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Kansas Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Kansas · Weekly summary · Mon, Jan 13

● As filed166 lines reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1895

State summary

Counts as USDA filed them

Kansas reported 166 priced lines covering 19,938 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 19,473 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 862 head. replacement cattle receipts at 585 head. Counted as USDA files them — 128 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Kansas Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Mon Jan 13, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 19,473Last week 5,082Year ago 3,616

Slaughter CattleReceipts 862Last week 335Year ago 310

Replacement CattleReceipts 585Last week 159Year ago 0

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Demand was good to very good. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher and Bulls sold 2.00 lower. In the hay market, demand remains light, despite the winter weather and prices remain mostly steady. Previously purchased hay has been moving, when drivers can move it on the ice and snow packed roads. Some folks have reported that they need to buy grinder hay, but many producers are holding on to their supplies hoping for higher prices. The supply of hay available remains heavy as almost all contributors indicated that there is still 2023 and 2024 hay sitting around. The National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) released their 2024 Annual Crop Production Summary. According to NASS Alfalfa hay production, at 1.54 million tons, is down 31% from a year earlier. The average yield, at 2.65 tons per acre, is down 0.40 ton per acre from 2023. Area harvested, at 580,000 acres, is down 21% from 2023. Alfalfa for haylage and greenchop production, at 150,000 tons, is up 355% from last year. Average yield at 6.00 tons per acre, is up 3.80 tons from last year. Area harvested, at 25,000 acres, is up 10,000 from last year.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
28	650–700	698	289.00	289.00
19	850–900	899	261.50	261.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	400–450	438	350.00–365.00	359.56
39	450–500	482	336.00–402.00	366.50
82	500–550	531	301.00–357.00	329.53
134	550–600	586	252.50–326.00	299.74
141	600–650	631	251.00–308.00	289.47
108	650–700	682	246.00–291.00	274.56
94	700–750	735	238.00–277.00	264.56
33	750–800	785	243.00–265.00	254.52
125	800–850	814	242.00–268.00	261.43
21	850–900	886	248.00–258.00	251.80
28	900–950	914	236.00–248.00	243.38
42	950–1000	975	237.00–240.00	239.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
199	850–900	855	267.50	267.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	370	445.00	445.00
3	400–450	408	370.00	370.00
8	450–500	456	312.50–385.00	366.13
10	750–800	758	256.00	256.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
14	400–450	440	400.00–407.50	400.54
24	450–500	465	415.00–428.00	423.10
78	500–550	508	372.50–408.00	407.10
66	600–650	604	339.00–341.00	339.82
165	700–750	721	287.50–301.50	293.90
192	750–800	764	275.00–301.00	281.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	292	450.00	450.00
9	300–350	331	415.00–434.00	425.24
10	350–400	385	380.00–409.00	394.18
106	400–450	433	349.00–422.00	399.15
153	450–500	488	350.00–422.00	386.56
433	500–550	531	335.00–399.00	361.74
594	550–600	580	301.00–355.00	336.55
655	600–650	627	298.00–330.00	317.39
900	650–700	673	277.00–313.00	297.01
1,238	700–750	730	266.00–306.00	287.41
1,103	750–800	775	254.50–289.00	273.53
1,411	800–850	833	251.00–285.00	267.83
998	850–900	874	250.00–274.00	261.63
504	900–950	923	243.00–268.25	259.83
271	950–1000	969	238.00–249.00	244.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	580	298.00	298.00
13	650–700	680	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	327	490.00	490.00
48	400–450	414	407.00–455.00	441.27
6	450–500	475	360.00–370.00	366.68
18	500–550	519	355.00–417.00	391.84
160	550–600	556	334.00–356.00	354.50
255	600–650	625	315.00–335.50	330.48
195	650–700	667	297.50–314.00	310.04
73	700–750	721	293.00–317.00	307.83
265	750–800	764	280.00–296.00	288.05
170	800–850	828	270.50–280.00	274.87
126	850–900	860	266.50–270.00	269.64
15	950–1000	954	248.00	248.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
97	1000–1050	1,026	222.50–237.00	234.11
3	1050–1100	1,090	231.50	231.50
7	1100–1150	1,106	223.00	223.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	650–700	692	237.00	237.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	550–600	551	318.00	318.00
3	600–650	645	282.00	282.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	339	330.00–397.00	373.05
11	350–400	387	320.00–326.00	322.78
9	400–450	442	311.00–322.00	315.93
33	450–500	490	321.00–331.00	327.87
71	500–550	540	278.50–313.00	298.07
278	550–600	586	273.00–296.00	284.01
139	600–650	627	240.00–271.50	260.15
119	650–700	681	224.00–261.00	245.35
9	700–750	728	226.00–231.00	228.14
26	750–800	772	205.00–241.00	228.07
3	800–850	833	222.00	222.00
21	850–900	896	217.00–223.50	222.89
27	900–950	935	213.00–220.00	217.41
1	950–1000	960	216.00	216.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	382	322.50	322.50
10	400–450	421	352.50–416.00	377.61
10	450–500	451	380.00	380.00
82	500–550	528	305.00–334.00	315.74
34	600–650	632	272.00–281.00	275.94
20	650–700	670	283.50	283.50
11	750–800	765	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	364	302.00–302.50	302.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
31	300–350	324	396.00–430.00	416.71
32	350–400	368	302.00–401.00	349.23
148	400–450	425	287.50–350.00	331.76
166	450–500	473	312.00–354.00	335.48
546	500–550	528	278.00–335.00	315.23
547	550–600	568	282.00–318.00	301.19
623	600–650	625	257.00–288.00	279.90
923	650–700	674	250.00–280.00	267.95
548	700–750	724	235.00–269.00	257.49
829	750–800	774	239.00–267.50	250.57
482	800–850	823	229.00–252.00	242.87
245	850–900	872	233.00–248.50	237.64
170	900–950	929	223.00–234.00	230.90
57	950–1000	981	218.00–235.25	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	550–600	598	270.00	270.00
7	650–700	658	242.00	242.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	329	455.00	455.00
71	400–450	427	311.00–397.00	346.47
46	450–500	470	335.00–352.00	347.54
176	500–550	524	299.00–344.00	323.02
29	550–600	578	305.00–320.00	308.63
32	600–650	615	297.50	297.50
133	650–700	662	270.00–285.00	277.15
152	800–850	813	245.00–249.00	246.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	455	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	636	239.00	239.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
13	1050–1100	1,051	212.50	212.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	1050–1100	1,077	202.00–212.00	209.91
5	1100–1150	1,149	188.00	188.00
2	1150–1200	1,155	193.00	193.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	400–450	410	327.50–379.00	364.08
11	450–500	463	347.50	347.50
5	500–550	546	295.00	295.00
16	550–600	585	296.00–300.00	298.72
5	600–650	647	229.00	229.00
3	850–900	870	240.00	240.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,206	1,900.00–2,550.00	2,168.70
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	—	1,262	1,400.00–1,850.00	1,730.97
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	739	210.00–217.50	213.93
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,345	1,875.00	1,875.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	1,372	1,950.00–2,250.00	2,213.98
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,408	1,935.00–2,000.00	1,989.63
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,045	2,050.00	2,050.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,119	1,700.00	1,700.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	41	—	1,127	1,850.00–2,925.00	2,716.62
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,299	1,625.00–2,100.00	1,955.97
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	990	2,000.00–2,500.00	2,175.08
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,270	1,725.00–2,000.00	1,919.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,253	1,850.00	1,850.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	18	—	1,345	1,875.00–2,350.00	2,165.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	—	873	185.00–217.50	206.07
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,370	2,125.00–2,175.00	2,152.92
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	895	166.00	166.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	81	—	1,028	2,525.00–3,150.00	3,033.18

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	69	—	1,285	1,575.00–2,100.00	1,976.38
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	22	—	1,258	1,500.00–1,950.00	1,813.64

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Large 1-2 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,135	1,875.00–2,500.00	2,098.57

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,233	1,425.00–2,125.00	1,845.98
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,313	1,750.00–2,100.00	1,928.71
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,285	1,825.00	1,825.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,269	2,000.00–2,150.00	2,048.57
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,372	1,750.00–2,025.00	1,949.82

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	19	—	932	140.00–252.00	178.95
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	966	234.00	234.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	927	131.00–222.00	189.59
(<2 yrs)	Open	13	—	1,037	138.00–234.00	165.78

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	13	—	1,104	160.00–217.50	209.37
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,157	132.50–187.50	152.90

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,400	3,625.00	3,625.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,217	1,900.00–2,550.00	2,333.33
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,400	2,900.00	2,900.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	40	—	1,260	2,600.00–3,575.00	2,952.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	42	—	1,395	3,100.00–4,425.00	4,393.45
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	28	—	1,257	2,675.00–2,850.00	2,789.29

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	2,026	150.00–164.00	154.90
46	—	1,721	126.00–150.00	146.54
5	—	1,740	126.00–139.00	130.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
189	—	1,265	110.00–131.00	123.68
6	—	986	104.00–107.00	105.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
337	—	1,286	120.00–132.00	125.94
121	—	1,313	130.00–141.00	131.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,664	117.00–119.00	118.01
53	—	1,274	80.00–105.00	97.37
9	—	1,143	91.00–106.00	95.83

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.