Kansas Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Kansas reported 157 priced lines covering 10,626 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 10,764 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 551 head. replacement cattle receipts at 174 head. Counted as USDA files them — 18 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Apr 6, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 10,764Last week 6,805Year ago 6,726

Slaughter CattleReceipts 551Last week 303Year ago 359

Replacement CattleReceipts 174Last week 277Year ago 166

Compared to last week, steers sold steady to 3.00 higher, while heifers sold mostly 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Demand was good to very good. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Light trading of Kansas negotiated fed cattle sales sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher at 248.00 to 249.00. 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 — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	450–500	473	480.00	480.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
53	400–450	413	555.00–565.00	561.66
45	500–550	513	470.00–482.00	476.67
21	550–600	587	440.00–470.00	448.30
40	600–650	615	412.00–430.00	420.77
14	650–700	672	434.00	434.00
28	850–900	886	344.00	344.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	281	680.00	680.00
29	300–350	322	560.00–622.50	599.30
32	350–400	373	570.00–590.00	575.73
111	400–450	416	520.00–552.50	539.22
122	450–500	467	447.50–510.00	492.10
232	500–550	528	420.00–472.00	450.49
59	550–600	567	380.00–460.00	435.45
121	600–650	628	380.00–419.00	403.80
142	650–700	678	357.00–387.00	379.38
296	700–750	727	355.00–378.00	364.28
523	750–800	776	340.00–359.00	352.01
492	800–850	830	332.00–354.00	340.83
618	850–900	877	316.75–338.00	328.84
355	900–950	926	307.50–320.00	314.45
163	950–1000	964	298.00–327.50	309.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
49	600–650	614	417.00–433.50	428.99
24	650–700	668	396.00–399.00	396.61
34	700–750	712	373.00–377.00	375.43
16	750–800	754	369.00	369.00
8	800–850	801	347.00	347.00
86	850–900	852	335.00–344.50	338.54
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
69	1000–1050	1,007	281.00–297.00	295.26
5	1050–1100	1,076	295.00	295.00
2	1100–1150	1,125	272.00	272.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	424	500.00	500.00
5	500–550	537	405.00	405.00
35	550–600	588	396.00	396.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	350–400	378	550.00–570.00	559.79
32	400–450	433	510.00–530.00	515.42
61	450–500	479	460.00–480.00	469.81
24	500–550	504	425.00–438.00	436.36
31	550–600	576	402.50–424.00	414.98
20	600–650	632	355.00–386.00	371.50
26	650–700	685	321.00–371.00	356.54
3	700–750	711	340.00	340.00
19	750–800	787	332.00	332.00
61	800–850	820	326.00–347.00	335.91
8	850–900	880	308.00–316.00	309.97
31	900–950	924	291.00–325.50	321.23
5	950–1000	969	283.00–286.00	284.23
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	295	620.00	620.00
16	350–400	395	530.00	530.00
5	400–450	436	497.50	497.50
18	450–500	497	460.00–465.00	463.34
11	550–600	589	394.00	394.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	308	655.00	655.00
25	450–500	465	490.00–500.00	492.36
2	550–600	562	412.50	412.50
23	700–750	713	367.00	367.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	475	565.00	565.00
29	550–600	551	526.00	526.00
17	600–650	623	470.00–485.00	476.14
14	650–700	660	427.50–433.00	428.68
8	700–750	720	421.00	421.00
25	750–800	759	392.00	392.00
41	900–950	902	359.00	359.00
57	950–1000	961	349.00	349.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	438	500.00	500.00
10	850–900	894	354.00	354.00
17	900–950	900	355.50	355.50
21	950–1000	968	350.00	350.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	296	650.00–710.00	686.05
13	300–350	330	617.50–680.00	665.13
27	350–400	368	615.00–630.00	620.11
102	400–450	425	560.00–617.50	584.25
113	450–500	468	527.50–550.00	539.08
122	500–550	524	492.50–533.00	516.09
181	550–600	573	450.00–502.00	483.47
261	600–650	629	431.00–461.00	444.07
140	650–700	667	387.00–450.00	428.83
203	700–750	728	387.00–416.00	399.41
324	750–800	776	371.00–397.00	384.25
370	800–850	824	349.00–389.00	367.88
739	850–900	875	347.50–374.00	359.67
532	900–950	927	327.50–355.00	345.86
685	950–1000	971	325.00–343.00	333.87
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	350–400	378	590.00	590.00
9	400–450	443	485.00–550.00	499.42
42	500–550	504	515.00	515.00
25	550–600	572	475.00	475.00
11	600–650	631	427.50	427.50
3	650–700	653	410.00	410.00
9	700–750	740	381.00	381.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	750–800	772	335.00	335.00
322	1000–1050	1,018	308.00–335.00	321.80
77	1050–1100	1,077	286.00–327.00	304.50
12	1100–1150	1,100	307.00	307.00
14	1150–1200	1,161	304.00	304.00
Steers — Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
139	1000–1050	1,031	314.50–318.00	317.24
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	250–300	285	620.00	620.00
4	350–400	396	530.00	530.00
14	500–550	542	445.00–465.00	457.81
15	600–650	642	395.00	395.00
25	750–800	752	344.00	344.00
10	800–850	836	338.00	338.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	315	670.00	670.00
11	350–400	365	570.00–590.00	582.91
57	400–450	417	525.00–570.00	538.03
51	450–500	479	500.00–525.00	512.80
93	500–550	524	470.00–505.00	492.69
78	550–600	577	436.00–474.00	466.10
31	600–650	628	394.00–425.00	416.02
95	650–700	667	372.50–420.00	401.63
37	700–750	729	327.50–397.50	380.99
69	750–800	780	321.00–371.00	354.21
90	800–850	841	337.00–360.00	347.12
51	850–900	862	335.00–349.00	338.73
39	900–950	902	318.00–328.00	327.32
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
54	650–700	654	459.00	459.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	400–450	436	545.00–555.00	554.23
13	450–500	461	490.00–550.00	503.71
9	500–550	517	480.00	480.00
23	550–600	562	440.00–455.00	450.96
4	700–750	745	375.00	375.00
4	800–850	831	307.50–345.00	326.45
6	900–950	908	340.00	340.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	600–650	631	410.00	410.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	25	—	1,064	186.00–293.00	244.33
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	922	252.50	252.50
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	45	—	1,005	192.50–322.50	273.99
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,105	1,850.00	1,850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,258	2,400.00–3,400.00	2,954.04
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,210	3,000.00	3,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,003	2,900.00	2,900.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	—	1,299	2,725.00–3,000.00	2,851.15
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,211	2,750.00	2,750.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,189	3,100.00	3,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,375	2,950.00–3,150.00	3,095.28
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,398	3,125.00–3,150.00	3,138.73
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	850	1,650.00–1,950.00	1,805.29
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	930	2,400.00–2,900.00	2,651.34
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	775	1,950.00	1,950.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,180	2,500.00–4,300.00	3,940.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	2,100.00	2,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	3,000.00	3,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,200	3,700.00	3,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,000	3,825.00	3,825.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,220	173.00	173.00
69	—	1,352	149.00–169.00	159.77
27	—	1,054	127.50–147.50	135.59
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,289	194.00–242.00	208.09
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,276	188.00	188.00
133	—	1,403	169.00–187.00	182.22
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,880	223.00	223.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,124	152.00–161.00	158.27
238	—	1,332	162.50–187.50	178.11
4	—	1,276	190.00	190.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,994	232.00–247.00	240.02
17	—	1,820	197.50–225.00	213.73
6	—	1,643	205.00–213.00	208.50

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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