Kansas Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Kansas reported 143 priced lines covering 6,589 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 6,805 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 303 head. replacement cattle receipts at 277 head. Counted as USDA files them — 22 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Mar 30, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 6,805Last week 9,208Year ago 8,954

Slaughter CattleReceipts 303Last week 459Year ago 495

Replacement CattleReceipts 277Last week 134Year ago 65

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 8.00 to 15.00 higher. Demand was good to very good. The bullishness has come back to the feeder cattle market as Feeder Cattle futures have gained around 30.00 in the past 3 weeks and cash fed cattle are 10.00 higher in the past 2 weeks. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher. Kansas negotiated fed cattle sales sold 7.00 higher at 245.00. In the hay market, Demand has picked up slightly as buyers remain concerned about drought conditions and limited rain in the forecast. Forage is available, though much of it is lower quality. Many producers are holding onto supplies to feed cattle through the summer. Alfalfa stands have experienced notable pest pressure, with numerous fields having undergone one or more insecticide applications targeting aphids and weevils.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	1000–1050	1,007	280.00–305.00	285.11
20	1050–1100	1,065	270.00–292.50	275.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	277	1,550.00	1,550.00
9	300–350	323	505.00–610.00	586.05
19	350–400	379	550.00–552.00	550.52
68	400–450	425	460.00–537.50	523.54
66	450–500	476	453.00–520.00	493.69
160	500–550	526	415.00–462.50	447.50
227	550–600	585	419.00–452.50	438.88
66	600–650	616	370.00–410.00	394.44
120	650–700	671	355.00–380.00	371.49
168	700–750	735	342.00–364.00	356.59
67	750–800	778	339.00–358.00	346.11
267	800–850	814	322.00–342.00	336.12
401	850–900	868	313.50–338.00	327.78
37	900–950	933	302.00–319.00	314.60
18	950–1000	983	283.00–304.00	293.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
57	700–750	715	381.50	381.50
49	750–800	790	339.00–374.00	368.07
7	800–850	800	345.00	345.00
114	850–900	870	328.50–355.00	334.47
12	900–950	905	340.00	340.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	306	602.50	602.50
19	350–400	386	572.50–592.50	588.60
15	400–450	405	560.00	560.00
24	450–500	459	492.50–535.00	528.31
42	500–550	514	470.00–475.00	472.85
8	550–600	592	465.00	465.00
12	600–650	608	409.00–430.00	423.07
30	650–700	654	391.00–393.00	392.60
18	700–750	722	367.50	367.50
41	750–800	794	351.50	351.50
12	950–1000	950	319.00	319.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	1100–1150	1,140	262.00	262.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	456	435.00	435.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
19	850–900	865	332.00	332.00
6	950–1000	980	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	250–300	290	585.00–590.00	587.66
7	300–350	345	540.00	540.00
4	350–400	360	500.00	500.00
18	400–450	418	445.00–505.00	489.57
72	450–500	483	424.00–487.50	472.52
24	500–550	521	385.00–435.00	409.62
48	550–600	578	407.50–428.00	413.50
17	600–650	614	341.00–380.00	354.45
4	650–700	688	351.00	351.00
24	700–750	721	295.00–338.00	312.47
24	750–800	782	302.00–336.00	307.83
8	800–850	839	295.00–314.00	309.24
47	850–900	885	282.50–316.00	310.41
8	900–950	936	295.00	295.00
5	950–1000	980	287.50	287.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	433	550.00	550.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	345	580.00	580.00
10	350–400	357	585.00	585.00
5	400–450	437	490.00	490.00
11	450–500	468	470.00–475.00	472.26
5	500–550	506	450.00	450.00
26	550–600	559	436.00–455.00	445.59
9	650–700	651	384.00	384.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	300–350	335	690.00–710.00	704.54
23	350–400	365	635.00–670.00	659.07
91	400–450	429	572.50–602.50	589.62
128	450–500	481	535.00–565.00	553.23
85	500–550	522	496.00–540.00	521.33
71	550–600	568	462.50–490.00	475.50
96	600–650	623	422.00–460.00	445.08
81	650–700	680	416.00–436.50	424.31
97	700–750	734	386.00–414.00	402.88
160	750–800	774	370.00–390.00	381.49
436	800–850	822	363.00–383.50	374.00
555	850–900	877	341.25–369.00	354.67
685	900–950	932	334.00–355.00	345.16
12	950–1000	950	331.00	331.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	500–550	513	510.00	510.00
23	550–600	575	460.00–470.00	465.66
8	700–750	707	417.00	417.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	376	707.50	707.50
31	400–450	418	617.00–625.00	621.78
27	450–500	456	590.00	590.00
22	500–550	533	520.00–527.00	522.52
40	550–600	558	500.00–506.00	504.91
42	600–650	632	465.00–475.00	466.36
22	650–700	666	438.00	438.00
31	700–750	714	411.00–416.00	413.61
53	900–950	933	363.00	363.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	350–400	375	615.00	615.00
18	400–450	429	402.50–547.00	471.39
3	450–500	450	352.50	352.50
77	500–550	526	421.00–510.00	475.58
14	550–600	584	385.00–467.50	402.11
29	650–700	667	353.00–405.00	376.07
10	700–750	731	362.50–368.00	363.39
23	750–800	777	352.00–368.00	358.90
23	800–850	831	341.00–351.00	343.85
9	850–900	885	327.00–346.00	335.31
50	900–950	933	301.00–332.50	323.92
11	950–1000	956	320.00–321.00	320.36
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
182	1000–1050	1,019	298.00–326.00	318.53
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	500	510.00	510.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	250	750.00	750.00
4	400–450	402	610.00	610.00
21	500–550	525	500.00–515.00	510.88
17	550–600	553	490.00–502.50	500.26
15	600–650	601	472.00	472.00
11	700–750	705	416.00	416.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	418	617.50	617.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	415	502.50	502.50
10	450–500	463	520.00–532.50	525.14
4	500–550	514	477.50–491.00	484.23
7	550–600	571	430.00–457.50	441.62
4	650–700	662	360.00	360.00
4	700–750	715	350.00	350.00
2	900–950	907	301.00	301.00
4	1000–1050	1,035	285.00	285.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,361	182.50–190.00	186.22
94	—	1,200	155.00–178.00	169.59
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,139	125.00–142.50	131.58
59	—	1,203	142.00–161.00	154.55
7	—	1,052	115.00	115.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
88	—	1,367	180.00–188.00	182.71
55	—	1,525	169.00–179.50	176.95
2	—	1,533	164.00–165.00	164.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,772	198.00–218.00	208.68
25	—	1,702	171.00–208.00	196.43
18	—	2,032	218.00–237.00	224.63

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,425	3,075.00	3,075.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,195	2,650.00	2,650.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,105	3,150.00	3,150.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,184	2,525.00	2,525.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,306	2,950.00–3,175.00	3,105.82
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,298	2,000.00–2,750.00	2,427.75
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	830	2,750.00	2,750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	772	2,000.00	2,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	790	2,500.00	2,500.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	17	—	1,180	188.00–262.50	212.70
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	18	—	1,050	210.00–272.50	250.04
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	23	—	982	237.50–310.00	276.67
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,000	4,500.00	4,500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,150	2,550.00–3,500.00	3,262.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Broken Mouth$ per head · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,078	2,950.00–3,600.00	3,283.33
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,050	3,400.00–4,000.00	3,712.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,100	2,900.00–3,200.00	3,000.00

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.

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