Kansas Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Kansas reported 187 priced lines covering 14,604 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 13,831 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 642 head. replacement cattle receipts at 1,257 head. Counted as USDA files them — 8 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Jan 29, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 13,831Last week 13,325Year ago 5,475

Slaughter CattleReceipts 642Last week 763Year ago 597

Replacement CattleReceipts 1,257Last week 20Year ago 21

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady 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 3.00 to 4.00 higher from 178.00 to 179.00, mostly at 175.00. In the hay market, demand remains low, and alfalfa prices are headed downward . . . in a hurry, especially in the southwest and south-central regions. Late last fall and early winter, producers figured prices would go back up after the first of the year, but we have not seen that happen, the opposite has occurred. Pellet mills, Feed Yards and Grinders are still not in a buying mood and will be looking for rock bottom prices on alfalfa when they decide to buy. With the hay they have on hand and all the other feeds stuffs out there, most buyers indicate that they are bought up till nearly new crop.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	331	330.00–366.00	356.07
30	—	419	290.00–345.00	315.15
620	—	916	210.00–230.00	223.69
552	—	831	223.10–243.00	233.97
471	—	725	239.00–267.00	254.75
225	—	470	310.00–343.00	329.65
561	—	873	218.25–236.00	225.70
168	—	574	269.00–313.00	293.14
29	—	377	312.50–336.00	319.72
174	—	535	300.00–333.00	319.07
221	—	681	254.00–272.00	261.90
570	—	786	233.00–253.00	244.54
223	—	981	204.00–220.50	215.50
272	—	624	267.00–295.00	280.70
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
80	—	514	200.00–293.00	282.26
60	—	932	199.50–215.50	212.41
81	—	891	212.00–223.00	220.58
45	—	626	230.00–277.00	260.84
62	—	585	267.50–295.00	278.91
11	—	476	250.00–305.00	283.25
91	—	736	210.00–247.00	232.85
100	—	674	244.00–265.00	254.14
7	—	321	290.00–315.00	307.99
43	—	779	211.00–242.00	233.13
3	—	385	295.00	295.00
106	—	832	207.10–226.00	217.34
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	735	245.00	245.00
69	—	672	250.00–262.00	254.04
12	—	592	290.00–295.00	291.21
12	—	639	268.00	268.00
17	—	547	295.00–304.00	301.36
43	—	783	227.00–237.50	234.02
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,216	170.00	170.00
4	—	1,156	187.00	187.00
12	—	1,123	205.00	205.00
13	—	1,061	174.00–200.00	188.01
62	—	1,007	196.00–216.00	213.41
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
180	—	523	316.00–344.00	339.50
44	—	475	333.00–353.00	343.40
73	—	822	246.00–248.00	246.94
272	—	680	274.00–286.00	280.00
89	—	773	252.75–259.00	255.47
221	—	613	295.00–310.00	305.06
59	—	567	302.00–318.50	313.03
2	—	345	335.00	335.00
145	—	867	243.00–243.75	243.32
39	—	436	357.00–364.00	358.34
97	—	716	262.00–269.50	266.27
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	884	176.00	176.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	426	405.00	405.00
195	—	685	263.00–277.00	267.27
151	—	620	290.50–292.00	291.21
114	—	719	250.00–262.50	257.19
201	—	589	302.50–309.00	308.06
88	—	515	317.00–336.00	335.32
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	594	263.50	263.50
17	—	658	241.00	241.00
21	—	481	295.00	295.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	422	315.00–380.00	364.55
3	—	278	390.00	390.00
32	—	513	342.50–350.00	348.15
24	—	800	244.00	244.00
18	—	331	345.00–415.00	392.25
39	—	387	340.00–401.00	388.66
10	—	709	275.00	275.00
16	—	620	290.00	290.00
11	—	555	318.00	318.00
54	—	751	259.50	259.50
25	—	667	284.50	284.50
31	—	483	332.50–345.00	335.98
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	479	260.00	260.00
10	—	599	243.00	243.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	509	261.00	261.00
4	—	356	261.00	261.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	444	324.00	324.00
127	—	544	278.00–281.00	279.52
233	—	633	241.00–251.50	249.76
63	—	552	278.00	278.00
17	—	666	234.00–242.00	234.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	654	240.50	240.50
86	—	560	270.00–274.00	273.43
9	—	549	272.00	272.00
24	—	704	228.50	228.50
69	—	633	246.00–257.50	256.19
32	—	470	289.00–320.00	303.07
41	—	416	301.00–322.00	313.40
50	—	381	387.50	387.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	793	219.00	219.00
4	—	714	228.00	228.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	942	198.00	198.00
28	—	681	205.00–220.00	213.96
22	—	841	200.00–207.00	200.61
17	—	535	211.00–255.00	231.23
125	—	716	205.50–215.00	212.51
43	—	763	206.00–210.00	208.77
98	—	628	216.00–239.00	232.35
6	—	347	272.50	272.50
48	—	485	252.00–270.00	257.46
94	—	587	226.00–247.00	236.26
5	—	896	200.00–201.00	200.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
90	—	729	229.00	229.00
29	—	526	272.00–295.00	278.54
25	—	770	228.00	228.00
46	—	556	274.00–277.00	275.64
20	—	428	285.00–332.00	299.27
97	—	453	293.00–330.00	322.70
5	—	988	202.00	202.00
10	—	393	355.00	355.00
93	—	679	239.00–246.50	243.80
61	—	626	249.00–256.50	253.83
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,176	123.50	123.50
14	—	1,080	166.50	166.50
3	—	957	182.50	182.50
24	—	1,013	192.00–194.00	193.50
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	676	205.00	205.00
6	—	443	265.00	265.00
9	—	704	200.00	200.00
18	—	514	240.00	240.00
4	—	638	226.50	226.50
19	—	593	235.00–242.00	237.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
351	—	579	248.50–270.50	259.45
765	—	727	216.25–238.25	227.84
152	—	532	253.00–284.00	273.16
4	—	991	179.00	179.00
179	—	821	210.00–223.00	215.47
473	—	625	232.00–255.00	244.70
109	—	869	195.00–215.00	208.49
102	—	905	183.50–215.00	209.96
152	—	486	270.00–289.50	278.57
26	—	371	286.00–325.00	304.30
481	—	673	222.00–240.00	228.09
11	—	322	275.00–312.50	295.85
424	—	771	207.50–233.50	222.15
66	—	435	259.00–331.00	303.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	816	207.50	207.50
51	—	975	187.75	187.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	640	242.50	242.50
10	—	586	267.00–270.00	267.28
3	—	825	203.00	203.00
1	—	660	242.00	242.00
5	—	772	219.00	219.00
6	—	547	292.50	292.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,517	2,100.00–2,250.00	2,161.81
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	78	—	1,462	1,800.00–1,950.00	1,882.37
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,328	2,050.00	2,050.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,593	2,400.00–2,450.00	2,429.41
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	35	—	1,432	1,475.00–1,750.00	1,589.38
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	27	—	1,446	2,750.00–2,975.00	2,878.90
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,308	1,435.00–1,725.00	1,481.69
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	17	—	1,161	1,700.00–1,900.00	1,888.40
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,297	1,650.00–2,550.00	1,933.15
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	1,250	1,525.00–1,950.00	1,695.99
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,289	1,600.00–2,375.00	2,193.11
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,075	1,275.00–1,475.00	1,412.05
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,235	1,550.00	1,550.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,273	1,650.00	1,650.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	21	—	1,286	1,800.00–1,900.00	1,839.59
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	184	—	1,223	2,750.00–2,975.00	2,895.91
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	27	—	1,218	1,325.00–1,450.00	1,370.31
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,261	2,275.00	2,275.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	54	—	1,247	2,450.00–2,725.00	2,609.27
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	1,086	1,350.00	1,350.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	81	—	1,205	2,400.00–2,700.00	2,639.70
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,046	2,800.00	2,800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,033	2,200.00	2,200.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	40	—	1,134	2,950.00–3,000.00	2,965.26
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,050	2,800.00	2,800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,050	3,025.00	3,025.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	246	—	1,113	2,500.00–2,800.00	2,661.24
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	1,015	1,850.00–1,950.00	1,917.82
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	37	—	1,111	2,150.00–2,450.00	2,361.85
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,118	2,100.00	2,100.00
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	90	—	941	2,400.00–2,450.00	2,431.66
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	26	—	1,012	2,000.00–2,300.00	2,135.89
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	870	1,600.00	1,600.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,145	2,025.00	2,025.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,045	1,500.00	1,500.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	55	—	978	2,410.00–2,450.00	2,428.10
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	16	—	994	93.00	93.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,664	91.00–106.00	99.36
9	—	1,889	105.00–118.00	114.35
22	—	1,934	115.00–138.00	122.78
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
119	—	1,409	110.00–126.00	114.30
179	—	1,267	100.00–111.00	105.99
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
207	—	1,274	90.00–103.00	97.64
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,178	70.00–71.00	70.78
39	—	1,172	77.00–89.50	85.98

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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