Kansas feeder cattle prices

USDA auction weighted averages · $/cwt · week of Oct 26 – Nov 1 · Plains region
500–600 lb steers
$448.50
+0.93
USDA · 742 hd · 3 barns · vs prior weekWk Oct 26
600–700 lb steers
$398.43
−0.92
USDA · 1,117 hd · 3 barns · vs prior weekWk Oct 26
800–900 lb steers
$344.33
−4.44
USDA · 404 hd · 3 barns · vs prior weekWk Oct 26
900 lb + steers
$325.75
+1.19
USDA · 559 hd · 3 barns · vs prior weekWk Oct 26

Summary

Week of Oct 26

Kansas steers were mixed in the classes that carried real volume. The busiest, 600–700 lb at 1,117 head, averaged $398.43/cwt, down $0.92 on the week and up $31.20 on the year.

Steers

3,619 head
Week of Oct 26 · change vs week of Oct 19 · year-ago vs week of Oct 27, 2025
Weight$/cwtvs prior weekvs year ago$/headHeadBarns
300–400 lb546.41−41.55+21.34—573
400–500 lb515.95+2.46+55.992,3223643
500–600 lb448.50+0.93+43.652,4677423
600–700 lb398.43−0.92+31.202,5901,1173
700–800 lb356.03−9.38+14.032,6703763
800–900 lb344.33−4.44+4.672,9274043
900 lb +325.75+1.19+2.38—5593
$/cwt, head and barn counts are USDA as filed USDA. $/cwt is USDA's weighted average of every reported lot. $/head is that price applied to the midpoint of the weight range Derived, blank on 300–400 and 900 lb + because both are open-ended and USDA publishes no average weight to use instead.

Heifers

3,414 head
Week of Oct 26 · change vs week of Oct 19 · year-ago vs week of Oct 27, 2025
Weight$/cwtvs prior weekvs year ago$/headHeadBarns
300–400 lb479.83+3.38+16.60—733
400–500 lb439.21+19.83+35.311,9763483
500–600 lb395.12+17.12+35.482,1737943
600–700 lb362.72+11.96+36.542,3586703
700–800 lb340.93+4.43+18.282,5578023
800–900 lb315.86−2.27−2.512,6854383
900 lb +287.67−3.59+10.95—2893
$/cwt, head and barn counts are USDA as filed USDA. $/cwt is USDA's weighted average of every reported lot. $/head is that price applied to the midpoint of the weight range Derived, blank on 300–400 and 900 lb + because both are open-ended and USDA publishes no average weight to use instead.

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