Kansas Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Kansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 12, 2025

8,352 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $285.95/cwt -2.24 vs last sale · ≈ $2,639/hd at 923 lb · 1,702 head

heavy 9-weight M&L 1 steers $265.35/cwt -6.07 vs last sale · ≈ $2,595/hd at 978 lb · 967 head

light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $276.49/cwt +5.08 vs last sale · ≈ $2,275/hd at 823 lb · 547 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	8,352	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–335	324	8	445.00–475.00	$461.72	$1,496	-6.91
353 thin fleshed	353	4	505.00	$505.00	$1,783	—
378–385	380	23	475.00–495.00	$489.74	$1,861	+7.94
400 unweaned	400	6	490.00	$490.00	$1,960	+30.00
407–448	437	46	400.00–475.00	$450.96	$1,971	-2.96
480–499	490	46	445.00–457.00	$451.46	$2,212	+35.72
498 unweaned	498	5	440.00	$440.00	$2,191	-15.00
500–547	529	71	397.50–430.00	$412.04	$2,180	-15.23
556–588	574	88	342.50–405.00	$381.00	$2,187	-9.58
569–586 fancy	582	33	367.50–405.00	$382.76	$2,228	-19.42
595 unweaned	595	4	355.00	$355.00	$2,112	—
595 thin fleshed	595	6	377.50	$377.50	$2,246	-37.50
605–610 fancy	606	69	372.50–396.00	$392.91	$2,381	—
620 unweaned	620	6	355.00	$355.00	$2,201	-10.00
625–647	640	101	331.00–373.00	$361.84	$2,316	+0.78
654–662 fancy	660	86	368.50–377.50	$369.62	$2,439	—
667–697 thin fleshed	673	26	322.50–369.50	$350.99	$2,362	—
685–696	690	37	290.00–341.00	$334.00	$2,305	-25.18
709–742	732	141	295.00–330.00	$308.16	$2,256	-12.99
771 thin fleshed	771	14	304.00	$304.00	$2,344	—
755–795	776	164	287.00–314.00	$300.54	$2,332	-5.02
800–847	833	261	274.00–305.00	$295.78	$2,464	-2.10
800–848 fancy	840	144	291.00–323.50	$320.46	$2,692	+7.64
853–867 fancy	855	92	291.00–320.10	$315.74	$2,700	—
851–895	870	309	269.00–289.50	$280.93	$2,444	-5.73
900–945	923	679	262.00–283.75	$274.57	$2,534	-1.76
904–944 fancy	923	1,023	287.50–298.75	$293.51	$2,709	-6.59
952–968 fancy	959	174	275.25–284.00	$279.74	$2,683	-5.01
952–998	982	793	255.00–271.00	$262.19	$2,575	-0.31

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1013 fancy	1013	34	269.00	$269.00	$2,725	-2.00
1000–1047	1015	181	232.00–256.00	$249.94	$2,537	-6.09
1050–1096	1063	179	233.00–249.00	$242.98	$2,583	-9.55
1071 fancy	1071	17	251.00	$251.00	$2,688	—
1117–1143	1136	29	218.00–238.00	$235.16	$2,671	-7.04
1150–1155	1150	15	235.00–236.50	$236.40	$2,719	+9.40

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
409 unweaned	409	7	395.00	$395.00	$1,616	—
460 unweaned	460	7	375.00	$375.00	$1,725	—
466–498	484	7	400.00–422.00	$412.93	$1,999	+31.79
509–541	518	22	310.00–390.00	$367.47	$1,903	-18.77
546 unweaned	546	8	395.00	$395.00	$2,157	—
570–585	579	40	330.00–368.00	$355.96	$2,061	-2.74
613–637	622	44	340.00–347.50	$343.91	$2,139	+2.85
653–691	679	68	319.00–333.00	$328.23	$2,229	+0.71
710–717	715	3	251.00–267.00	$256.30	$1,833	-45.86
750–799	785	43	250.00–295.00	$272.15	$2,136	-0.20
807–845	815	29	241.00–285.00	$265.21	$2,161	-10.74
860–885	869	13	249.00–262.00	$258.68	$2,248	-3.32
923–945	935	35	240.00–265.00	$254.43	$2,379	—
968–990	979	12	230.00–241.00	$237.58	$2,326	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435	435	4	410.00	$410.00	$1,784	—
548	548	13	345.00	$345.00	$1,891	—
552	552	4	365.00	$365.00	$2,015	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350 thin fleshed	350	6	470.00	$470.00	$1,645	+47.50
353 fancy	353	4	397.50	$397.50	$1,403	-3.76
352–389	374	25	295.00–440.00	$395.48	$1,479	-34.45
405–446	418	17	352.50–425.00	$392.11	$1,639	-5.74
468 unweaned	468	4	390.00	$390.00	$1,825	—
455–497	472	113	325.00–400.00	$376.20	$1,776	-10.42
470–498 fancy	493	15	355.00–365.00	$357.66	$1,763	—
500 thin fleshed	500	23	372.50	$372.50	$1,862	+28.50
503–540	529	74	320.00–382.00	$362.46	$1,917	+8.58
550 thin fleshed	550	4	302.50	$302.50	$1,664	-37.09
561–571 unweaned	567	10	352.50–357.00	$354.28	$2,009	—
572–591 fancy	583	5	311.00–360.00	$340.78	$1,987	+35.78
550–597	586	78	282.50–339.00	$330.53	$1,937	-6.30
605–646	622	68	290.00–333.00	$323.53	$2,012	+0.06
650 thin fleshed	650	17	310.00	$310.00	$2,015	—
655–695	676	152	291.00–315.00	$304.05	$2,055	-10.94
723 fancy	723	26	294.00	$294.00	$2,126	-7.00
725 thin fleshed	725	24	306.00	$306.00	$2,218	—
703–749	737	96	262.50–296.00	$277.38	$2,044	-16.83
759–793	778	350	268.00–288.00	$278.75	$2,169	-2.42
803–825 fancy	811	192	280.00–286.00	$281.62	$2,284	—
802–845	829	355	255.00–279.25	$273.71	$2,269	+2.30
858 fancy	858	15	286.00	$286.00	$2,454	—
850–896	878	234	254.00–267.00	$260.28	$2,285	-0.34
908–947	919	113	250.00–264.25	$261.29	$2,401	+9.10
971–990	983	41	219.00–235.00	$223.48	$2,197	-28.35
996 fancy	996	3	236.00	$236.00	$2,351	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
436	436	21	348.00	$348.00	$1,517	-22.00
491	491	4	332.50	$332.50	$1,633	-14.45
529	529	27	335.00–345.00	$337.22	$1,784	-9.78
575–580	579	4	270.00–271.00	$270.25	$1,565	-59.44
616–649	639	23	251.00–299.00	$269.52	$1,722	-26.24
650–694	670	24	239.00–295.00	$269.53	$1,806	-10.53
725	725	2	230.00	$230.00	$1,668	-55.00
760–797	775	30	200.00–256.00	$240.06	$1,860	-29.94
800–842	824	50	237.00–262.00	$250.62	$2,065	—
912–946	936	24	223.00–247.00	$238.45	$2,232	+34.45

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
992	992	21	216.00	$216.00	$2,143	-8.00
1000–1045	1031	28	217.00–236.00	$231.39	$2,386	+10.31
1051–1068	1061	15	205.00–233.50	$222.21	$2,358	+2.98

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
496	496	3	310.00	$310.00	$1,538	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
373–376	375	7	450.00–500.00	$478.67	$1,795	+46.17
447	447	4	380.00	$380.00	$1,699	—
476–492	482	5	327.50–410.00	$376.34	$1,814	-27.28
503–545	524	6	342.00–360.00	$351.36	$1,841	—
552–565	555	17	350.00–362.50	$355.31	$1,972	-9.69
618–640	624	17	315.00–352.50	$347.97	$2,171	—
645 unweaned	645	3	285.00	$285.00	$1,838	—
684	684	5	292.00	$292.00	$1,997	-33.30
707–738	727	31	241.00–301.00	$289.10	$2,102	—
783–794	791	16	248.00–267.00	$262.30	$2,075	—
903	903	4	230.00	$230.00	$2,077	—
982	982	2	211.00	$211.00	$2,072	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1030–1915	1264	75-80%	269	150.00–159.50	$154.25	$1,950	—
1200–1565	1309	75-80%	12	160.00–167.00	$162.96	$2,133	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
950–1805	1228	80-85%	101	139.00–160.00	$149.47	$1,835	+18.21
1265–1365	1315	80-85%	2	163.00–165.00	$163.96	$2,156	—
950–1575	1322	80-85%	5	138.00–142.00	$139.52	$1,844	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1005–1352	1121	85-90%	12	128.00–136.00	$132.67	$1,487	—
1182	1182	85-90%	4	115.00	$115.00	$1,359	—
1255	1255	85-90%	4	85.00	$85.00	$1,067	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1202–2235	1651	31	162.00–179.00	$171.86	$2,837	—
1175–2505	1778	27	177.00–194.00	$183.98	$3,271	—
1710–2125	1879	7	196.00–208.00	$202.38	$3,803	+28.65

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
890–1267	1037	(<2 yrs)	Open	35	151.00–214.00	$184.58	$1,914

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1090–1155	1130	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	205.00–217.50	$207.92	$2,349
1015–1360	1234	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	170.00–192.50	$184.80	$2,280

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
912–1205	984	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	187.50–240.00	$221.34	$2,178

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1145–1220	1201	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	2,000.00–2,050.00	$2,011.91
1105–1380	1223	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	1,900.00–3,600.00	$2,547.04
1250	1250	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	1,850.00	$1,850.00
1290	1290	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,050.00	$2,050.00
1167–1353	1302	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	12	2,200.00–2,650.00	$2,519.87
1193–1481	1321	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	2,250.00–3,000.00	$2,941.58
1380	1380	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,550.00	$2,550.00
1541	1541	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	2,700.00	$2,700.00

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1055–1470	1263	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	2,600.00–2,850.00	$2,745.54
1155–1435	1296	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	2,850.00–3,225.00	$2,969.12

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
815–1070	952	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,700.00–2,450.00	$2,167.95

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
955–1025	990	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	170.00	$170.00	$1,683

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
675–990	833	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,825.00–2,275.00	$2,092.57
945–975	957	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	2,700.00–2,850.00	$2,783.89

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1000–1100	1089	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	3,250.00–4,200.00	$4,094.44	—
1100	1100	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	3,335.00	$3,335.00	—
1100–1300	1200	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	3,025.00–3,425.00	$3,112.50	-358.33

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1000	1000	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	2,500.00–3,000.00	$2,916.67	—
1100	1100	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	2,500.00	$2,500.00	-400.00
1200	1200	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	3,600.00	$3,600.00	+800.00

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
900	900	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	3,300.00–3,700.00	$3,366.67	—

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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.