Kansas cattle auction prices

Name: Kansas feeder cattle auction prices
Creator: Cattle Auction Prices

4 sales at 3 USDA-reported barns from Oct 16 to October 22, 2026. Statewide prices combine every barn, weighted by head.

Steers 500–599 lb Rising

Latest (week of October 19, 2026): $446.14/cwt
4-week average: $427.53
13-week average: $420.54
4-week vs 13-week: +1.7%

52-wk low $386.34high $515.54

Steers 700–799 lb Steady

Latest (week of October 19, 2026): $365.49/cwt
4-week average: $356.71
13-week average: $355.45
4-week vs 13-week: +0.4%

52-wk low $329.91high $395.97

Heifers 500–599 lb Steady

Latest (week of October 19, 2026): $377.10/cwt
4-week average: $372.27
13-week average: $375.86
4-week vs 13-week: −1.0%

52-wk low $351.29high $448.06

Direction compares the 4-week average with the 13-week average: Rising +1% or more, Steady within ±1%, Easing −1% to −3%, Falling −3% or more. Weekly prices are head-weighted averages of Medium and Large No. 1 and 1–2 feeder cattle, regular lots.

The label describes recent prices; it is not a forecast. In our backtest of every barn since 2019 (about 35,000 barn-weeks), barns labeled Falling went on to beat other barns' average move over the next 13 weeks 61% of the time, and barns labeled Rising trailed it 56% of the time.

Every sale this week

$/cwt, Medium and Large No. 1 and 1–2, head-weighted. 13-week trend = that barn's 4-week vs 13-week average for 500–599 lb steers. Barns tagged unweaned sold mostly unweaned calves over the last 13 weeks, so their prices are unweaned lots; statewide trends use regular lots only. Rows tagged special or graded are a barn's special sales. † Based on fewer than 5 head; treat as a rough price. Click a column to sort.
Barn	Sale	Head sold	Steers 500–599	Steers 700–799	Heifers 500–599	13-week trend
Winter Livestock, Pratt	Thu Oct 22	3,367	$452.35	$371.29	$379.23	Rising (+2.5%)
Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission Co., Salina	Thu Oct 22	2,328	$424.99	$356.25	$365.71	Rising (+1.8%)
Winter Livestock, Dodge City	Wed Oct 21	2,431	$439.46	$363.93	$373.78	Steady (−0.1%)
Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission Co., Salinaspecial	Tue Oct 20	1,537	—	—	—	Rising (+1.8%)

Direct trade (ranch to feedlot)

Latest week's current-delivery cash trades, $/cwt (F.O.B. unless tagged delivered); — means no such trades that week. Direct trades are cattle sold outside auction barns; they are not in the statewide auction trend above.
USDA direct report	Week of	Head	Steers 800–899	Steers 700–799	Heifers 700–799
Kansas	Oct 19	6,170delivered	$338.11	$357.96	$335.59

Statewide, last 52 weeks

Weekly average $/cwt4-week average

Statewide price history

Weekly average $/cwt

All Kansas barns

Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission Co., Salina · Oct 22
Winter Livestock, Dodge City · Oct 21
Winter Livestock, Pratt · Oct 22

Source: USDA AMS Market News auction reports for 3 Kansas barns. Barns that hold more than one sale a week count every sale.