Kansas Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Kansas reported 116 priced lines covering 16,189 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 17,213 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 218 head. replacement cattle receipts at 309 head. Counted as USDA files them — 8 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Jan 3, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 17,213Last week 698Year ago 19,899

Slaughter CattleReceipts 218Last week 241Year ago 1,075

Replacement CattleReceipts 309Last week 2,363Year ago 65

No comparison was available for auction feeder cattle or slaughter cattle, however a higher undertone was noted. Demand was moderate. Compared to last week, Fed Slaughter Steers and Heifers in the feedyards sold limited on light demand at 138.00. Hay market prices remained steady for alfalfa and grass hay, movement is still slow with a little more interest and an increase in the number of trades reported.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
216	—	873	145.00–154.50	151.37
23	—	421	175.00–209.00	196.02
8	—	395	165.00–208.00	191.27
261	—	673	152.50–174.00	163.67
102	—	526	170.00–201.00	190.77
213	—	584	157.00–188.00	175.96
117	—	817	142.25–156.50	151.37
206	—	720	140.00–164.00	156.46
69	—	904	145.00–157.00	156.29
57	—	476	165.00–204.00	187.94
87	—	640	146.00–176.00	163.17
69	—	962	146.00–150.50	149.96
221	—	774	143.00–160.75	157.11
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
854	—	880	150.00–165.10	158.14
1,005	—	723	159.00–174.25	166.51
1,159	—	825	157.00–168.50	161.98
653	—	776	155.00–173.50	164.45
103	—	476	188.00–212.00	198.61
240	—	523	173.00–214.00	200.07
605	—	672	163.00–179.00	168.86
62	—	428	176.00–228.00	215.61
32	—	368	185.00–228.00	216.26
627	—	623	167.75–186.00	177.21
452	—	574	169.00–199.00	187.99
202	—	918	145.75–158.00	154.24
26	—	996	138.50–144.00	141.29
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
99	—	1,027	149.00–150.25	149.64
17	—	987	146.00–148.00	146.47
82	—	1,062	146.00–150.35	149.07
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
74	—	430	199.00–212.00	203.49
160	—	767	169.50–174.75	172.28
100	—	611	185.50–189.00	186.78
59	—	813	165.50	165.50
86	—	456	203.50–218.00	204.17
190	—	536	190.00–216.00	198.47
39	—	555	183.00–205.00	199.71
185	—	679	176.00–179.25	178.15
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,088	145.75	145.75
2	—	1,027	148.00	148.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	646	141.00–147.00	144.76
5	—	661	143.00	143.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	421	222.00	222.00
10	—	558	200.50–201.00	200.70
30	—	692	176.75	176.75
19	—	511	216.00	216.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	763	156.50	156.50
14	—	428	184.00	184.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	336	174.00	174.00
271	—	525	160.00–187.00	173.60
622	—	776	142.00–154.75	151.16
436	—	822	141.50–151.75	148.92
547	—	669	146.00–158.50	154.42
1,056	—	722	146.00–156.00	152.22
22	—	379	169.00–180.00	177.02
269	—	467	157.00–187.00	167.45
633	—	572	152.50–166.50	159.49
544	—	627	147.00–160.50	155.16
30	—	963	133.50–143.50	140.10
93	—	869	145.00–148.50	146.43
217	—	437	163.00–182.00	171.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
89	—	713	158.00	158.00
67	—	614	168.00	168.00
210	—	676	158.50–162.50	160.05
61	—	765	155.25	155.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
87	—	518	177.00–194.00	181.89
14	—	358	183.00	183.00
70	—	660	157.50–160.25	159.50
169	—	570	165.00–175.00	172.19
113	—	455	176.00	176.00
92	—	630	159.35–161.00	159.52
64	—	817	154.00	154.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	975	133.60	133.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
142	—	817	137.00–148.75	147.15
7	—	373	165.50–167.00	166.15
9	—	434	158.50–166.00	162.96
134	—	520	148.50–172.00	160.29
95	—	582	137.00–161.00	148.39
123	—	487	130.00–174.00	163.89
128	—	725	134.00–145.00	140.42
65	—	620	138.00–155.00	148.92
57	—	771	129.50–145.00	137.67
147	—	676	132.00–154.00	143.37
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,061	108.00	108.00
4	—	923	128.00	128.00
10	—	1,023	131.00	131.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
61	—	930	146.25	146.25
1	—	1,065	105.00	105.00
3	—	1,001	117.00	117.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	820	118.00	118.00
3	—	650	125.00	125.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	1,217	48.00–59.00	55.48
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,336	69.00–71.00	69.77
12	—	1,553	72.00–75.00	73.65
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	1,277	60.00–68.00	63.82
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,814	81.00–88.00	86.14
2	—	2,113	94.00–95.00	94.51
1	—	1,450	79.00	79.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	97	—	1,372	1,200.00–1,510.00	1,359.69
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,173	1,075.00	1,075.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,437	700.00–935.00	750.49
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	44	—	1,271	770.00–1,050.00	930.82
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,267	750.00	750.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	26	—	1,464	1,025.00	1,025.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,016	750.00	750.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	24	—	1,361	875.00	875.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	18	—	1,167	925.00–1,025.00	966.05
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,431	1,050.00–1,075.00	1,069.18
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	21	—	1,244	775.00–780.00	777.73
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,520	850.00	850.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,130	1,125.00	1,125.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,065	1,275.00	1,275.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	845	800.00	800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,120	1,025.00	1,025.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,006	950.00–1,000.00	965.98
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	1,083	700.00	700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,050	1,060.00–1,160.00	1,110.00

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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