Kansas Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Kansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 18, 2023

6,803 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $206.06/cwt +3.25 vs last sale · ≈ $1,620/hd at 786 lb · 347 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $320.27/cwt +21.15 vs last sale · ≈ $1,682/hd at 525 lb · 335 head

heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $216.44/cwt -0.30 vs last sale · ≈ $1,892/hd at 874 lb · 267 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	6,803	7,594	3,948
Feeder cattle	4,424	5,806	1,533
Slaughter cattle	508	773	357
Replacement cattle	1,871	1,015	2,058

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder steers overall sold 1.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 700 lbs sold 1.00 to 6.00 higher; over 700 lbs sold 1.00 to 6.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold uneven; breakers 1.00 to 2.00 higher, boners and leans 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower. Demand was reported throughout the state as good. Compared to last week, fed slaughter steers and heifers in the feed yards sold 1.00 lower at 170.00. In the hay market, demand remains low, and prices steady. Due to a couple of large purchases in the southwest region, total hay bought and sold was up overall, however, that is not indicative of the market, which remains slow for most regions. Most folks are still not trading much hay and only delivering on old contracts. Many producers report that it is pretty muddy out there and a dry up would be nice. On the other hand, a winter storm may get this sluggish hay market moving.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	5	320.00	$320.00	$944	—
313–343	332	28	329.00–347.50	$333.88	$1,108	-0.12
415–437 thin fleshed	422	56	355.00–361.00	$357.85	$1,510	—
406–445	434	52	316.00–339.00	$330.65	$1,435	+5.64
466–483	471	21	281.00–331.00	$309.67	$1,459	-12.21
515–539 fancy	524	211	320.50–327.00	$325.00	$1,703	—
513–542	527	124	292.00–321.00	$312.23	$1,645	+13.11
556–571	566	68	262.00–302.00	$275.12	$1,557	+9.85
582 fancy	582	27	287.00	$287.00	$1,670	+4.50
610 fancy	610	81	289.25	$289.25	$1,764	—
600–641	618	182	237.00–281.25	$269.27	$1,664	+8.96
654–696	681	223	237.00–260.00	$245.68	$1,673	+4.73
700–745	721	143	218.00–248.00	$236.76	$1,707	-2.69
754–783	769	164	222.00–238.50	$233.96	$1,799	+9.23
800–840	817	230	212.00–231.75	$224.50	$1,834	+5.81
855–899	874	267	210.25–220.00	$216.44	$1,892	-0.30
910–934	921	144	205.00–214.50	$210.83	$1,942	+0.45
959–995	974	107	186.00–211.25	$204.84	$1,995	-0.66

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
356–394	375	8	287.50–295.00	$291.06	$1,091	+1.06
413–446	433	17	265.00–315.00	$288.33	$1,248	-7.03
467–468	468	10	271.00–320.00	$310.22	$1,452	+38.07
504–549	535	34	265.00–290.00	$279.51	$1,495	+10.91
561–592	583	30	249.00–272.00	$266.42	$1,553	+21.64
625–648	638	44	181.00–256.00	$236.81	$1,511	-0.60
735–743	737	12	210.25–211.00	$210.81	$1,554	-15.55
771–799	785	40	220.00–223.00	$221.62	$1,740	+7.46
836–840	837	9	205.50–215.00	$212.88	$1,782	+4.16
995	995	5	175.00	$175.00	$1,741	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1034	1034	59	199.50	$199.50	$2,063	+9.50
1071	1071	4	175.00	$175.00	$1,874	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
769	769	28	206.00	$206.00	$1,584	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1018	1018	4	160.00	$160.00	$1,629	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
242	242	11	261.00	$261.00	$632	—
320–346	337	27	277.00–301.00	$287.61	$969	-4.53
370–395	389	33	310.00–324.00	$319.80	$1,244	+26.88
421–440 thin fleshed	424	38	300.00–314.50	$309.01	$1,310	—
410–448	432	34	267.00–296.00	$284.89	$1,231	-5.91
453–497	469	18	260.50–288.00	$275.45	$1,292	+6.37
464–483 fancy	480	109	293.00–302.00	$300.80	$1,444	-21.20
484 thin fleshed	484	7	319.00	$319.00	$1,544	—
503–542	523	95	244.00–287.00	$267.80	$1,401	+17.98
555 unweaned	555	4	245.00	$245.00	$1,360	+21.69
551–599	572	164	238.00–261.00	$252.81	$1,446	+12.89
602–645	613	153	229.00–251.00	$243.67	$1,494	+11.97
655–689	675	92	201.00–227.50	$217.97	$1,471	-21.03
709–748	721	99	191.00–225.00	$206.23	$1,487	-15.74
750–796	786	347	200.00–211.50	$206.06	$1,620	+3.25
800–843	814	93	190.00–205.00	$199.04	$1,620	-3.52
862–891	878	24	187.50–199.00	$192.68	$1,692	-1.98
908–926	915	16	183.00–190.00	$187.34	$1,714	-3.70
987	987	54	176.00	$176.00	$1,737	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	15	230.00	$230.00	$518	—
337–343	341	5	269.00–295.00	$284.71	$971	—
445	445	4	266.00	$266.00	$1,184	+9.82
468	468	3	272.00	$272.00	$1,273	+24.10
537–547	544	9	259.00–262.00	$259.99	$1,414	+22.67
555–598	585	10	224.00–236.00	$228.03	$1,334	-6.16
605	605	2	203.00	$203.00	$1,228	-14.90
691	691	10	212.00	$212.00	$1,465	-3.34
780–790	785	4	181.00–190.00	$185.53	$1,456	-13.47
837	837	3	186.00	$186.00	$1,557	±0.00

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
991	991	10	178.00	$178.00	$1,764	—
1011–1047	1034	16	161.00–189.00	$172.25	$1,781	+9.00

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
978	978	9	141.00	$141.00	$1,379	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1375–1500	1448	(<2 yrs)	N/A	3	1,600.00–1,750.00	$1,702.53	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1345	1345	(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	1,200.00	$1,200.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
939–1530	1206	80-85%	167	81.00–100.00	$92.04	$1,110	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
750–1345	1107	85-90%	37	57.50–77.00	$71.74	$794	—
765–1465	1210	85-90%	104	75.00–92.00	$85.68	$1,037	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1131–1762	1371	75-80%	94	89.00–107.00	$100.58	$1,379	—
1522–1715	1554	75-80%	12	105.00–108.50	$107.86	$1,676	+2.42

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1315–1465	1415	3	89.00–96.75	$91.67	$1,297	—
1115–2380	1629	21	84.00–114.00	$105.12	$1,712	—
1920–2260	2043	9	114.00–124.00	$119.37	$2,439	—

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Stock Cows

Medium 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
777	777	(<2 yrs)	Open	17	1,635.00	$1,635.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
978–1262	1173	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	1,975.00–2,550.00	$2,400.22
1150–1287	1227	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	27	1,000.00–1,750.00	$1,557.60
1163–1410	1237	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	115	1,143.00–2,350.00	$2,099.00
1148–1326	1272	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	63	1,100.00–1,400.00	$1,328.11
1163–1358	1283	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	68	2,200.00–2,550.00	$2,402.52
1223–1358	1294	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	20	1,600.00–1,950.00	$1,762.92
1222–1363	1304	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	32	1,300.00–2,100.00	$1,989.96
1211–1391	1311	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	71	1,143.00–2,025.00	$1,865.96
1206–1350	1316	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	52	2,675.00–2,725.00	$2,700.98
1240–1361	1321	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	52	1,250.00–1,600.00	$1,447.17

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1361	1361	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	2,250.00	$2,250.00
1359–1370	1365	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	33	2,125.00	$2,125.00
1385	1385	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	1,750.00	$1,750.00
1377–1420	1391	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	39	2,150.00–2,325.00	$2,289.27
1384–1455	1400	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	42	1,411.35–2,725.00	$2,582.77
1384–1523	1426	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	40	1,575.00–1,750.00	$1,686.52
1403–1486	1452	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	40	1,500.00–1,700.00	$1,587.38
1365–1722	1493	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	42	1,400.00–1,710.00	$1,579.20
1499	1499	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	21	2,650.00	$2,650.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
922–1328	1053	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	25	2,025.00–2,500.00	$2,215.40
1165–1335	1176	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	2,400.00–2,800.00	$2,771.61
1178–1233 fancy	1198	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	59	2,975.00–3,100.00	$3,028.84
1273–1275	1274	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	32	2,675.00–2,800.00	$2,717.92
1825	1825	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,950.00	$1,950.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1066	1066	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	1,550.00	$1,550.00
1189	1189	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	17	2,150.00	$2,150.00
1219	1219	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	1,050.00	$1,050.00
1161–1329	1234	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	37	1,600.00–1,850.00	$1,683.62

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1004	1004	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	2,350.00	$2,350.00
1016	1016	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	1,850.00	$1,850.00
1028–1060	1049	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	1,750.00–1,800.00	$1,767.51

Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1369 fancy	1369	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	3,100.00	$3,100.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1018–1155	1055	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	20	2,100.00–2,250.00	$2,161.57
1011–1187	1093	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	316	2,350.00–2,650.00	$2,498.16

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1024–1175	1115	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	57	2,100.00–2,250.00	$2,153.44
1205	1205	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,192.95	$1,192.95

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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	2,675.00	$2,675.00	—
1000–1267	1129	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	34	3,300.00–3,350.00	$3,327.94	—
1050–1400	1142	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	16	2,500.00–2,750.00	$2,571.88	—
1120–1345	1219	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	20	2,950.00–3,250.00	$3,182.50	—
1500	1500	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	2,600.00	$2,600.00	+650.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1200	1200	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	2,200.00	$2,200.00	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1118	1118	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	1,850.00	$1,850.00	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
950	950	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	2,550.00	$2,550.00	—

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1375	1375	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	2,950.00	$2,950.00	—

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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.