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Kansas Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Kansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 15, 2023

5,522 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $205.81/cwt +11.19 vs last sale · ≈ $1,779/hd at 865 lb · 392 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $189.53/cwt +5.13 vs last sale · ≈ $1,473/hd at 777 lb · 374 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $212.27/cwt +11.77 vs last sale · ≈ $1,757/hd at 828 lb · 334 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 5,522 6,341 8,455
Feeder cattle 4,851 5,337 7,502
Slaughter cattle 555 870 910
Replacement cattle 116 134 43

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers sold 6.00 to 10.00 higher. Heifers under 600 lbs sold 9.00 to 15.00 higher; Over 600 lbs steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Demand was reported as moderate to good. Out front Feeder Cattle futures have gained 11.00 to 13.00 in the past two weeks. Compared to last week, fed slaughter steers and heifers in the feed yards sold steady at 170.00. In the hay market: Compared to the last report demand remains good, prices remained mostly steady, trade activity remains slow. Many areas received rain last week!! Producers report that the alfalfa is short but at least with the precipitation it is greening up and growing. New crop price remains elusive, but folks seem now to be mulling it over.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
329 329 9 313.00 $313.00 $1,030 +29.84
340 thin fleshed 340 6 318.00 $318.00 $1,081 —
352–380 357 6 225.00–290.00 $278.46 $994 -9.37
365–391 thin fleshed 377 21 271.00–285.00 $274.74 $1,036 -37.76
413–449 420 39 205.00–299.00 $269.77 $1,133 +1.18
415–443 thin fleshed 432 5 260.00–266.00 $262.31 $1,133 +10.68
451–495 465 41 232.00–292.00 $281.56 $1,309 +17.77
470–495 thin fleshed 481 22 251.00–261.00 $257.29 $1,238 -8.43
496 unweaned 496 4 205.00 $205.00 $1,017 —
503–545 515 59 232.50–278.00 $261.27 $1,346 -0.75
520–535 thin fleshed 527 23 267.50–269.00 $268.16 $1,413 +25.16
561–586 thin fleshed 568 27 243.00–245.00 $244.39 $1,388 +3.03
555–595 570 56 222.50–260.00 $248.43 $1,416 +13.16
580 unweaned 580 3 222.50 $222.50 $1,290 —
617 fancy 617 11 256.00 $256.00 $1,580 —
600–640 621 48 210.00–252.00 $230.30 $1,430 -8.39
614–648 thin fleshed 626 118 235.00–249.00 $242.99 $1,521 +9.60
652–696 669 112 202.00–236.00 $225.82 $1,511 +11.86
674–678 thin fleshed 675 33 223.00–236.00 $227.35 $1,535 +1.35
706–737 715 57 202.00–227.00 $214.94 $1,537 +5.85
718 unweaned 718 14 207.00 $207.00 $1,486 —
710–747 fancy 736 123 234.00–245.25 $237.71 $1,750 +16.71
763 fancy 763 55 227.50 $227.50 $1,736 +7.25
755–799 783 217 203.25–226.00 $207.99 $1,629 +10.70
807 thin fleshed 807 59 204.50 $204.50 $1,650 —
814–818 815 105 195.00–208.25 $203.64 $1,660 +5.26
840–848 fancy 843 170 219.00–222.00 $220.30 $1,857 +9.80
850–862 fancy 856 112 217.50–219.75 $218.60 $1,871 +19.01
855–890 868 280 186.50–206.50 $200.69 $1,742 +8.56
902–948 922 183 182.50–194.00 $187.64 $1,730 +1.72
927 fancy 927 61 199.00 $199.00 $1,845 —
960–985 972 111 173.50–180.00 $177.25 $1,723 +3.73
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
389 389 4 244.00 $244.00 $949 -26.98
410–445 422 11 264.00–277.00 $270.08 $1,140 +42.64
463 463 5 260.00 $260.00 $1,204 +16.37
506–536 527 51 243.00–257.50 $246.26 $1,298 +16.91
580 580 22 244.00 $244.00 $1,415 +47.05
619–640 627 20 215.00–239.00 $232.02 $1,455 +21.93
655–690 671 19 172.50–207.00 $201.46 $1,352 +14.73
719–732 724 12 170.00–213.00 $201.16 $1,456 +13.44
757–779 770 63 174.00–200.00 $198.35 $1,527 +14.31
802–842 836 26 168.00–200.00 $192.69 $1,611 +2.12
897 897 33 185.50 $185.50 $1,664 +14.54
926 926 4 180.00 $180.00 $1,667 ±0.00
993 993 11 163.00 $163.00 $1,619 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1025–1037 1037 40 175.00–176.50 $176.46 $1,830 -0.54

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
323–341 thin fleshed 334 10 242.50–262.50 $250.15 $836 +15.15
338–343 341 6 256.00–283.00 $269.40 $919 +22.61
355–396 378 26 247.00–269.00 $263.06 $994 +11.93
420 unweaned 420 2 211.00 $211.00 $886 —
419–423 422 13 268.00 $268.00 $1,131 +27.35
415–441 thin fleshed 437 7 230.00 $230.00 $1,005 -15.43
455–490 463 65 220.00–262.00 $247.84 $1,147 +14.56
464–479 thin fleshed 469 28 229.00–240.00 $233.97 $1,097 +9.91
505–525 unweaned 515 4 207.50–213.00 $210.30 $1,083 —
506–520 thin fleshed 517 14 228.00–238.00 $235.90 $1,220 +7.39
505–542 522 89 202.50–248.00 $236.31 $1,234 +7.23
523 fancy 523 4 258.50 $258.50 $1,352 —
555–582 thin fleshed 567 42 213.00–232.50 $225.54 $1,279 -4.75
550–598 570 67 182.00–238.00 $224.32 $1,279 +11.69
598 unweaned 598 14 204.00 $204.00 $1,220 —
602 fancy 602 3 218.00 $218.00 $1,312 -6.00
600–647 thin fleshed 617 126 213.00–225.00 $222.00 $1,370 +3.63
600–640 620 67 200.00–213.00 $206.15 $1,278 +0.37
633 633 8 217.00 $217.00 $1,374 +11.22
663 fancy 663 21 209.50 $209.50 $1,389 —
665 thin fleshed 665 1 207.00 $207.00 $1,377 -10.32
667–696 672 35 192.00–201.00 $196.13 $1,318 -5.76
707–747 719 71 181.00–204.00 $199.44 $1,434 +11.79
759 fancy 759 12 194.00 $194.00 $1,472 +6.00
765 thin fleshed 765 53 202.50 $202.50 $1,549 —
755–799 780 309 177.00–193.50 $187.13 $1,460 +2.89
817–848 828 268 175.00–186.00 $181.68 $1,504 +2.38
854–885 868 50 166.00–177.00 $171.75 $1,491 -0.80
913–929 916 36 169.00–181.00 $178.63 $1,636 +4.60
935 thin fleshed 935 98 176.00 $176.00 $1,646 —
982–987 985 26 164.00–164.50 $164.25 $1,618 +0.06
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
446 446 7 251.00 $251.00 $1,119 +21.41
467–477 475 14 238.00–244.00 $242.74 $1,153 +35.71
548 548 5 224.00 $224.00 $1,228 +10.27
552–584 576 39 177.50–222.50 $219.68 $1,265 +31.93
600–640 637 13 187.50–197.00 $196.31 $1,250 +12.98
650–675 663 2 180.00–192.00 $185.89 $1,232 -1.28
736–749 740 17 173.00–186.00 $177.11 $1,311 +4.44
785–793 791 4 155.00–177.00 $171.54 $1,357 +11.98
850–855 853 3 150.00–167.00 $160.35 $1,368 —
910–945 926 10 145.00–166.00 $159.48 $1,477 +8.84
965–995 980 2 153.00–155.00 $153.98 $1,509 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
451–472 460 29 237.00–245.00 $242.57 $1,116 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1040 1040 1 147.50 $147.50 $1,534 -6.75
1080 1080 1 147.50 $147.50 $1,593 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
498 498 5 234.00 $234.00 $1,165 —
554 554 5 210.00 $210.00 $1,163 —
650 650 3 195.00 $195.00 $1,268 +4.05
716 716 7 192.50 $192.50 $1,378 +7.50
834 834 12 180.00 $180.00 $1,501 +7.00

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1040–1820 1316 75-80% 267 93.00–109.00 $103.61 $1,364 —
1227–1855 1434 75-80% 75 106.00–116.00 $109.79 $1,574 +6.58
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1035–1725 1156 80-85% 96 85.00–97.00 $92.13 $1,065 +4.88
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1760 1255 85-90% 5 73.00–85.00 $78.66 $987 —
1290 1290 85-90% 1 109.00 $109.00 $1,406 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1320–2095 1580 14 93.00–115.00 $104.89 $1,657 —
1315–2180 1790 19 111.00–126.00 $120.57 $2,158 —
1665–2400 2095 20 120.00–143.00 $127.94 $2,680 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
780–1085 900 (<2 yrs)Open 23 111.00–132.50 $123.52 $1,112

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1265–1275 1268 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 1,350.00–1,550.00 $1,417.02
1275 1275 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,275.00 $1,275.00
1147–1430 1289 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 1,450.00–1,475.00 $1,463.87
1250–1351 1317 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 1,175.00–1,260.00 $1,233.11
1294–1500 1350 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 12 1,350.00–1,575.00 $1,444.47
1130–1575 1353 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,175.00–1,575.00 $1,407.90

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1000 1000 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 8 2,100.00 $2,100.00 +1,000.00
1000–1200 1015 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 13 1,500.00–2,000.00 $1,938.46 +838.46
1100 1100 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 19 1,800.00 $1,800.00 —
1100 1100 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 15 1,960.00–2,100.00 $2,006.67 —
1200 1200 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00 —
1400 1400 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 2,000.00 $2,000.00 -275.00

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1000 1000 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 1,900.00 $1,900.00 —

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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.