Kansas Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

The state in one line

Counts as USDA filed them

Kansas reported 108 priced lines covering 3,558 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 3,334 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 671 head. replacement cattle receipts at 59 head. Counted as USDA files them — 30 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon May 22, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,334Last week 4,851Year ago 5,094

Slaughter CattleReceipts 671Last week 555Year ago 535

Replacement CattleReceipts 59Last week 116Year ago 18

Compared to last week, feeder steers overall sold steady to 4.00 higher, with the exception of those 600 to 700 lbs selling 5.00 to 6.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold 9.00 to 10.00 lower; over 600 lbs sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Demand was reported as moderate to good. Compared to last week, fed slaughter steers and heifers in the feed yards sold 1.00 higher at 171.00. In the hay market, demand remains good, trade activity remains slow, and prices remained mostly steady. New crop prices are starting to show up, a little later than usual, but they are there with not much difference from current '22 crop pricing.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	669	217.00–247.00	229.25
127	—	875	196.75–202.00	199.31
13	—	522	237.50–270.00	256.00
21	—	478	260.00–272.00	264.57
26	—	728	196.00–225.00	217.48
12	—	614	214.00–249.00	231.90
37	—	760	189.00–225.00	210.14
39	—	562	235.00–272.00	265.51
62	—	901	185.00–205.50	205.15
43	—	428	270.00–300.00	281.92
4	—	976	173.00–181.00	175.03
150	—	813	189.00–214.00	211.32
14	—	378	275.00–302.50	288.69
8	—	336	262.50–277.50	275.66
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	837	200.00–203.50	200.95
14	—	930	189.50	189.50
9	—	354	260.00	260.00
11	—	575	245.00–248.00	246.09
33	—	536	244.50–248.00	245.26
12	—	626	238.50–247.00	240.35
32	—	682	168.00–223.50	218.48
3	—	435	262.00	262.00
24	—	726	179.00–214.00	195.17
22	—	779	191.00–202.00	195.29
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
64	—	918	199.60	199.60
29	—	520	266.00–283.00	280.24
16	—	859	206.75	206.75
18	—	755	206.00–216.00	215.43
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	563	257.00	257.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	1,030	173.00–187.75	182.88
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	525	270.00–302.50	294.51
61	—	883	204.25	204.25
54	—	569	267.00–277.00	272.29
28	—	809	204.00–208.00	207.28
1	—	650	257.50	257.50
50	—	376	306.00–339.00	330.98
18	—	481	250.00–285.00	273.33
18	—	706	219.00–225.00	219.68
65	—	931	195.50–199.10	198.67
46	—	432	304.00–330.00	323.90
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	315	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	654	211.00–216.00	212.35
27	—	615	210.00–213.00	212.34
26	—	365	226.00–287.50	284.34
2	—	582	232.50	232.50
39	—	432	271.00–276.00	272.45
6	—	306	291.00	291.00
17	—	520	223.00–252.00	243.29
69	—	827	193.60	193.60
28	—	775	206.00–208.50	207.52
4	—	452	265.00	265.00
90	—	720	207.00–219.50	208.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	613	230.00	230.00
31	—	537	236.75	236.75
49	—	716	212.00	212.00
22	—	484	247.00	247.00
5	—	659	219.00	219.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	174.00	174.00
5	—	843	141.00–168.00	151.85
5	—	968	137.50–147.50	144.99
4	—	924	157.50–170.00	160.61
16	—	333	217.00–227.00	221.95
7	—	720	170.00–188.00	177.58
28	—	605	164.00–206.00	203.58
4	—	578	157.00–224.00	207.62
2	—	660	168.00–181.00	174.60
8	—	752	176.00–182.00	181.24
10	—	867	145.00–164.00	157.39
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	937	170.00	170.00
192	—	881	166.00–183.50	179.05
20	—	380	241.00–257.50	247.76
104	—	593	217.50–235.00	229.75
6	—	493	226.00	226.00
120	—	818	186.00–192.00	187.50
12	—	428	246.00–252.00	249.45
2	—	978	152.50–161.00	156.67
82	—	727	187.00–202.00	195.53
54	—	513	204.00–251.00	231.79
67	—	685	186.00–209.00	205.25
133	—	771	184.00–198.75	193.18
85	—	638	183.00–221.50	212.05
3	—	323	245.00	245.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,080	140.00	140.00
3	—	422	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,115	155.00	155.00
7	—	1,004	151.00	151.00
12	—	971	161.00–174.00	165.27
12	—	1,066	158.00–168.00	161.34
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	785	165.00	165.00
1	—	615	195.00	195.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
220	—	1,322	100.00–109.50	105.73
124	—	1,440	108.00–118.00	111.61
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
156	—	1,250	90.00–99.50	94.69
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,168	66.00–89.00	78.80
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	1,599	110.00–122.00	117.09
26	—	1,998	120.00–136.50	126.24
10	—	1,640	92.00–109.00	101.73

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	25	—	1,044	109.00–127.50	115.61
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	1,325.00	1,325.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,345	1,435.00	1,435.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,413	1,435.00–1,525.00	1,482.95
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,325	2,250.00	2,250.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,300	1,925.00	1,925.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,400	2,300.00	2,300.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,400	2,250.00	2,250.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,125	1,735.00–2,400.00	2,158.75
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,300	2,250.00	2,250.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,200	1,600.00	1,600.00

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

More

Kansas Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

The state in one line