Kansas Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Kansas reported 118 priced lines covering 4,874 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 4,851 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 555 head. replacement cattle receipts at 116 head. Counted as USDA files them — 62 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon May 15, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 4,851Last week 5,337Year ago 7,502

Slaughter CattleReceipts 555Last week 870Year ago 910

Replacement CattleReceipts 116Last week 134Year ago 43

Compared to last week, steers sold 6.00 to 10.00 higher. Heifers under 600 lbs sold 9.00 to 15.00 higher; Over 600 lbs steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Demand was reported as moderate to good. Out front Feeder Cattle futures have gained 11.00 to 13.00 in the past two weeks. Compared to last week, fed slaughter steers and heifers in the feed yards sold steady at 170.00. In the hay market: Compared to the last report demand remains good, prices remained mostly steady, trade activity remains slow. Many areas received rain last week!! Producers report that the alfalfa is short but at least with the precipitation it is greening up and growing. New crop price remains elusive, but folks seem now to be mulling it over.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	627	215.00–239.00	232.02
4	—	389	244.00	244.00
12	—	724	170.00–213.00	201.16
33	—	897	185.50	185.50
11	—	422	264.00–277.00	270.08
19	—	671	172.50–207.00	201.46
22	—	580	244.00	244.00
4	—	926	180.00	180.00
63	—	770	174.00–200.00	198.35
5	—	463	260.00	260.00
26	—	836	168.00–200.00	192.69
11	—	993	163.00	163.00
51	—	527	243.00–257.50	246.26
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	329	313.00	313.00
56	—	570	222.50–260.00	248.43
57	—	715	202.00–227.00	214.94
39	—	420	205.00–299.00	269.77
105	—	815	195.00–208.25	203.64
6	—	357	225.00–290.00	278.46
112	—	669	202.00–236.00	225.82
41	—	465	232.00–292.00	281.56
48	—	621	210.00–252.00	230.30
59	—	515	232.50–278.00	261.27
280	—	868	186.50–206.50	200.69
217	—	783	203.25–226.00	207.99
183	—	922	182.50–194.00	187.64
111	—	972	173.50–180.00	177.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
123	—	736	234.00–245.25	237.71
112	—	856	217.50–219.75	218.60
11	—	617	256.00	256.00
61	—	927	199.00	199.00
170	—	843	219.00–222.00	220.30
55	—	763	227.50	227.50
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	1,037	175.00–176.50	176.46
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	568	243.00–245.00	244.39
6	—	340	318.00	318.00
118	—	626	235.00–249.00	242.99
59	—	807	204.50	204.50
23	—	527	267.50–269.00	268.16
5	—	432	260.00–266.00	262.31
33	—	675	223.00–236.00	227.35
22	—	481	251.00–261.00	257.29
21	—	377	271.00–285.00	274.74
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	496	205.00	205.00
3	—	580	222.50	222.50
14	—	718	207.00	207.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	334	242.50–262.50	250.15
98	—	935	176.00	176.00
126	—	617	213.00–225.00	222.00
42	—	567	213.00–232.50	225.54
53	—	765	202.50	202.50
1	—	665	207.00	207.00
14	—	517	228.00–238.00	235.90
7	—	437	230.00	230.00
28	—	469	229.00–240.00	233.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	515	207.50–213.00	210.30
14	—	598	204.00	204.00
2	—	420	211.00	211.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	672	192.00–201.00	196.13
67	—	620	200.00–213.00	206.15
71	—	719	181.00–204.00	199.44
309	—	780	177.00–193.50	187.13
89	—	522	202.50–248.00	236.31
268	—	828	175.00–186.00	181.68
67	—	570	182.00–238.00	224.32
50	—	868	166.00–177.00	171.75
65	—	463	220.00–262.00	247.84
26	—	985	164.00–164.50	164.25
6	—	341	256.00–283.00	269.40
26	—	378	247.00–269.00	263.06
13	—	422	268.00	268.00
36	—	916	169.00–181.00	178.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	633	217.00	217.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	663	209.50	209.50
4	—	523	258.50	258.50
12	—	759	194.00	194.00
3	—	602	218.00	218.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	926	145.00–166.00	159.48
7	—	446	251.00	251.00
39	—	576	177.50–222.50	219.68
2	—	663	180.00–192.00	185.89
17	—	740	173.00–186.00	177.11
13	—	637	187.50–197.00	196.31
14	—	475	238.00–244.00	242.74
4	—	791	155.00–177.00	171.54
3	—	853	150.00–167.00	160.35
5	—	548	224.00	224.00
2	—	980	153.00–155.00	153.98
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,080	147.50	147.50
1	—	1,040	147.50	147.50
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	460	237.00–245.00	242.57
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	554	210.00	210.00
3	—	650	195.00	195.00
12	—	834	180.00	180.00
7	—	716	192.50	192.50
5	—	498	234.00	234.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
75	—	1,434	106.00–116.00	109.79
267	—	1,316	93.00–109.00	103.61
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
96	—	1,156	85.00–97.00	92.13
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,290	109.00	109.00
5	—	1,255	73.00–85.00	78.66
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	2,095	120.00–143.00	127.94
19	—	1,790	111.00–126.00	120.57
14	—	1,580	93.00–115.00	104.89

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	23	—	900	111.00–132.50	123.52
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,275	1,275.00	1,275.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,317	1,175.00–1,260.00	1,233.11
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,289	1,450.00–1,475.00	1,463.87
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	—	1,350	1,350.00–1,575.00	1,444.47
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,268	1,350.00–1,550.00	1,417.02
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,353	1,175.00–1,575.00	1,407.90
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,000	2,100.00	2,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	15	—	1,100	1,960.00–2,100.00	2,006.67
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	13	—	1,015	1,500.00–2,000.00	1,938.46
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	19	—	1,100	1,800.00	1,800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,400	2,000.00	2,000.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,000	1,900.00	1,900.00

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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