Kansas Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Kansas reported 114 priced lines covering 9,570 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 9,336 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 588 head. replacement cattle receipts at 326 head.

Mon Feb 5, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 9,336Last week 13,831Year ago 10,961

Slaughter CattleReceipts 588Last week 642Year ago 462

Replacement CattleReceipts 326Last week 1,257Year ago 82

Compared to last week, steers sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher, while heifers sold 4.00 to 7.00 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 at 182.00. In the hay market, , demand remains light, and alfalfa prices remain soft. Pellet mills, feed yards and grinders are still not in a buying mood but are receiving lots of calls from anxious hay sellers. Grass hay, on the other hand, has continued to retain its value. According to the U.S. Drought Monitor for January 30th, most of the region was dry this past week, with only portions of central Colorado, far southwest Kansas, and northern North Dakota recording normal to above-normal precipitation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	333	367.50–387.50	382.91
19	—	389	325.00–397.50	345.72
544	—	876	226.00–242.00	235.28
115	—	566	277.00–332.00	313.17
125	—	531	303.00–343.00	326.33
237	—	672	253.00–286.00	270.36
265	—	625	276.00–304.00	284.94
306	—	919	221.00–236.00	228.48
436	—	727	235.00–274.00	257.14
401	—	774	225.00–260.50	247.73
521	—	823	228.00–245.50	239.47
130	—	968	191.00–223.85	221.78
47	—	433	330.00–375.00	343.52
51	—	474	312.50–347.00	334.14
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	755	224.00	224.00
4	—	471	314.00	314.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,056	206.00	206.00
56	—	1,018	198.00–213.00	209.69
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	575	261.00–305.00	296.30
13	—	832	219.00	219.00
40	—	676	242.00–253.00	244.67
26	—	757	222.00–238.00	234.87
11	—	414	307.50–322.50	316.26
38	—	627	237.00–284.00	262.56
31	—	535	297.50–325.00	313.38
21	—	887	226.00–230.50	229.16
7	—	924	208.00–209.00	208.56
21	—	478	283.00–327.00	318.75
45	—	741	206.00–253.00	245.49
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
280	—	816	249.00–252.75	251.27
44	—	567	308.00–342.00	330.19
51	—	531	320.00–337.50	325.73
5	—	390	392.50	392.50
3	—	407	372.00	372.00
59	—	617	293.00–309.00	303.34
22	—	764	264.50	264.50
195	—	867	241.75–248.00	245.12
56	—	658	274.00–284.00	275.06
42	—	706	273.00	273.00
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	584	261.00	261.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	562	330.00	330.00
15	—	502	359.00	359.00
156	—	787	252.35–267.00	254.70
61	—	717	268.00	268.00
32	—	450	375.00	375.00
25	—	632	292.00	292.00
24	—	420	350.00–382.50	377.38
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	861	238.00	238.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	545	282.00	282.00
2	—	632	248.00	248.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	503	292.00	292.00
34	—	887	214.50	214.50
41	—	702	236.00	236.00
71	—	609	257.50	257.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	469	297.00–332.50	319.14
134	—	563	266.00–277.00	273.72
69	—	636	260.00–266.00	264.70
23	—	525	287.50–290.00	288.59
35	—	667	245.00	245.00
19	—	779	240.00	240.00
14	—	422	322.50–341.00	333.90
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	419	280.00–295.00	289.05
19	—	836	191.00–208.00	203.65
6	—	770	209.00	209.00
7	—	365	325.00	325.00
6	—	683	201.00–232.00	216.15
51	—	528	215.00–266.00	251.75
17	—	489	275.00–282.00	277.98
19	—	625	207.00–237.00	224.87
8	—	714	209.00–219.00	213.74
36	—	587	210.00–247.00	237.91
17	—	896	190.00–201.00	194.81
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,216	160.00	160.00
11	—	1,034	168.00–174.50	171.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	300	301.00	301.00
239	—	579	246.00–267.00	257.45
264	—	527	265.00–286.00	280.14
23	—	383	292.50–377.00	339.95
41	—	917	191.00–206.50	202.21
116	—	470	279.00–313.00	289.56
380	—	790	214.00–227.00	221.18
583	—	725	220.50–236.00	230.73
585	—	627	233.00–259.00	248.55
533	—	676	227.00–245.60	238.24
19	—	429	281.00–325.00	305.46
20	—	973	199.00–208.50	203.71
202	—	862	200.00–220.00	214.60
207	—	819	212.50–230.00	220.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	574	267.00–315.00	297.57
3	—	633	250.00	250.00
37	—	432	315.00	315.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	410	257.50	257.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	451	286.00	286.00
1	—	760	210.00	210.00
2	—	725	182.50	182.50
12	—	573	272.00	272.00
7	—	682	235.00–241.00	237.26
5	—	515	267.50–287.50	271.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
84	—	1,204	75.00–89.00	84.22
36	—	1,200	70.00–78.00	72.89
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	1,395	110.00–120.00	111.51
171	—	1,333	100.00–109.50	104.73
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
117	—	1,271	90.00–99.50	94.96
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,387	89.00–99.00	94.30
12	—	1,818	120.00–135.50	126.22
30	—	1,547	106.00–122.00	110.29

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,047	125.00	125.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	935	2,050.00	2,050.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	17	—	1,132	1,800.00–2,350.00	2,188.09
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	196	—	1,311	1,650.00–2,585.00	2,243.42
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	84	—	1,206	1,600.00–1,725.00	1,673.74
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,308	1,685.00–2,500.00	2,357.15
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,174	1,525.00–1,535.00	1,527.46
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	—	1,419	1,775.00–2,150.00	2,030.73

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

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Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

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