Kansas Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Kansas reported 189 priced lines covering 14,657 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 14,331 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 1,171 head. replacement cattle receipts at 405 head. Counted as USDA files them — 31 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Dec 2, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 14,331Last week 4,787Year ago 12,099

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,171Last week 651Year ago 603

Replacement CattleReceipts 405Last week 2,860Year ago 81

Compared to two weeks ago, steer and heifer calves under 600 lbs sold 15.00 to 25.00 higher while those over 600 lbs sold 2.00 to 8.00 higher. Demand was good to very good for calves this week as buyers were aggressive to fill orders after a week off for the Thanksgiving holiday. Compared to two weeks ago, slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher, while slaughter bulls sold unevenly steady. In the feedlot trade, live sales sold steady to 1.00 higher at 190.00 to 191.00, mostly 191.00. In the hay market, demand remained light, and prices were steady. Grinder hay movement did pick up a bit this past week, but no one is reporting deliveries to new customers . The supply of hay available remains heavy and will probably stay that way until after the first of the year, unless, of course, Mother Nature decides to throw us some wintry weather.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	340	440.00	440.00
11	400–450	432	342.00–390.00	356.09
30	450–500	474	362.50–376.00	369.81
47	500–550	532	327.50–346.00	334.05
49	550–600	580	306.00–324.00	312.20
28	600–650	603	292.00–306.00	300.97
51	650–700	662	268.00–286.00	281.70
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
32	1000–1050	1,000	226.00	226.00
6	1050–1100	1,055	229.00	229.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	243	875.00	875.00
67	250–300	276	374.00–470.00	380.16
13	300–350	318	427.00–442.50	430.65
5	300–350	333	1,275.00	1,275.00
98	350–400	390	360.00–432.50	414.43
163	400–450	436	370.00–435.00	423.96
164	450–500	473	352.50–425.00	399.21
250	500–550	529	313.00–365.00	348.20
582	550–600	577	306.00–341.50	324.03
602	600–650	627	266.00–310.00	295.62
513	650–700	676	265.00–293.00	278.10
747	700–750	722	259.00–285.50	273.47
285	750–800	777	243.00–277.00	259.79
271	800–850	824	236.50–271.00	258.00
280	850–900	869	233.00–260.00	252.09
424	900–950	917	243.50–251.85	246.46
60	950–1000	990	224.00–245.00	239.07
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	298	425.00	425.00
9	350–400	362	442.50–455.00	450.63
25	400–450	440	397.00–430.00	410.13
244	450–500	483	380.00–430.00	384.98
279	500–550	529	364.00–375.50	371.31
9	550–600	578	340.00	340.00
64	600–650	612	301.00–313.00	307.59
11	650–700	652	296.00	296.00
45	700–750	711	281.00–283.00	282.03
21	750–800	764	275.00	275.00
10	800–850	806	272.50	272.50
60	900–950	919	253.00	253.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	343	352.00	352.00
55	350–400	382	320.00–409.00	390.59
15	400–450	418	290.00–350.00	317.18
223	450–500	473	289.00–370.00	338.88
32	500–550	539	259.00–334.00	309.94
214	550–600	582	265.00–316.00	302.57
101	600–650	632	261.00–287.00	280.70
158	650–700	675	254.00–276.00	265.32
194	700–750	723	239.50–264.00	253.35
46	750–800	769	220.00–255.00	239.84
90	800–850	823	246.00–250.00	249.09
69	850–900	883	234.00–242.50	240.23
46	950–1000	960	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	400–450	426	290.00–306.00	295.58
11	500–550	533	296.00–310.00	305.13
4	600–650	621	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	488	368.00	368.00
16	500–550	514	282.00–285.00	284.21
56	550–600	585	296.00–311.00	300.21
12	650–700	694	264.00	264.00
4	750–800	752	236.00	236.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	359	310.00	310.00
11	450–500	476	317.50–319.00	318.47
6	500–550	548	287.00	287.00
16	550–600	581	284.00–290.00	285.89
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
16	650–700	680	275.00	275.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	428	320.00	320.00
3	450–500	468	330.00	330.00
6	550–600	555	318.00	318.00
4	600–650	616	278.00	278.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
15	300–350	327	480.00–497.50	493.20
169	350–400	374	434.00–496.00	483.45
37	400–450	419	447.50–462.50	460.77
114	450–500	489	392.50–426.00	400.85
168	500–550	521	348.00–379.00	367.73
156	550–600	564	338.00–368.00	355.02
271	600–650	614	305.00–331.50	324.76
27	750–800	754	280.50	280.50
Steers — Medium 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	534	312.00	312.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	487	307.00	307.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	365	347.50	347.50
12	400–450	425	340.00–342.50	341.08
42	450–500	477	309.00–336.00	317.72
8	500–550	533	305.00–309.00	306.48
23	550–600	585	270.00–283.50	276.80
15	600–650	620	270.00	270.00
10	650–700	667	266.50	266.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
141	250–300	291	435.00–510.00	498.37
64	300–350	340	432.50	432.50
29	350–400	380	390.00–402.50	400.02
4	400–450	401	382.00	382.00
136	450–500	459	338.00–351.00	348.24
76	550–600	558	355.00	355.00
81	600–650	601	280.00–291.00	288.63
Heifers — Medium 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	445	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	380	290.00	290.00
33	400–450	433	310.00–350.00	332.32
46	450–500	479	283.00–320.00	298.63
41	500–550	536	256.00–303.00	283.56
49	550–600	579	265.00–278.00	271.56
106	600–650	639	238.00–266.50	258.03
51	650–700	673	230.00–255.00	244.59
9	700–750	707	230.00–248.00	241.91
15	750–800	791	228.00	228.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
82	300–350	340	406.00	406.00
30	350–400	381	385.00–415.00	391.37
61	400–450	417	360.00–380.00	378.93
73	450–500	479	330.00–347.50	333.13
112	500–550	502	317.00–327.00	325.92
154	550–600	554	298.00–305.00	302.34
77	600–650	621	275.00–295.00	284.41
55	650–700	652	269.50–276.00	271.21
7	700–750	727	267.00	267.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	1000–1050	1,020	205.50–216.00	211.41
13	1050–1100	1,086	200.00–220.00	210.86
18	1100–1150	1,112	192.00–211.00	201.41
4	1150–1200	1,173	162.00	162.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	550–600	565	260.00–266.00	264.54
9	600–650	615	269.00	269.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	200–250	219	800.00	800.00
9	250–300	289	337.50–365.00	349.25
8	250–300	287	975.00	975.00
27	300–350	323	345.00–390.00	356.73
147	350–400	383	350.00–395.00	386.89
118	400–450	422	325.00–368.00	349.07
287	450–500	479	300.00–339.00	319.70
431	500–550	530	277.00–315.00	301.48
657	550–600	578	264.00–297.00	280.75
345	600–650	626	259.00–280.00	268.08
396	650–700	669	240.00–273.00	257.75
299	700–750	721	227.00–263.00	246.92
267	750–800	767	223.00–249.75	244.11
185	800–850	808	218.00–242.00	235.35
148	850–900	885	206.00–230.00	228.39
61	900–950	912	214.50–226.00	224.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	800–850	846	207.50	207.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	387	335.00	335.00
11	400–450	429	311.00–380.00	365.89
3	450–500	470	345.00	345.00
39	500–550	516	284.00–302.50	293.87
14	550–600	587	286.00–292.50	287.34
28	600–650	627	249.00–264.00	258.20
11	650–700	651	245.00–246.00	245.64
9	700–750	725	239.00–248.00	242.05
3	750–800	765	220.00	220.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,100	2,000.00	2,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	15	—	1,200	2,685.00	2,685.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,238	2,500.00–2,700.00	2,654.58
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,400	1,625.00–2,100.00	1,862.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,238	1,325.00–1,935.00	1,848.12
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,130	1,550.00	1,550.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	52	—	1,104	1,275.00–1,700.00	1,433.11
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,080	1,900.00	1,900.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	10	—	1,228	1,250.00–1,750.00	1,704.62
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,322	2,025.00	2,025.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	13	—	1,178	1,750.00–2,350.00	1,996.86
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	4	—	1,180	1,800.00	1,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,300	1,850.00	1,850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	8	—	991	1,810.00	1,810.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	942	1,810.00	1,810.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,276	1,750.00–1,900.00	1,842.22
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	16	—	1,103	1,375.00–1,700.00	1,510.20
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,450	1,775.00	1,775.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,318	1,600.00–1,975.00	1,802.85
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	1,320	1,850.00–2,025.00	1,890.87
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,200	1,325.00–1,900.00	1,639.38
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	—	1,434	1,825.00–2,285.00	2,121.47
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	1,186	1,400.00–2,050.00	1,773.40
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	4	—	1,468	2,025.00	2,025.00
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,258	1,600.00	1,600.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	24	—	908	131.00–177.00	147.90
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	33	—	1,086	137.00–162.50	146.43
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	781	232.50–237.50	236.20
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	88	—	976	135.00–238.00	193.39
Stock Cows — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,000	202.00	202.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	935	1,700.00–1,800.00	1,744.39
(<2 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	867	1,700.00	1,700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,015	1,975.00	1,975.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	805	1,750.00	1,750.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,983	151.00–158.50	154.22
5	—	1,791	131.00–138.00	134.08
27	—	1,865	130.00–149.00	139.59
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,352	132.00	132.00
619	—	1,236	105.00–129.00	117.34
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
161	—	1,395	119.00–129.00	123.93
13	—	1,315	130.00–138.00	133.61
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	939	110.00–112.00	111.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	939	86.00	86.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,136	95.00–99.00	96.18
79	—	1,162	67.50–91.00	82.16
70	—	1,142	89.00–110.50	103.17

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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