Kansas Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Kansas reported 128 priced lines covering 5,832 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 5,793 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 624 head. replacement cattle receipts at 38 head. Counted as USDA files them — 2 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Oct 16, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 5,793Last week 7,176Year ago 6,256

Slaughter CattleReceipts 624Last week 398Year ago 1,088

Replacement CattleReceipts 38Last week 28Year ago 1,047

Compared to last week, feeder steers under 700 lbs sold 6.00 to 8.00 lower; over 700 lbs sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers overall sold steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold uneven; 1.00 lower to 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Demand was reported throughout the state as moderate to good. Compared to last week, fed slaughter steers and heifers in the feed yards sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher from 184.00 to185.00. In the hay market, demand low to moderate, and trade activity remained slow. Kansas producers who are looking to sell their grinding alfalfa are not having much luck, as there seems to be a lot of other options for end users to feed right now. In addition, most producers are busy pushing hard to finish up harvest and do not have time to concentrate on moving hay.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	337	307.50–362.00	349.65
250	—	833	235.50–253.85	244.68
57	—	513	251.00–308.00	288.50
126	—	962	215.50–233.00	227.00
128	—	723	235.00–272.00	256.11
56	—	422	291.00–329.00	312.51
266	—	924	225.50–246.50	234.22
132	—	662	232.50–267.00	250.48
162	—	773	239.00–253.50	244.90
99	—	618	239.00–296.50	257.37
76	—	486	271.50–323.00	290.72
195	—	879	230.00–248.00	238.72
29	—	365	310.00–332.50	321.98
90	—	569	259.00–284.00	275.30
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	901	215.00	215.00
17	—	729	229.00–246.00	235.81
46	—	685	224.00–242.00	233.88
28	—	811	235.25–238.00	235.93
41	—	629	238.00–267.00	259.97
7	—	777	232.00–235.00	234.16
19	—	438	217.00–295.00	264.84
25	—	572	236.00–266.00	254.32
56	—	874	214.00–234.00	222.66
7	—	533	280.00–297.50	284.77
18	—	471	199.00–310.00	270.79
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	332.00	332.00
50	—	511	275.00–309.00	296.70
112	—	574	289.00–303.50	298.48
15	—	611	262.00–307.50	301.27
28	—	730	244.50	244.50
73	—	654	267.00–274.00	272.54
10	—	774	268.50	268.50
27	—	453	302.00–320.00	308.64
2	—	332	346.00	346.00
2	—	362	327.00	327.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,043	199.00–202.00	200.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
94	—	486	305.00–325.00	324.59
48	—	523	289.00–303.00	297.28
43	—	426	322.00–347.50	332.46
29	—	607	284.50	284.50
81	—	565	273.00–300.50	283.65
11	—	366	351.00	351.00
6	—	802	247.00	247.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	378	337.00–355.00	349.44
11	—	581	268.00–278.00	271.50
109	—	616	255.00–273.00	268.07
30	—	710	252.50–255.00	254.11
35	—	522	275.50–297.00	283.99
15	—	432	267.50–299.00	283.77
20	—	681	243.00–257.00	248.61
8	—	347	283.00	283.00
56	—	473	264.00–312.00	296.18
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	489	285.00–295.00	289.00
17	—	628	240.00–253.00	247.61
14	—	545	282.00–290.00	284.24
13	—	372	327.00–336.00	333.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	635	237.00	237.00
7	—	489	263.00	263.00
4	—	391	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	735	225.00	225.00
22	—	576	250.00–256.00	252.54
74	—	477	241.00–284.00	274.83
17	—	375	241.00–330.00	318.56
39	—	421	265.00–298.00	289.40
41	—	532	255.00–264.00	259.31
27	—	617	240.00–249.00	246.12
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	614	254.00	254.00
40	—	590	257.00–265.50	260.36
9	—	406	345.00	345.00
18	—	548	255.00	255.00
45	—	780	239.50	239.50
35	—	478	266.00–298.00	273.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
69	—	527	231.00–284.00	254.40
61	—	425	274.00–300.00	279.19
313	—	769	219.25–233.50	229.44
3	—	392	327.00	327.00
9	—	998	191.00	191.00
42	—	864	216.00–234.50	227.07
68	—	679	240.00–249.00	241.41
109	—	620	221.00–252.00	238.90
42	—	824	220.00–226.00	222.49
20	—	324	274.00–345.00	314.85
123	—	487	249.00–295.00	264.88
124	—	574	226.00–265.00	247.70
107	—	718	225.50–238.00	234.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	519	218.00–258.00	243.65
23	—	625	206.00–236.00	223.48
15	—	568	233.00–246.00	238.04
14	—	413	223.00–280.00	239.57
12	—	732	198.00–201.00	198.49
12	—	812	171.00	171.00
9	—	373	292.50–310.00	304.14
19	—	683	220.00–235.00	227.21
6	—	885	197.00	197.00
5	—	494	268.00	268.00
3	—	775	216.00	216.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
74	—	679	259.00	259.00
71	—	880	231.50–236.50	233.58
83	—	454	302.00	302.00
77	—	514	262.00–286.50	277.17
67	—	791	249.00	249.00
109	—	731	239.00–246.00	245.11
26	—	551	265.00	265.00
20	—	396	314.00	314.00
22	—	608	262.00	262.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,098	186.00	186.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	659	261.50	261.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	528	210.00–226.00	220.55
21	—	568	211.00–235.00	228.27
3	—	455	250.00–267.50	255.83
5	—	611	223.00–231.00	229.35
2	—	757	191.00	191.00
2	—	415	250.00	250.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
78	—	1,165	76.00–89.00	83.40
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
197	—	1,254	90.00–99.50	96.07
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
82	—	1,388	110.00–117.00	112.33
189	—	1,325	100.00–109.50	103.10
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,777	85.00–99.00	92.28
19	—	1,970	114.00–121.50	118.13
10	—	1,858	100.00–113.00	108.84

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,396	1,500.00–1,610.00	1,591.35
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,322	1,550.00–1,900.00	1,694.07
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,365	1,460.00	1,460.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,284	1,410.00	1,410.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,000	1,850.00	1,850.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	13	—	1,064	117.00–138.00	131.20
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,290	1,450.00	1,450.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,305	1,550.00	1,550.00

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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