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Kansas Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Kansas · Weekly summary · Mon, May 18

● As filed134 lines reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1895

State summary

Counts as USDA filed them

Kansas reported 134 priced lines covering 6,752 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 6,402 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 1,004 head. replacement cattle receipts at 228 head. Counted as USDA files them — 49 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Kansas Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Mon May 18, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 6,402Last week 6,887Year ago 7,862

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,004Last week 724Year ago 399

Replacement CattleReceipts 228Last week 234Year ago 112

Compared to last week, steers sold 10.00 to 20.00 lower. Heifers under 750 were not well tested, however a sharply lower undertone noted. Heifers over 750 sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Demand was moderate to good. Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. Compared to last week, trading of Kansas negotiated fed cattle sold mostly steady up to 5.00 lower at 260.00. In the hay market, Demand remained strong this past week as old crop inventories continued to tighten. Prices trended higher amid expectations of a lighter first cutting of alfalfa and ongoing drought conditions across the western two thirds of the state. With warmer temperatures settling in, alfalfa harvest activity has begun to increase across many areas.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
242	1000–1050	1,015	296.00–322.00	314.80
93	1050–1100	1,052	297.50–307.00	306.89
56	1100–1150	1,124	288.00–302.50	299.84
2	1200–1250	1,202	283.00	283.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	290	620.00	620.00
3	300–350	336	622.50	622.50
16	350–400	378	595.00–615.00	603.42
22	400–450	427	500.00–545.00	531.72
21	450–500	482	522.00–540.00	531.21
86	500–550	524	462.00–512.50	492.63
63	550–600	581	402.50–450.00	436.62
106	600–650	627	420.00–445.00	431.79
57	650–700	672	382.00–435.00	414.59
104	700–750	730	371.00–388.00	378.33
158	750–800	785	350.00–376.50	362.69
200	800–850	828	339.50–362.50	351.18
513	850–900	866	336.00–366.75	347.95
329	900–950	912	326.00–345.00	334.71
536	950–1000	983	320.00–338.00	329.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	337	430.00	430.00
10	350–400	376	402.50–575.00	534.22
3	400–450	430	515.00	515.00
4	450–500	467	455.00	455.00
20	500–550	530	450.00–480.00	468.63
3	550–600	586	345.00	345.00
3	600–650	631	410.00	410.00
3	650–700	675	332.50	332.50
9	750–800	796	337.50	337.50
10	800–850	814	295.00–323.00	308.44
30	850–900	878	320.00–343.00	326.94
19	900–950	928	310.50–321.00	318.05
52	950–1000	992	301.00–305.00	303.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
26	400–450	418	550.00–577.50	568.67
3	500–550	515	497.50	497.50
24	550–600	557	455.00–470.00	465.75
8	650–700	661	409.00	409.00
100	850–900	868	360.50	360.50
65	900–950	909	351.00	351.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	460	512.50	512.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
80	450–500	489	458.00–495.00	486.80
40	550–600	599	436.00	436.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	349	492.50	492.50
4	400–450	402	452.50	452.50
5	500–550	520	450.00	450.00
2	550–600	570	412.00	412.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	360	485.00	485.00
4	400–450	437	450.00	450.00
6	450–500	475	395.00–427.50	416.67
36	500–550	524	351.00–447.00	421.45
22	550–600	580	365.00–410.00	397.85
4	600–650	634	335.00–362.50	346.92
20	650–700	677	332.50–337.50	335.13
16	700–750	724	306.00–322.00	314.00
5	750–800	760	301.00	301.00
4	800–850	821	305.00	305.00
3	850–900	890	285.00	285.00
3	900–950	930	276.50	276.50
2	950–1000	980	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	300–350	332	577.50–600.00	582.39
24	350–400	374	510.00–537.50	528.89
61	400–450	423	455.00–500.00	476.37
27	450–500	470	440.00–480.00	462.06
77	500–550	526	367.50–482.00	440.55
173	550–600	576	381.00–447.50	406.79
71	600–650	613	360.00–414.00	389.77
56	650–700	660	337.00–386.00	368.38
64	700–750	726	321.00–358.00	338.79
428	750–800	777	327.75–344.50	339.38
266	800–850	825	310.00–335.50	327.27
266	850–900	879	299.00–322.00	306.53
15	900–950	919	296.00–302.00	298.57
94	950–1000	963	285.00–314.50	308.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
29	1000–1050	1,016	262.50–287.00	270.22
38	1050–1100	1,082	255.00–260.00	256.42
2	1200–1250	1,217	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	400–450	411	497.50–507.00	500.49
89	450–500	471	461.00–518.00	494.10
64	500–550	523	430.00–500.00	449.58
5	550–600	559	412.00	412.00
19	600–650	644	396.00	396.00
54	650–700	674	364.00–374.00	370.90
137	700–750	726	363.00–364.50	363.63
59	800–850	828	328.00	328.00
15	850–900	850	328.50	328.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	360	585.00	585.00
33	400–450	408	512.50–590.00	582.73
2	450–500	482	502.50	502.50
18	500–550	521	407.50–477.50	448.42
3	550–600	566	342.50	342.50
3	600–650	630	373.00	373.00
5	650–700	682	384.00	384.00
12	700–750	727	350.00–380.00	372.67
13	800–850	825	328.00	328.00
6	950–1000	971	292.50–320.00	309.99
2	1000–1050	1,030	327.50	327.50
2	1050–1100	1,067	227.50	227.50
2	1150–1200	1,195	262.50–292.50	277.50
10	1250–1300	1,279	249.00–276.00	258.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	1100–1150	1,141	227.50	227.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	700–750	728	327.50	327.50
6	900–950	930	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
51	500–550	507	507.50	507.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
89	—	1,213	146.00–169.00	159.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,386	190.00–195.00	191.03
382	—	1,386	180.00–189.00	185.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
191	—	1,051	175.50–290.00	218.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
140	—	1,204	170.00–179.00	174.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	967	151.00–166.00	157.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,763	221.00–243.00	229.63
25	—	1,771	199.00–233.00	214.29
11	—	2,055	231.00–254.00	242.30

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,150	2,550.00–2,700.00	2,584.57
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	26	—	1,417	2,450.00–3,300.00	2,924.32
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,489	3,000.00–3,450.00	3,254.87
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	30	—	1,501	2,400.00–3,150.00	2,946.80
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,284	2,450.00–3,425.00	3,097.74
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,292	2,150.00–3,100.00	2,433.20
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,168	2,800.00–3,000.00	2,925.53
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	—	1,296	2,350.00–3,500.00	2,907.93
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	64	—	1,268	1,900.00–3,500.00	2,562.38
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	880	2,150.00–2,850.00	2,633.82

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,109	3,000.00–3,500.00	3,427.27
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	3,200.00	3,200.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	3,400.00	3,400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,200	3,850.00	3,850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,200	3,450.00	3,450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,300	3,900.00	3,900.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	19	—	1,221	2,650.00–3,900.00	3,631.58
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	3,000.00	3,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,200	4,175.00	4,175.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	2,550.00	2,550.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	935	2,550.00	2,550.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	980	3,150.00	3,150.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	900	4,700.00	4,700.00

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.