Kansas Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Kansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 20, 2023

2,202 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,202	9,009	583
Feeder cattle	—	7,555	—
Slaughter cattle	—	1,019	—
Replacement cattle	2,202	435	583

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, No Feeder Cattle to trend due to auctions closing for Thanksgiving week. Did however have a replacement special Pratt, KS with an outstanding offering of bred heifers, cows and pairs. In the hay market, demand remains low, trade activity picked up a bit, and prices were mostly steady and although there were no price changes, dairy hay seems to have a softer undertone. Folks are still getting a lot of alfalfa offered to them but there are not many takers. Most producers state that they could use some rain as fields and pastures are drying out.

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1330–1510	1408	(<2 yrs)	N/A	3	2,500.00–2,700.00	$2,562.96	—
1495	1495	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	2,600.00	$2,600.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1080–1155	1118	(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	1,250.00–1,300.00	$1,275.84	—

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Stock Cows

Medium 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
747	747	(<2 yrs)	Open	9	1,475.00	$1,475.00

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
798	798	(<2 yrs)	Open	3	1,300.00	$1,300.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1185	1185	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	1,650.00	$1,650.00
1123–1285	1215	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	45	1,950.00–2,200.00	$2,062.00
1119–1343	1240	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	136	1,050.00–1,325.00	$1,183.21
1187–1305	1246	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	22	1,750.00–1,875.00	$1,840.05
1139–1339	1247	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	149	1,350.00–1,550.00	$1,424.96
1267	1267	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,400.00	$1,400.00
1260–1285	1278	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	1,750.00–1,850.00	$1,820.41
1195–1340	1279	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	108	1,925.00–2,175.00	$2,063.41
1259–1304	1282	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	15	1,750.00–1,800.00	$1,780.36
1275–1347	1302	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	34	1,350.00–1,525.00	$1,428.28
1319	1319	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	14	1,450.00	$1,450.00
1331–1343	1337	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	31	2,350.00	$2,350.00

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1330 fancy	1330	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	18	2,325.00	$2,325.00
1346–1453	1378	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	71	1,175.00–1,425.00	$1,337.33
1367–1425	1392	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	20	1,750.00–1,900.00	$1,848.96
1358–1484	1405	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	87	2,000.00–2,300.00	$2,161.74
1345–1480	1417	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	54	1,450.00–1,725.00	$1,551.96
1377–1440	1420	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	34	1,250.00–1,350.00	$1,318.62
1461–1490	1469	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	23	1,625.00–1,650.00	$1,631.62
1393–1576	1494	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	117	2,150.00–2,350.00	$2,284.80
1433–1721	1635	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	1,650.00–1,850.00	$1,797.40

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
853–1078	993	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	1,650.00–1,800.00	$1,726.66
1039	1039	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	1,800.00	$1,800.00
1047	1047	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	1,210.00	$1,210.00
1016–1098	1051	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	21	1,600.00–1,750.00	$1,678.07

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1207–1208	1207	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	23	2,250.00–2,300.00	$2,282.60

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1003–1125	1056	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	129	2,200.00–2,425.00	$2,241.90
1052–1076	1058	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	79	2,375.00	$2,375.00
1069 fancy	1069	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	2,525.00	$2,525.00
1091–1122 fancy	1105	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	113	2,525.00–2,700.00	$2,618.61

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
872–968	913	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	27	1,800.00–1,950.00	$1,855.87
937–1075	969	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	1,700.00–1,800.00	$1,774.39

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
866	866	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	1,400.00	$1,400.00

Medium 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
828	828	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,700.00	$1,700.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1025	1025	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	2,600.00	$2,600.00	—
1125	1125	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	2,600.00	$2,600.00	—
1125	1125	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,900.00	$1,900.00	—
1150–1260	1194	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	2,400.00–2,500.00	$2,460.00	—
1200	1200	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	5	1,900.00	$1,900.00	—
1100–1350	1225	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	86	2,450.00–2,700.00	$2,600.87	—
1200–1300	1277	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	61	2,675.00–2,950.00	$2,918.85	—
1285 fancy	1285	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	2,925.00	$2,925.00	—
1550 fancy	1550	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	2,150.00	$2,150.00	—

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1350–1480	1387	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	23	2,500.00–2,775.00	$2,586.96	—

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1050	1050	(<2 yrs)	Open	5	2,800.00	$2,800.00	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
975	975	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	2,400.00	$2,400.00	—

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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.