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Kansas Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Kansas · Weekly summary · Mon, Aug 31

● As filed103 lines reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1895

State summary

Counts as USDA filed them

Kansas reported 103 priced lines covering 3,586 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 3,437 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 631 head. replacement cattle receipts at 138 head. Counted as USDA files them — 4 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Kansas Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Mon Aug 31, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,437Last week 4,337Year ago 5,856

Slaughter CattleReceipts 631Last week 855Year ago 421

Replacement CattleReceipts 138Last week 248Year ago 229

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold steady to 8.00 lower. Demand was moderate. Ranchers are taking a step back and adjusting to what the market prices have done over the past month. Calf runs will be in the near future now as range conditions have been getting worse in the extreme heat the past couple weeks. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 lower. In the hay market, demand and movement remained steady. Drought conditions across much of the state continue to intensify, placing additional stress on crop and hay production. Hay supplies remain tight, with significant volumes moving out of state to meet demand. Prices have begun to increase as available supplies become more limited.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	449	378.00	378.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	500–550	526	415.50–424.00	418.60
5	600–650	605	400.00	400.00
35	800–850	808	331.00–331.50	331.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	283	1,250.00	1,250.00
6	300–350	323	1,300.00	1,300.00
11	350–400	370	438.00	438.00
32	400–450	410	470.00–485.00	476.54
84	450–500	471	398.00–470.00	448.57
59	500–550	532	375.00–434.00	393.46
113	550–600	560	389.00–420.00	409.36
38	600–650	619	343.00–387.00	369.44
31	650–700	659	338.00–357.00	350.45
104	700–750	729	344.00–366.00	357.82
166	750–800	780	304.50–350.00	338.70
92	800–850	817	310.00–336.25	330.74
210	850–900	876	309.00–327.25	315.96
69	900–950	920	303.00–315.00	310.59
110	950–1000	959	302.85–305.50	304.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
78	1000–1050	1,022	279.00–296.00	293.59
3	1050–1100	1,098	266.00	266.00
57	1100–1150	1,106	282.00	282.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	400–450	427	410.00–440.00	427.47
3	450–500	463	377.50	377.50
14	500–550	524	360.00–387.00	375.85
6	550–600	558	351.00	351.00
4	600–650	629	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	361	515.00	515.00
7	400–450	436	393.00	393.00
14	450–500	496	375.00	375.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
127	600–650	644	354.00–361.50	358.11
53	650–700	692	335.00	335.00
75	700–750	742	335.00	335.00
61	750–800	751	329.50	329.50
57	800–850	842	312.00	312.00
32	850–900	867	303.00	303.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	485	321.00	321.00
13	550–600	558	325.00–330.00	329.23
6	600–650	604	321.00	321.00
7	650–700	684	294.00	294.00
2	750–800	750	251.00	251.00
1	800–850	805	272.00	272.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	333	460.00–470.00	463.30
34	350–400	377	395.00–457.50	408.27
43	400–450	434	370.00–460.00	391.53
56	450–500	483	367.00–392.50	372.73
58	500–550	521	332.00–402.50	363.51
111	550–600	565	334.00–362.50	356.09
23	600–650	620	334.00–353.00	342.98
56	650–700	668	324.00–345.50	332.21
43	700–750	721	305.00–334.00	329.53
155	750–800	776	310.00–320.00	315.40
216	800–850	812	300.00–315.00	305.81
3	850–900	858	305.00	305.00
104	900–950	922	288.00–291.00	290.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	1000–1050	1,041	269.00–276.00	275.03
13	1100–1150	1,124	249.00–255.00	252.66
7	1150–1200	1,153	243.00–246.00	243.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	1100–1150	1,143	217.00	217.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	450–500	461	434.00	434.00
5	550–600	580	356.00–375.00	363.27
3	700–750	708	336.00	336.00
44	750–800	798	309.00	309.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
19	800–850	824	309.00–318.50	316.06
15	950–1000	996	298.00	298.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	502.50	502.50
2	350–400	353	455.00	455.00
1	450–500	485	402.50	402.50
4	550–600	579	313.00	313.00
2	600–650	615	321.00	321.00
3	700–750	736	295.00	295.00
8	800–850	846	298.00	298.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,560	147.00	147.00
14	—	1,030	70.00–85.00	79.88
8	—	1,193	105.00–117.50	114.22
63	—	1,242	120.00–144.00	132.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,390	168.00	168.00
99	—	1,353	153.00–165.00	161.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
296	—	1,268	141.00–166.00	156.09
40	—	1,086	125.00–140.00	133.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,183	200.00–202.00	201.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,188	171.00–179.00	174.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,779	197.00–205.00	200.25
26	—	1,699	172.00–197.00	188.81
5	—	1,632	146.00–164.00	157.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,195	210.00	210.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,304	1,875.00–2,175.00	2,127.46
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,226	1,900.00–2,300.00	2,158.75
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	—	1,058	2,050.00–2,525.00	2,326.46
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,257	1,825.00–2,425.00	2,019.16
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,365	2,350.00–2,525.00	2,420.91

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	17	—	1,314	2,325.00–2,425.00	2,396.77
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,380	2,285.00	2,285.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,275	2,425.00	2,425.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,240	2,250.00–2,700.00	2,454.42
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,320	2,300.00	2,300.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	935	1,400.00	1,400.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	—	1,096	1,650.00	1,650.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	17	—	1,266	2,250.00–2,450.00	2,393.91

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	13	—	985	202.50–280.00	254.41
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,193	166.00	166.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	932	180.00–257.50	237.97

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 (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,100	3,175.00	3,175.00

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.