Kansas Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Kansas reported 139 priced lines covering 8,204 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 8,782 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 600 head. replacement cattle receipts at 113 head. Counted as USDA files them — 31 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Apr 3, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 8,782Last week 10,541Year ago 10,817

Slaughter CattleReceipts 600Last week 654Year ago 478

Replacement CattleReceipts 113Last week 176Year ago 95

Compared to last week, feeder steers overall sold 9.00 to 11.00 higher. Feeder heifers overall sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 4.00 to 5.00 higher. Demand was reported as good throughout the state. Compared to last week, fed slaughter steers and heifers in the feed yards sold 3.00 higher at 170.00. In the hay market, demand remains good, prices remained steady, trade activity remains slow. Drought continues to be the main topic on everyone's mind these days, especially for those in central and southwest Kansas. Winter wheat did not come up across much of that area and significant precipitation is needed over the next few weeks.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	587	187.00–225.00	217.93
32	—	730	166.00–193.00	186.70
16	—	378	232.50–245.00	238.95
57	—	530	178.00–239.00	233.38
53	—	442	220.00–240.00	229.55
38	—	627	181.00–211.00	201.46
1	—	870	159.00	159.00
4	—	346	252.00	252.00
7	—	484	224.00–229.00	227.53
28	—	686	188.00–211.00	198.11
34	—	762	177.00–193.00	180.91
12	—	834	190.25	190.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
89	—	421	247.50–267.50	258.51
243	—	722	186.00–223.50	213.31
160	—	576	215.00–255.00	235.18
125	—	979	164.00–185.10	179.07
205	—	781	189.00–210.00	198.54
232	—	479	225.00–272.50	250.55
280	—	920	176.50–194.00	183.71
478	—	822	180.00–210.00	199.11
91	—	372	240.00–277.50	266.34
252	—	886	176.00–196.50	183.53
210	—	667	207.00–236.00	224.76
205	—	634	186.00–246.00	234.21
159	—	530	202.50–267.50	248.93
33	—	320	265.00–270.00	268.34
11	—	228	266.00–290.00	278.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
115	—	762	210.75–219.25	216.29
33	—	720	205.50–206.50	205.97
7	—	456	285.00	285.00
8	—	632	217.00–226.00	223.82
18	—	895	188.25	188.25
14	—	417	262.50	262.50
2	—	520	217.00	217.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,010	157.50–167.00	160.73
26	—	468	253.00–280.00	269.28
18	—	524	246.00–249.00	247.20
4	—	730	196.00	196.00
21	—	578	246.00	246.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	1,029	184.00	184.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	375	257.50–271.00	260.62
2	—	327	240.00	240.00
50	—	513	230.00–280.00	258.53
82	—	779	208.00–217.00	209.75
47	—	857	194.00	194.00
15	—	477	246.50–273.00	265.66
86	—	575	233.00–253.75	247.33
41	—	713	211.50–223.50	219.63
212	—	810	190.00–212.00	194.70
162	—	659	219.50–238.00	230.92
64	—	426	248.00–285.00	262.62
12	—	612	244.00	244.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	312	247.00	247.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	594	220.00	220.00
35	—	732	193.00–199.00	194.91
145	—	673	195.00–203.00	199.49
24	—	763	184.75–185.25	184.85
8	—	363	226.00	226.00
44	—	533	206.00–227.00	213.98
22	—	435	221.00–245.00	229.00
13	—	610	194.00–212.50	202.42
24	—	467	210.00–272.00	233.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	305	222.00	222.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	511	224.00	224.00
13	—	1,043	146.00–169.50	157.41
4	—	1,065	127.00–147.00	140.86
10	—	488	228.00	228.00
10	—	1,103	131.00	131.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
452	—	783	168.00–190.00	180.11
71	—	376	212.50–256.00	239.98
94	—	514	192.00–256.00	236.04
13	—	231	232.00–235.00	233.63
169	—	467	191.00–253.00	234.33
60	—	685	186.00–196.50	191.59
139	—	961	164.50–170.50	169.37
312	—	725	175.50–200.00	191.11
228	—	871	170.00–178.75	175.10
164	—	623	185.00–219.00	213.24
147	—	566	189.00–230.00	212.35
109	—	916	164.00–188.00	173.39
1	—	270	227.00	227.00
63	—	425	206.00–255.00	239.73
96	—	828	165.50–179.75	174.76
40	—	319	208.00–255.00	240.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
80	—	585	206.00–216.00	215.00
4	—	863	186.50	186.50
1	—	275	245.00	245.00
166	—	777	181.50–192.50	184.67
15	—	697	195.00	195.00
22	—	464	207.00–220.00	217.70
50	—	544	215.75	215.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	718	148.00–186.00	180.13
37	—	926	157.00–175.00	162.01
33	—	688	170.00–197.00	180.54
42	—	519	171.00–218.00	206.89
78	—	580	170.00–212.00	201.65
13	—	385	223.00–225.00	224.21
14	—	779	164.00–179.00	175.68
37	—	425	219.00–227.00	223.14
22	—	471	171.00–222.00	213.81
11	—	337	225.00–236.00	230.53
25	—	629	174.00–190.00	184.39
2	—	887	156.00	156.00
2	—	810	155.00	155.00
18	—	963	147.00–166.00	163.67
Heifers — Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,087	133.00	133.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	548	194.00	194.00
17	—	579	200.00–215.00	210.68
14	—	430	240.00–244.00	241.71
10	—	375	237.50–245.00	240.49
6	—	746	180.00	180.00
3	—	601	193.00	193.00
2	—	872	174.00	174.00
4	—	1,056	140.00	140.00
1	—	995	147.00	147.00
1	—	795	156.00	156.00
1	—	810	163.00	163.00
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,066	140.00–151.00	146.58
2	—	1,005	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	151.00	151.00
2	—	752	145.00	145.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	1,401	100.00–104.00	102.51
286	—	1,300	90.00–99.50	95.73
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
107	—	1,176	81.00–89.50	86.19
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	927	69.00–78.00	71.64
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	997	81.00–86.00	82.08
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,113	67.00–79.00	73.65
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	2,256	119.50–125.50	122.81
32	—	1,945	107.00–119.00	113.88
18	—	1,658	91.00–109.00	100.83

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,153	1,225.00–1,375.00	1,306.34
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	19	—	1,271	1,200.00–1,450.00	1,298.53
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,320	925.00–1,400.00	1,271.65
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	18	—	1,212	1,150.00–1,500.00	1,199.95
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	25	—	1,000	2,400.00	2,400.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,300	1,410.00	1,410.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	1,300.00	1,300.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	28	—	1,181	106.00–132.00	114.39
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,096	1,130.00	1,130.00

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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