Kansas Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Kansas reported 118 priced lines covering 15,043 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 15,906 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 728 head. replacement cattle receipts at 207 head. Counted as USDA files them — 7 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Jan 10, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 15,906Last week 17,213Year ago 12,634

Slaughter CattleReceipts 728Last week 218Year ago 582

Replacement CattleReceipts 207Last week 309Year ago 124

Compared to last week, feeder steers weighing less than 700 lbs sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower, while those over 700 lb sold 6.00 to 7.00 lower. Feeder heifers overall sold 1.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 4.00 to 5.00 higher. Demand was moderate to good. Compared to last week, Fed Slaughter Steers and Heifers in the feedyards sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower from 135.00 to 136.00. Hay market prices remained steady for alfalfa and grass hay; movement remains slow.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
773	—	769	142.00–152.75	147.33
219	—	533	155.00–166.00	160.03
31	—	919	124.00–141.00	136.95
518	—	625	144.00–157.00	151.85
586	—	671	141.50–156.00	150.56
47	—	415	161.00–188.00	175.75
43	—	377	164.00–189.00	172.45
227	—	865	142.00–148.25	147.19
8	—	963	123.00–125.00	124.50
5	—	339	184.00–188.00	187.21
5	—	292	192.00	192.00
466	—	574	147.00–161.50	156.47
419	—	817	143.00–152.00	147.88
211	—	482	157.00–175.00	168.69
672	—	724	143.00–153.50	148.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
61	—	427	146.00–180.00	166.20
34	—	669	139.00–145.00	143.63
75	—	533	136.00–153.50	150.32
109	—	575	135.00–146.50	142.38
25	—	776	130.00–140.00	136.35
115	—	635	135.00–144.50	142.15
31	—	837	130.00–140.00	135.58
74	—	483	145.00–166.00	153.92
45	—	713	136.25–138.50	137.04
16	—	387	173.00–179.00	177.17
15	—	868	136.00–137.50	136.65
21	—	936	97.00–129.00	115.08
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	976	122.00–127.00	124.65
7	—	1,129	93.00–106.00	96.77
4	—	1,171	106.00–112.00	107.49
1	—	1,000	133.00	133.00
17	—	1,074	115.00–116.50	116.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
76	—	622	157.00–161.50	159.75
39	—	370	176.00–213.50	181.97
15	—	599	163.50	163.50
33	—	883	143.60	143.60
122	—	657	153.50–158.60	157.59
42	—	474	174.50–184.00	178.83
157	—	517	162.00–179.00	171.21
92	—	719	152.50–153.85	153.42
72	—	914	144.00–144.25	144.05
60	—	751	152.00	152.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	600	142.00	142.00
2	—	452	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	750	140.00	140.00
2	—	940	128.00	128.00
26	—	564	153.00–164.50	160.74
42	—	634	155.00–157.00	155.85
30	—	655	147.00–150.00	147.81
22	—	526	163.00–170.00	165.60
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	578	172.50	172.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
490	—	621	161.00–184.50	174.81
20	—	386	191.00–219.00	207.75
37	—	426	196.50–218.00	201.18
11	—	283	191.00–252.00	230.94
75	—	478	190.00–214.00	198.40
174	—	964	144.50–150.75	147.55
771	—	774	151.00–163.75	156.57
9	—	338	197.00–230.00	209.82
1,265	—	827	148.00–162.00	154.89
416	—	922	143.00–152.00	149.79
191	—	529	180.00–207.00	195.20
201	—	572	174.50–202.00	183.67
508	—	669	159.00–176.25	168.03
1,078	—	875	145.00–157.00	151.60
801	—	727	158.00–168.50	162.89
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
122	—	727	147.00–157.00	153.54
12	—	814	147.00–150.00	148.75
231	—	683	146.00–164.50	156.57
151	—	625	151.00–171.00	161.58
25	—	431	166.00–205.00	189.80
172	—	577	169.50–191.50	181.76
35	—	775	149.00–150.00	149.74
6	—	936	139.00–145.00	140.97
5	—	387	207.50	207.50
88	—	529	157.00–199.00	185.38
50	—	476	159.00–200.00	181.32
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	579	180.00–187.50	184.43
7	—	544	196.00	196.00
11	—	716	152.00–154.00	152.75
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
87	—	1,011	135.00–149.85	143.98
1	—	1,225	114.00	114.00
1	—	1,160	125.00	125.00
13	—	1,128	124.00–134.00	127.35
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
135	—	764	166.50–168.75	167.95
21	—	411	211.00–216.00	212.93
14	—	328	231.00	231.00
56	—	803	164.10	164.10
105	—	525	199.50–214.00	202.33
324	—	675	170.00–179.00	173.66
104	—	619	180.25–190.00	181.72
11	—	361	211.00–226.00	220.94
191	—	717	168.00–173.50	169.08
238	—	566	190.00–200.75	196.86
149	—	475	204.00–215.50	212.24

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	1,175.00	1,175.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,400	1,125.00	1,125.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	1,125.00	1,125.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,300	1,050.00	1,050.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	1,375.00	1,375.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	72	—	1,320	675.00–1,350.00	930.59
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	46	—	1,302	725.00–975.00	814.77
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	1,222	785.00–1,150.00	966.93
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,365	900.00–1,075.00	988.14
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,440	875.00	875.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,187	850.00	850.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	23	—	1,360	950.00–1,200.00	1,037.71
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	35	—	1,315	660.00–935.00	781.62
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,275	610.00	610.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,114	810.00–1,225.00	1,168.51
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	900	925.00	925.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	2,077	91.00–98.50	95.42
9	—	1,792	75.00–89.00	84.96
15	—	1,919	80.00–95.00	90.82
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
76	—	1,196	40.00–57.00	46.23
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
229	—	1,231	51.00–64.50	59.72
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
267	—	1,404	63.00–70.50	66.81
55	—	1,548	69.00–74.50	71.65

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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