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Kansas Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Kansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 19, 2024

8,690 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $239.89/cwt -3.47 vs last sale · ≈ $2,084/hd at 869 lb · 1,665 head
light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $233.24/cwt -2.20 vs last sale · ≈ $2,160/hd at 926 lb · 1,095 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $243.41/cwt -5.50 vs last sale · ≈ $2,015/hd at 828 lb · 796 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 8,690 8,567 1,756
Feeder cattle 8,097 6,785 1,682
Slaughter cattle 557 442 74
Replacement cattle 36 1,340 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Demand was moderate to good. Breaker and Boner Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower, lean cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold steady. In the hay market, This past week hay movement was steady while demand remained very light with very little change in activity from the previous week. Prices continue to weaken a bit with the abundance of other feed stuffs available. Rain across the state brought much needed moisture, while also causing flooding and delays in putting up hay in some areas. Statewide topsoil moisture rated by percent short to very short is as follows: Kansas 54%, Nebraska 42%, South Dakota 37%, North Dakota 24%, Montana 75%, Wyoming 78%, and Colorado 68%, as per the USDA on August 4.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343 343 7 397.50 $397.50 $1,363 +34.24
350–375 358 41 365.00–392.50 $374.20 $1,340 +15.19
362 unweaned 362 2 331.00 $331.00 $1,198 —
355–384 fancy 373 49 379.00–404.00 $388.23 $1,448 —
408–413 unweaned 410 11 327.50–340.00 $332.08 $1,362 -47.92
403–445 423 51 330.00–377.50 $351.86 $1,488 +7.54
449 fancy 449 21 391.00 $391.00 $1,756 —
466 unweaned 466 20 300.00 $300.00 $1,398 —
480–493 490 10 298.00–325.00 $303.29 $1,486 -17.28
507–547 525 16 292.00–318.00 $306.14 $1,607 -5.74
525 unweaned 525 3 280.00 $280.00 $1,470 -15.00
552–591 567 59 274.00–296.00 $285.63 $1,620 -13.48
599 unweaned 599 10 280.00 $280.00 $1,677 -10.00
601–635 615 76 269.00–295.00 $289.87 $1,783 -5.36
666–695 676 89 261.00–267.00 $264.32 $1,787 -15.28
679 fancy 679 8 288.00 $288.00 $1,956 +13.00
690 unweaned 690 34 256.00 $256.00 $1,766 -14.87
711 thin fleshed 711 10 267.00 $267.00 $1,898 —
718–749 743 337 242.50–264.50 $258.92 $1,924 -6.64
762 unweaned 762 51 254.50 $254.50 $1,939 +1.50
751–792 775 315 237.50–259.00 $248.84 $1,929 -6.81
800–848 828 796 236.00–251.00 $243.41 $2,015 -5.19
851 fancy 851 79 248.50 $248.50 $2,115 -2.50
859 thin fleshed 859 66 246.75 $246.75 $2,120 —
850–898 870 1,520 228.50–244.50 $239.14 $2,081 -3.81
901–947 925 982 221.00–237.50 $233.31 $2,158 -1.12
925 thin fleshed 925 59 240.00 $240.00 $2,220 —
948 948 54 224.50 $224.50 $2,128 -9.93
956–993 972 356 218.00–228.25 $222.28 $2,161 -9.81
978 978 41 215.00 $215.00 $2,103 -17.09
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1012 fancy 1012 57 223.75 $223.75 $2,264 —
1003–1049 1022 399 196.50–221.75 $217.24 $2,220 -11.77
1075–1093 1085 111 201.50–220.00 $208.23 $2,259 -1.85
1108 1108 63 214.00 $214.00 $2,371 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
371 371 16 309.00 $309.00 $1,146 —
425–449 434 6 325.00–335.00 $329.99 $1,432 +2.24
506 506 3 267.00 $267.00 $1,351 —
557–590 582 8 267.00–271.00 $267.96 $1,560 -12.04
639–643 640 10 252.00–267.50 $256.67 $1,643 -19.09
705–730 718 6 234.00–249.00 $241.37 $1,733 -8.01
750–795 778 35 237.00–246.00 $242.97 $1,890 +1.89
817–839 830 16 221.00–235.00 $229.74 $1,907 -13.28
863–897 886 211 217.50–232.00 $223.94 $1,984 -6.14
900–947 938 187 205.00–226.00 $219.03 $2,055 -7.54
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 4 325.00 $325.00 $1,430 —
526 526 3 272.50 $272.50 $1,433 —
581–591 585 8 245.00–257.00 $252.45 $1,477 —
680–687 683 16 254.00–261.00 $258.36 $1,765 —
753 753 10 246.50 $246.50 $1,856 —
824 824 10 237.50 $237.50 $1,957 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
695 695 3 235.00 $235.00 $1,633 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–342 337 13 340.00–345.00 $343.36 $1,157 —
363–395 386 24 327.50–350.00 $333.42 $1,287 -2.16
405 unweaned 405 11 297.00 $297.00 $1,203 —
423 thin fleshed 423 10 326.00 $326.00 $1,379 —
425 fancy 425 29 367.50 $367.50 $1,562 —
427 427 5 320.00 $320.00 $1,366 +14.73
462–480 466 25 281.00–293.00 $284.60 $1,326 -19.02
471 thin fleshed 471 5 300.00 $300.00 $1,413 -14.00
510–528 515 53 269.00–282.00 $279.26 $1,438 -11.84
556–588 570 35 256.00–274.00 $267.48 $1,525 -10.56
580 unweaned 580 21 265.00 $265.00 $1,537 —
620–647 629 28 236.00–264.00 $250.58 $1,576 -15.44
651–690 665 66 225.00–253.00 $246.51 $1,639 -7.93
667 fancy 667 18 258.50 $258.50 $1,724 -14.10
692 unweaned 692 40 247.50 $247.50 $1,713 —
700–749 737 187 220.00–243.00 $232.08 $1,710 -14.16
749 fancy 749 10 244.00 $244.00 $1,828 -7.71
753–776 762 52 229.00–240.00 $234.82 $1,789 -1.72
800–839 834 165 220.00–227.50 $223.98 $1,868 -15.41
852–896 890 87 206.00–224.25 $221.23 $1,969 -12.46
900–948 936 76 202.00–235.00 $221.23 $2,071 -3.77
945 945 18 203.00 $203.00 $1,918 -22.00
960–990 967 71 205.00–213.00 $206.47 $1,997 -17.48
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 8 295.00 $295.00 $1,136 —
485 485 3 271.00 $271.00 $1,314 -26.50
500 unweaned 500 3 266.00 $266.00 $1,330 —
500–546 519 39 257.00–275.00 $271.35 $1,408 —
565 565 25 275.00 $275.00 $1,554 +8.00
608 608 9 250.00 $250.00 $1,520 +19.98
686 686 8 239.00 $239.00 $1,640 -12.00
769 769 11 216.00 $216.00 $1,661 -6.00
807 807 2 201.00 $201.00 $1,622 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1043 1025 28 188.00–210.00 $203.64 $2,087 +12.64
1077 1077 31 207.00 $207.00 $2,229 +13.24
1107–1120 1118 16 186.00–199.00 $196.82 $2,200 +1.82
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
434 434 16 290.00 $290.00 $1,259 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
438 438 3 341.00 $341.00 $1,494 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1065–1245 1213 80-85% 6 148.00–165.00 $153.74 $1,865 +20.71
995–1580 1216 80-85% 16 121.00–129.00 $125.57 $1,527 -7.46
993–1905 1287 80-85% 232 121.00–146.50 $138.39 $1,781 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1410 1268 75-80% 5 143.00–148.50 $144.56 $1,833 —
1025–1700 1312 75-80% 86 130.00–147.00 $135.55 $1,778 —
1725–1760 1743 75-80% 2 123.00–127.00 $125.02 $2,179 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
890–1315 1202 85-90% 10 106.00–122.00 $118.11 $1,420 —
1165–1630 1239 85-90% 17 92.50–100.00 $94.24 $1,168 —
1180–1720 1332 85-90% 10 106.00–110.00 $107.73 $1,435 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1135–2265 1606 30 139.50–149.50 $145.86 $2,343 —
1250–2725 1833 59 150.00–166.00 $157.74 $2,891 —
1050–2485 1859 22 160.00–177.50 $165.27 $3,072 -4.66

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
980–1230 1104 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 4 150.00–193.00 $171.81 $1,897
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
911 911 (<2 yrs)Open 3 151.00 $151.00 $1,376

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1392–1500 1428 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 1,825.00–2,000.00 $1,938.73

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
807–910 861 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 6 194.00–205.00 $201.81 $1,738
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
945 945 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 2,125.00 $2,125.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1020–1577 1391 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 2,850.00–3,485.00 $3,273.33 —
1352–1625 1425 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 4 2,610.00–3,200.00 $2,952.50 —
1590 1590 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 3,300.00 $3,300.00 —
1801 1801 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 3,475.00 $3,475.00 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1100 1100 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 1 1,975.00 $1,975.00 —

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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.