Kansas Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Kansas · Weekly summary · Mon, Apr 1
● As filed118 lines reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1895

State summary

Counts as USDA filed them
Kansas reported 118 priced lines covering 7,279 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 8,204 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 321 head. replacement cattle receipts at 107 head. Counted as USDA files them — 47 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Kansas Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Mon Apr 1, 2024
USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Manhattan, KS (LS-DC)
Feeder CattleReceipts 8,204Last week 5,589Year ago 8,782
Slaughter CattleReceipts 321Last week 422Year ago 600
Replacement CattleReceipts 107Last week 130Year ago 113

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers and Heifers above 750 lbs sold steady to 4.00 lower. Under 750 lbs sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter Cows sold 7.00 to 8.00 higher and Bulls steady. In the Hay Market, demand remains slow to moderate for all hay and prices were again, mostly steady for all regions. Most of the hay that is moving is on previously contracted hay. No new crop pricing has been reported so far, as folks seem to be trying to figure out what Mother Nature is going to do and what their carry over will be. According to the U.S. Drought Monitor for March 26th, while much of the region experienced precipitation, including late-season snow, there were some targeted areas of expansion of abnormal dryness (D0) and moderate drought (D1), especially in southern Kansas. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, topsoil was rated 45% very short to short on March 24th.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
64—1,311128.00–139.00134.81
14—1,298139.00–141.00139.47
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
16—1,105106.00–109.00107.55
64—1,245114.00–128.00119.09
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
44—1,468139.50–147.00142.97
4—1,354149.00–150.00149.56
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
41—1,806149.00–169.00159.05
20—1,629140.00–156.00149.06
16—2,080165.00–183.00173.07

Replacement Cattle

As reported
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open12—1,1003,150.003,150.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open20—1,0483,025.00–3,125.003,030.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open5—1,2723,025.00–3,100.003,070.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · estimate wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open7—1,1002,675.002,675.00
Aged (>8 yrs)Open1—1,2002,375.002,375.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open2—1,0003,000.003,000.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)4—1,4572,500.002,500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)5—1,2151,725.001,725.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)2—1,1691,775.00–2,200.001,989.96
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open3—1,110165.00165.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
(<2 yrs)Open14—1,068146.00–176.00161.54

Feeder Cattle

As reported
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
12350–400382325.00–330.00326.74
50400–450427305.00–323.00314.38
43450–500478270.00–305.00297.61
73500–550527285.00–292.00288.50
32550–600579256.00–270.00264.39
15600–650645244.00–247.50245.87
13650–700684233.00–244.00237.27
12700–750707229.00229.00
11800–850803209.00209.00
15900–950941196.50196.50
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
7550–600591251.00251.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
5350–400397330.00330.00
15500–550525290.00290.00
6550–600559292.50292.50
8700–750722224.00224.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
46900–950928196.50196.50
23950–1000982180.00–184.50182.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
38300–350334329.00–345.00339.31
82350–400379335.00–355.00338.96
52400–450423330.00–355.00336.17
146450–500471278.00–327.50309.85
186500–550524267.50–316.00304.95
107550–600572264.00–298.00281.12
139600–650620251.00–270.00262.44
154650–700659239.00–264.00256.69
123700–750707224.00–242.00237.70
414750–800778214.00–239.00227.40
392800–850823207.50–221.00214.54
369850–900877203.50–220.25211.85
33900–950928200.00–208.50203.37
19950–1000976198.00–202.00199.31
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
5350–400383332.50332.50
6400–450432324.00324.00
8450–500468310.00–315.00312.52
11500–550540288.00288.00
4600–650626235.00235.00
4700–750742213.50213.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
8600–650614276.00276.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
32750–800753243.25243.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
15400–450400365.00365.00
52450–500462325.00325.00
5500–550540291.00291.00
20550–600554325.00325.00
16600–650605273.50273.50
47750–800758243.00243.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
10450–500470362.00362.00
41550–600558345.00345.00
25600–650613312.00312.00
37650–700678299.00–312.50303.37
81700–750725275.00–278.50277.58
93750–800769270.00–270.50270.40
28800–850801253.00253.00
60850–900854243.50243.50
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
15300–350345402.00402.00
17350–400399385.00385.00
23450–500491313.00–322.00319.70
7500–550532330.00330.00
13550–600580297.50–301.00299.65
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
1161000–10501,012201.50–211.50207.46
611050–11001,071206.00–211.75211.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
19300–350326400.00–420.00409.36
49350–400374364.00–410.00400.73
106400–450429357.50–390.00368.91
98450–500462315.00–384.00365.11
177500–550523305.00–354.00342.18
196550–600573287.00–342.00325.49
107600–650621267.00–325.00293.28
185650–700678263.00–303.00285.12
151700–750729245.00–285.00262.13
146750–800767237.10–264.00250.73
173800–850827226.00–250.50244.44
573850–900871218.25–239.00229.38
449900–950928215.00–235.00223.77
354950–1000964206.00–223.60219.15
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
10400–450400400.00400.00
13450–500458366.00366.00
15550–600577348.00348.00
10600–650617351.00351.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
4350–400395395.00395.00
5400–450401347.50347.50
15450–500466355.00–360.00357.31
18500–550528335.00–340.00337.47
7550–600592312.00312.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
13350–400372382.50–390.00385.30
4400–450443345.00345.00
31450–500487337.50–350.00346.15
100500–550531292.50–338.00327.00
50550–600574261.00–322.50313.07
68600–650617262.50–306.00289.56
58650–700671268.00–275.00271.35
26700–750711245.00–261.50258.26
13750–800776225.00225.00
65800–850818221.00–237.00230.66
77850–900888212.00–218.00215.78
17900–950926199.00–216.00211.05
9950–1000993195.00195.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
5550–600577290.00290.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
5700–750748236.00236.00
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.