Kansas Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Kansas reported 134 priced lines covering 7,297 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 7,375 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 416 head. replacement cattle receipts at 54 head. Counted as USDA files them — 2 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Oct 14, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 7,375Last week 7,115Year ago 5,793

Slaughter CattleReceipts 416Last week 314Year ago 624

Replacement CattleReceipts 54Last week 15Year ago 38

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers sold steady to 4.00 lower. Feeder Heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher. Demand was moderate to good. Slaughter Cows and Bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher. In the hay market, , demand remained light, and prices were mostly steady with a softer undertone. The hay market remains sluggish although there has been reports of some supplemental feeding occurring due to drought. Producers remain busy in the fields harvesting corn, beans and milo and drilling wheat. According to last week's NASS Kansas Crop Production Report, Alfalfa hay production, at 2.38 million tons, is up 6% from last year. Area for harvest, at 610,000 acres, is down 17% from a year ago. Yield of 3.90 tons per acre is up from 3.05 tons per acre in 2023. All other hay production, at 3.20 million tons, is up 15% from last year. Area for harvest, at 1.73 million acres, is down 16% from a year ago. Yield of 1.85 tons per acre is up 0.5 ton from 2023.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
20	800–850	813	248.00	248.00
11	900–950	935	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	250–300	286	307.50–317.50	311.19
13	300–350	336	319.00–327.50	322.65
45	350–400	365	303.00–320.00	316.59
39	400–450	418	276.00–300.00	286.56
109	450–500	467	270.00–292.50	280.19
195	500–550	519	244.00–270.00	263.33
263	550–600	580	246.00–264.00	255.94
195	600–650	626	232.00–249.00	241.94
133	650–700	672	222.00–256.50	246.09
350	700–750	736	233.50–247.00	242.33
223	750–800	772	225.00–244.00	239.18
355	800–850	816	227.00–238.00	234.15
99	850–900	874	221.00–238.00	228.05
96	900–950	925	214.00–229.50	225.47
2	950–1000	955	208.00	208.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	392	288.00	288.00
12	450–500	461	277.00–290.00	282.31
8	500–550	527	250.00–261.00	257.08
43	550–600	565	231.00–260.00	256.47
37	600–650	632	230.00–240.50	237.68
33	650–700	663	225.00–235.00	232.80
4	700–750	700	221.00	221.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	400–450	443	295.00	295.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	495	266.00	266.00
19	550–600	583	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	317.50	317.50
8	350–400	386	293.00–296.00	294.51
8	400–450	434	240.00–251.00	246.86
57	450–500	477	263.00–267.50	266.75
43	500–550	519	225.00–257.00	241.13
35	550–600	575	227.50–251.00	243.88
6	600–650	600	220.00	220.00
29	650–700	672	225.00–232.00	228.08
31	700–750	723	211.00–227.00	219.57
26	750–800	771	205.00–226.00	219.63
20	800–850	840	205.00–222.00	208.31
21	900–950	944	191.00–211.50	205.66
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	950–1000	980	209.50	209.50
11	1000–1050	1,036	212.00	212.00
8	1050–1100	1,091	192.00	192.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	372	237.00	237.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	292	335.00	335.00
149	400–450	437	305.00–308.50	305.76
126	450–500	473	293.00–300.00	294.64
22	500–550	535	269.00–277.50	275.17
87	550–600	593	264.00–266.00	265.84
13	650–700	650	254.00	254.00
55	800–850	810	251.50	251.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	550–600	589	250.00	250.00
3	700–750	733	219.00	219.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	367	365.00	365.00
3	450–500	463	332.00	332.00
10	500–550	531	304.00	304.00
26	550–600	599	267.00	267.00
34	600–650	618	262.00–272.00	265.35
14	650–700	666	250.00–260.00	254.58
37	700–750	715	235.00–242.00	239.68
23	750–800	761	233.00–242.00	240.40
5	800–850	827	239.50	239.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	700–750	739	274.00	274.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	296	405.00–415.00	406.99
50	300–350	329	312.50–365.00	326.27
53	350–400	394	346.00–361.00	352.70
100	400–450	406	315.00–352.00	326.75
161	450–500	483	298.00–328.00	312.04
185	500–550	523	280.00–317.50	301.58
162	550–600	577	270.00–298.00	279.70
415	600–650	630	251.00–287.00	268.35
137	650–700	680	241.00–268.00	257.21
185	700–750	728	231.00–265.00	254.73
243	750–800	780	239.50–260.50	255.46
115	800–850	827	229.00–252.00	244.50
428	850–900	871	234.00–257.00	250.00
387	900–950	922	233.00–253.50	245.35
28	950–1000	966	220.00–234.00	232.55
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	377	328.00	328.00
7	400–450	448	270.00–273.00	271.29
55	450–500	482	251.00–287.00	267.10
25	500–550	541	259.00–277.00	272.74
50	550–600	589	236.00–277.50	270.56
118	600–650	631	232.00–265.00	258.38
43	650–700	674	224.00–254.00	248.43
40	700–750	726	221.00–239.00	235.09
34	750–800	772	225.00–243.50	237.48
6	800–850	839	221.00	221.00
22	900–950	919	225.00–232.50	230.89
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	485	308.00	308.00
3	550–600	590	253.00	253.00
4	650–700	691	243.00	243.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
51	1000–1050	1,026	218.50–220.00	218.68
19	1050–1100	1,067	209.50–216.00	213.90
4	1200–1250	1,232	185.00	185.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	900–950	900	225.00	225.00
4	950–1000	967	219.00	219.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	318	372.50–376.00	374.77
11	350–400	372	385.50–387.50	386.18
70	400–450	425	358.00–370.00	366.95
48	450–500	471	327.00–335.00	332.01
62	500–550	519	322.00	322.00
12	550–600	558	296.00–299.00	297.25
39	600–650	622	286.00–289.00	288.07
37	650–700	679	270.50–277.00	271.35
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	450–500	473	294.00–310.00	302.48
18	500–550	518	285.00–288.00	287.70
6	550–600	552	266.00	266.00
21	600–650	617	223.00–260.00	241.50
4	700–750	722	224.00–237.50	230.10
9	750–800	762	236.00	236.00
4	950–1000	959	205.00–206.00	205.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	465	235.00–260.00	245.00
36	700–750	705	207.50–219.00	210.45
2	950–1000	960	212.50–213.00	212.75

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	—	899	160.00–208.00	187.49
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,041	157.00–162.00	158.36
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,016	151.00–178.00	162.62
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,278	1,775.00–1,900.00	1,835.14
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	26	—	1,404	1,775.00–1,925.00	1,807.15
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,303	1,650.00–1,850.00	1,757.87
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	1,475.00	1,475.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,300	2,125.00	2,125.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,310	98.00–101.00	99.28
75	—	1,095	102.00–119.00	110.76
21	—	1,110	70.00–92.50	79.76
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,335	118.00	118.00
31	—	1,351	130.00–144.00	133.45
96	—	1,386	120.00–129.50	124.92
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	1,170	109.00–118.00	115.35
90	—	1,250	110.00–129.00	120.84
9	—	1,142	137.00–145.00	140.91
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,758	132.00–147.00	135.93
12	—	1,751	137.00–156.00	150.92
6	—	1,977	155.00–170.00	162.75

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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