Kansas Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Kansas reported 182 priced lines covering 8,756 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 7,797 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 984 head. replacement cattle receipts at 1,197 head. Counted as USDA files them — 16 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Dec 1, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 7,797Last week 6,200Year ago 14,331

Slaughter CattleReceipts 984Last week 1,087Year ago 1,171

Replacement CattleReceipts 1,197Last week 1,484Year ago 405

Compared to last week, all classes sold on good to very good demand. Steers under 600 sold 30.00 to 40.00 higher; 600-800 lbs 15.00 to 25.00 higher; over 800 lbs 10.00 to 15.00 higher. Heifers sold 10.00 to 20.00 higher. Demand was good to very good as buyers were very aggressive to start to get needs filled as there are only 3 weeks worth of pre-Christmas sales this year. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. As of Friday, there was not any significant trade in Kansas after light to moderate trading of negotiated fed cattle sales the previous week at 222.00 to 224.00. This past week in the hay market, demand has stayed steady and prices have also stayed mostly steady. Harvest is being wrapped up for most producers and hay movement should continue to stay steady throughout the rest of the fall. Overall, there has not been much change in the hay market in the past few weeks.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	250–300	271	1,550.00	1,550.00
15	300–350	329	482.50–550.00	512.30
36	350–400	383	480.00–550.00	512.85
18	400–450	429	490.00–521.00	508.23
88	450–500	472	467.50–525.00	492.54
224	500–550	528	435.00–496.00	473.71
171	550–600	582	407.50–435.00	422.07
305	600–650	631	365.00–417.00	392.55
279	650–700	679	335.00–400.00	367.94
232	700–750	724	349.00–399.00	375.36
269	750–800	768	322.50–382.00	345.66
166	800–850	825	327.00–341.00	335.73
99	850–900	873	320.00–349.00	332.92
330	900–950	922	324.00–341.50	331.54
229	950–1000	967	301.00–335.00	326.21
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	800–850	841	315.00	315.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
25	350–400	396	540.00–570.00	564.46
10	400–450	445	542.50	542.50
20	450–500	458	517.50	517.50
64	500–550	519	484.00–499.00	488.34
47	550–600	571	447.00–450.00	448.20
152	600–650	621	390.00–418.50	415.80
48	650–700	663	372.50–405.00	384.86
36	700–750	713	380.00	380.00
16	750–800	750	379.50	379.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	318	500.00	500.00
4	350–400	369	417.50–460.00	438.55
14	400–450	437	490.00	490.00
29	450–500	475	429.00–485.00	454.90
56	500–550	529	371.00–470.00	438.99
88	550–600	579	372.00–404.00	393.33
124	600–650	635	301.00–386.00	352.37
63	650–700	676	322.50–367.50	351.42
133	700–750	730	302.00–354.00	333.48
72	750–800	780	282.50–344.00	330.61
66	800–850	816	273.00–328.00	314.87
25	850–900	878	318.00–329.00	324.91
19	900–950	922	291.00–315.00	300.35
4	950–1000	976	314.00	314.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	643	380.00	380.00
9	650–700	695	359.00	359.00
22	700–750	745	340.00–350.00	342.23
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	327	455.00	455.00
52	700–750	736	311.00–318.00	313.50
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	390	335.00	335.00
7	500–550	511	317.00	317.00
11	550–600	585	334.00	334.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	1000–1050	1,024	276.00–279.00	277.18
2	1100–1150	1,118	264.00–269.00	266.48
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	650–700	685	362.50–369.00	366.40
Steers — Medium 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	443	465.00	465.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
13	350–400	383	517.50–530.00	525.33
11	450–500	464	495.00–503.00	498.66
17	500–550	515	498.00–500.00	498.34
45	550–600	565	442.50–447.50	444.45
26	600–650	601	426.00	426.00
56	650–700	663	414.00	414.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
32	450–500	487	487.00–515.00	504.89
11	500–550	521	457.00–480.00	467.36
10	550–600	573	415.00–417.50	416.27
38	600–650	610	404.00–425.00	416.74
29	650–700	660	370.00–387.00	383.52
30	700–750	709	362.00–368.00	365.26
5	750–800	756	357.50	357.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	334	412.50–462.50	449.37
16	350–400	383	405.00–465.00	444.05
73	400–450	427	425.00–450.00	436.17
202	450–500	474	405.00–438.00	428.15
182	500–550	523	385.00–419.00	408.65
290	550–600	573	362.00–400.00	381.29
190	600–650	623	351.00–372.00	363.07
217	650–700	665	321.00–356.00	338.45
91	700–750	711	319.00–350.00	332.65
76	750–800	771	310.00–330.00	316.66
264	800–850	827	292.00–316.00	304.20
61	850–900	874	284.00–301.00	294.22
49	900–950	922	288.50–309.00	296.26
8	950–1000	966	306.00	306.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	315	457.00–545.00	520.78
15	400–450	420	457.50	457.50
18	450–500	451	445.00–455.00	452.77
36	500–550	516	420.00	420.00
28	550–600	566	380.00–397.00	393.32
72	600–650	606	375.00–387.50	383.27
23	650–700	665	339.00–353.00	348.60
6	800–850	847	315.00	315.00
47	850–900	881	304.00	304.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	422	365.00–397.50	381.44
22	450–500	488	332.50–405.00	370.17
66	500–550	539	315.00–392.00	361.92
104	550–600	586	310.00–377.00	330.05
56	600–650	625	293.00–351.00	321.13
87	650–700	691	271.00–337.00	328.57
50	700–750	720	277.00–327.00	320.91
40	750–800	765	284.00–306.00	302.43
20	800–850	817	281.00–298.00	287.07
2	900–950	927	253.00	253.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	596	362.00	362.00
13	650–700	677	325.00–326.00	325.39
3	800–850	820	265.00	265.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	518	365.00	365.00
12	700–750	716	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	1000–1050	1,012	279.00	279.00
5	1100–1150	1,111	281.00	281.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	357	470.00	470.00
7	450–500	453	452.50	452.50
23	550–600	571	404.00	404.00
10	600–650	604	384.00	384.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
18	850–900	885	301.00	301.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	390	465.00	465.00
22	400–450	417	432.00–440.00	435.09
27	450–500	497	416.00–428.00	422.20
27	500–550	529	381.00–398.00	390.20
25	550–600	591	369.00–386.00	380.48
8	600–650	604	369.00	369.00
16	650–700	650	351.00	351.00
4	700–750	718	316.00	316.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	334	560.00	560.00
4	350–400	383	380.00	380.00
13	450–500	472	470.00–490.00	480.29
29	500–550	524	335.00–425.00	405.40
3	550–600	551	360.00	360.00
6	600–650	636	315.00–331.00	317.71
8	700–750	700	301.00–310.00	307.75
9	750–800	782	261.00	261.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	570	345.00	345.00
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	1000–1050	1,022	222.50	222.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	600–650	639	480.00	480.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	592	380.00	380.00

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/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,352	2,350.00	2,350.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,155	2,900.00	2,900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,068	2,250.00–2,450.00	2,382.59
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,058	2,850.00–3,600.00	3,508.31
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	990	2,350.00–2,450.00	2,403.79
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,303	2,650.00–2,750.00	2,699.14
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,245	2,250.00–3,000.00	2,765.07
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,395	2,600.00–2,750.00	2,683.06
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,240	2,275.00–3,000.00	2,421.22
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	18	—	1,205	2,580.00–2,900.00	2,755.38
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,345	2,500.00	2,500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	82	—	1,299	2,000.00–3,025.00	2,501.95
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	32	—	1,343	2,275.00–2,650.00	2,485.99
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	68	—	1,248	1,750.00–3,250.00	2,719.08
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	—	1,300	2,025.00–2,500.00	2,267.40
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	20	—	1,202	1,900.00–2,075.00	2,001.39
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	—	1,209	1,900.00–3,125.00	2,519.15
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	28	—	1,336	1,950.00–3,600.00	3,106.12
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,118	3,950.00–4,085.00	4,054.19
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	23	—	1,257	3,450.00–4,250.00	4,212.36
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,158	1,725.00–2,750.00	2,328.65
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	113	—	1,255	2,350.00–4,160.00	3,168.69
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	22	—	1,083	2,350.00–3,950.00	3,788.86
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,100	4,050.00	4,050.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	20	—	1,302	1,950.00–2,800.00	2,374.06
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	112	—	1,217	1,600.00–3,050.00	2,358.71
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	40	—	1,273	1,550.00–2,400.00	2,219.02
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,417	3,500.00–4,000.00	3,833.33
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,563	3,800.00–4,600.00	4,466.67
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,200	2,500.00–3,850.00	3,100.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	3,650.00	3,650.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	2,250.00	2,250.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	3,200.00	3,200.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	925	202.50–277.50	243.80
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	57	—	1,011	202.50–290.00	243.67
(<2 yrs)	Open	28	—	874	287.00–317.00	303.86
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	34	—	908	184.00–272.50	239.63
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	92	—	1,053	2,525.00–4,750.00	3,949.12
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	167	—	1,007	2,525.00–4,885.00	3,676.89

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,052	90.00–100.00	95.26
44	—	1,148	105.00–117.50	111.54
151	—	1,220	120.00–149.00	134.00
2	—	1,450	146.00	146.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,180	130.00–146.00	138.24
1	—	1,115	184.00	184.00
35	—	1,116	121.00–133.00	127.93
394	—	1,277	150.00–171.00	158.69
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
106	—	1,413	158.00–168.00	162.86
3	—	1,682	146.00–153.00	150.02
11	—	1,345	169.00–184.00	177.13
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,681	157.00–168.00	161.96
35	—	1,894	164.00–188.00	173.79
12	—	1,871	182.00–198.00	191.27

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.

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Kansas Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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