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Kansas Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Kansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 30, 2023

10,765 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $264.09/cwt +7.99 vs last sale · ≈ $1,656/hd at 627 lb · 962 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $274.10/cwt +13.80 vs last sale · ≈ $1,593/hd at 581 lb · 891 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $243.01/cwt +1.64 vs last sale · ≈ $1,407/hd at 579 lb · 804 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 10,765 6,604 12,592
Feeder cattle 9,948 4,861 11,495
Slaughter cattle 764 668 1,016
Replacement cattle 53 1,075 81

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder steers sold steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 7.00 to 10.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 4.00 to 5.00 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 2.00 higher at 185.00. In the hay market, demand remains low to moderate, trade activity remained slow, and prices were steady. Folks are busy finishing up harvest, which for many areas has been less than stellar. Not much hay has been moving or purchased in part due to the harvest but also, reports indicate that many feed yards are using silage or grinding their own feed hay.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 9 344.00 $344.00 $929 —
301 thin fleshed 301 3 322.50 $322.50 $971 —
321–332 325 11 292.00–307.50 $295.35 $960 +31.69
335 unweaned 335 3 335.00 $335.00 $1,122 —
355–387 371 10 290.00–315.00 $305.66 $1,134 +4.06
372 fancy 372 2 311.00 $311.00 $1,157 -16.50
358–387 thin fleshed 376 10 315.00–335.00 $326.77 $1,229 —
370–395 unweaned 381 14 251.00–335.00 $291.40 $1,110 -23.60
406–438 fancy 417 41 300.00–329.00 $314.75 $1,313 +20.57
400–447 418 52 280.50–328.00 $303.94 $1,270 +19.51
435–448 unweaned 441 38 262.00–325.00 $295.07 $1,301 +22.56
435–448 thin fleshed 447 30 311.00–320.00 $318.41 $1,423 +16.06
451–478 fancy 471 28 307.00–344.00 $329.98 $1,554 +37.46
472 472 6 251.00 $251.00 $1,185 -17.16
453–498 475 127 269.50–322.00 $285.80 $1,358 +17.64
456–489 unweaned 475 70 261.00–329.00 $304.28 $1,445 +35.27
458–499 thin fleshed 486 67 293.00–332.00 $320.85 $1,559 +21.44
500–541 thin fleshed 518 114 280.00–332.00 $307.33 $1,592 +13.76
507–548 531 149 260.50–315.00 $279.56 $1,484 +16.60
501–547 unweaned 536 135 251.00–307.00 $290.74 $1,558 +28.52
510–549 fancy 537 181 284.00–320.00 $303.25 $1,628 +32.15
551–591 thin fleshed 568 161 259.00–306.00 $292.73 $1,663 +31.73
550–599 578 263 257.50–288.00 $269.74 $1,559 +9.18
562–598 unweaned 586 272 250.00–285.00 $264.11 $1,548 +9.01
564–599 fancy 590 195 274.50–294.00 $278.52 $1,643 +9.33
600–648 623 417 242.00–273.00 $255.34 $1,591 -1.63
602–631 thin fleshed 625 46 250.00–296.50 $286.76 $1,792 +35.91
603–644 unweaned 628 178 228.00–265.00 $255.52 $1,605 +0.19
602–639 fancy 632 321 264.00–292.00 $276.95 $1,750 —
652–691 unweaned 663 156 211.00–262.00 $250.59 $1,661 +7.51
650–696 671 353 221.50–265.00 $242.10 $1,624 +0.65
651–692 thin fleshed 673 51 254.00–270.00 $261.29 $1,758 —
701–714 unweaned 705 37 230.00–238.50 $235.26 $1,659 —
703–717 thin fleshed 711 27 240.50–248.00 $243.80 $1,733 —
705–744 722 311 223.00–266.50 $238.15 $1,719 +3.39
760–798 771 68 225.00–240.00 $231.19 $1,782 -4.80
800–849 822 162 222.00–243.00 $237.81 $1,955 +1.72
840 fancy 840 27 238.50 $238.50 $2,003 —
850–897 879 290 226.50–239.75 $236.04 $2,075 +7.45
901–944 929 190 223.00–228.50 $226.29 $2,102 -1.68
939 thin fleshed 939 32 232.25 $232.25 $2,181 —
986 986 4 222.00 $222.00 $2,189 -9.39
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
378–382 unweaned 379 9 276.00–284.00 $281.31 $1,066 —
458–495 472 16 260.00–285.00 $275.60 $1,301 +65.60
509–517 511 16 255.00–260.00 $255.95 $1,308 —
521–541 unweaned 527 24 249.00–284.00 $270.22 $1,424 —
558–592 unweaned 579 19 245.00–258.00 $253.32 $1,467 —
550–597 589 73 231.00–267.00 $246.08 $1,449 -2.97
606–649 625 30 225.00–249.50 $235.92 $1,474 -14.47
635–648 unweaned 639 18 235.00–240.00 $236.69 $1,512 —
652–694 669 71 211.00–246.00 $234.29 $1,567 +6.18
653–693 unweaned 680 18 234.00–234.50 $234.34 $1,594 +9.34
703–748 723 26 225.00–240.00 $231.41 $1,673 +46.41
855 855 4 226.00 $226.00 $1,932 +39.35
915 915 2 212.50 $212.50 $1,944 +36.50
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1052 1052 57 223.25 $223.25 $2,349 +42.75
1105 1105 6 184.00 $184.00 $2,033 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
526 unweaned 526 5 290.00 $290.00 $1,525 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
259–270 260 11 297.00–317.50 $315.56 $820 —
320 thin fleshed 320 2 302.50 $302.50 $968 -6.50
335–347 342 4 253.00–281.50 $266.68 $912 +1.68
365 fancy 365 4 308.00 $308.00 $1,124 +6.00
353–385 371 21 241.00–288.00 $267.39 $992 -12.54
362–387 thin fleshed 380 30 275.00–289.00 $284.99 $1,083 —
373–388 unweaned 385 28 231.00–285.00 $264.80 $1,019 +25.98
400–423 thin fleshed 409 38 290.00–297.50 $296.49 $1,213 +15.90
408–448 unweaned 432 30 264.00–284.00 $270.66 $1,169 +20.45
400–444 434 97 270.00–285.00 $276.14 $1,198 +13.08
456–479 fancy 473 66 265.00–284.00 $274.94 $1,300 —
453–497 477 99 244.00–277.50 $254.62 $1,215 +0.92
450–497 unweaned 478 90 231.00–275.00 $254.21 $1,215 +7.51
451–491 thin fleshed 478 71 261.00–286.00 $267.84 $1,280 +4.18
504–540 unweaned 522 150 219.00–258.50 $251.00 $1,310 +18.49
502–548 525 262 230.00–266.00 $249.98 $1,312 +4.59
503–548 thin fleshed 530 87 250.00–265.00 $257.54 $1,365 -7.80
552–599 578 640 225.00–256.00 $240.64 $1,391 -2.73
561–595 unweaned 580 123 235.00–254.00 $249.17 $1,445 +15.08
572–589 fancy 581 16 267.00–269.00 $268.01 $1,557 —
593 thin fleshed 593 25 257.50 $257.50 $1,527 —
600–617 fancy 613 53 242.00–244.50 $243.95 $1,495 —
600–642 624 320 220.00–240.00 $228.17 $1,424 -5.86
604–647 unweaned 628 140 217.00–237.00 $229.54 $1,442 -0.34
632 thin fleshed 632 7 237.50 $237.50 $1,501 —
651–693 673 182 209.00–236.00 $220.90 $1,487 -4.62
653–694 unweaned 681 67 218.00–224.00 $219.57 $1,495 —
702–745 718 76 200.00–236.00 $221.62 $1,591 -5.50
732 fancy 732 58 240.00 $240.00 $1,757 —
736 thin fleshed 736 70 234.25 $234.25 $1,724 —
750–799 785 111 206.00–232.00 $226.28 $1,776 +1.78
800–818 thin fleshed 805 47 230.00–230.50 $230.37 $1,854 —
803–837 817 513 217.00–227.25 $221.31 $1,808 +4.34
853–883 856 100 196.00–230.00 $224.30 $1,920 —
910 910 10 195.00 $195.00 $1,774 -15.00
955–984 963 26 183.50–191.00 $185.38 $1,785 -12.62
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
407–440 414 9 226.00–240.00 $236.70 $980 -20.30
488 488 4 220.00 $220.00 $1,074 -20.00
504 unweaned 504 5 237.00 $237.00 $1,194 —
543–547 544 19 224.00–242.00 $237.58 $1,292 +13.48
568–589 576 34 221.00–252.00 $233.20 $1,343 +2.04
571–594 unweaned 586 20 226.00–232.00 $230.09 $1,348 +3.09
607 607 3 222.00 $222.00 $1,348 +11.05
651–692 663 10 218.00–237.00 $231.05 $1,532 +18.25
694 unweaned 694 6 202.00 $202.00 $1,402 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1016 1016 4 171.00 $171.00 $1,737 -36.92
1070–1088 1082 22 160.00–170.00 $164.53 $1,780 -10.47
1113 1113 3 163.50 $163.50 $1,820 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 2 253.00 $253.00 $987 -29.78
425–448 436 19 238.00–299.00 $275.93 $1,203 -4.07
569–598 586 22 180.00–231.00 $211.78 $1,241 -19.52
631–637 632 12 191.00–213.00 $209.30 $1,323 -10.03
681 681 3 161.00 $161.00 $1,096 —
855–885 857 14 155.00–174.00 $172.60 $1,479 -8.40

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1015–1755 1259 75-80% 362 90.00–109.00 $100.95 $1,271 —
1247–1685 1359 75-80% 118 100.00–117.50 $107.15 $1,456 +3.19
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1026–1760 1174 80-85% 154 81.00–99.50 $93.97 $1,103 +7.88
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1025–1655 1156 85-90% 29 61.00–89.00 $82.21 $950 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1290–1640 1492 6 93.00–103.00 $98.03 $1,463 +9.25
1190–1980 1591 10 103.00–114.00 $107.88 $1,716 —
1500–2280 1914 11 114.00–121.00 $117.32 $2,246 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
885–1095 1002 (<2 yrs)Open 14 119.00–152.00 $131.99 $1,323

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1313–1365 1326 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 18 1,375.00–1,475.00 $1,448.38
1365 1365 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,435.00 $1,435.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
821 821 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 8 1,550.00 $1,550.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1200 1200 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 2,350.00 $2,350.00 —
1200 1200 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 9 2,600.00 $2,600.00 —

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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.