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Kansas Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Kansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 4, 2024

7,636 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $295.24/cwt -0.64 vs last sale · ≈ $1,699/hd at 576 lb · 517 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $283.36/cwt +9.06 vs last sale · ≈ $1,494/hd at 527 lb · 485 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $317.28/cwt -0.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,667/hd at 526 lb · 432 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 7,636 10,810 12,383
Feeder cattle 6,444 9,157 11,451
Slaughter cattle 833 601 914
Replacement cattle 359 1,052 18

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steer and heifer calves sold 10.00 to 15.00 higher. Yearling steers were unevenly steady, while yearling heifers were steady to 2.00 higher. Demand was moderate to good. Slaughter Cows sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 4.00 lower on limited comparison. In the feedlot trade, negotiated sales sold mostly 3.00 lower at 187.00. In the hay market, demand remained light, and prices were steady. Buyers are still not buying, but sellers aren't interested to selling at these lower prices, putting the hay market at a standstill. Loads being delivered are to long term customers and hay that was contracted in the summer. Kansas is finally receiving rain, and although it makes things muddy and hard to work in, most appear to welcome it to as it will replenish the soil moisture and fill up ponds.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 5 387.50 $387.50 $1,104 —
315–325 unweaned 322 11 292.50–394.00 $366.94 $1,182 —
340 thin fleshed 340 4 375.00 $375.00 $1,275 —
381 unweaned 381 3 360.00 $360.00 $1,372 +4.36
382–389 fancy 385 18 380.00–382.00 $381.10 $1,467 +0.67
386 386 3 355.00 $355.00 $1,370 -14.71
404 fancy 404 14 383.00 $383.00 $1,547 +21.00
416–439 unweaned 430 54 327.50–358.00 $340.34 $1,463 -2.42
405–447 433 68 325.00–380.00 $352.91 $1,528 +8.06
466 fancy 466 21 364.00 $364.00 $1,696 —
455–487 468 96 316.00–347.50 $336.82 $1,576 -0.87
450–491 unweaned 476 44 287.50–331.00 $321.94 $1,532 -4.22
511–522 thin fleshed 512 83 321.00–371.00 $325.91 $1,669 -18.09
526–527 fancy 526 21 318.00–340.00 $332.66 $1,750 +6.80
507–548 528 172 304.00–335.00 $320.58 $1,693 +12.34
500–547 unweaned 530 156 292.00–314.00 $306.99 $1,627 -9.13
557–560 fancy 558 106 311.00–314.00 $313.01 $1,747 -7.63
555–599 578 225 283.00–310.00 $295.21 $1,706 +18.86
551–597 unweaned 582 117 270.00–302.00 $283.17 $1,648 -12.10
584 thin fleshed 584 69 288.50 $288.50 $1,685 -26.50
613–647 unweaned 626 121 259.00–305.00 $286.96 $1,796 +12.52
600–649 629 184 261.00–289.50 $278.14 $1,750 +14.89
609–641 fancy 638 75 290.00–305.00 $303.66 $1,937 +13.51
650–671 unweaned 661 75 247.00–277.00 $270.33 $1,787 +10.76
668–671 fancy 668 74 275.25–282.50 $277.72 $1,855 -2.28
656–686 669 169 256.00–273.00 $264.15 $1,767 +6.71
700–748 716 101 246.00–274.50 $262.14 $1,877 +1.01
704–739 unweaned 722 137 246.50–264.50 $256.31 $1,851 +1.90
750–799 765 193 245.00–270.10 $259.79 $1,987 +4.03
778 unweaned 778 12 249.50 $249.50 $1,941 +7.95
807–839 unweaned 825 29 241.00–245.00 $243.96 $2,013 —
805–848 828 59 239.00–257.50 $248.43 $2,057 -10.75
843 843 3 231.00 $231.00 $1,947 -28.18
857–891 863 233 231.00–255.00 $251.56 $2,171 -1.35
917–935 925 141 237.00–253.25 $245.72 $2,273 +0.53
956–997 964 183 225.00–249.50 $246.61 $2,377 +6.48
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
328 328 3 320.00 $320.00 $1,050 —
371 unweaned 371 5 325.00 $325.00 $1,206 —
431 431 13 277.50 $277.50 $1,196 -52.50
443 unweaned 443 3 320.00 $320.00 $1,418 —
475–490 479 4 287.50–290.00 $289.36 $1,386 -14.22
495 unweaned 495 3 286.00 $286.00 $1,416 -50.55
504–535 unweaned 529 45 267.00–284.50 $279.59 $1,479 -24.30
528–547 541 19 271.00–295.00 $288.00 $1,558 +10.20
578–596 589 17 242.20–262.00 $248.76 $1,465 -12.22
597 unweaned 597 5 239.00 $239.00 $1,427 -35.75
600–643 unweaned 621 26 251.00–268.00 $259.64 $1,612 +5.46
601–639 621 56 233.00–267.00 $256.19 $1,591 +3.42
662–698 676 33 239.00–258.00 $248.65 $1,681 +15.09
677–687 unweaned 682 34 259.00–263.00 $260.98 $1,780 +15.83
721 unweaned 721 4 239.00 $239.00 $1,723 —
727–740 733 29 239.00–245.00 $241.78 $1,772 -0.26
758–779 771 8 239.00–240.00 $239.37 $1,846 -2.32
811–830 824 10 230.00–231.00 $230.70 $1,901 -7.40
918–926 923 8 220.00–227.00 $224.39 $2,071 -14.11
987 987 8 225.00 $225.00 $2,221 +2.81
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
498 498 4 297.00 $297.00 $1,479 —
517 517 13 298.00 $298.00 $1,541 +12.50
590 590 8 278.00 $278.00 $1,640 +2.00
659 unweaned 659 13 258.00 $258.00 $1,700 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1025 1025 2 209.00 $209.00 $2,142 -17.25

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
301–321 313 15 327.50–352.00 $340.18 $1,065 -5.94
338–345 unweaned 340 16 290.00–317.50 $308.78 $1,050 +0.47
377–397 383 12 310.00–315.00 $313.31 $1,200 -5.04
398 unweaned 398 11 325.00 $325.00 $1,294 +25.04
411 thin fleshed 411 8 320.00 $320.00 $1,315 —
401–445 418 49 276.00–325.00 $291.68 $1,219 +11.08
409–447 unweaned 423 31 298.00–326.00 $307.75 $1,302 +11.01
422–425 fancy 423 30 304.00–322.00 $307.10 $1,299 -4.35
469 fancy 469 19 311.00 $311.00 $1,459 +21.35
453–498 unweaned 471 116 267.00–307.00 $286.96 $1,352 +0.05
450–494 473 153 280.00–306.50 $297.65 $1,408 +16.27
505–531 thin fleshed 524 113 292.00–326.00 $310.26 $1,626 —
507–545 525 252 260.00–286.00 $272.01 $1,428 -0.89
520–548 unweaned 528 70 249.00–279.50 $272.48 $1,439 +0.85
528–545 fancy 544 50 294.50–303.00 $295.00 $1,605 -2.00
550–599 570 144 240.00–267.00 $258.02 $1,471 +6.35
558–595 unweaned 581 108 255.00–265.00 $259.87 $1,510 -0.40
553–592 fancy 582 85 271.00–281.00 $276.16 $1,607 +21.16
603–614 fancy 606 83 270.00–275.75 $274.35 $1,663 +16.85
602–639 unweaned 624 116 243.00–254.00 $249.06 $1,554 +0.94
610–647 633 105 235.00–255.00 $247.30 $1,565 +2.23
663–698 fancy 670 29 251.00–269.00 $265.12 $1,776 —
650–692 673 112 236.00–255.00 $245.29 $1,651 +1.83
664–696 unweaned 678 62 226.00–244.50 $238.89 $1,620 -3.65
711–717 unweaned 714 14 221.00–222.00 $221.50 $1,582 -12.59
718–748 737 42 218.00–248.00 $238.40 $1,757 +0.49
750–790 769 125 220.00–242.00 $237.48 $1,826 +0.78
835–841 836 74 225.00–239.00 $227.28 $1,900 -12.64
858–896 874 79 219.00–238.00 $235.18 $2,055 +4.80
908–937 924 25 218.00–222.00 $220.62 $2,039 +29.62
976 976 13 211.00 $211.00 $2,059 -12.28
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 unweaned 330 3 318.00 $318.00 $1,049 +73.00
336 336 4 251.00 $251.00 $843 -69.38
432–449 445 10 226.00–309.00 $291.07 $1,295 +8.51
460–492 480 21 260.00–292.00 $279.93 $1,344 -2.94
487 unweaned 487 7 286.00 $286.00 $1,393 +15.21
521–523 522 8 262.00–263.00 $262.38 $1,370 +21.09
531–548 unweaned 540 6 230.00–259.00 $244.27 $1,319 —
552–596 unweaned 570 24 221.00–252.00 $240.73 $1,372 -6.27
560–595 582 27 215.00–252.00 $245.31 $1,428 +4.51
617–646 625 19 230.00–240.00 $232.89 $1,456 +2.94
626 unweaned 626 3 238.00 $238.00 $1,490 +9.86
676–695 688 19 216.00–231.00 $223.98 $1,541 -1.17
704–707 706 17 228.00–229.00 $228.65 $1,614 +5.34
752 752 6 181.00 $181.00 $1,361 -34.53
755–770 760 9 189.00–215.00 $203.80 $1,549 -11.73
995 995 2 191.00 $191.00 $1,900 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1026 1026 9 213.00 $213.00 $2,185 +13.87
1056–1061 1059 6 204.00–208.00 $206.00 $2,182 —
1160 1160 6 199.00 $199.00 $2,308 ±0.00
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515 unweaned 515 8 258.00 $258.00 $1,329 +13.00
595 unweaned 595 4 233.00 $233.00 $1,386 —
646 646 3 227.50 $227.50 $1,470 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 2 255.00 $255.00 $1,007 -62.50
407 407 7 350.00 $350.00 $1,424 —
475 475 3 301.00 $301.00 $1,430 -6.50
496 unweaned 496 4 309.00 $309.00 $1,533 —
502–540 513 26 251.00–297.00 $292.44 $1,500 +49.44
556–599 573 25 243.00–267.00 $250.41 $1,435 —
600 600 10 256.00 $256.00 $1,536 —
652–695 668 6 241.00–250.00 $243.84 $1,629 —
723 723 8 211.00 $211.00 $1,526 —
813 813 6 164.00 $164.00 $1,333 -26.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
423 unweaned 423 6 326.00 $326.00 $1,379 —
577 577 7 217.50 $217.50 $1,255 —
678 678 3 215.00 $215.00 $1,458 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
649 649 4 227.50 $227.50 $1,476 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900 900 80-85% 16 138.00 $138.00 $1,242 —
850–1415 1020 80-85% 80 97.00–107.00 $103.40 $1,055 —
892–1770 1183 80-85% 356 100.00–128.00 $114.65 $1,356 +16.89
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1057–1865 1284 75-80% 174 114.00–126.00 $120.23 $1,544 —
1275–1745 1413 75-80% 28 126.50–131.00 $128.89 $1,821 +4.32
1415–1425 1416 75-80% 15 107.00–110.50 $110.27 $1,561 -14.30
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
845–1237 1076 85-90% 31 82.50–101.00 $94.71 $1,019 —
1045–1800 1270 85-90% 15 80.00–121.00 $101.25 $1,286 -3.08
1245–1425 1361 85-90% 21 108.00–117.00 $112.03 $1,525 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1095–1955 1632 6 126.00–138.00 $130.18 $2,125 —
1475–2370 1914 13 134.00–149.00 $141.17 $2,702 —
1760–2260 1998 6 148.00–158.00 $154.36 $3,084 +6.34

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
845–1130 971 (<2 yrs)Open 53 141.00–185.00 $163.65 $1,589
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
790–1225 998 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 29 141.00–209.00 $180.80 $1,804

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
888–1271 1025 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 21 2,575.00–2,800.00 $2,697.83
1050–1215 1136 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 40 1,375.00–2,425.00 $2,018.98
1166 1166 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 15 2,075.00 $2,075.00
1225 1225 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 1,750.00 $1,750.00
1167–1311 1235 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 75 1,860.00–2,450.00 $2,302.06
1082–1299 1240 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 78 1,975.00–2,825.00 $2,763.81
1561 1561 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 2,125.00 $2,125.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1122–1353 1269 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 7 1,625.00–1,825.00 $1,683.06
1305 1305 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,800.00 $1,800.00
1391 1391 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 1,800.00 $1,800.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1400 1400 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 5 2,800.00 $2,800.00 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1200 1200 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 2,700.00 $2,700.00 —

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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.