heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers$238.04/cwt+15.65 vs last sale · ≈ $2,082/hd at 875 lb · 561 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers$228.12/cwt≈ $1,782/hd at 781 lb · 241 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers$240.76/cwt+17.23 vs last sale · ≈ $1,984/hd at 824 lb · 223 head
Receipts
Head
This sale
Last sale
Last year
Total receipts
4,609
1,567
6,968
Feeder cattle
3,819
1,211
5,842
Slaughter cattle
772
332
1,100
Replacement cattle
18
24
26
Market comments — USDA reporter
No feeder cattle or slaughter cattle trend available due to no recently reported Kansas auctions. Compared to last week, fed slaughter steers and heifers in the feed yards sold steady at 178.00. In the hay market, demand remains good, trade activity slow to moderate, and prices dropped significantly lower in the last two weeks for grinding alfalfa. However, there is an undertone of strength to the grass hay market. Producers continue to try to swath and bale hay across south central and southwest regions but are having difficulty with all the rain. Meanwhile, in the eastern third of the state, rain is scarce on the prairie and with the poor brome harvest, grass price is expected to rise.
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.
Cattle Market
No feeder cattle or slaughter cattle trend available due to no recently reported Kansas auctions. Compared to last week, fed slaughter steers and heifers in the feed yards sold steady at 178.00. In the hay market, demand remains good, trade activity slow to moderate, and prices dropped significantly lower in the last two weeks for grinding alfalfa. However, there is an undertone of strength to the grass hay market. Producers continue to try to swath and bale hay across south central and southwest regions but are having difficulty with all the rain. Meanwhile, in the eastern third of the state, rain is scarce on the prairie and with the poor brome harvest, grass price is expected to rise.