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Kansas Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Kansas · Weekly summary · Mon, Aug 17

● As filed142 lines reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1895

State summary

Counts as USDA filed them

Kansas reported 142 priced lines covering 5,355 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 3,808 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 599 head. replacement cattle receipts at 1,391 head. Counted as USDA files them — 91 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Kansas Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Mon Aug 17, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,808Last week 3,745Year ago 4,779

Slaughter CattleReceipts 599Last week 356Year ago 476

Replacement CattleReceipts 1,391Last week 80Year ago 1,497

Compared to last week, undertone on steer and heifer calves under 600 lbs were moderately higher. Yearling steers and heifers over 600 lbs sold 10.00 to 20.00 lower. Demand was moderate. Some calf runs are expected in the near future as the drought has taken its toll on the state's pastures. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower. In the hay market, hay prices remained steady, while movement slowed in some areas. The outlook for upcoming cuttings of alfalfa is largely dependent on rainfall over the next week. Demand remains strong for high-quality prairie hay, with a majority of available supplies being shipped out of state to areas experiencing drier conditions.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	605.00	605.00
30	400–450	438	420.00–444.00	430.88
16	450–500	470	472.00–502.00	484.72
57	500–550	522	414.00–500.00	459.62
39	550–600	577	393.00–422.00	409.00
87	600–650	622	391.00–427.00	408.02
62	650–700	678	365.00–384.00	373.37
55	700–750	723	327.50–363.00	347.51
271	750–800	767	332.00–357.00	350.14
169	800–850	820	330.00–345.00	338.99
342	850–900	872	315.00–340.50	329.13
289	900–950	925	305.00–330.00	320.28
135	950–1000	969	304.00–318.00	313.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
37	450–500	493	390.00–392.00	391.57
4	500–550	540	457.50	457.50
17	550–600	575	363.00	363.00
88	600–650	627	343.00–358.00	347.69
6	650–700	658	355.00	355.00
5	700–750	718	330.00–346.00	342.88
9	750–800	786	322.00	322.00
16	800–850	820	313.00–321.00	316.57
44	850–900	890	312.50–313.00	312.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
110	1000–1050	1,009	306.00–310.50	308.31
8	1050–1100	1,051	282.00	282.00
3	1350–1400	1,370	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	455	520.00	520.00
11	550–600	564	432.00	432.00
7	600–650	605	424.00	424.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	200–250	240	1,550.00	1,550.00
3	250–300	271	1,100.00	1,100.00
11	300–350	337	485.00–517.50	505.70
6	400–450	407	457.50	457.50
48	450–500	480	435.00–445.00	438.91
6	500–550	527	415.00	415.00
29	550–600	582	410.00–418.00	415.57
16	600–650	623	402.00	402.00
29	650–700	655	370.00–394.00	382.46
11	700–750	738	351.00	351.00
60	750–800	774	341.00–343.00	342.45
35	800–850	804	335.00–340.00	336.73
8	850–900	858	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	546	425.00	425.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
53	850–900	894	314.50	314.50
57	950–1000	966	305.50	305.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	242	1,425.00	1,425.00
3	400–450	426	410.00	410.00
18	500–550	533	370.00–380.00	374.70
16	550–600	593	350.00–375.00	356.17
7	600–650	644	325.00	325.00
26	650–700	663	357.50	357.50
16	700–750	725	302.50–310.00	305.69
32	750–800	758	347.50–350.00	348.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	341	494.00–542.00	522.56
3	400–450	435	435.00	435.00
5	650–700	659	290.00–354.00	328.66
7	700–750	705	290.00	290.00
4	750–800	785	277.00–294.00	281.12
8	800–850	815	281.00–312.00	294.34
3	850–900	880	301.00	301.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	271	592.50	592.50
5	300–350	329	520.00	520.00
10	350–400	389	445.00–475.00	461.11
23	400–450	423	415.00–480.00	436.41
18	450–500	468	405.00–450.00	422.33
33	500–550	532	380.00–408.00	393.44
73	550–600	578	360.00–385.00	373.16
61	600–650	625	340.00–372.00	364.54
100	650–700	679	316.00–349.00	333.29
69	700–750	726	301.00–332.50	324.46
224	750–800	784	307.00–330.00	319.89
57	800–850	824	292.00–318.00	305.87
143	850–900	873	293.00–320.00	301.23
77	900–950	906	260.00–296.50	290.76
24	950–1000	996	270.00–290.00	285.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	450	450.00	450.00
3	500–550	506	420.00	420.00
30	650–700	671	390.00	390.00
14	700–750	717	372.50	372.50
11	750–800	764	365.00	365.00
4	800–850	801	317.00	317.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
4	1050–1100	1,053	267.50	267.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	1000–1050	1,028	280.00–284.00	280.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	332	528.00–567.50	553.80
5	450–500	462	490.00–498.00	496.34
12	500–550	535	420.00–474.00	446.82
3	600–650	620	367.50–395.00	385.75
5	650–700	686	330.00–347.00	338.15
5	700–750	709	322.00	322.00
2	800–850	800	281.00	281.00
7	850–900	862	312.00	312.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	500–550	531	376.00–380.00	378.01

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,382	175.00–176.00	175.09
89	—	1,538	156.00–174.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,105	182.50–240.00	193.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,087	90.00–115.00	104.53
35	—	1,254	130.00–161.00	151.00
77	—	1,300	120.00–139.00	133.82
1	—	1,355	171.00	171.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
253	—	1,315	150.00–175.00	166.55
4	—	1,093	140.00–148.00	144.79
1	—	1,395	181.00	181.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,645	177.00–200.00	189.55
3	—	1,972	217.00–220.00	218.37
12	—	1,726	185.00–217.50	200.79

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	950	4,200.00	4,200.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	801	3,400.00	3,400.00

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	1	—	1,100	2,650.00	2,650.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,100	4,100.00	4,100.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,114	2,850.00–4,000.00	3,357.14
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,325	4,200.00–4,500.00	4,275.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,100	4,100.00	4,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,102	3,100.00–5,100.00	4,075.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	15	—	1,160	4,750.00–5,400.00	4,963.33
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,300	4,050.00	4,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	1,216	4,050.00–4,600.00	4,100.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	1,143	3,300.00–4,175.00	3,885.71
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,252	3,250.00–5,100.00	4,483.33
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,138	3,600.00–5,000.00	4,350.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,067	3,700.00–4,000.00	3,883.33

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Broken Mouth$ per head · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,300	3,450.00–4,275.00	4,087.50

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	—	1,236	2,475.00–3,000.00	2,875.31
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,156	1,200.00–2,250.00	1,988.18
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	403	—	1,311	3,100.00–5,550.00	4,398.55
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	111	—	1,449	2,850.00–3,700.00	3,415.54
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	42	—	1,358	1,550.00–3,550.00	3,136.96
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,490	3,250.00	3,250.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	84	—	1,324	2,850.00–4,500.00	4,041.39
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	—	1,126	2,850.00–3,100.00	2,990.39
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	42	—	1,226	1,300.00–2,850.00	2,407.53
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	262	—	1,434	2,800.00–5,475.00	4,252.92

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,043	1,500.00–2,400.00	1,987.77
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	29	—	1,265	1,800.00–3,450.00	2,742.78

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,655	2,700.00	2,700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	—	1,365	2,950.00–4,150.00	3,817.84
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,258	4,100.00	4,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,105	2,900.00	2,900.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	59	—	1,159	2,600.00–4,400.00	4,081.16
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	97	—	1,023	3,000.00–4,400.00	4,183.69
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	950	3,200.00–3,600.00	3,310.93

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,335	217.50	217.50
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	965	2,850.00	2,850.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	5	—	1,309	3,700.00–7,000.00	4,677.46

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.