Kansas Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Kansas reported 62 priced lines covering 3,224 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 3,616 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 310 head.

Mon Jan 15, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,616Last week 2,366Year ago 6,123

Slaughter CattleReceipts 310Last week 282Year ago 562

Compared to last week, feeder steers under 800 lbs sold 4.00 to 7.00 higher; over 800 lbs sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers overall sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold on a light test, though a higher was noted. Demand was reported throughout the state as good. Compared to last week, fed slaughter steers and heifers in the feed yards sold steady to 1.00 lower at 172.00. In the hay market, demand remains low, and prices softened prior to the winter storms. However, with the frigid temperatures and snow on the ground those prices have stalled. Overall, total hay bought and sold was down a tick, with most folks reporting that they are still not trading much hay, with most deliveries being previously contracted. Many producers anticipate more movement over the next couple weeks, due to the cold temperatures and winter storms.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	447	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	408	340.00–349.00	346.43
93	—	931	214.10–215.00	214.45
202	—	775	231.00–239.00	234.59
75	—	576	288.00–312.00	295.50
134	—	533	311.00–337.00	327.30
390	—	887	214.00–226.50	221.89
144	—	734	238.00–250.00	244.29
62	—	627	245.00–290.00	273.15
33	—	465	325.00–337.50	331.33
297	—	678	242.00–274.00	261.59
16	—	383	350.00–355.00	353.12
140	—	970	205.00–220.00	215.52
138	—	822	221.00–232.00	229.68
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	564	271.00	271.00
32	—	683	240.00–249.00	241.40
14	—	927	208.50–210.00	208.83
4	—	544	248.00	248.00
22	—	709	211.00–229.00	222.76
5	—	955	171.00	171.00
7	—	645	220.00–227.00	224.02
22	—	489	281.00–300.00	289.60
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,062	180.00	180.00
3	—	1,120	166.00	166.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	607	305.00	305.00
11	—	754	244.50	244.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	664	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
67	—	433	260.00–283.00	277.58
78	—	778	211.00–216.50	211.50
11	—	331	270.00–320.00	302.76
42	—	485	245.00–276.00	261.34
118	—	733	201.00–222.00	212.39
55	—	862	199.00–209.00	207.70
56	—	537	239.50–267.50	252.43
53	—	626	223.00–241.00	233.68
5	—	360	306.00	306.00
5	—	953	181.00	181.00
97	—	568	222.00–269.50	261.60
14	—	928	184.00	184.00
97	—	672	210.00–228.00	220.14
185	—	832	204.50–213.00	209.15
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	532	214.00–247.50	228.70
9	—	624	221.00	221.00
10	—	387	255.00–275.00	269.45
4	—	473	252.50	252.50
5	—	439	263.00	263.00
3	—	922	171.00	171.00
13	—	770	155.00–203.00	179.10
25	—	578	231.00–249.00	239.60
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,024	170.00–174.00	171.57
3	—	1,095	151.00	151.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	683	237.00	237.00
10	—	552	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	451	229.00	229.00
4	—	560	221.00	221.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	704	209.00	209.00
4	—	511	267.50	267.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
125	—	1,257	91.00–119.00	108.11
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
79	—	1,099	72.50–110.00	90.02
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,564	101.00–115.00	111.23
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,589	119.50–134.50	128.93
13	—	1,567	99.00–129.00	113.34

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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