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Kansas Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Kansas · Weekly summary · Mon, Sep 28

● As filed114 lines reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1895

State summary

Counts as USDA filed them

Kansas reported 114 priced lines covering 5,946 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 5,774 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 395 head. replacement cattle receipts at 279 head. Counted as USDA files them — 2 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Kansas Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Mon Sep 28, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 5,774Last week 7,665Year ago 8,458

Slaughter CattleReceipts 395Last week 463Year ago 475

Replacement CattleReceipts 279Last week 357Year ago 207

Compared to last week, steers sold uneven; 2.00 lower to 2.00 higher. Heifers sold steady to 7.00 lower. Demand was moderate. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 4.00 lower. In the hay market, demand remained steady while movement slowed as available hay inventories began to diminish. As drought conditions worsen and producers explore alternative feed sources, producers should be aware of pesticide label requirements regarding what can and cannot be used for livestock feed. According to the US Drought Monitor for the week of September 24th, The High Plains states experienced almost exclusively drought improvements this week, as many areas experienced beneficial rainfall, with Colorado, Kansas, and Nebraska being beneficiaries of the east-Pacific El Nino tropical connection. Despite temperatures being up to 6 or more degrees above average, the plentiful rainfall has contributed to drought improvement in many areas this week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	260	1,200.00	1,200.00
23	300–350	317	467.50–477.50	473.93
32	350–400	389	442.00–447.00	444.34
53	400–450	426	380.00–440.00	425.33
111	450–500	463	400.00–417.50	412.77
175	500–550	521	366.00–389.00	382.10
144	550–600	577	351.00–368.00	360.36
195	600–650	615	327.00–375.75	356.47
202	650–700	680	304.50–360.50	344.92
38	700–750	708	315.00–322.00	318.14
341	750–800	787	314.00–329.50	323.93
195	800–850	820	310.00–324.50	320.13
472	850–900	867	293.00–314.25	307.66
84	900–950	909	277.50–300.00	289.83
81	950–1000	976	273.50–295.00	280.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	333	422.50	422.50
7	400–450	433	400.00	400.00
49	450–500	480	327.50–387.50	377.88
7	500–550	518	351.00–360.00	354.76
8	550–600	573	305.00–336.00	327.59
6	600–650	634	302.50–363.00	342.79
11	650–700	676	300.00–343.00	323.74
15	700–750	718	289.00–314.00	302.22
16	800–850	816	292.00	292.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per head · actual wt
14	200–250	203	1,250.00	1,250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	445	405.00	405.00
87	550–600	555	395.00	395.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	1000–1050	1,012	281.00–284.50	282.19
86	1050–1100	1,071	233.00–277.00	265.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	200–250	227	1,475.00	1,475.00
4	250–300	258	1,500.00	1,500.00
9	300–350	344	490.00–510.00	496.74
18	350–400	389	501.00–502.00	501.73
88	400–450	439	402.50–463.00	442.91
35	450–500	465	392.50–459.00	416.24
201	500–550	513	412.00–457.50	434.46
157	550–600	570	401.00–423.00	417.69
137	600–650	617	378.00–401.00	394.22
63	650–700	673	348.00–377.50	362.37
225	700–750	730	330.00–371.00	360.10
143	750–800	783	337.50–356.50	350.93
549	800–850	824	332.50–354.50	343.23
443	850–900	877	303.50–350.00	332.77
198	900–950	924	325.00–340.50	334.80
44	950–1000	965	321.00	321.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	400–450	425	400.00–442.00	419.92
13	450–500	475	312.50–432.00	381.56
30	500–550	510	362.50–402.00	375.87
20	550–600	575	374.00–391.50	386.65
7	600–650	639	330.00	330.00
5	700–750	721	340.00	340.00
26	750–800	763	315.00–326.00	320.80
7	800–850	833	307.00	307.00
2	850–900	853	330.00	330.00
6	900–950	933	310.00–314.00	312.67
12	950–1000	965	310.50	310.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
214	1000–1050	1,011	292.50–315.50	312.16
40	1050–1100	1,085	285.00–292.00	290.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	433	480.00	480.00
5	450–500	477	440.00	440.00
2	650–700	658	385.00	385.00
56	750–800	784	361.00–362.50	361.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	482	407.00–407.50	407.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	429	525.00	525.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
17	300–350	307	539.00	539.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	430	350.00–415.00	381.59
3	500–550	525	405.00	405.00
3	550–600	560	330.00	330.00
3	600–650	625	325.00	325.00
2	650–700	665	293.00	293.00
3	900–950	900	272.00	272.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,149	80.00–92.50	85.52
11	—	1,084	100.00–102.50	101.87
96	—	1,219	105.00–138.00	120.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
91	—	1,343	140.50–157.00	150.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,007	115.00–130.00	123.18
103	—	1,203	131.00–156.00	147.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,130	159.00–293.00	169.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,688	196.00–225.00	206.14
7	—	1,658	180.00–191.00	184.52
4	—	1,494	136.00–179.00	158.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,070	193.00–260.00	232.67

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,330	2,225.00	2,225.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,213	2,425.00–2,875.00	2,593.47
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	943	2,525.00–3,050.00	2,814.14
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	20	—	995	2,500.00–3,550.00	3,308.47
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,221	3,100.00	3,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	13	—	1,414	3,350.00	3,350.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,115	1,850.00–3,200.00	2,909.48
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,228	2,550.00–2,600.00	2,576.58
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	5	—	1,132	3,150.00	3,150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,124	2,210.00	2,210.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	38	—	1,164	2,250.00–3,425.00	3,147.27
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	1,196	2,350.00	2,350.00

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)	1	—	1,210	2,650.00	2,650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,160	1,900.00	1,900.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,194	2,200.00–2,600.00	2,309.71
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,198	2,225.00	2,225.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	18	—	1,169	1,800.00–2,200.00	2,125.17
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,485	2,500.00	2,500.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,548	2,375.00	2,375.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	7	—	1,006	2,350.00	2,350.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	20	—	1,136	2,200.00–2,300.00	2,289.92
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,239	2,325.00–2,700.00	2,584.96

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,190	162.00–177.00	168.96
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,118	192.50–235.00	218.13
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,155	190.00–250.00	211.95
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,169	175.00–185.00	178.84

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	898	207.00–250.00	220.62
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	19	—	840	182.50–289.00	248.95

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	950	2,550.00	2,550.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	—	838	2,575.00	2,575.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	3,600.00	3,600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	2,850.00	2,850.00

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.