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Kansas Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Kansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 27, 2023

4,481 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $226.57/cwt ≈ $2,003/hd at 884 lb · 507 head
light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $228.41/cwt ≈ $2,118/hd at 927 lb · 268 head
light 9-weight M&L 1 heifers $175.13/cwt ≈ $1,594/hd at 910 lb · 203 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 4,481 2,202 11,777
Feeder cattle 3,639 — 10,078
Slaughter cattle 720 — 1,449
Replacement cattle 122 2,202 250

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compare to two weeks ago, feeder steers and heifers overall sold uneven, 2.00 lower to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 7.00 to 9.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 5.00 to 6.00 higher. Compared to last week, fed slaughter steers and heifers in the feed yards sold 1.00 lower at 174.00. In the hay market, Compared to the last report, 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 Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–330 323 4 332.50–342.50 $334.83 $1,082 —
350–368 362 9 286.00–292.00 $290.07 $1,050 —
400–431 unweaned 411 11 274.00–280.00 $277.71 $1,141 —
413–430 424 12 275.00–307.00 $289.22 $1,226 —
471 thin fleshed 471 17 300.00 $300.00 $1,413 —
461–490 479 23 277.50–315.00 $290.48 $1,391 —
499 unweaned 499 14 279.00 $279.00 $1,392 —
502–505 thin fleshed 504 13 305.00–315.00 $311.17 $1,568 —
528–532 unweaned 531 8 240.00–256.00 $250.03 $1,328 —
514–549 535 74 269.00–288.00 $278.95 $1,492 —
568 unweaned 568 24 269.00 $269.00 $1,528 —
555–599 582 51 236.00–281.00 $259.43 $1,510 —
600–649 631 63 226.00–255.50 $243.91 $1,539 —
623–648 unweaned 631 12 209.00–216.00 $213.61 $1,348 —
652 thin fleshed 652 11 239.00 $239.00 $1,558 —
653–669 659 149 213.00–250.00 $231.61 $1,526 —
662 unweaned 662 10 200.00 $200.00 $1,324 —
717–735 unweaned 721 25 194.00–207.00 $203.82 $1,470 —
703–746 724 66 210.00–245.00 $227.40 $1,646 —
751–768 758 59 225.00–239.00 $227.49 $1,724 —
801–849 824 165 209.00–235.50 $230.19 $1,897 —
858–896 884 507 213.50–238.25 $226.57 $2,003 —
903–929 918 185 216.00–238.50 $229.94 $2,111 —
948 fancy 948 83 225.00 $225.00 $2,133 —
959 959 18 203.00 $203.00 $1,947 —
965 fancy 965 50 227.50 $227.50 $2,195 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 2 317.00 $317.00 $1,014 —
499 499 4 240.00 $240.00 $1,198 —
500–540 520 31 245.00–277.50 $263.29 $1,369 —
523 unweaned 523 4 229.00 $229.00 $1,198 —
563–593 574 28 210.00–218.00 $214.90 $1,234 —
613–615 614 6 206.00–218.00 $209.99 $1,289 —
655–686 683 22 184.00–211.00 $201.41 $1,376 —
728–734 733 9 183.00–190.00 $184.55 $1,353 —
752 752 5 180.00 $180.00 $1,354 —
813–845 836 15 179.00–204.00 $197.52 $1,651 —
856–899 882 18 187.00–189.00 $187.75 $1,656 —
941 941 5 188.00 $188.00 $1,769 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1013 1013 15 186.50 $186.50 $1,889 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
802 802 9 186.00 $186.00 $1,492 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–373 370 22 240.00–299.00 $274.01 $1,014 —
405–447 438 40 250.00–277.50 $263.20 $1,153 —
454 fancy 454 11 260.00 $260.00 $1,180 —
454 unweaned 454 6 222.50 $222.50 $1,010 —
469–495 486 75 237.50–267.00 $249.97 $1,215 —
500 thin fleshed 500 7 247.50 $247.50 $1,238 —
503–546 530 74 227.00–255.00 $241.76 $1,281 —
553 fancy 553 6 245.00 $245.00 $1,355 —
550–573 unweaned 555 46 235.00–241.00 $239.49 $1,329 —
550–599 577 31 217.00–238.00 $225.79 $1,303 —
602–635 619 80 207.00–218.00 $213.94 $1,324 —
661 fancy 661 7 214.00 $214.00 $1,415 —
665–699 688 49 194.00–209.00 $203.51 $1,400 —
693–696 unweaned 695 25 173.00–185.50 $182.51 $1,268 —
701–748 721 115 196.00–219.00 $211.08 $1,522 —
760–778 773 69 182.00–199.50 $190.13 $1,470 —
802–820 808 122 188.00–211.00 $205.56 $1,661 —
860 fancy 860 63 190.00 $190.00 $1,634 —
853–891 873 36 179.00–197.00 $187.27 $1,635 —
905–936 910 203 168.00–187.75 $175.13 $1,594 —
1082 1082 13 176.00 $176.00 $1,904 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
313 313 4 215.00 $215.00 $673 —
375–398 393 5 262.50–272.50 $270.59 $1,063 —
461 461 11 223.00 $223.00 $1,028 —
510–543 538 25 205.00–222.50 $218.03 $1,173 —
567–589 579 28 197.00–216.00 $210.34 $1,218 —
586 thin fleshed 586 17 218.00 $218.00 $1,277 —
591 unweaned 591 4 211.00 $211.00 $1,247 —
623 unweaned 623 6 183.00 $183.00 $1,140 —
600–648 628 26 172.00–212.00 $185.72 $1,166 —
652–690 670 28 189.00–192.00 $190.68 $1,278 —
748 748 4 180.00 $180.00 $1,346 —
787–790 788 24 195.00–202.50 $198.13 $1,561 —
973 973 8 175.00 $175.00 $1,703 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1046 1046 8 172.00 $172.00 $1,799 —
1103 1103 5 140.00 $140.00 $1,544 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 495 5 235.00 $235.00 $1,163 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
557 557 3 207.50 $207.50 $1,156 —
738 738 6 192.00 $192.00 $1,417 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1035–1316 1192 80-85% 56 98.00–105.00 $101.09 $1,205 —
1025–1592 1235 80-85% 171 90.00–99.00 $94.03 $1,161 —
1096–1685 1290 80-85% 29 90.00–92.50 $91.08 $1,175 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1205–1785 1406 75-80% 198 95.00–107.00 $101.45 $1,426 —
1352–1815 1555 75-80% 17 93.00–96.00 $93.96 $1,461 —
1360–1792 1599 75-80% 11 108.00–110.00 $109.08 $1,744 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
925–1355 1060 85-90% 20 72.50–81.00 $76.06 $806 —
852–1502 1161 85-90% 129 82.50–94.00 $89.37 $1,038 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1225–1925 1635 10 91.00–98.00 $94.44 $1,544 —
1412–2515 1808 23 100.50–109.50 $105.63 $1,910 —
1630–2305 2001 7 110.00–119.50 $113.13 $2,264 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
845–1410 983 (<2 yrs)Open 33 115.00–144.00 $125.07 $1,229
805–1285 1060 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 35 103.00–111.00 $107.69 $1,142
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
880–1155 1027 (<2 yrs)Open 8 150.00–179.00 $170.06 $1,747

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1216–1347 1268 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 5 1,325.00–1,400.00 $1,356.86
1215–1373 1320 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 18 1,300.00–1,425.00 $1,380.89
1300–1585 1426 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 7 1,425.00–1,775.00 $1,595.05

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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.