Kansas Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Kansas reported 118 priced lines covering 7,757 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 7,862 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 399 head. replacement cattle receipts at 112 head. Counted as USDA files them — 51 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon May 19, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 7,862Last week 8,377Year ago 5,517

Slaughter CattleReceipts 399Last week 516Year ago 631

Replacement CattleReceipts 112Last week 158Year ago 65

Compared to last week steers and heifers under 700 lbs were not well tested, however a lower undertone noted ahead of the Memorial Day holiday. Steers and heifers over 700 lbs sold steady to 5.00 higher. Demand was moderate to good. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Light feedlot trading reported in Kansas sold at mostly 219.00 to 221.00 . This past week in the hay market, , demand was light, trade was slow to moderate, and prices were steady, on limited test. New crop pricing remains elusive, new crop hay is hitting the ground in some locations and with the warmer temps and dryer conditions, producers have been very busy in the fields. Grass hay still seems to be in abundance, and old crop grinding alfalfa continues to move.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	314	455.00–460.00	457.07
9	350–400	385	420.00–455.00	429.45
47	400–450	427	404.00–442.00	430.45
82	450–500	468	383.00–434.00	419.68
72	500–550	523	397.50–435.00	415.58
85	550–600	572	349.00–385.00	374.19
45	600–650	613	335.00–360.00	349.11
96	650–700	667	297.50–350.00	334.65
80	700–750	726	311.00–335.00	319.82
290	750–800	774	292.50–313.00	305.66
391	800–850	831	281.00–300.75	295.74
620	850–900	881	278.00–301.00	286.96
262	900–950	927	273.00–293.50	279.57
680	950–1000	969	270.00–290.00	277.24
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
26	400–450	442	467.50	467.50
9	450–500	454	437.50–445.00	442.51
32	500–550	522	435.00–442.00	436.06
26	550–600	560	387.50–402.00	399.79
2	600–650	621	367.50	367.50
14	650–700	654	351.00	351.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	396	460.00	460.00
7	400–450	425	490.00	490.00
14	450–500	466	447.50	447.50
4	550–600	553	405.00	405.00
210	800–850	803	313.00–316.00	314.08
458	850–900	871	296.00–305.75	300.53
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	400–450	425	432.50	432.50
12	650–700	651	357.00	357.00
10	700–750	746	303.00	303.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	379	267.50	267.50
5	450–500	475	395.00	395.00
45	500–550	536	384.00–392.00	385.65
47	550–600	594	310.00–369.00	359.59
20	650–700	682	325.00–335.00	333.57
12	700–750	727	289.00–320.00	305.09
19	750–800	759	264.00	264.00
5	800–850	849	226.00	226.00
20	850–900	883	255.00–256.00	255.05
53	900–950	927	255.00–275.00	272.69
22	950–1000	995	230.00–261.00	248.63
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
262	1000–1050	1,022	231.00–268.00	259.83
81	1050–1100	1,087	231.00–256.25	250.15
2	1150–1200	1,182	228.00	228.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	300–350	331	400.00–465.00	429.56
42	350–400	371	355.00–438.00	427.27
67	400–450	438	385.00–412.00	398.81
66	450–500	474	352.00–385.00	362.58
37	500–550	530	320.00–347.50	328.27
121	550–600	571	287.50–347.00	335.68
43	600–650	616	288.00–339.00	313.69
132	650–700	674	280.50–299.00	295.77
31	700–750	730	268.00–299.00	288.42
393	750–800	778	264.00–287.00	278.78
648	800–850	831	258.00–278.75	274.78
332	850–900	879	252.25–274.00	260.55
267	900–950	925	238.00–258.25	253.46
26	950–1000	965	228.00–241.00	230.14
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	428	420.00	420.00
16	450–500	460	380.00–400.00	392.20
20	500–550	502	387.00	387.00
5	550–600	558	370.00	370.00
20	650–700	677	300.00	300.00
57	700–750	722	292.50	292.50
186	850–900	860	269.00–272.50	270.72
49	900–950	930	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	350–400	373	415.00–462.50	452.16
13	450–500	463	383.00	383.00
176	500–550	522	406.00–412.00	409.07
8	650–700	660	333.00	333.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	450–500	488	272.50–365.00	343.36
2	500–550	520	265.00	265.00
21	550–600	581	263.00–315.00	294.30
2	600–650	625	249.00	249.00
8	650–700	680	224.00–254.00	241.21
3	700–750	743	270.00	270.00
6	750–800	779	233.00–241.00	234.30
36	800–850	837	220.00–259.00	253.81
9	850–900	873	231.00–247.00	243.40
6	900–950	904	193.00	193.00
11	950–1000	958	211.00–227.00	213.92
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	600–650	611	307.00	307.00
11	650–700	663	309.00	309.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
71	1000–1050	1,021	221.00–234.00	230.48
7	1050–1100	1,070	205.00–233.00	213.71
17	1100–1150	1,103	223.00–226.00	224.41
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	386	402.50–455.00	440.00
9	400–450	446	387.50–437.50	404.12
4	500–550	533	370.00	370.00
14	550–600	562	305.00–362.00	342.05
2	800–850	815	257.50–262.00	259.74
3	900–950	911	245.00	245.00
14	950–1000	962	231.00	231.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,195	2,400.00	2,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,378	2,300.00–2,700.00	2,590.74
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,660	2,700.00	2,700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	1,139	1,785.00–2,275.00	2,086.65
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,365	2,700.00	2,700.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	860	3,100.00	3,100.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	866	2,250.00	2,250.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	30	—	1,066	155.00–199.00	184.91
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	15	—	1,017	4,000.00–4,025.00	4,008.33
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	3,525.00	3,525.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,000	4,025.00	4,025.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	3,125.00	3,125.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,200	3,350.00	3,350.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,300	2,800.00–3,675.00	3,466.67
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,142	3,150.00–3,425.00	3,287.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	3,300.00	3,300.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	3,700.00	3,700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,300	3,525.00	3,525.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
161	—	1,336	150.00–159.50	154.48
50	—	1,347	160.00–168.00	162.32
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
78	—	1,276	140.00–149.50	144.11
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,243	105.00–128.00	121.49
17	—	1,153	121.00–137.50	133.23
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,739	157.00–178.00	173.87
8	—	1,798	180.00–187.00	183.49
16	—	1,893	190.00–207.00	195.32

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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