Kansas Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Kansas · Weekly summary · Mon, May 18
● As filed134 lines reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1895

The state in one line

Counts as USDA filed them
Kansas reported 134 priced lines covering 6,752 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 6,402 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 1,004 head. replacement cattle receipts at 228 head. Counted as USDA files them — 49 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Kansas Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Mon May 18, 2026
USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Manhattan, KS (LS-DC)
Feeder CattleReceipts 6,402Last week 6,887Year ago 7,862
Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,004Last week 724Year ago 399
Replacement CattleReceipts 228Last week 234Year ago 112

Compared to last week, steers sold 10.00 to 20.00 lower. Heifers under 750 were not well tested, however a sharply lower undertone noted. Heifers over 750 sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Demand was moderate to good. Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. Compared to last week, trading of Kansas negotiated fed cattle sold mostly steady up to 5.00 lower at 260.00. In the hay market, Demand remained strong this past week as old crop inventories continued to tighten. Prices trended higher amid expectations of a lighter first cutting of alfalfa and ongoing drought conditions across the western two thirds of the state. With warmer temperatures settling in, alfalfa harvest activity has begun to increase across many areas.

Feeder Cattle

As reported
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2421000–10501,015296.00–322.00314.80
931050–11001,052297.50–307.00306.89
561100–11501,124288.00–302.50299.84
21200–12501,202283.00283.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2250–300290620.00620.00
3300–350336622.50622.50
16350–400378595.00–615.00603.42
22400–450427500.00–545.00531.72
21450–500482522.00–540.00531.21
86500–550524462.00–512.50492.63
63550–600581402.50–450.00436.62
106600–650627420.00–445.00431.79
57650–700672382.00–435.00414.59
104700–750730371.00–388.00378.33
158750–800785350.00–376.50362.69
200800–850828339.50–362.50351.18
513850–900866336.00–366.75347.95
329900–950912326.00–345.00334.71
536950–1000983320.00–338.00329.37
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2300–350337430.00430.00
10350–400376402.50–575.00534.22
3400–450430515.00515.00
4450–500467455.00455.00
20500–550530450.00–480.00468.63
3550–600586345.00345.00
3600–650631410.00410.00
3650–700675332.50332.50
9750–800796337.50337.50
10800–850814295.00–323.00308.44
30850–900878320.00–343.00326.94
19900–950928310.50–321.00318.05
52950–1000992301.00–305.00303.22
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
26400–450418550.00–577.50568.67
3500–550515497.50497.50
24550–600557455.00–470.00465.75
8650–700661409.00409.00
100850–900868360.50360.50
65900–950909351.00351.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3450–500460512.50512.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
80450–500489458.00–495.00486.80
40550–600599436.00436.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7300–350349492.50492.50
4400–450402452.50452.50
5500–550520450.00450.00
2550–600570412.00412.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2350–400360485.00485.00
4400–450437450.00450.00
6450–500475395.00–427.50416.67
36500–550524351.00–447.00421.45
22550–600580365.00–410.00397.85
4600–650634335.00–362.50346.92
20650–700677332.50–337.50335.13
16700–750724306.00–322.00314.00
5750–800760301.00301.00
4800–850821305.00305.00
3850–900890285.00285.00
3900–950930276.50276.50
2950–1000980270.00270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19300–350332577.50–600.00582.39
24350–400374510.00–537.50528.89
61400–450423455.00–500.00476.37
27450–500470440.00–480.00462.06
77500–550526367.50–482.00440.55
173550–600576381.00–447.50406.79
71600–650613360.00–414.00389.77
56650–700660337.00–386.00368.38
64700–750726321.00–358.00338.79
428750–800777327.75–344.50339.38
266800–850825310.00–335.50327.27
266850–900879299.00–322.00306.53
15900–950919296.00–302.00298.57
94950–1000963285.00–314.50308.10
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
291000–10501,016262.50–287.00270.22
381050–11001,082255.00–260.00256.42
21200–12501,217190.00190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
10400–450411497.50–507.00500.49
89450–500471461.00–518.00494.10
64500–550523430.00–500.00449.58
5550–600559412.00412.00
19600–650644396.00396.00
54650–700674364.00–374.00370.90
137700–750726363.00–364.50363.63
59800–850828328.00328.00
15850–900850328.50328.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5350–400360585.00585.00
33400–450408512.50–590.00582.73
2450–500482502.50502.50
18500–550521407.50–477.50448.42
3550–600566342.50342.50
3600–650630373.00373.00
5650–700682384.00384.00
12700–750727350.00–380.00372.67
13800–850825328.00328.00
6950–1000971292.50–320.00309.99
21000–10501,030327.50327.50
21050–11001,067227.50227.50
21150–12001,195262.50–292.50277.50
101250–13001,279249.00–276.00258.18
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
31100–11501,141227.50227.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3700–750728327.50327.50
6900–950930255.00255.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
51500–550507507.50507.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
891,213146.00–169.00159.37
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
251,386190.00–195.00191.03
3821,386180.00–189.00185.43
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1911,051175.50–290.00218.41
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1401,204170.00–179.00174.79
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
26967151.00–166.00157.22
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
281,763221.00–243.00229.63
251,771199.00–233.00214.29
112,055231.00–254.00242.30

Replacement Cattle

As reported
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)41,1502,550.00–2,700.002,584.57
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)261,4172,450.00–3,300.002,924.32
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)91,4893,000.00–3,450.003,254.87
Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)301,5012,400.00–3,150.002,946.80
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)51,2842,450.00–3,425.003,097.74
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)101,2922,150.00–3,100.002,433.20
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)31,1682,800.00–3,000.002,925.53
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)161,2962,350.00–3,500.002,907.93
Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)641,2681,900.00–3,500.002,562.38
Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)38802,150.00–2,850.002,633.82
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)Open111,1093,000.00–3,500.003,427.27
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open11,0003,200.003,200.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open11,1003,400.003,400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)Open41,2003,850.003,850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open31,2003,450.003,450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open11,3003,900.003,900.00
Aged (>8 yrs)Open191,2212,650.00–3,900.003,631.58
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open11,0003,000.003,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open21,2004,175.004,175.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)Open11,0002,550.002,550.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)29352,550.002,550.00
Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)29803,150.003,150.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)Open59004,700.004,700.00
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.