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Kansas Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Kansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 21, 2023

1,756 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $241.55/cwt -2.13 vs last sale · ≈ $1,993/hd at 825 lb · 371 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $250.90/cwt -7.24 vs last sale · ≈ $1,901/hd at 757 lb · 146 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $256.05/cwt -16.12 vs last sale · ≈ $1,744/hd at 681 lb · 110 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,756 7,975 9,451
Feeder cattle 1,682 6,766 8,512
Slaughter cattle 74 299 939
Replacement cattle — 910 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, the offerings were very light this week due to the week of extremely high temperatures, therefore no comparison is available for auction feeder cattle or auction slaughter cattle. Demand was reported throughout the state as moderate. Compared to last week, fed slaughter steers and heifers in the feed yards sold steady at 179.00. In the hay market, demand and trade activity remains slow, prices were steady. As hay harvest continues, additional scattered rainfall this week has led to further improvements in some of the highest categories of drought.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 thin fleshed 385 2 270.00 $270.00 $1,040 —
375–389 386 5 252.50–296.00 $287.55 $1,110 -32.45
454–495 483 17 287.00 $287.00 $1,386 -7.59
504–518 510 7 276.00–286.00 $281.65 $1,436 +20.02
518 thin fleshed 518 12 278.00 $278.00 $1,440 -8.00
570 thin fleshed 570 11 277.50 $277.50 $1,582 -15.50
596 596 5 275.00 $275.00 $1,639 -14.60
621–633 628 61 269.50–285.00 $275.78 $1,732 -3.61
648 thin fleshed 648 18 276.00 $276.00 $1,788 —
651–690 thin fleshed 664 38 264.50–270.00 $266.45 $1,769 -5.50
650–697 690 72 246.00–251.00 $250.56 $1,729 -21.63
725–742 728 102 250.50–255.00 $251.42 $1,830 -5.31
750 thin fleshed 750 62 254.75 $254.75 $1,911 —
758–779 763 84 245.00–248.50 $248.06 $1,893 -10.08
816–845 825 371 238.00–244.50 $241.55 $1,993 -1.59
871–893 878 90 235.50–241.75 $239.84 $2,106 -4.08
910–945 940 70 238.75–240.00 $238.94 $2,246 -3.32
950–952 952 42 223.00–236.75 $236.42 $2,251 +3.71
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
533 533 18 273.00 $273.00 $1,455 +50.93
591 591 4 238.00 $238.00 $1,407 -39.13
633–639 636 13 246.00–256.00 $251.41 $1,599 +41.35
690 690 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,518 -35.98
765 765 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,606 -33.80
805 805 7 232.00 $232.00 $1,868 -1.82
850 850 8 230.00 $230.00 $1,955 -7.85
920–929 929 20 195.00–231.00 $229.22 $2,129 +13.22
966 966 6 230.00 $230.00 $2,222 +3.00
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
753–791 775 24 226.00–228.50 $227.49 $1,763 —
903 903 11 220.50 $220.50 $1,991 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1132 1132 10 189.00 $189.00 $2,139 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
421 421 5 283.00 $283.00 $1,191 -17.00
522–539 531 43 261.00–273.00 $266.76 $1,416 +5.99
550–599 584 41 245.00–266.00 $251.58 $1,469 -13.89
607–610 608 76 258.00–266.50 $259.57 $1,578 +8.21
643 thin fleshed 643 9 261.50 $261.50 $1,681 +11.50
662 662 67 245.00 $245.00 $1,622 -8.12
726 726 14 245.00 $245.00 $1,779 -0.28
765 765 62 235.25 $235.25 $1,800 -3.66
843 843 10 226.00 $226.00 $1,905 -8.08
986 986 15 195.50 $195.50 $1,928 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
762 762 3 170.00 $170.00 $1,295 -21.66

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
590 590 5 199.50 $199.50 $1,177 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1030–1236 1157 80-85% 32 92.00–96.50 $94.86 $1,098 -8.90
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1105 1105 75-80% 1 111.00 $111.00 $1,227 —
1153–1485 1217 75-80% 10 115.00–118.50 $116.75 $1,421 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1188 1188 85-90% 9 82.50 $82.50 $980 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1610 1610 1 96.00 $96.00 $1,546 —
1625–1785 1705 2 122.00–128.00 $125.14 $2,134 -4.33
1717–2190 1845 5 130.00–135.50 $132.79 $2,450 +26.88

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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.