Kansas Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Kansas reported 159 priced lines covering 5,806 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 4,861 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 668 head. replacement cattle receipts at 1,075 head. Counted as USDA files them — 135 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Oct 23, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 4,861Last week 5,793Year ago 9,871

Slaughter CattleReceipts 668Last week 624Year ago 1,161

Replacement CattleReceipts 1,075Last week 38Year ago 97

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers overall sold 4.00 to 8.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 8.00 to 10.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 5.00 to 6.00 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 lower at 183.00. In the hay market, demand low to moderate, and trade activity remained slow. Kansas producers are concentrating on finishing up harvest and not concentrating on hay delivers currently. There is a continued softening to the grinding hay market as feed yards seem to be using largely silage.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	518	189.00–241.00	224.10
10	—	624	190.00–225.50	210.95
1	—	765	185.00	185.00
4	—	478	240.00	240.00
26	—	683	181.00–220.00	212.80
17	—	572	226.00–235.00	231.16
9	—	819	176.00–195.00	184.80
4	—	424	257.00	257.00
10	—	715	193.00–217.00	209.92
3	—	372	255.00	255.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	437	254.00–272.50	263.06
124	—	610	219.00–245.00	234.03
123	—	675	211.00–235.50	225.52
25	—	382	270.00–292.00	279.93
94	—	474	246.00–262.50	253.70
50	—	810	206.00–219.50	216.97
15	—	955	198.00	198.00
148	—	527	237.00–255.00	245.39
7	—	911	210.00	210.00
22	—	789	224.50	224.50
157	—	578	235.00–251.00	243.37
4	—	328	265.00	265.00
121	—	725	217.00–235.00	227.12
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	709	222.00	222.00
48	—	516	221.00–241.00	232.51
4	—	347	224.00	224.00
13	—	380	230.00–244.00	238.82
43	—	568	218.00–246.00	234.09
54	—	488	241.00–250.00	246.70
28	—	434	237.50–268.00	250.21
44	—	637	206.00–239.00	229.88
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	637	224.00–228.00	225.12
3	—	587	227.00	227.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	408	269.00–300.00	280.59
119	—	539	256.00–266.00	265.34
9	—	324	309.00	309.00
6	—	272	332.00	332.00
23	—	467	262.50–269.00	263.66
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,025	199.50–215.00	207.92
20	—	1,070	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	410	280.00	280.00
21	—	532	253.00	253.00
2	—	385	302.00	302.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	938	176.00	176.00
6	—	458	210.00	210.00
3	—	878	181.00–198.00	186.65
19	—	676	228.00–229.00	228.11
59	—	585	246.50–257.00	249.05
10	—	617	249.00–251.00	250.39
2	—	747	185.00	185.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
177	—	771	215.00–240.00	235.99
10	—	983	230.00–232.00	231.39
59	—	484	262.00–283.00	268.16
69	—	931	215.00–229.50	227.97
197	—	624	236.00–267.00	256.97
21	—	372	295.00–328.00	301.60
237	—	671	233.00–246.00	241.45
134	—	884	202.00–238.00	228.59
174	—	580	247.00–279.00	260.56
2	—	318	260.00–267.50	263.66
246	—	817	228.00–239.00	236.09
111	—	708	225.00–240.00	234.76
166	—	529	251.00–277.50	262.96
53	—	427	266.00–301.00	284.43
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	520	270.00–278.00	271.10
238	—	871	243.75–245.00	244.57
13	—	575	268.00–272.00	269.19
58	—	796	243.00	243.00
76	—	470	284.00–302.50	292.52
10	—	748	247.00	247.00
15	—	433	285.00–312.50	294.18
5	—	355	327.50	327.50
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,076	180.50	180.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	436	301.00–313.00	302.35
2	—	290	352.50	352.50
21	—	558	261.00	261.00
140	—	524	282.50–296.00	293.57
27	—	606	250.00–251.00	250.85
39	—	473	287.00–314.00	299.41
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	386	315.00	315.00
15	—	770	221.00–226.00	224.64
7	—	232	239.00	239.00
40	—	622	249.00–264.00	255.33
19	—	490	268.50–271.00	269.01
34	—	572	243.00–263.00	255.10
30	—	667	233.50–245.00	243.08
21	—	539	257.00–267.00	262.22
12	—	445	270.00–275.00	272.51
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	428	251.00	251.00
4	—	600	244.00	244.00
3	—	670	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	374	279.00–290.00	282.78
27	—	535	237.00–265.00	241.22
11	—	343	282.50–305.00	303.09
7	—	412	280.00	280.00
12	—	629	216.00–226.00	219.33
17	—	572	219.00–239.00	231.30
5	—	863	181.00	181.00
11	—	466	243.00–255.00	247.38

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
123	—	1,375	100.00–108.50	103.96
347	—	1,233	90.00–101.00	94.25
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
97	—	1,171	80.00–89.50	86.09
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,100	66.00–79.00	72.72
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,461	72.00–99.00	88.78
21	—	1,752	95.00–109.00	103.12
7	—	1,804	110.50–115.00	112.28

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,300	2,000.00	2,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,300	2,225.00	2,225.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,364	2,425.00–2,500.00	2,438.64
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,400	2,000.00	2,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,400	2,300.00	2,300.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,400	2,100.00	2,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,300	2,350.00	2,350.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,213	2,500.00–2,700.00	2,583.33
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,264	2,300.00–2,400.00	2,328.57
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,375	2,550.00	2,550.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,237	2,975.00	2,975.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,300	2,000.00	2,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,300	2,600.00–2,650.00	2,633.33
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,250	2,500.00	2,500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,171	2,450.00–2,600.00	2,508.33
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,425	2,300.00	2,300.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	1,375	3,100.00	3,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,450	2,550.00	2,550.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	950	2,300.00	2,300.00
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	1,471	1,400.00–1,650.00	1,581.55
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,494	1,700.00–1,975.00	1,798.34
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,464	1,800.00–1,900.00	1,848.94
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	—	1,444	2,000.00–2,100.00	2,030.32
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	91	—	1,535	2,250.00–2,450.00	2,344.99
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	43	—	1,420	2,375.00–2,600.00	2,430.21
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	18	—	1,623	2,100.00	2,100.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	26	—	1,521	1,400.00–1,650.00	1,502.32
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,517	1,525.00–1,650.00	1,588.94
Bred Cows — Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	—	1,477	2,550.00	2,550.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	37	—	1,435	2,550.00	2,550.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	17	—	1,261	2,550.00–2,675.00	2,643.66
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	1,248	1,400.00–1,450.00	1,428.04
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,330	1,975.00	1,975.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	86	—	1,234	1,950.00–2,150.00	2,086.88
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	31	—	1,299	1,600.00–1,750.00	1,678.95
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	32	—	1,277	1,800.00–1,900.00	1,857.59
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,380	1,500.00	1,500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	57	—	1,350	2,275.00–2,525.00	2,457.12
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	—	1,244	1,700.00–1,850.00	1,757.67
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,325	2,225.00	2,225.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	50	—	1,336	2,100.00–2,350.00	2,333.66
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	35	—	1,350	2,325.00–2,525.00	2,382.26
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	—	1,254	2,200.00	2,200.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	17	—	1,056	1,800.00–1,950.00	1,914.19
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	908	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,025	1,475.00	1,475.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,258	1,675.00	1,675.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,175	3,100.00	3,100.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,089	2,750.00–2,800.00	2,778.57
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,155	2,200.00	2,200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,280	4,100.00–6,600.00	5,610.42
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	78	—	970	1,900.00–2,150.00	2,076.44
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	929	1,500.00–1,550.00	1,524.76

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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