24 203.00–209.00 $206.68 $1,170 +10.82
560–597 581 141 187.00–205.00 $197.11 $1,145 -3.75
600–611 fancy 603 65 195.00–198.25 $195.91 $1,181 -2.34
603–629 thin fleshed 612 19 182.00–191.00 $187.13 $1,145 -6.37
600–648 625 134 167.00–206.50 $194.74 $1,217 +6.07
660–699 683 201 173.00–191.00 $183.33 $1,252 +0.49
693 693 34 211.50 $211.50 $1,466 +28.66
715 715 38 207.50 $207.50 $1,484 +30.41
700–744 724 452 170.00–185.00 $179.49 $1,300 +2.40
743 743 47 180.00 $180.00 $1,337 +2.91
752–793 779 452 168.00–179.50 $174.64 $1,360 -1.10
801–838 819 780 166.00–176.75 $171.30 $1,403 -1.82
853–877 861 127 169.00–174.00 $172.09 $1,482 +4.15
876 876 45 171.00 $171.00 $1,498 +3.06
910–946 932 36 145.00–168.50 $160.17 $1,493 +3.96
950–995 973 2 146.00–154.00 $150.09 $1,460 -1.70
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
349 349 6 225.00 $225.00 $785 —
405–443 439 52 212.00–215.00 $213.85 $939 -3.57
495–496 496 8 161.00–188.00 $181.26 $899 -20.92
510–548 543 32 166.00–199.00 $195.67 $1,062 +1.14
560–590 569 9 160.00–180.00 $171.72 $977 -20.78
610–648 627 10 140.00–186.00 $171.19 $1,073 -6.75
697 697 2 162.00 $162.00 $1,129 -6.37
706–740 727 22 154.50–177.00 $171.05 $1,244 +3.63
754 754 4 166.00 $166.00 $1,252 +3.28
802–841 834 11 160.00–168.00 $166.60 $1,389 +4.66
860–885 873 2 157.00–161.00 $159.03 $1,388 +4.51
938 938 3 114.00 $114.00 $1,069 -31.33
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
997 997 33 149.00–155.00 $153.36 $1,529 -1.54
1025–1035 1030 2 103.00–142.00 $122.59 $1,263 -21.98
1051–1075 1070 15 140.00–147.00 $141.37 $1,513 +11.04
1125–1142 1140 11 131.00–146.00 $132.35 $1,509 +4.48
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100 1100 2 101.00 $101.00 $1,111 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 3 230.00 $230.00 $862 —
506 506 13 202.00 $202.00 $1,022 -2.57
715 715 1 153.00 $153.00 $1,094 -6.81
772–788 777 10 167.00–181.00 $176.74 $1,373 +16.07

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1015–1855 1288 75-80% 165 85.00–101.00 $92.84 $1,196 —
952–1655 1350 75-80% 117 95.00–106.00 $98.38 $1,328 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
940–1755 1121 80-85% 39 76.00–93.00 $85.99 $964 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
990 990 85-90% 1 75.00 $75.00 $742 +11.85
898–1185 1072 85-90% 14 65.00–75.00 $72.48 $777 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1258–2300 1652 21 85.00–108.00 $101.54 $1,677 —
1225–2480 1723 45 110.00–120.50 $114.78 $1,978 —
1815–2050 1972 3 121.00–126.50 $122.69 $2,419 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
899 899 (<2 yrs)Open 13 86.00 $86.00 $773

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
953 953 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 1,175.00 $1,175.00
1050–1286 1227 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 975.00–1,300.00 $1,230.47
1152–1345 1244 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 975.00–1,425.00 $1,176.60

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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 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 1 1,250.00 $1,250.00 —
1000 1000 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,450.00 $1,450.00 —

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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.