Kansas Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Kansas reported 134 priced lines covering 11,696 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 12,099 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 603 head. replacement cattle receipts at 81 head. Counted as USDA files them — 5 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Dec 4, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 12,099Last week 3,639Year ago 12,210

Slaughter CattleReceipts 603Last week 720Year ago 647

Replacement CattleReceipts 81Last week 122Year ago 71

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers sold a light test, though a steady to higher undertone was noted. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 4.00 lower. Compared to last week, fed slaughter steers and heifers in the feed yards sold 3.00 lower at 171.00. In the hay market, demand remained low, trades were slow, and prices were mostly steady. The grinders, pellet mills and feed yards are still getting a lot of alfalfa offered to them but there are not many takers. Some folks seem to be on the prowl for good quality grass hay, but not finding to many producers willing to take on new customers, as they will barely have enough grass hay to cover current customer needs. Most producers stated they received snow the weekend after Thanksgiving, in addition to some rain, making it a muddy mess out there. But having the moisture is preferred to the drought conditions Kansas has been experiencing over the last year.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
261	—	776	214.00–234.00	223.08
237	—	484	285.00–325.00	307.13
184	—	963	190.00–194.00	191.85
510	—	623	240.00–262.00	250.34
149	—	821	201.00–225.00	213.94
424	—	575	241.00–288.00	272.26
4	—	333	295.00	295.00
389	—	872	197.00–231.00	210.12
243	—	537	261.00–297.00	285.74
65	—	429	295.00–335.00	316.34
410	—	723	215.00–240.00	229.55
768	—	680	224.00–249.00	236.55
27	—	366	309.00–341.00	326.54
123	—	915	191.00–213.00	197.77
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	875	202.00	202.00
176	—	725	198.00–226.00	212.00
60	—	836	199.00–208.00	200.81
167	—	781	185.00–220.00	207.21
138	—	681	204.00–232.00	216.99
7	—	323	260.00–270.00	264.24
53	—	928	201.00–207.50	206.89
38	—	477	257.00–290.00	268.94
29	—	531	258.00–285.00	272.80
29	—	426	280.00–290.00	286.23
182	—	635	210.00–250.00	234.82
133	—	583	226.00–265.00	246.18
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	483	247.50	247.50
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	558	251.00	251.00
13	—	533	272.00–282.00	275.80
3	—	437	251.00	251.00
7	—	624	230.00–246.00	234.52
3	—	692	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	511	296.00–318.00	313.03
46	—	654	249.00–266.00	256.07
206	—	555	286.00–305.00	301.92
10	—	472	317.00	317.00
43	—	747	244.00	244.00
119	—	775	236.50–238.00	236.81
135	—	614	265.00–270.00	267.78
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,050	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	988	184.00	184.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
169	—	417	313.00–361.00	356.12
46	—	560	285.00–287.00	286.16
148	—	458	315.00–363.00	346.36
72	—	725	229.00–242.00	233.93
56	—	519	290.00–312.00	303.72
36	—	335	372.00	372.00
111	—	609	265.00–280.00	273.96
101	—	669	246.00–254.50	252.67
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	430	293.00	293.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,020	177.00	177.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	761	196.00	196.00
12	—	597	258.00	258.00
30	—	709	195.50–217.00	207.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
66	—	788	196.00	196.00
20	—	738	192.00	192.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	633	195.50–222.00	206.21
5	—	477	240.00	240.00
36	—	674	193.00–216.00	206.08
22	—	595	225.50	225.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	305	351.00	351.00
14	—	419	310.00	310.00
16	—	655	239.50	239.50
5	—	378	322.50	322.50
33	—	625	231.00–240.00	236.77
118	—	527	265.50–275.50	267.92
150	—	466	279.00–288.00	280.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	619	206.00	206.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
125	—	617	172.00–236.50	219.99
11	—	870	172.00–182.50	177.29
188	—	688	190.00–217.00	198.06
69	—	529	222.50–252.00	237.50
9	—	803	180.00	180.00
4	—	349	244.00	244.00
57	—	469	227.00–275.00	252.99
15	—	379	265.00–297.50	278.21
109	—	585	198.00–253.00	222.33
7	—	931	166.00	166.00
67	—	738	187.00–201.00	196.45
7	—	434	253.00	253.00
49	—	776	177.00–193.00	187.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
66	—	816	192.25	192.25
112	—	628	240.00–252.00	245.30
9	—	461	280.00	280.00
27	—	707	211.00–220.00	219.01
44	—	558	259.00	259.00
13	—	507	265.00–278.00	275.01
10	—	653	228.00	228.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,081	151.00	151.00
5	—	1,161	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	625	221.00–223.00	222.44
8	—	400	242.00	242.00
6	—	509	239.00	239.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
290	—	528	238.00–268.50	257.46
371	—	729	192.00–217.00	201.61
296	—	620	204.50–238.00	222.03
4	—	955	188.00	188.00
13	—	312	257.00–290.00	268.61
151	—	475	244.00–285.00	267.53
303	—	867	181.00–190.00	186.87
381	—	576	222.00–251.00	235.93
300	—	780	187.00–206.00	199.62
407	—	676	206.00–235.00	215.42
194	—	923	175.00–198.00	186.80
228	—	824	184.50–195.50	189.82
152	—	385	268.00–298.00	295.00
77	—	438	266.00–305.00	284.11
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	418	300.00–311.00	305.88
19	—	531	228.00–239.00	230.89
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	613	247.50	247.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	629	199.00	199.00
6	—	479	260.00–261.00	260.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	785	173.00	173.00
12	—	645	219.00	219.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per head · actual wt
21	—	261	700.00–725.00	713.26

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,340	84.00–86.50	85.26
12	—	1,347	99.50–110.00	104.95
73	—	1,369	90.00–102.00	93.94
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,131	81.00–89.00	82.67
154	—	1,219	85.50–100.00	93.22
21	—	1,189	91.00–97.50	94.49
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
97	—	1,206	76.50–92.00	87.09
3	—	815	46.00–48.00	46.77
19	—	1,330	94.00–97.00	94.92
53	—	1,149	65.00–86.00	69.80
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,785	108.50–121.50	114.64
16	—	1,845	97.00–115.50	102.68
15	—	1,693	87.50–95.00	91.39

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	—	1,295	1,250.00–1,550.00	1,347.97
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,205	1,350.00	1,350.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	1,101	1,575.00	1,575.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,264	1,325.00	1,325.00
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,238	1,560.00	1,560.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,200	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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