Kansas Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Kansas reported 139 priced lines covering 11,084 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 10,925 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 630 head. replacement cattle receipts at 234 head. Counted as USDA files them — 11 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Dec 12, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 10,925Last week 12,210Year ago 11,981

Slaughter CattleReceipts 630Last week 647Year ago 619

Replacement CattleReceipts 234Last week 71Year ago 195

Compared to last week, feeder steers overall sold 1.00 to 5.00 higher, with the exception of 600 to 700 lbs selling 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers overall sold 1.00 to 5.00 higher, with the exception of 500 to 600 lbs selling steady to 1.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold uneven; breakers and boners 1.00 to 4.00 lower, leans 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 6.00 to 7.00 higher. Demand was good. Compared to last week, fed slaughter steers and heifers in the feedyards sold steady at 155.00. In the hay market, demand remained strong and prices were mostly steady, with some alfalfa strengthening in the southwest and south-central regions. Producers and brokers report there is a lot of hay moving. They continue to receive lots calls from folks needing to purchase hay, however, most say that they are only moving hay to their regular customers.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	865	140.00–172.00	163.54
61	—	531	163.00–211.00	191.77
21	—	809	156.00–171.00	167.37
33	—	722	139.00–174.00	163.47
35	—	761	141.00–174.50	173.24
46	—	467	162.50–210.00	204.70
3	—	352	192.00	192.00
181	—	583	159.00–202.00	188.66
41	—	633	174.00–188.00	183.24
3	—	905	136.00	136.00
43	—	682	165.00–174.00	169.22
18	—	977	160.00–170.00	161.87
26	—	437	162.50–215.00	194.78
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	572	170.00–171.00	170.48
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	333	222.50–248.00	240.69
150	—	571	200.00–215.50	210.80
61	—	767	187.00	187.00
291	—	636	199.50–207.00	203.52
224	—	473	228.00–249.00	242.32
391	—	530	205.00–235.00	223.94
62	—	801	189.00	189.00
118	—	656	194.50–195.00	194.85
12	—	293	240.00–265.00	261.91
60	—	858	188.75	188.75
169	—	429	233.00–260.00	252.25
67	—	377	222.50–266.00	255.81
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,114	154.00	154.00
8	—	1,078	112.00–153.00	139.09
116	—	1,005	112.50–174.00	170.44
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	586	198.50	198.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	340	229.00	229.00
172	—	527	187.50–226.00	201.19
129	—	971	165.00–174.00	172.65
591	—	672	180.50–194.00	187.19
491	—	877	170.50–186.60	181.67
214	—	570	180.00–216.00	204.44
358	—	828	169.00–186.75	180.76
158	—	919	168.50–182.25	177.21
148	—	628	176.00–196.50	189.12
644	—	767	172.50–189.00	183.48
41	—	429	205.00–229.00	220.87
71	—	490	203.00–232.50	222.41
49	—	385	202.00–228.00	218.37
427	—	726	174.00–187.50	184.65
3	—	240	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	970	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	751	156.00	156.00
20	—	588	174.00–175.00	174.85
12	—	646	168.00	168.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	644	184.00–194.00	186.34
33	—	767	168.00–172.00	170.55
8	—	471	185.00–189.00	186.44
5	—	575	186.00–193.00	190.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	648	165.00	165.00
3	—	296	186.00	186.00
36	—	565	176.00	176.00
29	—	681	165.50	165.50
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,018	143.00–156.50	152.22
7	—	971	149.00	149.00
3	—	1,131	102.00–113.00	105.69
8	—	1,214	125.00	125.00
7	—	1,083	131.00	131.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	523	194.00	194.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
692	—	726	164.00–174.00	171.99
143	—	526	165.00–192.00	181.08
276	—	662	164.00–181.00	171.77
119	—	428	177.50–214.00	194.71
174	—	474	181.00–197.00	189.90
45	—	915	165.00–165.75	165.46
162	—	777	150.00–169.50	167.17
1	—	290	202.50	202.50
641	—	813	167.50–172.00	170.37
225	—	623	161.00–185.00	176.73
207	—	578	173.00–188.00	179.24
12	—	344	189.00–212.00	200.47
20	—	388	185.00–204.00	190.68
92	—	860	162.50–166.00	165.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
276	—	616	178.00–184.25	182.88
87	—	438	196.00–206.00	201.63
9	—	458	197.00–203.00	199.62
28	—	663	185.00	185.00
21	—	338	201.00–211.00	204.00
59	—	841	166.00–173.00	171.23
49	—	372	201.00–216.00	209.91
349	—	521	188.00–199.50	192.59
18	—	781	166.00–172.50	170.76
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	165.00	165.00
26	—	378	171.00–184.00	175.83
20	—	848	161.00	161.00
25	—	438	179.00–196.00	185.83
46	—	616	151.00–173.00	165.51
42	—	585	159.00–174.00	170.99
32	—	533	148.00–179.00	171.30
24	—	657	136.00–163.00	161.10
30	—	466	161.00–184.00	169.81
3	—	993	143.00	143.00
4	—	714	138.00–156.00	151.49
12	—	765	157.00–160.00	159.32
8	—	920	146.00–156.00	150.91
13	—	880	123.00–150.00	132.84
Heifers — Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,182	96.00	96.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	915	139.50	139.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	512	185.00–194.00	190.07
9	—	653	143.00–161.00	150.97
1	—	910	160.00	160.00
2	—	865	164.00	164.00
24	—	377	202.00–207.00	202.64
1	—	715	151.00	151.00
9	—	637	151.00–172.00	154.98
28	—	575	153.00–174.00	164.36
8	—	807	164.00	164.00
23	—	491	184.00–189.00	185.05
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	537	197.00	197.00
10	—	408	218.00	218.00
22	—	468	194.00	194.00
8	—	635	160.50	160.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
250	—	1,365	60.00–71.00	67.09
66	—	1,613	69.00–75.00	72.91
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,271	40.00–55.00	51.59
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
182	—	1,216	51.00–66.00	61.02
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,936	90.00–100.00	94.30
15	—	1,749	80.00–89.50	86.87
7	—	1,579	71.00–78.00	74.07

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	1,165	1,475.00	1,475.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,244	935.00–1,325.00	1,152.67
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,282	1,125.00–1,150.00	1,141.66
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,290	1,325.00	1,325.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,402	975.00–1,050.00	1,035.18
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	59	—	1,306	825.00–1,485.00	1,339.32
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	33	—	1,375	1,050.00–1,475.00	1,413.73
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,159	1,025.00–1,225.00	1,140.82
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,370	975.00	975.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	19	—	915	950.00–1,600.00	1,460.68
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,156	1,125.00–1,425.00	1,342.26
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	63	—	1,003	70.00–111.00	85.64
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	1,175.00	1,175.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,150	1,500.00	1,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,200	1,400.00	1,400.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,200	1,500.00	1,500.00

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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