Kansas Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Kansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 17, 2026

5,798 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $329.15/cwt -0.89 vs last sale · ≈ $2,869/hd at 872 lb · 350 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $348.75/cwt -17.85 vs last sale · ≈ $2,679/hd at 768 lb · 331 head

light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $320.28/cwt -12.91 vs last sale · ≈ $2,963/hd at 925 lb · 289 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	5,798	4,181	6,752
Feeder cattle	3,808	3,745	4,779
Slaughter cattle	599	356	476
Replacement cattle	1,391	80	1,497

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, undertone on steer and heifer calves under 600 lbs were moderately higher. Yearling steers and heifers over 600 lbs sold 10.00 to 20.00 lower. Demand was moderate. Some calf runs are expected in the near future as the drought has taken its toll on the state's pastures. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower. In the hay market, hay prices remained steady, while movement slowed in some areas. The outlook for upcoming cuttings of alfalfa is largely dependent on rainfall over the next week. Demand remains strong for high-quality prairie hay, with a majority of available supplies being shipped out of state to areas experiencing drier conditions.

↕ Feeder heifers: undertone on steer and heifer calves under 600 lbs were moderately higher; Yearling steers and heifers over 600 lbs sold 10.00 to 20.00 lower
▼ Feeder steers: Yearling steers and heifers over 600 lbs sold 10.00 to 20.00 lower
▼ Slaughter bulls: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower
▼ Slaughter cows: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
336–337 unweaned	337	11	485.00–517.50	$505.70	$1,704	—
350	350	1	605.00	$605.00	$2,118	—
407 unweaned	407	6	457.50	$457.50	$1,862	—
430–449	438	30	420.00–444.00	$430.88	$1,887	—
455 fancy	455	2	520.00	$520.00	$2,366	—
456–491	470	16	472.00–502.00	$484.72	$2,278	+37.93
473–495 unweaned	480	48	435.00–445.00	$438.91	$2,107	—
514–533	522	57	414.00–500.00	$459.62	$2,399	+50.41
527 unweaned	527	6	415.00	$415.00	$2,187	—
564 fancy	564	11	432.00	$432.00	$2,436	—
569–582	577	39	393.00–422.00	$409.00	$2,360	-8.38
573–587 unweaned	582	29	410.00–418.00	$415.57	$2,419	—
605 fancy	605	7	424.00	$424.00	$2,565	—
604–646	622	87	391.00–427.00	$408.02	$2,538	-1.43
623 unweaned	623	16	402.00	$402.00	$2,504	—
652–657 unweaned	655	29	370.00–394.00	$382.46	$2,505	—
652–698	678	62	365.00–384.00	$373.37	$2,531	-22.10
700–744	723	55	327.50–363.00	$347.51	$2,512	-28.71
738 unweaned	738	11	351.00	$351.00	$2,590	—
751–789	767	271	332.00–357.00	$350.14	$2,686	-16.46
765–799 unweaned	774	60	341.00–343.00	$342.45	$2,651	—
801–810 unweaned	804	35	335.00–340.00	$336.73	$2,707	—
803–838	820	169	330.00–345.00	$338.99	$2,780	-8.67
858 unweaned	858	8	330.00	$330.00	$2,831	—
850–895	872	342	315.00–340.50	$329.13	$2,870	-0.91
901–946	925	289	305.00–330.00	$320.28	$2,963	-12.91
951–980	969	135	304.00–318.00	$313.12	$3,034	-5.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
492–493	493	37	390.00–392.00	$391.57	$1,930	—
540	540	4	457.50	$457.50	$2,470	+72.78
575	575	17	363.00	$363.00	$2,087	+75.50
600–644	627	88	343.00–358.00	$347.69	$2,180	-10.53
658	658	6	355.00	$355.00	$2,336	+27.00
700–722	718	5	330.00–346.00	$342.88	$2,462	-1.12
786	786	9	322.00	$322.00	$2,531	-1.39
804–833	820	16	313.00–321.00	$316.57	$2,596	—
889–892	890	44	312.50–313.00	$312.65	$2,783	-0.35

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1001–1017	1009	110	306.00–310.50	$308.31	$3,111	-3.51
1050–1051	1051	8	282.00	$282.00	$2,964	—
1370	1370	3	220.00	$220.00	$3,014	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
240 unweaned	240	7	1,550.00	$1,550.00	—
271 unweaned	271	3	1,100.00	$1,100.00	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
546	546	5	425.00	$425.00	$2,320	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
271	271	7	592.50	$592.50	$1,606	—
327–335	329	5	520.00	$520.00	$1,711	—
375–396	389	10	445.00–475.00	$461.11	$1,794	—
400–434	423	23	415.00–480.00	$436.41	$1,846	-33.59
426 unweaned	426	3	410.00	$410.00	$1,747	—
450 fancy	450	5	450.00	$450.00	$2,025	—
455–490	468	18	405.00–450.00	$422.33	$1,977	+21.07
506 fancy	506	3	420.00	$420.00	$2,125	—
503–546	532	33	380.00–408.00	$393.44	$2,093	-3.45
510–537 unweaned	533	18	370.00–380.00	$374.70	$1,997	—
558–593	578	73	360.00–385.00	$373.16	$2,157	-1.53
585–595 unweaned	593	16	350.00–375.00	$356.17	$2,112	—
605–644	625	61	340.00–372.00	$364.54	$2,278	+9.04
644 unweaned	644	7	325.00	$325.00	$2,093	—
663 unweaned	663	26	357.50	$357.50	$2,370	—
671 fancy	671	30	390.00	$390.00	$2,617	—
657–692	679	100	316.00–349.00	$333.29	$2,263	-18.70
717 fancy	717	14	372.50	$372.50	$2,671	—
705–741 unweaned	725	16	302.50–310.00	$305.69	$2,216	—
712–748	726	69	301.00–332.50	$324.46	$2,356	-14.54
751–780 unweaned	758	32	347.50–350.00	$348.20	$2,639	—
764 fancy	764	11	365.00	$365.00	$2,789	—
762–791	784	224	307.00–330.00	$319.89	$2,508	-13.04
801 fancy	801	4	317.00	$317.00	$2,539	—
804–836	824	57	292.00–318.00	$305.87	$2,520	-23.06
857–894	873	143	293.00–320.00	$301.23	$2,630	-18.44
894	894	53	314.50	$314.50	$2,812	-5.17
904–920	906	77	260.00–296.50	$290.76	$2,634	+1.32
966	966	57	305.50	$305.50	$2,951	+17.44
986–998	996	24	270.00–290.00	$285.87	$2,847	-2.19

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
338–345	341	5	494.00–542.00	$522.56	$1,782	—
435	435	3	435.00	$435.00	$1,892	—
652–663	659	5	290.00–354.00	$328.66	$2,166	-0.84
705	705	7	290.00	$290.00	$2,044	+25.00
760–793	785	4	277.00–294.00	$281.12	$2,207	—
812–820	815	8	281.00–312.00	$294.34	$2,399	+34.34
880	880	3	301.00	$301.00	$2,649	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1027–1036	1028	24	280.00–284.00	$280.50	$2,884	—
1053	1053	4	267.50	$267.50	$2,817	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
242 unweaned	242	3	1,425.00	$1,425.00	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–345	332	3	528.00–567.50	$553.80	$1,839	—
457–480	462	5	490.00–498.00	$496.34	$2,293	+28.84
527–534 unweaned	531	10	376.00–380.00	$378.01	$2,007	—
531–538	535	12	420.00–474.00	$446.82	$2,390	—
617–625	620	3	367.50–395.00	$385.75	$2,392	+74.75
670–690	686	5	330.00–347.00	$338.15	$2,320	—
709	709	5	322.00	$322.00	$2,283	—
800	800	2	281.00	$281.00	$2,248	—
862	862	7	312.00	$312.00	$2,689	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1170–1485	1309	(<2 yrs)	N/A	5	3,700.00–7,000.00	$4,677.46	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
985–1185	1093	80-85%	4	140.00–148.00	$144.79	$1,583	—
885–1690	1315	80-85%	253	150.00–175.00	$166.55	$2,190	—
1395	1395	80-85%	1	181.00	$181.00	$2,525	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
985–1233	1087	85-90%	13	90.00–115.00	$104.53	$1,136	-23.87
990–1775	1254	85-90%	35	130.00–161.00	$151.00	$1,894	—
1045–1517	1300	85-90%	77	120.00–139.00	$133.82	$1,740	—
1355	1355	85-90%	1	171.00	$171.00	$2,317	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1035–1125	1105	75-80%	12	182.50–240.00	$193.07	$2,133	—
1255–1520	1382	75-80%	25	175.00–176.00	$175.09	$2,420	-0.10
1150–1795	1538	75-80%	89	156.00–174.00	$170.00	$2,615	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1220–2010	1645	11	177.00–200.00	$189.55	$3,118	-15.97
1150–2450	1726	12	185.00–217.50	$200.79	$3,466	—
1700–2140	1972	3	217.00–220.00	$218.37	$4,306	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1335	1335	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	217.50	$217.50	$2,904

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
965	965	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	2,850.00	$2,850.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
955–1130	1043	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,500.00–2,400.00	$1,987.77
920–1203	1126	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	2,850.00–3,100.00	$2,990.39
865–1302	1156	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,200.00–2,250.00	$1,988.18
948–1410	1226	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	42	1,300.00–2,850.00	$2,407.53
1190–1410	1236	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	2,475.00–3,000.00	$2,875.31
1095–1650	1265	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	29	1,800.00–3,450.00	$2,742.78
994–1805	1311	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	403	3,100.00–5,550.00	$4,398.55
1017–1600	1324	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	84	2,850.00–4,500.00	$4,041.39
875–1710	1358	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	42	1,550.00–3,550.00	$3,136.96
1122–1685	1434	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	262	2,800.00–5,475.00	$4,252.92
1225–1690	1449	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	111	2,850.00–3,700.00	$3,415.54
1490	1490	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	3,250.00	$3,250.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1105	1105	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,900.00	$2,900.00
1258	1258	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	4,100.00	$4,100.00
1200–1685	1365	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	2,950.00–4,150.00	$3,817.84
1655	1655	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,700.00	$2,700.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
878–1155	950	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	3,200.00–3,600.00	$3,310.93
971–1250	1023	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	97	3,000.00–4,400.00	$4,183.69
851–1360	1159	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	59	2,600.00–4,400.00	$4,081.16

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
900–1300	1067	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	3,700.00–4,000.00	$3,883.33	—
1100	1100	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	4,100.00	$4,100.00	-50.00
1010–1200	1102	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	3,100.00–5,100.00	$4,075.00	-75.00
1000–1250	1114	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	7	2,850.00–4,000.00	$3,357.14	-792.86
950–1200	1138	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	3,600.00–5,000.00	$4,350.00	—
1000–1225	1143	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	3,300.00–4,175.00	$3,885.71	—
1050–1250	1160	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	15	4,750.00–5,400.00	$4,963.33	—
1200–1225	1216	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	14	4,050.00–4,600.00	$4,100.00	+250.00
1205–1275	1252	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	3,250.00–5,100.00	$4,483.33	—
1000–1400	1300	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	12	3,450.00–4,275.00	$4,087.50	—
1300	1300	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	4	4,050.00	$4,050.00	—
1100–1400	1325	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	4,200.00–4,500.00	$4,275.00	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1100	1100	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	2,650.00	$2,650.00	—
1100	1100	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	4,100.00	$4,100.00	—

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
950	950	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	4,200.00	$4,200.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
801	801	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	3,400.00	$3,400.00	—

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.