Kansas Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Kansas reported 159 priced lines covering 8,042 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 8,270 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 625 head. replacement cattle receipts at 351 head. Counted as USDA files them — 5 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Dec 8, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 8,270Last week 7,797Year ago 9,466

Slaughter CattleReceipts 625Last week 984Year ago 971

Replacement CattleReceipts 351Last week 1,197Year ago 871

Compared to last week, steers under 500 lbs sold sharply higher on limited comparisons; Over 500 lbs sold 2.00 to 8.00 higher. Heifers sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Demand was good to very good as buyers were procuring needs with only one week left of marketing prior to the holiday break. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher. Kansas negotiated fed cattle sales sold 5.00 higher at 230.00. This past week in the hay market, Hay movement was mostly steady this past week. Increased moisture across the state limited some producers' ability to move hay. There is still an abundance of grinder-quality hay, putting slight pressure on prices. High-quality alfalfa remains in high demand and is moving quickly.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	393	460.00	460.00
12	400–450	436	400.00–445.00	414.69
142	450–500	471	366.00–430.00	377.62
92	500–550	538	334.00–408.00	394.34
64	550–600	588	301.00–374.00	354.52
83	600–650	630	293.00–348.00	338.83
25	650–700	677	312.00–338.00	329.58
59	700–750	719	316.00–328.50	319.99
9	750–800	763	290.00–300.00	293.36
6	850–900	885	269.00–283.00	276.00
8	900–950	910	270.00–285.00	275.61
16	950–1000	961	291.00	291.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	365	525.00	525.00
15	500–550	507	425.00–490.00	459.51
19	550–600	553	377.50–410.00	403.00
25	600–650	610	384.00	384.00
52	950–1000	958	331.00	331.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	950–1000	955	293.00	293.00
14	1000–1050	1,030	246.00–318.00	303.01
13	1050–1100	1,065	307.00	307.00
16	1150–1200	1,159	250.00–279.00	260.94
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	497	342.00	342.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	550–600	558	332.00–335.00	333.77
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	650–700	686	325.00	325.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	350	480.00	480.00
19	400–450	434	465.00–475.00	470.17
13	450–500	498	412.00–422.00	417.30
25	500–550	510	425.00	425.00
17	550–600	574	354.00–372.50	361.84
14	600–650	613	360.00–371.00	366.22
7	650–700	660	345.00	345.00
23	700–750	706	316.00–328.00	324.86
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	228	1,350.00	1,350.00
16	250–300	273	1,400.00–1,475.00	1,446.49
25	300–350	331	475.00–551.00	510.63
110	350–400	381	432.00–500.00	451.99
42	400–450	429	447.50–475.00	459.17
103	450–500	478	425.00–460.00	438.57
136	500–550	525	395.00–432.00	422.67
203	550–600	573	340.00–407.50	384.44
415	600–650	623	352.00–377.00	361.62
239	650–700	666	335.00–361.00	353.91
447	700–750	734	308.00–350.00	334.83
161	750–800	784	297.00–332.50	323.32
123	800–850	825	302.50–326.00	315.73
180	850–900	867	294.25–318.00	307.88
4	900–950	901	296.00	296.00
9	950–1000	952	306.00	306.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
16	450–500	452	475.00	475.00
5	550–600	567	397.00	397.00
21	700–750	740	356.00	356.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	641	378.00	378.00
9	750–800	767	370.00	370.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	481	479.00	479.00
4	500–550	528	445.00	445.00
6	600–650	627	372.50	372.50
15	700–750	720	251.00–331.00	310.22
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	550–600	586	420.00	420.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
69	1000–1050	1,045	302.00	302.00
17	1050–1100	1,066	292.00	292.00
10	1100–1150	1,105	264.00	264.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
47	350–400	391	405.00	405.00
4	500–550	520	335.00	335.00
5	550–600	576	355.00	355.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	431	450.00	450.00
7	500–550	529	410.00	410.00
4	550–600	580	384.00	384.00
9	600–650	618	394.00–400.00	396.74
28	700–750	749	345.00	345.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	220	1,125.00	1,125.00
6	300–350	331	420.00–600.00	507.28
13	350–400	371	462.00–535.00	479.86
10	400–450	436	485.00	485.00
36	450–500	467	446.00–475.00	452.87
32	500–550	527	427.50–462.50	449.33
140	550–600	591	352.50–434.00	424.08
153	600–650	637	372.00–402.00	388.35
61	650–700	669	345.00–371.00	355.07
110	700–750	734	335.00–354.00	343.33
31	750–800	768	320.00–346.00	332.23
14	800–850	826	325.00–330.00	326.10
64	850–900	897	324.00–326.00	324.12
15	900–950	925	312.00–317.00	314.58
13	950–1000	963	280.00–318.00	306.09
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	541	375.00	375.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	380	550.00	550.00
20	400–450	428	510.00–530.00	525.28
20	450–500	482	470.00–480.00	477.54
45	500–550	531	466.00–485.00	479.24
11	550–600	574	423.00–424.00	423.63
42	600–650	629	405.00–420.00	416.07
48	650–700	660	384.00–402.00	391.82
49	700–750	723	363.50–373.50	369.98
21	750–800	754	344.00–355.00	348.20
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	320	605.00	605.00
24	450–500	479	461.00–518.00	499.56
15	500–550	511	505.00–510.00	508.30
52	550–600	556	464.00–467.00	466.53
14	600–650	607	400.00–436.00	425.65
25	750–800	757	354.00–383.00	372.60
56	850–900	860	355.75	355.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	292	637.50	637.50
18	300–350	330	552.50–630.00	585.93
82	350–400	385	530.00–567.50	551.55
66	400–450	414	525.00–560.00	547.30
40	450–500	475	400.00–505.00	472.34
140	500–550	522	459.00–505.00	469.12
126	550–600	579	414.00–462.00	447.26
154	600–650	614	349.00–433.00	406.25
306	650–700	671	365.00–398.00	380.33
283	700–750	714	340.00–391.00	371.01
447	750–800	780	325.00–375.00	358.50
169	800–850	825	320.00–352.00	335.22
267	850–900	877	320.00–347.50	337.42
175	900–950	928	313.00–334.00	328.02
246	950–1000	962	297.50–331.00	317.94
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Source/Aged$ per cwt · actual wt
16	450–500	454	547.00	547.00
18	500–550	522	515.00	515.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
24	450–500	452	520.00	520.00
26	500–550	509	480.00	480.00
3	550–600	550	478.00	478.00
33	650–700	651	394.00	394.00
3	700–750	711	401.00	401.00
18	800–850	815	356.00	356.00

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,165	2,600.00	2,600.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,327	2,850.00	2,850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	1,183	1,800.00–3,100.00	2,531.67
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,025	2,150.00	2,150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,306	2,850.00–3,400.00	2,995.32
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	17	—	1,282	2,200.00–2,700.00	2,504.57
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,275	2,700.00	2,700.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,424	2,350.00–2,875.00	2,454.07
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,123	2,000.00–2,650.00	2,339.76
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,304	2,000.00–2,425.00	2,215.17
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,374	2,225.00–2,325.00	2,275.55
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,219	1,825.00–2,350.00	2,147.08
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	30	—	1,388	1,925.00–2,850.00	2,520.13
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	85	—	1,149	1,850.00–2,375.00	2,245.84
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	73	—	1,022	2,900.00–3,650.00	3,543.55
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	—	1,031	3,500.00–3,600.00	3,533.64
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,122	2,850.00–3,125.00	3,053.49
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,337	189.00–201.00	195.15
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	19	—	1,030	187.50–290.00	242.47
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	16	—	996	228.00–273.00	255.46
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Broken Mouth$ per head · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,200	2,700.00	2,700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	2,500.00	2,500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,000	2,050.00	2,050.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
106	—	1,205	135.00–148.00	139.49
6	—	1,034	102.00–107.00	104.25
32	—	1,116	117.00–131.00	124.10
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,366	176.00–178.00	177.29
156	—	1,415	160.00–172.00	165.41
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,134	122.00–146.00	134.56
3	—	868	118.00	118.00
180	—	1,248	148.00–172.00	159.02
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	952	140.00	140.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,902	157.00–191.00	173.93
10	—	1,791	149.00–175.00	163.07
2	—	1,518	191.00–205.00	196.67

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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