Kansas Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Kansas reported 109 priced lines covering 9,516 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 8,772 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 643 head. replacement cattle receipts at 2,192 head. Counted as USDA files them — 561 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon May 4, 2020

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Manhattan, KS (LS-DC)

Feeder CattleReceipts 8,772Last week 11,217Year ago 5,201

Slaughter CattleReceipts 643Last week 505Year ago 330

Replacement CattleReceipts 2,192Last week 237Year ago 2,809

Compared to last week: Feeder steers uneven, bulk of the trade 1.00 to 7.00 higher, except 700-1000 lbs 8.00 to 14.00 higher. Feeder heifers, bulk of the trade 4.00 to 12.00 higher, few 550-800 lbs 13.00 to 15.00 higher. Steer and heifer calves not enough comparable weights for an adequate market trend, stronger undertone noted.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
232	—	728	126.25–149.50	136.56
312	—	771	117.50–140.00	135.41
697	—	883	113.00–129.00	118.27
749	—	834	114.00–131.75	126.46
957	—	926	107.00–120.00	114.15
281	—	1,014	104.25–114.50	110.62
107	—	573	158.00–167.50	163.96
182	—	630	125.50–159.50	145.94
74	—	524	143.50–172.00	162.09
34	—	459	146.00–185.50	174.80
15	—	415	184.00–185.00	184.35
86	—	1,076	102.85–104.35	103.59
60	—	669	130.00–155.00	146.56
445	—	978	104.00–116.60	112.97
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	387	145.00–178.00	165.89
27	—	584	134.00–156.00	144.52
27	—	634	125.50–145.00	136.02
42	—	480	144.50–173.00	161.09
83	—	784	115.50–125.00	121.52
16	—	989	108.00	108.00
6	—	678	130.00–139.00	134.62
8	—	541	154.00–161.00	157.46
10	—	446	135.00	135.00
34	—	722	125.50–129.50	128.35
245	—	888	112.60–119.25	117.07
70	—	827	94.50–114.00	112.33
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	705	149.10	149.10
44	—	769	142.75	142.75
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	746	116.00	116.00
10	—	421	162.00–165.00	163.24
5	—	692	109.00	109.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	654	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	648	114.00	114.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	573	138.00–139.50	139.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	552	675.00	675.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
113	—	882	825.00–1,075.00	1,040.64
50	—	773	835.00–1,075.00	999.39
41	—	924	1,075.00	1,075.00
8	—	839	985.00	985.00
29	—	880	135.25	135.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	517	121.00–142.00	135.29
23	—	569	115.50–131.00	126.15
148	—	788	113.25–115.00	113.64
26	—	676	118.00–124.50	119.95
9	—	631	126.00–127.00	126.33
9	—	331	154.00–157.00	155.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
104	—	568	123.00–147.00	137.97
35	—	981	93.50–106.50	100.47
101	—	724	114.00–126.00	121.75
117	—	621	116.50–137.50	128.65
152	—	925	105.00–108.00	107.17
172	—	678	113.00–134.00	125.71
251	—	871	99.75–115.25	111.01
492	—	772	106.50–125.00	118.74
546	—	818	103.00–120.50	115.08
42	—	425	139.00–153.00	147.66
68	—	482	132.00–152.00	142.80
76	—	514	122.00–149.00	137.41
7	—	314	159.00–163.00	160.68
20	—	377	150.00–154.00	151.41

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	1,074	1,035.00–1,400.00	1,177.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	26	—	1,165	1,100.00–1,275.00	1,230.77
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	14	—	1,171	975.00–1,035.00	1,026.43
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	982	985.00–1,025.00	997.86
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	103	—	1,163	800.00–1,260.00	1,103.01
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	81	—	1,125	835.00–1,300.00	980.43
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	32	—	1,133	1,650.00–2,010.00	1,910.16
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	23	—	1,075	1,550.00–1,975.00	1,767.39
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	16	—	1,118	1,775.00–2,100.00	1,981.25
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	13	—	1,093	1,575.00–1,625.00	1,605.77
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,130	1,800.00	1,800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	19	—	1,348	1,200.00–1,235.00	1,212.89
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	14	—	1,321	1,010.00–1,060.00	1,049.29
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	13	—	1,488	2,025.00–2,150.00	2,082.69
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,301	2,000.00	2,000.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,120	835.00	835.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	—	1,430	925.00–1,135.00	1,046.74
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,034	1,025.00	1,025.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	45	—	1,133	850.00–1,085.00	945.82
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,214	825.00	825.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	69	—	1,196	635.00–810.00	769.78
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	366	—	1,140	1,110.00–1,500.00	1,243.27
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	40	—	1,189	1,225.00–1,300.00	1,287.53
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	17	—	1,061	1,100.00–1,110.00	1,104.81
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	59	—	1,143	1,125.00–1,235.00	1,203.60
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	1,186	1,150.00	1,150.00
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,353	950.00	950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	1,420	910.00–975.00	941.30
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,399	700.00	700.00
Bred Cows — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	24	—	1,376	1,300.00–1,460.00	1,432.46
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,365	1,375.00–1,385.00	1,377.97
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,058	1,925.00	1,925.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	75	—	1,046	1,900.00–2,150.00	2,041.67
(<2 yrs)	Open	32	—	997	1,900.00–2,500.00	2,105.47
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	55	—	925	1,650.00–1,875.00	1,767.73
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	6	—	902	625.00–1,200.00	970.12
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	9	—	1,025	1,300.00–1,950.00	1,623.58
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	6	—	1,054	2,100.00–2,600.00	2,321.42
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	10	—	1,602	2,100.00–3,100.00	2,454.34
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	892	1,075.00	1,075.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	49	—	978	1,525.00–1,635.00	1,593.36

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,349	65.50–74.50	70.99
10	—	1,959	90.50–100.50	94.51
12	—	1,749	74.00–88.00	81.87
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
237	—	1,241	60.00–71.00	65.77
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	1,488	63.00–72.00	67.07
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	976	29.00–35.00	33.70
28	—	1,057	38.00–50.00	47.75
196	—	1,058	50.00–64.00	57.14

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

Source: USDA AMS, as filed — nothing recomputed and nothing rounded. This summary aggregates the same sales the Kansas barn reports cover, so it must never be added to a state total built from those barns.

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