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Kansas Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Kansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 7, 2024

7,444 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $247.31/cwt +2.78 vs last sale · ≈ $2,289/hd at 925 lb · 603 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $251.82/cwt +0.28 vs last sale · ≈ $2,093/hd at 831 lb · 438 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $257.45/cwt -1.62 vs last sale · ≈ $1,863/hd at 724 lb · 352 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 7,444 5,488 7,602
Feeder cattle 7,115 5,106 7,176
Slaughter cattle 314 376 398
Replacement cattle 15 6 28

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers under 850 lbs sold steady to 5.00 higher, while those over 850 sold 4.00 to 10.00 higher. Heifers sold 3.00 to 9.00 higher. Demand was moderate to good. Boning and Lean slaughter cows sold 6.00 to 9.00 higher. Breaker cows not well tested. Slaughter bulls sold steady. This past week, negotiated live sales in Kansas sold steady to 1.00 higher at 186.00 to 187.00. In the hay market, This past week, demand remained light, and prices were mostly steady. The hay market remains sluggish, as one producer put it, " there is too much feed and too few cattle". Silage and high moisture corn remain the greatest threat to the hay producer with 1,000's of acres put up and low corn price. Producers remain busy in the fields finishing up corn harvest, planting wheat and starting on beans.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
317 fancy 317 4 347.00 $347.00 $1,100 -33.00
315–348 340 37 320.00–392.00 $350.37 $1,191 -4.63
367 unweaned 367 6 365.00 $365.00 $1,340 —
368–386 374 14 320.00–370.00 $354.59 $1,326 +16.80
400–445 424 131 306.00–381.00 $360.83 $1,530 +16.17
430 fancy 430 3 342.50 $342.50 $1,473 -27.30
454 fancy 454 13 359.00 $359.00 $1,630 +9.00
453–483 466 74 285.00–343.00 $336.37 $1,567 +22.33
482 unweaned 482 4 328.00 $328.00 $1,581 —
500–519 fancy 512 82 317.00–327.00 $325.76 $1,668 +2.76
521 unweaned 521 5 271.00 $271.00 $1,412 -34.50
510–547 530 211 278.00–315.00 $299.52 $1,587 +0.55
551 fancy 551 9 302.00 $302.00 $1,664 —
552–599 576 219 270.00–309.00 $290.31 $1,672 +4.03
585 unweaned 585 8 271.00 $271.00 $1,585 -9.00
601–648 626 269 257.00–289.00 $268.74 $1,682 -7.31
622–648 fancy 631 65 287.50–293.00 $291.09 $1,837 —
633 unweaned 633 11 240.00 $240.00 $1,519 -21.00
665 unweaned 665 21 255.00 $255.00 $1,696 -9.00
650–698 678 116 241.00–276.00 $257.82 $1,748 -8.81
694 fancy 694 77 276.00 $276.00 $1,915 —
719 fancy 719 26 269.00 $269.00 $1,934 —
701–749 724 326 245.00–270.00 $256.53 $1,857 -2.54
760–766 fancy 764 68 255.00–261.00 $258.63 $1,976 +5.38
756–785 772 175 220.00–262.00 $254.12 $1,962 +11.10
779 unweaned 779 18 237.00 $237.00 $1,846 —
801–849 831 438 233.50–258.50 $251.82 $2,093 +0.28
850–893 871 268 244.25–254.00 $250.95 $2,186 +6.78
881 881 8 233.00 $233.00 $2,053 -11.17
903–942 925 543 236.00–256.25 $247.56 $2,290 +10.14
929 fancy 929 60 245.00 $245.00 $2,276 -10.82
985–988 988 91 214.00–238.00 $225.68 $2,230 -4.72
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–383 376 9 307.50–330.00 $319.81 $1,202 —
400–449 431 17 272.00–352.50 $305.60 $1,317 -14.40
455–485 465 10 261.00–277.50 $268.27 $1,247 -20.38
511–549 531 46 260.00–277.00 $268.17 $1,424 -8.94
553–597 577 34 242.00–274.00 $262.29 $1,513 +3.14
610–643 630 27 245.00–259.00 $249.93 $1,575 -3.24
659–695 672 74 215.00–254.00 $237.99 $1,599 -10.77
705–743 724 76 227.00–248.00 $235.01 $1,701 -10.99
752–788 778 44 222.00–242.00 $235.54 $1,833 -4.62
811–836 826 117 211.00–239.00 $228.03 $1,884 +3.27
862–887 880 14 226.00–236.00 $228.80 $2,013 -3.71
901–948 912 56 226.00–234.25 $231.53 $2,112 +4.28
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1026–1028 1028 64 228.00–231.50 $231.01 $2,375 +8.30
1050–1093 1074 25 207.50–217.00 $211.59 $2,272 -7.44
1121 1121 9 212.00 $212.00 $2,377 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
379 379 8 337.50 $337.50 $1,279 —
611 611 16 262.00 $262.00 $1,601 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
605 605 11 197.00 $197.00 $1,192 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
281 281 5 325.00 $325.00 $913 —
319 unweaned 319 5 327.50 $327.50 $1,045 —
301–337 322 24 338.00–367.50 $349.23 $1,125 +19.33
315–327 fancy 324 23 307.00–311.00 $309.99 $1,004 -55.01
360–390 385 31 312.00–352.50 $330.92 $1,274 +26.43
400–421 412 49 277.00–316.00 $299.91 $1,236 +10.29
426–444 fancy 434 31 305.00–327.50 $323.33 $1,403 +15.83
466–492 474 94 261.00–277.50 $267.27 $1,267 -2.83
471–480 unweaned 478 13 273.00–277.00 $273.91 $1,309 —
480 fancy 480 2 305.00 $305.00 $1,464 +2.03
500–548 516 153 258.00–285.00 $275.10 $1,420 +9.60
548 fancy 548 15 274.00 $274.00 $1,502 —
555–578 unweaned 570 14 238.00–241.00 $239.04 $1,363 -17.87
551–598 571 169 245.00–277.00 $261.91 $1,496 -3.84
620 fancy 620 45 268.00 $268.00 $1,662 —
604–647 626 112 237.00–260.00 $247.29 $1,548 -2.51
657 unweaned 657 25 236.00 $236.00 $1,551 —
651–696 670 284 229.00–256.00 $247.48 $1,658 +10.17
679 fancy 679 6 258.00 $258.00 $1,752 —
700–740 714 168 228.00–254.50 $243.55 $1,739 +7.01
711–732 fancy 720 19 249.00–258.00 $254.15 $1,830 +6.15
770 770 29 226.50 $226.50 $1,744 -4.49
750–793 778 306 227.00–244.75 $240.36 $1,870 +9.37
801 thin fleshed 801 64 237.00 $237.00 $1,898 —
800–844 828 255 223.00–240.50 $232.36 $1,924 +8.31
850–861 860 70 225.50–229.75 $229.27 $1,972 +10.54
869 869 41 229.50 $229.50 $1,994 +10.77
909–939 918 29 214.00–224.00 $219.94 $2,019 +11.62
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 4 277.50 $277.50 $944 —
367–386 378 5 282.00–320.00 $296.74 $1,122 +36.74
433–438 436 7 225.00–283.00 $249.69 $1,089 -4.42
482–485 483 9 253.00–255.00 $254.11 $1,227 -5.26
510–549 534 36 243.00–253.00 $247.53 $1,322 -4.43
568–597 579 76 231.00–247.00 $239.62 $1,387 +3.44
603–638 621 29 216.00–238.00 $229.15 $1,423 -8.85
658–695 685 11 224.00–239.00 $227.93 $1,561 -0.77
712 thin fleshed 712 4 205.00 $205.00 $1,460 —
700–740 720 20 221.00–224.00 $223.69 $1,611 -3.70
760–790 766 39 210.00–220.00 $216.94 $1,662 -5.57
818–832 828 11 210.00–221.00 $213.88 $1,771 -1.62
870 870 20 205.00 $205.00 $1,784 +14.00
960–995 974 5 194.00–207.00 $199.31 $1,941 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
979 979 11 205.00 $205.00 $2,007 —
1117 1117 2 183.00 $183.00 $2,044 -12.54

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 5 317.50 $317.50 $1,413 +17.79
483 483 4 275.00 $275.00 $1,328 -12.85
540 540 5 255.00 $255.00 $1,377 -16.57
630–640 635 3 230.00–240.00 $234.16 $1,487 —
663 663 3 226.00 $226.00 $1,498 -4.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–395 392 6 305.00–312.50 $311.30 $1,220 +56.30
426 426 6 300.00 $300.00 $1,278 —
535–549 539 4 254.00–262.50 $260.33 $1,403 —
915 915 2 210.00 $210.00 $1,922 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1150 1150 5 173.00 $173.00 $1,990 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1005–1500 1263 80-85% 10 133.00–153.00 $139.31 $1,759 —
905–1600 1280 80-85% 151 115.00–132.00 $122.60 $1,569 —
1005–1635 1327 80-85% 13 107.00–115.00 $111.37 $1,478 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
930–1092 976 85-90% 7 130.00–152.50 $145.31 $1,418 —
968–1335 1056 85-90% 11 77.50–90.00 $84.35 $891 —
846–1236 1077 85-90% 30 92.50–104.00 $97.33 $1,048 —
972–1406 1203 85-90% 39 102.00–122.00 $108.54 $1,306 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1346–1490 1370 75-80% 7 120.00–129.00 $125.08 $1,714 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1340–2005 1743 7 133.00–139.00 $135.90 $2,369 —
1445–2150 1814 10 140.00–152.00 $146.39 $2,656 -1.04
2100–2205 2138 3 158.00–170.00 $163.57 $3,497 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
800–1202 973 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 10 179.00–215.00 $191.51 $1,863

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
885–1205 994 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 5 165.00–217.50 $199.87 $1,987

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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.