Kansas Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Kansas reported 173 priced lines covering 10,247 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 9,466 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 971 head. replacement cattle receipts at 871 head. Counted as USDA files them — 38 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Dec 9, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 9,466Last week 14,331Year ago 5,806

Slaughter CattleReceipts 971Last week 1,171Year ago 773

Replacement CattleReceipts 871Last week 405Year ago 1,015

Compared to last week, steers sold unevenly steady, while heifers sold 1.00 to 4.00 lower. Demand was good to very good for calves again this week and yearlings were moderate to good as one more marketing week prior to the Christmas and New Years week holidays. Compared to last week, slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower, while slaughter bulls sold unevenly steady. In the feedlot trade, live sales sold mostly steady at 191.00. In the hay market, This past week, demand remained light, and prices were mostly steady. Kansas did see a few more loads move this past week, but producers feel that is likely due to the holiday and cooler temperatures. The supply of hay available remains heavy and will probably stay that way until after the first of the year.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	325	345.00–350.00	347.21
17	350–400	363	315.00–385.00	340.19
20	400–450	410	325.00–345.00	328.30
60	450–500	486	322.00–362.00	336.84
34	500–550	520	292.50–335.00	318.37
40	550–600	578	279.00–315.00	306.53
127	600–650	626	251.00–291.00	280.66
45	650–700	689	232.00–270.00	248.64
84	700–750	738	223.00–265.00	252.04
23	750–800	783	211.00–250.00	241.04
33	800–850	819	221.00–253.00	242.16
13	850–900	875	211.00–242.00	224.31
16	900–950	916	235.00–238.00	237.42
4	950–1000	951	219.00	219.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	250–300	292	485.00	485.00
14	300–350	327	415.00–425.00	422.20
34	350–400	366	370.00–418.00	400.97
69	400–450	432	360.00–430.00	389.68
160	450–500	482	355.00–388.00	374.40
314	500–550	534	322.50–364.00	338.18
347	550–600	576	302.50–334.00	320.58
293	600–650	623	283.00–322.00	305.19
363	650–700	673	272.50–297.00	283.46
412	700–750	718	255.00–288.50	273.40
150	750–800	788	246.50–269.00	257.74
342	800–850	817	249.00–267.50	258.42
221	850–900	877	232.00–256.00	250.64
697	900–950	924	244.50–258.75	248.79
128	950–1000	992	225.75–240.00	237.82
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	424	365.00	365.00
21	450–500	495	360.00	360.00
60	500–550	513	321.00–339.00	330.41
40	550–600	580	291.00	291.00
73	600–650	631	284.00	284.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	465	312.50	312.50
7	500–550	501	268.00	268.00
4	550–600	580	258.00	258.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
93	1000–1050	1,027	220.00–230.25	228.04
53	1050–1100	1,070	231.00	231.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
37	400–450	421	395.00–413.00	409.09
3	450–500	453	387.50	387.50
40	500–550	519	357.50–365.00	360.98
46	550–600	588	325.00	325.00
134	600–650	639	305.00–366.00	338.47
3	650–700	651	293.00	293.00
34	750–800	770	264.00–276.50	274.28
141	850–900	874	259.75–263.50	262.47
64	900–950	910	252.50	252.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	298	390.00	390.00
3	300–350	308	375.00	375.00
8	400–450	426	344.00–385.00	364.04
6	450–500	487	296.00–340.00	318.18
22	500–550	520	340.00–347.00	342.25
23	550–600	578	290.00–318.00	311.05
19	600–650	629	284.00–298.00	292.09
31	650–700	667	279.00–283.00	280.67
15	750–800	754	274.50	274.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
25	450–500	456	325.00–330.00	325.65
5	750–800	752	248.00	248.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
128	850–900	896	262.50	262.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	391	402.00	402.00
13	400–450	420	412.50	412.50
11	450–500	472	402.00	402.00
16	500–550	514	372.00	372.00
22	650–700	663	302.00	302.00
91	800–850	843	268.50	268.50
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	1000–1050	1,005	201.00	201.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	333	334.00	334.00
15	350–400	377	262.50–340.00	284.05
6	400–450	436	286.00	286.00
23	450–500	476	282.50–325.00	314.55
4	500–550	515	294.00	294.00
36	550–600	591	269.00–277.00	274.54
7	600–650	629	271.00	271.00
16	650–700	667	247.00–260.00	254.20
4	750–800	767	236.00	236.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	316	307.50	307.50
28	350–400	380	337.00–340.00	339.04
29	400–450	433	309.00–334.00	316.99
19	450–500	478	270.00–295.00	285.29
52	500–550	521	257.00–282.00	268.42
27	550–600	578	250.00–274.00	263.21
15	600–650	616	241.00–256.00	251.12
39	650–700	687	244.00–254.00	249.49
7	700–750	707	240.00	240.00
12	750–800	761	221.00–239.00	229.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
26	550–600	556	298.00	298.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	450–500	463	335.00	335.00
13	500–550	512	316.00	316.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
14	500–550	540	270.00	270.00
3	550–600	583	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	950–1000	999	209.00	209.00
34	1000–1050	1,023	198.00–216.00	208.62
24	1050–1100	1,062	192.00–206.00	201.89
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	250–300	288	380.00–402.50	392.03
30	300–350	318	350.00–375.00	362.93
49	350–400	379	319.00–385.00	346.16
99	400–450	421	303.00–355.00	341.88
178	450–500	476	292.50–332.50	314.23
327	500–550	527	274.00–311.00	292.44
335	550–600	572	255.00–289.00	273.79
311	600–650	619	247.00–279.00	265.22
277	650–700	677	235.00–274.00	256.43
148	700–750	734	225.00–256.00	248.30
330	750–800	779	232.00–253.50	244.61
55	800–850	828	220.00–237.50	228.68
63	850–900	892	230.00–231.00	230.89
29	900–950	916	206.00–228.50	222.69
6	950–1000	977	206.00–211.00	207.66
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	470	253.00	253.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	334	388.00	388.00
20	350–400	393	357.50	357.50
57	400–450	423	332.50–380.00	346.75
24	450–500	458	320.00–329.00	327.51
96	500–550	508	301.00–316.00	309.25
14	550–600	551	297.50	297.50
16	800–850	813	235.00–239.00	236.29
25	850–900	856	243.50	243.50
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	500–550	545	280.00–284.00	282.27
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	415	351.00	351.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	345	415.00	415.00
3	350–400	375	394.00–412.50	400.09
9	400–450	416	380.00–400.00	386.66
15	450–500	476	337.50–348.00	344.86
47	500–550	526	295.00–321.00	307.17
3	550–600	566	274.00	274.00
10	600–650	621	255.00–267.00	258.63
3	700–750	701	244.00	244.00
1	850–900	885	216.00	216.00
2	900–950	902	210.00	210.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,000	2,725.00	2,725.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,100	2,860.00	2,860.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	967	2,350.00–2,800.00	2,650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	20	—	1,240	2,900.00–3,025.00	2,992.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	139	—	1,354	1,675.00–2,185.00	2,051.79
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	27	—	1,334	1,675.00–2,225.00	2,101.16
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,177	1,875.00	1,875.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	11	—	1,205	1,800.00–2,150.00	2,060.41
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,321	1,725.00–2,000.00	1,935.74
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	—	1,138	1,900.00	1,900.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	8	—	1,345	1,650.00–1,900.00	1,751.01
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,055	2,200.00	2,200.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	28	—	1,279	1,500.00–1,900.00	1,689.76
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,305	2,525.00	2,525.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,443	2,000.00	2,000.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,341	1,725.00–2,025.00	1,867.33
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	21	—	1,411	2,150.00–2,535.00	2,423.30
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	35	—	1,002	2,800.00–2,850.00	2,826.72
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	75	—	1,361	1,725.00–2,575.00	2,380.83
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	1,243	1,550.00–1,825.00	1,780.30
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	182	—	1,293	1,510.00–3,100.00	2,584.65
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	41	—	1,285	1,650.00–2,700.00	2,347.91
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	34	—	999	1,800.00–2,485.00	2,282.38
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	13	—	727	202.50–240.00	227.81
(<2 yrs)	Open	24	—	985	134.00–191.00	159.38
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	26	—	1,104	127.00–201.00	151.58
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	38	—	980	140.00–235.00	193.86
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	24	—	972	1,975.00–2,500.00	2,474.90
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	948	2,400.00	2,400.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	37	—	961	1,525.00–2,800.00	2,658.07
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	925	2,125.00–2,625.00	2,578.26
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	936	2,300.00	2,300.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	2,006	149.00–159.50	152.89
16	—	1,731	122.00–138.00	130.50
43	—	1,776	130.00–149.50	140.77
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,478	132.00–133.00	132.16
135	—	1,420	114.00–127.00	121.56
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,167	80.00–90.00	86.91
7	—	1,042	92.50–93.00	92.93
45	—	1,187	91.00–113.00	98.70
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
547	—	1,223	103.00–127.50	117.86
2	—	1,238	132.50–133.00	132.77
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,055	117.00	117.00

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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