Kansas Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Kansas reported 118 priced lines covering 7,865 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 7,858 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 860 head. replacement cattle receipts at 1 head.

Mon Aug 15, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 7,858Last week 9,309Year ago 6,743

Slaughter CattleReceipts 860Last week 704Year ago 512

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 1,501Year ago 1,041

Compared to last week, feeder steers under 500 lbs sold 3.00 higher; 500 to 700 lbs 8.00 to 10.00 higher; over 700 lbs steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 700 lbs sold 5.00 to 9.00 higher; over 700 lbs uneven, 1.00 lower to 1.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 11.00 to 12.00 lower. Demand overall was good. Compared to last week, fed slaughter steers and heifers in the feedyards sold 2.00 higher at 142.00. Compared to the last report, the hay market has risen significantly, but it should be no surprise to anyone, that prices continue to rise for all hay and forage types due to the worsening drought and shorter yields. Prices change so fast it is hard to keep up with the changes and they are all over the map, making it difficult to zero in on the true average. With that being said, demand remains high for all types of hay, which is increasingly difficult to find.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	318	237.50–250.00	244.12
91	—	514	202.50–217.00	208.48
13	—	426	225.00	225.00
134	—	918	178.50–179.00	178.87
27	—	714	204.50	204.50
22	—	611	200.00–202.00	201.27
18	—	801	185.00	185.00
5	—	656	184.00	184.00
240	—	861	179.50–184.00	181.63
15	—	297	267.00	267.00
38	—	380	232.00–245.00	239.68
27	—	776	195.00	195.00
36	—	467	224.00–227.50	226.84
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	326	212.50–221.00	217.22
48	—	537	181.00–204.00	190.62
93	—	675	191.00–200.00	195.03
378	—	833	169.00–185.00	178.72
152	—	560	200.00–214.00	206.70
34	—	440	197.50–227.00	212.12
198	—	730	178.50–197.00	189.47
62	—	490	184.00–215.00	207.12
114	—	632	191.00–211.00	200.90
362	—	923	167.75–179.75	174.53
582	—	874	161.00–186.25	180.02
449	—	776	175.00–192.50	185.69
35	—	380	213.00–230.00	223.86
301	—	978	164.10–171.75	168.46
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
81	—	731	172.00–187.00	183.84
29	—	490	160.00–206.00	198.36
85	—	673	159.00–186.50	178.84
94	—	889	148.00–173.50	162.52
6	—	439	204.00–212.50	206.81
16	—	922	134.00–170.00	164.70
2	—	982	154.00	154.00
2	—	385	190.00–192.50	191.22
56	—	584	168.00–200.00	188.10
41	—	823	156.00–177.00	169.65
7	—	526	155.00–172.50	159.86
74	—	620	165.00–200.50	187.85
109	—	783	165.00–182.00	178.09
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	695	168.50	168.50
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
115	—	1,018	156.00–169.00	168.66
2	—	1,092	129.50	129.50
1	—	1,150	134.00	134.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	686	199.00	199.00
41	—	594	204.00	204.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	762	180.00	180.00
7	—	628	191.00	191.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	421	204.00	204.00
7	—	580	193.00–197.00	195.27
3	—	605	191.00	191.00
3	—	310	208.00	208.00
1	—	450	190.00	190.00
3	—	383	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	384	158.00	158.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	611	185.00	185.00
2	—	797	176.00	176.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	958	157.00	157.00
4	—	1,179	132.00	132.00
4	—	1,061	121.50	121.50
32	—	1,017	120.00–134.00	124.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	293	212.50	212.50
95	—	488	180.00–190.00	184.31
82	—	824	153.00–163.75	161.49
9	—	333	188.00–200.00	196.55
72	—	417	187.50–206.50	200.24
29	—	383	187.50–203.00	198.26
96	—	881	151.00–165.50	162.24
129	—	670	162.00–186.00	174.28
179	—	577	145.00–190.00	181.21
159	—	622	168.00–184.00	176.51
4	—	946	129.00	129.00
290	—	765	156.00–173.00	168.73
206	—	726	157.00–180.00	173.90
131	—	528	178.00–189.00	184.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	576	173.00–187.00	180.79
8	—	354	210.00	210.00
96	—	675	176.00–184.00	178.16
74	—	816	172.25	172.25
38	—	534	191.00–192.00	191.92
26	—	471	202.50	202.50
208	—	778	170.00–174.50	172.57
28	—	321	211.00–221.00	218.08
116	—	628	174.00–190.00	187.43
202	—	720	172.00–180.25	177.84
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	675	151.00–173.50	164.33
12	—	426	153.00–181.00	170.09
1	—	840	143.00	143.00
35	—	546	164.00–179.00	176.17
1	—	980	125.00	125.00
72	—	626	131.00–174.00	164.65
12	—	764	116.00–164.00	144.86
3	—	380	181.00	181.00
14	—	578	137.50–170.00	165.33
9	—	882	145.00–148.00	146.01
45	—	733	146.00–166.50	158.69
5	—	329	161.00–172.50	167.53
18	—	475	168.00–186.00	179.22
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	266	191.00	191.00
6	—	344	170.00	170.00
18	—	441	184.50	184.50
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	983	143.00	143.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	736	130.00–165.00	147.40
6	—	1,059	127.00–130.00	128.50
5	—	867	148.00–156.00	151.16
1	—	1,030	129.00	129.00
9	—	617	164.00–175.00	168.98
2	—	1,171	126.00	126.00
9	—	579	185.00	185.00
1	—	680	161.00	161.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
101	—	1,408	86.25–94.00	88.44
213	—	1,349	80.00–86.00	82.77
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
74	—	1,137	58.00–69.00	65.40
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
346	—	1,209	70.00–79.50	75.36
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,546	91.00–100.00	94.70
7	—	1,690	78.00–86.00	81.71
28	—	1,863	100.00–108.50	104.27

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,115	1,125.00	1,125.00

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

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