Kansas Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Kansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 2, 2023

4,110 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $232.62/cwt -2.87 vs last sale · ≈ $1,917/hd at 824 lb · 342 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $241.03/cwt +3.06 vs last sale · ≈ $1,882/hd at 781 lb · 244 head

heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $247.07/cwt -0.84 vs last sale · ≈ $2,166/hd at 877 lb · 227 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	4,110	9,698	7,720
Feeder cattle	3,720	9,071	6,116
Slaughter cattle	374	603	1,524
Replacement cattle	16	24	80

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder steers overall sold 4.00 to 5.00 lower, with the exception of 500 to 600 lbs selling 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers overall sold uneven, 2.00 lower to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold uneven, 1.00 lower to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Demand was reported throughout the state as moderate to good. Compared to last week, fed slaughter steers and heifers in the feed yards sold 1 lower at 182.00. In the hay market, demand, and trade activity for the most part remained steady, however, trades of alfalfa picked up this past week for the southwest and south-central regions. Producers state that even though trades did increase for those regions, there seems to be a lot of options for end users to feed, as their reports indicate an abundance of silage and feed hay. Most producers are busy finishing corn harvest and moving on to milo and beans. Yields, for the most part, have been down.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
354–385 thin fleshed	370	25	330.00–349.00	$342.96	$1,269	-24.54
363–387	371	6	310.00–347.50	$323.04	$1,198	-20.95
400–437	415	16	270.00–337.00	$308.36	$1,280	+10.62
415 thin fleshed	415	2	307.00	$307.00	$1,274	-54.00
437 fancy	437	2	320.00	$320.00	$1,398	-21.75
451 fancy	451	3	323.00	$323.00	$1,457	—
450–488	479	33	247.50–290.00	$277.48	$1,329	-21.03
470–496 thin fleshed	479	27	316.00–319.00	$317.96	$1,523	-33.12
508–527	521	35	268.00–318.00	$300.88	$1,568	+4.79
515–539 thin fleshed	532	24	291.00–300.50	$295.39	$1,571	-32.64
533 fancy	533	75	309.50	$309.50	$1,650	-8.77
561–597	576	53	273.00–294.00	$279.18	$1,608	+37.18
590 fancy	590	20	304.00	$304.00	$1,794	+5.95
603–641	629	61	255.00–297.00	$273.96	$1,723	+1.80
651–695	666	71	238.00–290.00	$255.52	$1,702	-7.93
710 thin fleshed	710	27	265.00	$265.00	$1,882	-1.50
703–745	723	67	241.00–273.50	$258.04	$1,866	-2.80
752–789	778	144	240.00–264.00	$254.09	$1,977	-5.31
801 thin fleshed	801	28	257.00	$257.00	$2,059	—
805–845	819	109	236.00–255.50	$244.82	$2,005	-9.67
875 thin fleshed	875	56	249.50	$249.50	$2,183	-2.88
868–898	877	171	233.00–254.50	$246.27	$2,160	-0.01
909–929	918	102	214.00–244.00	$240.36	$2,207	+0.58
951–972	960	17	220.00–233.50	$228.16	$2,190	-8.86

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–373	368	5	300.00	$300.00	$1,104	—
424–448	431	15	245.00–275.00	$257.89	$1,112	-11.05
458–491	480	9	277.50–279.00	$278.52	$1,337	+40.48
512–540	526	12	240.00–276.00	$258.92	$1,362	-12.03
551–597	570	23	185.00–267.50	$255.58	$1,457	-1.54
602–646	625	47	234.00–256.00	$245.11	$1,532	-4.80
673–686	684	17	237.00–268.00	$246.38	$1,685	-5.37
724–741	733	11	230.00–235.00	$232.26	$1,702	-9.74
762–781	777	9	205.00–217.50	$214.78	$1,669	-24.14
805–808	808	24	241.50–242.00	$241.54	$1,952	+2.96
920–940	928	8	227.00–231.50	$229.79	$2,132	+2.79
999	999	4	222.00	$222.00	$2,218	-4.55

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1006–1045	1007	58	210.00–230.00	$224.17	$2,257	+0.03

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
287–295	293	8	262.50–295.00	$287.04	$841	—
317 unweaned	317	2	255.00	$255.00	$808	—
318–340	325	8	262.50–330.00	$294.81	$958	-18.45
325 thin fleshed	325	9	295.00	$295.00	$959	—
340 fancy	340	1	296.00	$296.00	$1,006	-46.50
379 thin fleshed	379	7	302.00	$302.00	$1,145	—
379	379	5	310.00	$310.00	$1,175	+37.72
412–440	424	20	267.00–280.00	$274.06	$1,162	-7.79
457–479	463	67	257.00–277.50	$265.76	$1,230	-11.91
515 thin fleshed	515	62	310.00	$310.00	$1,596	+41.23
503–548	525	72	242.00–270.00	$262.67	$1,379	+7.40
550–596	573	55	237.00–259.00	$247.05	$1,416	-11.18
586 fancy	586	12	250.00	$250.00	$1,465	-19.75
606–610 thin fleshed	608	76	260.50–261.00	$260.80	$1,586	-5.45
603–641	614	89	221.00–255.00	$244.42	$1,501	-8.84
652–693	680	110	223.00–246.00	$238.04	$1,619	-12.92
687 thin fleshed	687	18	242.50	$242.50	$1,666	-17.33
707–744	721	110	235.00–246.00	$242.66	$1,750	-1.24
737 thin fleshed	737	24	241.00	$241.00	$1,776	—
763–796	781	244	235.25–244.50	$241.03	$1,882	+3.55
800–846	824	342	220.00–241.25	$232.62	$1,917	-3.20
860–897	874	177	220.00–233.50	$226.98	$1,984	-8.52
902–923	910	60	212.00–222.50	$217.91	$1,983	-3.28
997	997	6	191.00	$191.00	$1,904	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
338	338	3	267.50	$267.50	$904	-30.00
355–396	374	11	200.00–257.50	$227.70	$852	-36.30
448	448	3	251.00	$251.00	$1,124	+19.69
451	451	8	201.00	$201.00	$907	-43.70
501–548	532	20	193.00–245.00	$233.63	$1,243	-15.46
550–572	563	17	202.50–231.00	$220.54	$1,242	-21.51
620–645	640	24	224.00–243.00	$239.84	$1,535	+10.88
692–698	697	10	209.00–231.00	$220.31	$1,536	-12.27
737–749	746	7	225.00–230.00	$228.59	$1,705	+7.53
752–797	762	25	205.00–222.00	$217.74	$1,659	-9.26
870–886	882	4	191.00–198.00	$192.73	$1,700	+2.73

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	2	292.50	$292.50	$951	—
413–418	415	10	252.50–309.00	$280.53	$1,164	-12.76
460	460	3	285.00	$285.00	$1,311	—
610	610	4	205.00	$205.00	$1,250	—
710	710	1	197.50	$197.50	$1,402	—
790	790	1	182.50	$182.50	$1,442	-44.50

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1025–1555	1178	80-85%	172	90.00–98.00	$94.96	$1,119	-1.06

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1055–1650	1333	75-80%	64	100.00–111.00	$103.99	$1,386	—
1175–1680	1350	75-80%	14	115.00–124.00	$119.60	$1,615	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1030–1445	1149	85-90%	64	76.00–89.00	$82.89	$952	+6.08

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1565–2065	1743	6	94.00–105.00	$102.43	$1,785	—
1730–1875	1810	5	111.00–120.50	$117.30	$2,123	-8.40
1850–2245	2099	4	118.00–128.50	$123.79	$2,598	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
900–965	929	(<2 yrs)	Open	14	82.00–90.00	$86.55	$804

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1260	1260	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,550.00	$1,550.00

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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.