Kansas Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Kansas reported 125 priced lines covering 5,602 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 5,337 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 870 head. replacement cattle receipts at 134 head. Counted as USDA files them — 54 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon May 8, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 5,337Last week 7,455Year ago 8,550

Slaughter CattleReceipts 870Last week 876Year ago 875

Replacement CattleReceipts 134Last week 3,085Year ago 53

Compared to last week, steers sold steady to 5.00 lower. Heifers 500 to 800 lbs steady to 5.00 higher, other weights tested sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher. Demand was reported as moderate to good. Compared to last week, fed slaughter steers and heifers in the feed yards sold 2.00 lower at 170.00. In the hay market: Compared to the last report demand remains good, prices remained steady, trade activity remains slow. The current outlook of the 2023 hay crop remains bleak. Although some areas have received rain which helped green things up, most places report little precipitation, and all crops are going backward. Even the irrigated alfalfa is short due to cool weather and dry conditions. New crop pricing is very slow to come in and have been hear-say versus actual contracted trades.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
307	—	821	183.00–205.75	198.38
7	—	961	172.50–176.00	173.52
223	—	923	179.50–187.50	185.92
108	—	678	202.00–219.00	213.96
42	—	786	194.00–209.00	197.29
18	—	335	275.00–287.50	283.16
86	—	535	220.00–275.00	262.02
43	—	371	270.00–295.00	287.83
361	—	880	175.00–198.50	192.13
26	—	413	242.50–275.00	268.59
49	—	723	191.00–213.00	209.09
94	—	582	227.00–245.00	235.27
31	—	605	219.00–243.00	238.69
102	—	462	230.00–275.00	263.79
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	535	194.00–236.00	229.35
23	—	719	179.00–198.00	187.72
10	—	622	175.00–234.00	210.09
9	—	412	190.00–261.00	227.44
48	—	481	206.00–250.00	243.63
63	—	789	175.00–191.00	184.04
14	—	808	189.00–191.00	190.57
11	—	568	161.00–235.00	196.95
15	—	882	166.00–180.00	170.96
6	—	929	180.00	180.00
25	—	379	195.00–277.50	270.98
2	—	665	175.00–199.00	186.73
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,053	160.00–165.50	165.04
15	—	1,034	177.00	177.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	822	210.50	210.50
13	—	460	262.50–270.00	269.12
79	—	967	190.00	190.00
46	—	728	221.00	221.00
49	—	792	220.25	220.25
266	—	869	199.00–200.00	199.59
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	672	226.00	226.00
127	—	877	189.50–193.00	191.26
26	—	579	230.00–247.00	241.36
21	—	626	232.00–235.00	233.39
4	—	360	312.50	312.50
14	—	735	207.00	207.00
4	—	523	243.00	243.00
9	—	429	233.00–275.00	251.63
39	—	482	245.00–292.50	265.72
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	482	243.00	243.00
9	—	420	256.00	256.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	455	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	460	230.00–254.00	251.23
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	387	243.00	243.00
6	—	473	202.50–224.00	213.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
98	—	634	199.25–229.00	218.37
100	—	537	224.50–229.00	228.51
66	—	579	218.00–236.00	230.29
18	—	374	242.50–256.00	251.43
27	—	492	222.00–234.00	224.06
39	—	665	215.00–220.00	217.32
27	—	427	239.00–256.00	245.43
2	—	325	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	390	245.00	245.00
6	—	550	220.00	220.00
12	—	445	221.00–228.00	223.91
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,141	131.00	131.00
4	—	1,160	130.00	130.00
4	—	1,007	149.00–160.00	154.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	890	167.00	167.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	617	224.00	224.00
6	—	781	188.00	188.00
23	—	309	290.00	290.00
97	—	735	189.00–194.25	193.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	927	140.00–152.00	150.64
20	—	727	160.00–178.00	172.67
7	—	807	164.00–167.50	164.93
5	—	564	183.00–191.00	187.75
22	—	775	141.00–178.50	159.56
8	—	516	183.00–223.00	213.73
10	—	386	244.00–250.00	247.38
6	—	685	185.50–188.00	187.17
20	—	614	167.00–200.00	183.33
13	—	435	201.00–232.00	229.59
20	—	496	171.00–219.00	207.03
4	—	341	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
75	—	579	196.00–227.00	212.63
63	—	428	209.00–249.00	240.65
80	—	907	164.00–177.00	174.03
15	—	665	185.50–208.00	201.89
38	—	375	215.00–267.00	251.13
47	—	631	190.00–216.00	205.78
15	—	971	159.00–165.50	164.19
117	—	472	208.00–240.00	233.28
18	—	320	222.50–255.00	246.79
231	—	820	172.50–183.00	179.30
136	—	769	176.00–189.10	184.24
104	—	526	212.00–234.50	229.08
269	—	735	175.00–191.00	187.65
81	—	882	169.00–179.25	172.55
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	823	173.00	173.00
3	—	713	185.00	185.00
1	—	940	163.00	163.00
1	—	615	177.00	177.00
1	—	795	173.00	173.00
4	—	858	162.50	162.50
7	—	664	187.00–192.00	190.95
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	560	186.00	186.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,081	68.00–77.00	74.03
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
141	—	1,407	100.00–111.00	103.21
486	—	1,265	90.00–101.00	95.42
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
129	—	1,174	82.00–91.00	87.25
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,731	91.00–109.00	103.62
9	—	2,056	120.00–126.00	122.97
42	—	2,008	110.00–119.50	115.17

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	22	—	1,337	1,225.00–1,575.00	1,403.42
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,002	1,125.00	1,125.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,163	1,250.00	1,250.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	—	1,349	1,300.00–1,575.00	1,483.70
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,385	1,300.00	1,300.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,273	1,075.00–1,425.00	1,270.97
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	950	1,625.00	1,625.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	1,100.00	1,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,256	1,350.00–1,800.00	1,750.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,400	2,275.00	2,275.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,257	1,775.00–2,075.00	1,860.71
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,000	1,800.00	1,800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,300	1,900.00	1,900.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	23	—	1,278	1,400.00–2,025.00	1,765.22
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	47	—	960	89.00–124.00	97.86
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,155	1,225.00	1,225.00

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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