Kansas Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

The state in one line

Counts as USDA filed them

Kansas reported 89 priced lines covering 8,207 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 8,562 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 507 head. replacement cattle receipts at 40 head. Counted as USDA files them — 14 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Apr 29, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 8,562Last week 9,850Year ago 7,455

Slaughter CattleReceipts 507Last week 534Year ago 876

Replacement CattleReceipts 40Last week 72Year ago 3,085

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers and Heifers sold unevenly steady 5.00 lower to 5.00 higher. Demand was moderate. Slaughter Cows sold steady to 3.00 higher and Bulls sold 5.00 lower. In the hay market, demand remains low for all hay and prices are soft for all regions. According to the U.S. Drought Monitor for April 23rd, one-category degradations were made in Kansas where precipitation has been below normal during the past 90-day period with the greatest departures of 4 to 5 inches observed in south-central and eastern Kansas. Moreover, according to the USGS, stream gages on numerous creeks and rivers in central and eastern Kansas were reporting much below-normal flows. the USDA reported that 26% of the winter wheat crop in Kansas was rated in poor to very poor condition.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	350–400	389	338.00–370.00	345.79
26	400–450	415	340.00–360.00	349.89
52	450–500	486	306.00–346.00	334.92
64	500–550	534	287.00–334.00	325.04
25	550–600	597	277.00–280.00	278.92
10	600–650	637	249.00–290.00	273.51
13	650–700	689	256.50–280.00	265.13
62	700–750	725	239.00–269.00	256.45
107	750–800	792	233.00–257.00	242.14
50	800–850	827	225.00–243.50	228.80
290	850–900	878	219.00–229.50	226.45
3	900–950	925	207.00	207.00
22	950–1000	966	210.00–217.00	212.68
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	600–650	616	322.50	322.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	200–250	231	390.00	390.00
11	250–300	289	392.50–395.00	393.17
21	300–350	326	380.00–400.00	394.02
56	350–400	389	375.00–390.00	384.69
35	400–450	430	365.00–377.50	370.09
86	450–500	467	307.00–370.00	356.92
148	500–550	519	315.00–350.00	341.02
121	550–600	578	293.00–319.00	308.92
142	600–650	615	286.00–318.00	309.66
77	650–700	659	270.00–296.00	286.20
100	700–750	729	255.00–288.00	269.75
289	750–800	765	234.50–277.00	259.90
219	800–850	824	229.50–249.00	238.92
830	850–900	877	218.00–247.00	235.06
700	900–950	931	210.50–236.00	227.68
1,220	950–1000	968	210.50–236.00	222.24
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	700–750	737	237.00	237.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
463	1000–1050	1,023	202.00–217.00	212.52
158	1050–1100	1,070	197.50–221.00	210.04
7	1100–1150	1,117	191.00	191.00
3	1150–1200	1,152	195.50	195.50
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	523	320.00	320.00
5	600–650	633	292.00	292.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	464	375.00	375.00
205	800–850	846	257.00–259.00	258.34
61	850–900	854	255.00	255.00
30	900–950	910	239.50	239.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
49	500–550	504	320.00	320.00
32	550–600	559	312.00	312.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	266	365.00	365.00
13	300–350	331	325.00–360.00	342.05
16	350–400	372	340.00–350.00	347.42
68	400–450	421	299.00–340.00	331.71
37	450–500	483	302.50–330.00	319.37
81	500–550	525	263.00–312.00	299.99
75	550–600	576	245.00–295.00	274.19
88	600–650	625	256.00–278.00	269.59
81	650–700	659	230.00–267.00	251.72
105	700–750	712	221.00–250.00	239.00
296	750–800	780	216.00–240.50	229.41
365	800–850	823	211.00–225.75	216.34
193	850–900	872	200.00–213.00	205.63
252	900–950	922	199.00–217.00	203.66
56	950–1000	957	198.50–207.00	199.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	340	340.00	340.00
2	350–400	365	315.00	315.00
10	400–450	428	265.00–327.50	300.48
9	450–500	484	278.00–288.00	282.40
11	500–550	529	267.50–301.00	285.37
5	550–600	551	281.00	281.00
9	600–650	643	260.00	260.00
18	650–700	687	254.50	254.50
3	700–750	703	233.00	233.00
31	750–800	769	203.00–218.50	212.07
41	800–850	821	202.00–210.00	207.70
5	900–950	920	182.50	182.50
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	523	265.00	265.00
6	650–700	685	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	548	295.00	295.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	17	—	1,049	140.50–186.00	160.42
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	915	1,800.00	1,800.00
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,570	2,100.00	2,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,280	2,225.00	2,225.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	911	2,325.00	2,325.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,088	1,625.00–2,425.00	2,197.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
78	—	1,457	127.00–149.00	133.54
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,245	135.00–144.00	139.86
138	—	1,268	123.00–137.00	130.16
8	—	1,218	124.00–125.00	124.78
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,063	91.00–118.00	110.51
86	—	1,127	111.00–129.00	120.45
23	—	1,168	89.00–96.00	93.17
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,608	160.00–163.00	160.72
44	—	1,703	133.00–165.50	150.13
5	—	1,427	103.00–143.00	119.31

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

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

More

Kansas Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

The state in one line