Kansas Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Kansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 24, 2023

11,843 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $238.99/cwt -0.97 vs last sale · ≈ $2,213/hd at 926 lb · 1,725 head

light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $251.76/cwt +9.25 vs last sale · ≈ $2,078/hd at 825 lb · 1,720 head

heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $248.13/cwt +5.22 vs last sale · ≈ $2,165/hd at 873 lb · 1,701 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	11,843	4,063	17,049
Feeder cattle	11,577	3,685	16,228
Slaughter cattle	253	360	803
Replacement cattle	13	18	18

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, no comparison is available for feeder steers and heifers due to the very heavy offering of feeder cattle this week. Slaughter cows sold uneven; breakers sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher, boners and leans 8.00 to 10.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Demand was reported throughout the state as good. Compared to last week, fed slaughter steers and heifers in the feed yards sold steady at 180.00. In the hay market, demand remains slow, and trade activity is slow to moderate. Grinding alfalfa and ground and delivered alfalfa prices have tumbled due to the quantity of rained on hay, with low testing hay moving to the grinder market. Higher quality alfalfa has retained its value. Grass hay prices continue to rise in some areas due to lower yields.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
328	328	4	315.00	$315.00	$1,033	—
341 thin fleshed	341	5	287.00	$287.00	$979	—
425	425	4	283.00	$283.00	$1,203	+29.00
428 thin fleshed	428	8	300.00	$300.00	$1,284	—
526 thin fleshed	526	29	282.50	$282.50	$1,486	+20.50
505–549	528	24	279.00–310.00	$298.12	$1,574	+35.93
556–560	556	16	207.00–309.00	$302.58	$1,682	+33.50
553–571 thin fleshed	561	38	280.00–286.00	$282.73	$1,586	-4.77
606 thin fleshed	606	32	269.00	$269.00	$1,630	—
611–646	624	108	258.00–290.50	$285.20	$1,780	+6.63
661–696	670	143	233.00–275.50	$259.29	$1,737	-3.75
688 thin fleshed	688	15	276.00	$276.00	$1,899	+21.00
701–737 fancy	712	319	259.00–274.50	$269.69	$1,920	—
713 thin fleshed	713	29	266.00	$266.00	$1,897	+5.74
704–746	733	439	226.00–269.00	$253.03	$1,855	-4.02
767–783 thin fleshed	770	169	244.00–261.75	$258.04	$1,987	—
750–797	777	914	228.00–259.00	$254.90	$1,981	+4.09
785 fancy	785	81	262.50	$262.50	$2,061	—
810–816 thin fleshed	812	117	246.00–246.50	$246.33	$2,000	—
807–827 fancy	815	112	256.00–258.50	$257.50	$2,099	—
808–849	827	1,491	210.50–256.75	$251.76	$2,082	+9.25
853–860 fancy	856	122	252.00–254.25	$253.06	$2,166	—
852–896	874	1,331	225.00–250.50	$245.79	$2,148	+2.88
864–885 thin fleshed	874	248	257.75–259.00	$258.25	$2,257	—
900–914 fancy	907	118	244.00–244.85	$244.41	$2,217	-2.69
902–946	926	1,453	231.00–244.25	$238.42	$2,208	+0.14
938–948 thin fleshed	942	154	240.00–240.60	$240.19	$2,263	+7.56
955–962 thin fleshed	958	159	239.25–240.25	$239.58	$2,295	—
951–999	975	336	218.00–233.25	$228.31	$2,226	—
975 fancy	975	56	234.00	$234.00	$2,282	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
478	478	7	288.50	$288.50	$1,379	+95.50
542	542	5	280.00	$280.00	$1,518	+70.00
596	596	6	287.00	$287.00	$1,711	+29.00
607–649	634	11	201.00–273.50	$255.03	$1,617	-14.97
650–693	677	26	236.00–259.00	$250.84	$1,698	+13.35
712–741	725	107	224.00–253.00	$246.99	$1,791	+13.31
765–799	789	205	217.50–247.00	$241.37	$1,904	+8.34
802–845	831	173	229.00–245.00	$234.99	$1,953	-0.24
860–890	878	106	203.00–240.00	$233.65	$2,051	+6.57
910–948	945	15	181.00–226.00	$223.11	$2,108	-0.50
962–987	985	21	197.00–223.00	$220.58	$2,173	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1010–1017	1013	121	213.50–231.25	$228.97	$2,319	-4.85
1093	1093	3	186.50	$186.50	$2,038	-14.50

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
281	281	12	283.00	$283.00	$795	—
361–390	367	5	230.00–285.00	$273.30	$1,003	+20.30
433–448	442	15	254.00–320.00	$285.49	$1,262	-9.51
453–456 thin fleshed	455	75	276.00–284.00	$280.92	$1,278	—
465–491	486	109	250.00–282.00	$269.81	$1,311	+0.49
498 fancy	498	23	295.00	$295.00	$1,469	—
533–544 thin fleshed	539	54	263.00–265.00	$263.88	$1,422	—
545–546	546	46	265.00–277.50	$271.24	$1,481	-3.16
551–586	573	17	261.50–270.00	$265.29	$1,520	+10.37
552–594 thin fleshed	578	282	264.50–277.50	$269.78	$1,559	+19.97
625 fancy	625	68	266.00	$266.00	$1,662	—
613–648	626	81	208.00–263.00	$247.09	$1,547	-4.61
625–643 thin fleshed	636	209	273.00–278.00	$275.65	$1,753	—
660 fancy	660	20	266.00	$266.00	$1,756	+10.00
661–665 thin fleshed	663	21	242.50–249.00	$246.22	$1,632	—
653–695	682	77	222.00–253.00	$230.46	$1,572	-15.81
705–747	724	156	230.75–243.00	$237.18	$1,717	+2.51
738 thin fleshed	738	29	225.00	$225.00	$1,660	—
752–783 fancy	760	116	237.50–244.00	$241.03	$1,832	—
750–776	761	315	226.00–241.00	$233.56	$1,777	+0.64
808–811 fancy	809	127	235.00	$235.00	$1,901	—
820–832	823	180	214.00–236.00	$226.32	$1,863	+0.88
850 fancy	850	39	228.25	$228.25	$1,940	—
855–883	865	130	191.00–222.00	$215.46	$1,864	-12.88
905–920	913	4	210.00–212.00	$211.01	$1,927	-16.99

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
567–585	569	22	255.00–257.00	$255.82	$1,456	—
674	674	4	234.00	$234.00	$1,577	+1.00
713	713	3	213.00	$213.00	$1,519	—
750–779	778	55	214.00–220.00	$219.79	$1,710	—
810	810	15	185.00	$185.00	$1,498	-34.00
890	890	2	198.00	$198.00	$1,762	—
911–938	925	8	189.00–193.00	$190.97	$1,766	—
980	980	9	162.00	$162.00	$1,588	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
705	705	1	202.50	$202.50	$1,428	—
905	905	2	160.00	$160.00	$1,448	-29.00

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1030–1737	1245	75-80%	109	110.00–119.00	$115.79	$1,442	—
1231–1442	1337	75-80%	18	121.00–126.00	$123.46	$1,651	+9.23

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1030–1801	1323	80-85%	58	101.00–109.00	$105.22	$1,392	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1165–1282	1243	85-90%	3	94.00–99.00	$97.44	$1,211	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1405–1690	1548	2	105.00–116.00	$111.01	$1,718	—
1285–1880	1628	23	120.00–127.50	$124.23	$2,022	—
1605–2045	1883	11	131.00–142.00	$132.83	$2,501	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1099	1099	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	1,560.00	$1,560.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1061	1061	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	1,710.00	$1,710.00

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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.