Kansas Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Kansas reported 132 priced lines covering 9,732 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 9,757 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 560 head. replacement cattle receipts at 89 head. Counted as USDA files them — 2 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Sep 23, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 9,757Last week 6,282Year ago 9,071

Slaughter CattleReceipts 560Last week 433Year ago 603

Replacement CattleReceipts 89Last week 1,113Year ago 24

Compared to last week, Steers under 700 lbs sold with a lower undertone and over 700 lbs sold 3.00 to 7.00 higher. Heifer under 600 lbs higher undertone noted and over 600 lbs sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Demand was good to very good. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 8.00 to 12.00 lower. In the hay market, demand remained very light, and prices were mostly steady. Producers were busy with corn harvest, with many reporting well above average yields. Many areas across Kansas reported receiving much needed rain ranging from 0.5" to 3". However, according to the US Drought Monitor's High Plains summary for the week of September 17th, the warm and mostly dry weather, in recent weeks, has led to a general expansion of abnormal dryness and various drought categories.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	339	302.50–345.00	324.31
4	350–400	388	351.00	351.00
15	400–450	425	311.00–335.00	322.10
29	450–500	488	305.00–330.00	316.10
43	500–550	528	288.00–311.00	300.54
5	550–600	550	289.00	289.00
82	600–650	615	241.00–278.00	267.21
38	650–700	691	247.00–256.00	250.39
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	434	307.00–310.00	308.51
36	450–500	487	256.00–316.00	294.43
56	500–550	524	271.00–292.00	280.71
43	550–600	572	257.00–285.00	270.79
47	600–650	622	231.00–255.00	238.64
23	650–700	662	232.00–255.00	242.33
69	700–750	729	226.00–250.00	239.85
22	750–800	763	231.00–239.00	237.15
10	800–850	816	227.00–236.50	231.27
60	850–900	863	223.50–234.00	231.79
29	900–950	914	214.00–228.00	223.51
7	950–1000	973	215.00–216.00	215.57
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
126	800–850	826	259.75	259.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
13	400–450	438	314.00–317.00	316.10
4	450–500	461	307.00	307.00
9	600–650	634	250.00–257.00	254.70
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	550–600	556	270.00	270.00
3	600–650	606	255.00	255.00
Steers — Medium 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
13	500–550	524	287.00	287.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
255	1000–1050	1,036	195.00–227.00	220.68
55	1050–1100	1,050	226.50	226.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	850–900	894	201.00	201.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
31	450–500	453	326.00–337.00	330.88
116	500–550	518	310.50–321.00	313.09
10	550–600	573	294.00–304.00	298.13
9	600–650	600	302.00	302.00
53	850–900	852	251.75	251.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	250–300	289	378.00	378.00
4	300–350	341	402.50	402.50
73	350–400	357	342.00–392.50	363.43
104	400–450	424	320.00–363.00	343.26
151	450–500	473	310.00–339.00	326.81
190	500–550	528	280.00–315.00	297.28
261	550–600	574	279.00–301.00	292.07
227	600–650	631	260.00–285.00	273.44
171	650–700	681	248.00–279.00	260.03
344	700–750	734	248.00–272.50	259.82
495	750–800	777	237.00–260.25	255.54
443	800–850	825	235.00–254.10	248.09
774	850–900	867	237.00–256.25	247.08
618	900–950	930	231.00–246.75	241.29
367	950–1000	971	224.50–235.00	230.37
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	750–800	790	233.00	233.00
8	800–850	828	226.00	226.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	250–300	281	360.00	360.00
64	300–350	333	310.00–352.50	331.81
63	350–400	378	308.00–347.00	317.40
90	400–450	432	280.00–307.00	296.24
192	450–500	468	272.50–298.00	288.42
77	500–550	523	250.00–278.00	269.04
118	550–600	576	242.00–286.00	260.78
140	600–650	625	234.00–259.00	253.16
319	650–700	675	230.00–258.25	245.61
264	700–750	728	230.10–245.00	236.70
551	750–800	772	224.50–239.75	234.45
375	800–850	830	214.00–232.75	226.84
297	850–900	860	217.00–237.00	225.03
31	900–950	925	210.00–224.50	215.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
19	350–400	383	307.50–320.00	317.22
7	400–450	430	302.00	302.00
8	450–500	458	275.00	275.00
33	500–550	529	271.00–280.00	275.75
34	550–600	585	250.00–255.00	251.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
87	700–750	719	248.00–249.50	248.37
27	800–850	838	232.00–237.00	234.78
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	350–400	357	292.50–301.00	299.82
15	400–450	411	253.00–274.00	269.46
47	450–500	483	252.00–270.00	268.02
22	500–550	536	232.00–259.00	247.87
18	550–600	572	215.00–257.00	247.95
35	600–650	634	236.00–241.00	236.93
36	650–700	690	231.00–232.25	231.60
28	700–750	730	208.00–232.00	220.91
19	750–800	790	210.00–225.00	217.33
16	800–850	835	202.00	202.00
3	900–950	927	221.00	221.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	950–1000	976	210.00	210.00
14	1000–1050	1,011	213.50	213.50
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	427	257.50	257.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	308	272.00	272.00
4	450–500	460	247.00	247.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	455	256.00	256.00
22	500–550	537	246.00–258.00	252.86
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
25	350–400	364	341.00–355.00	346.59
7	450–500	451	302.00	302.00
33	500–550	515	270.00–290.00	281.03
52	750–800	781	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
28	700–750	716	219.00	219.00
87	750–800	799	213.50	213.50
40	850–900	880	208.50–212.00	210.03
15	900–950	922	205.00	205.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	333	357.50	357.50
13	350–400	390	324.00–352.50	338.24
5	400–450	416	340.00–350.00	344.01
13	450–500	491	238.00–303.00	282.61
23	500–550	533	222.00–278.00	254.92
14	700–750	730	204.00	204.00
15	850–900	891	202.00–225.00	204.94
3	950–1000	958	204.00	204.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	947	194.00	194.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	889	145.00–170.00	156.93
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,068	149.00–183.00	159.04
Stock Cows — Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,038	194.00	194.00
Stock Cows — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,086	141.00–176.00	154.33
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	18	—	1,239	1,700.00–1,825.00	1,720.09
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	15	—	949	1,750.00–1,885.00	1,843.16
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	1,013	2,050.00	2,050.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	—	770	215.00	215.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	1,850.00	1,850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,400	2,650.00	2,650.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,572	118.00–129.00	121.88
7	—	1,829	140.50–158.00	149.07
33	—	1,739	131.00–152.00	138.46
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,213	95.50–103.50	99.94
30	—	1,402	80.00–113.00	107.98
20	—	1,070	82.50–92.50	89.61
29	—	1,740	115.00–115.75	115.64
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
185	—	1,166	100.00–127.00	109.59
3	—	1,491	132.50	132.50
24	—	1,133	103.00–113.00	108.06
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	987	101.00	101.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,417	120.00–131.00	122.01
116	—	1,343	110.00–123.00	115.11
2	—	1,485	102.50–108.00	105.50

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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