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Kansas Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Kansas · Weekly summary · Mon, Oct 12

● As filed127 lines reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1895

State summary

Counts as USDA filed them

Kansas reported 127 priced lines covering 6,786 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 6,792 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 417 head. replacement cattle receipts at 204 head.

Kansas Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Mon Oct 12, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 6,792Last week 6,901Year ago 9,658

Slaughter CattleReceipts 417Last week 689Year ago 314

Replacement CattleReceipts 204Last week 745Year ago 96

Compared to last week, steers under 650 lbs sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher; 650-850 lbs 4.00 to 10.00 lower; over 850 lbs uneven, 2.00 lower to 3.00 higher. Heifers under 650 lbs 5.00 to 15.00 higher; over 650 sold 5.00 to 9.00 higher. Demand was moderate to good. Lean Slaughter cows sold steady to 5.00 higher, while the balance of the cows and slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower. In the hay market, movement slowed this past week as much of the state received heavy rainfall. Demand remained high. Recent rainfall and warm temperatures have many producers anticipating another cutting of alfalfa. According to the US Drought Monitor for the week of October 8th, in the High Plains, widespread heavy precipitation abetted robust improvement across eastern Colorado, central and western Kansas, and parts of southern Nebraska.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	250–300	290	515.00–520.00	517.27
3	300–350	313	1,300.00	1,300.00
12	300–350	321	535.00–550.00	543.33
69	350–400	373	495.00–540.00	532.14
38	400–450	429	455.00–493.00	471.37
123	450–500	482	454.00–485.00	463.06
145	500–550	532	442.00–472.00	450.01
123	550–600	573	407.00–435.50	425.58
239	600–650	617	372.00–415.50	395.85
260	650–700	671	355.00–383.00	369.42
155	700–750	723	344.00–366.00	356.29
98	750–800	771	331.00–362.00	345.62
198	800–850	835	326.00–345.00	339.48
366	850–900	866	326.00–347.75	337.72
293	900–950	922	317.50–335.00	327.28
159	950–1000	966	312.00–327.00	323.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	407	560.00	560.00
24	800–850	810	360.00	360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
180	1000–1050	1,019	297.00–308.00	305.11
15	1050–1100	1,061	280.00–287.00	284.63
8	1100–1150	1,102	287.00	287.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	400–450	425	417.50–450.00	426.32
13	450–500	465	477.00–480.00	478.58
50	500–550	516	397.50–427.00	416.52
35	550–600	579	357.50–402.00	384.73
4	600–650	621	340.00	340.00
11	650–700	671	344.00	344.00
5	700–750	704	332.00	332.00
6	750–800	769	314.00	314.00
19	800–850	828	301.00–332.00	317.97
22	850–900	869	311.00	311.00
9	900–950	921	291.00–301.00	297.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
38	600–650	625	431.50	431.50
104	850–900	874	355.00	355.00
266	900–950	923	354.00–355.00	354.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	300–350	326	600.00	600.00
16	350–400	377	580.00	580.00
67	400–450	448	544.00	544.00
13	500–550	548	470.00	470.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	315	535.00	535.00
35	350–400	383	465.00–520.00	504.92
55	400–450	432	460.00–480.00	468.83
39	450–500	484	392.50–460.00	420.74
47	500–550	521	430.50–470.00	452.30
73	550–600	576	412.50–430.00	425.07
79	600–650	627	366.00–407.50	384.12
3	750–800	775	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	450–500	470	402.50	402.50
46	500–550	545	436.00	436.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	266	440.00	440.00
13	300–350	335	465.00	465.00
32	350–400	372	400.00–445.00	429.36
31	400–450	428	409.00–450.00	424.24
54	450–500	471	392.00–433.00	399.78
51	500–550	521	370.00–401.00	381.90
73	550–600	571	332.00–377.00	357.80
36	600–650	608	337.00–388.00	377.52
5	650–700	655	334.00	334.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	500–550	525	382.00	382.00
27	600–650	649	368.00	368.00
69	650–700	659	375.00	375.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
29	300–350	313	575.00	575.00
35	350–400	378	505.00	505.00
98	400–450	440	479.00	479.00
34	450–500	463	435.00	435.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
16	600–650	631	321.00–336.00	328.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
34	550–600	586	413.00	413.00
11	800–850	820	355.00	355.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	650–700	677	310.00	310.00
4	700–750	745	291.00	291.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	596	332.00	332.00
12	600–650	607	337.00	337.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	292	480.00	480.00
9	300–350	305	430.00–520.00	466.22
9	350–400	367	462.00–470.00	465.39
15	400–450	422	432.00–500.00	460.33
66	450–500	472	393.00–440.00	413.08
148	500–550	528	378.00–414.00	395.17
72	550–600	581	342.00–385.00	369.98
194	600–650	625	350.00–372.00	366.20
210	650–700	659	326.00–361.00	350.21
122	700–750	731	331.00–359.00	344.39
149	750–800	773	321.00–343.85	332.89
70	800–850	822	308.00–326.00	317.45
339	850–900	879	294.00–313.50	309.84
89	900–950	921	280.00–307.00	298.89
125	950–1000	981	294.50–296.50	295.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
42	1000–1050	1,016	264.00–283.00	266.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	381	432.50	432.50
12	450–500	478	410.00	410.00
11	500–550	513	352.50–372.00	363.21
29	550–600	577	335.00–350.00	340.69
26	600–650	630	321.00–337.50	329.90
24	650–700	666	302.50–336.00	327.96
26	700–750	722	290.00–328.00	307.66
45	750–800	777	324.00–324.50	324.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
10	700–750	721	347.00	347.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	298	452.50	452.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	548	331.00	331.00
11	650–700	678	337.50–352.00	345.52
4	700–750	700	326.00	326.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	650–700	683	316.00	316.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	650–700	660	340.00–350.00	347.44

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
253	—	1,279	122.00–152.00	141.04
6	—	935	102.50–112.00	107.67
28	—	1,078	102.50–125.00	114.98
5	—	1,289	153.00–160.00	154.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,068	82.50–90.00	85.92
27	—	1,489	112.50–125.00	118.79
15	—	1,125	105.00–127.00	111.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,559	132.00–146.00	140.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,175	202.50	202.50
29	—	1,612	173.00–196.00	182.31
2	—	1,395	167.00–172.00	169.38

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,224	1,800.00–2,425.00	2,302.45
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,241	3,250.00	3,250.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	1,283	2,000.00–2,750.00	2,300.78
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	1,138	2,410.00	2,410.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	—	1,063	2,700.00–3,750.00	3,489.81
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,132	1,950.00–2,800.00	2,374.40
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,212	1,900.00	1,900.00

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)	42	—	1,197	1,925.00–2,300.00	2,222.61
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	—	1,115	1,850.00	1,850.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	28	—	1,187	1,600.00–2,225.00	1,966.53

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	15	—	1,050	210.00–247.50	231.18

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	28	—	1,149	171.00–264.00	232.45
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,044	175.00–277.50	245.74

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.