Weekly Summary  - ( Kansas )  - July 20, 2026

Manhattan, KS Mon Jul, 27 2026 Kansas Weekly Cattle Auction Summary Weighted Average Report for 7/20/2026 Current Previous Year Ago —————————— —————————— —————————— Total 8705 2728 12570 Feeder Cattle 8213 2335 11843 Slaughter Cattle 280 261 678 Replacement Cattle 212 132 49 Another light volume week of feeder cattle on offer in Kansas. except for Winter Livestock's Anniversary Sale. Compared to last week at regular weekly auctions, steers and heifers under 600 lbs not enough on offer to test. 600 to 800 lb steers sold 8.00 to 15.00 lower, while those over 800 lbs sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder heifers 600 to 750 lbs sold 13.00 to 15.00 lower, while those over 750 lbs were unevenly steady. Pressure from the CME Cattle complex and lower boxed beef prices have caused feeder cattle prices to come off recent record highs. Light trading of slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 5.00 lower. Compared to last week, trading of Kansas negotiated fed cattle sold 7.00 to 8.00 lower at 230.00 on light trading. In the hay market, hay movement remained steady across the state. Many producers have begun third cutting alfalfa, with yields reported as near to below average. Quality has been reported as very good where producers were able to bale ahead of recent rainfall. Brome hay yields and quality continue to vary significantly by region, while prairie hay harvest is just beginning in many areas of the state. Steers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 10 320-342 338 600.00-602.50 600.47 15 415-448 441 465.00-487.50 469.23 40 500-548 528 427.50-449.00 439.02 79 566-595 585 415.00-444.00 432.20 125 605-639 624 390.00-445.00 427.68 398 655-691 675 375.00-406.50 401.71 206 702-745 723 355.00-399.00 381.68 596 753-796 780 351.00-374.00 361.37 908 802-848 827 335.00-358.00 353.22 976 850-893 869 325.00-352.50 343.03 1014 900-937 912 315.00-336.25 330.21 383 950-974 955 315.00-326.00 321.04 Steers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 585 585 403.00 403.00 23 606-632 620 356.00-387.00 377.39 46 701-747 731 337.00-373.00 360.22 75 774-788 777 337.50-350.50 347.86 55 845 845 338.50 338.50 32 865 865 305.50 305.50 13 926 926 316.00 316.00 4 990 990 286.00 286.00 Steers Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 85 1009-1011 1010 295.50-316.50 308.83 11 1130 1130 302.50 302.50 Heifers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 350 350 455.00 455.00 15 442 442 461.00 461.00 61 451-476 474 420.00-445.00 442.39 37 505-547 517 360.00-444.00 415.82 65 555-597 586 366.00-392.50 385.97 148 608-649 626 356.00-377.25 371.46 4 660 660 351.00 351.00 Fancy 340 653-699 666 334.00-371.00 362.35 264 706-745 722 326.00-349.50 342.33 692 753-791 772 320.00-344.00 333.73 600 800-848 819 312.00-338.00 323.00 46 850-852 850 313.50-316.00 315.62 79 902-939 916 296.00-306.00 300.62 Heifers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 430 430 407.50 407.50 20 522-541 536 413.00-423.00 415.43 2 560 560 341.00 341.00 17 611-641 636 339.00-345.00 343.98 2 670 670 260.00 260.00 5 708 708 255.00 255.00 8 761 761 312.50 312.50 2 835 835 284.00 284.00 2 907 907 301.00 301.00 Heifers Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 7 509 509 370.00 370.00 Heifers Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 12 1046 1046 272.00 272.00 8 1053 1053 267.00 267.00 Bulls Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 511 511 467.50 467.50 5 550 550 373.00 373.00 5 640-642 641 342.50-395.00 363.54 11 681-685 683 348.00-353.00 350.28 3 705 705 348.00 348.00 6 842-845 843 287.50-317.00 297.36 Bulls Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 530 530 400.00 400.00 3 771 771 325.00 325.00 6 867 867 280.00 280.00 Slaughter Bulls Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 1010 1010 300.00 300.00 Return to Feed 20 1160-2190 1618 180.00-219.00 205.71 Low Dressing 19 1135-2150 1787 212.00-228.00 221.16 4 1185-2320 1848 229.00-233.00 230.70 High Dressing Slaughter Cows Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 920 920 146.00 146.00 Light Weight, Lean 27 940-1495 1142 122.50-132.50 128.31 Low Dressing, Lean 2 1187 1187 185.00 185.00 High Dressing, Boner 32 910-1525 1193 156.00-182.00 167.60 Boner 35 760-1505 1233 135.00-158.00 145.57 Lean 17 915-1720 1235 95.00-115.00 104.68 Very Low Dressing, Lean 11 1130-1306 1236 200.00-231.00 209.20 Return to Feed, Breaker 26 1080-2105 1396 170.00-179.50 174.37 Breaker 22 1248-1685 1411 180.00-184.00 182.09 High Dressing, Breaker 4 1325-1530 1419 162.00-165.00 163.67 High Dressing, Lean Bred Cows Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 965 965 2,250.00 2,250.00 Middle Aged, 1st Stage 2 1125 1125 2,250.00 2,250.00 Middle Aged, 2nd Stage 3 1070-1297 1221 2,700.00-3,450.00 3,230.98 Young/Middle Aged, 3rd Stage 1 1320 1320 3,250.00 3,250.00 Young/Middle Aged, 2nd Stage 8 1329-1550 1412 2,800.00-2,900.00 2,858.83 Aged, 2nd Stage 1 1630 1630 3,300.00 3,300.00 Middle Aged, 3rd Stage 2 1647 1647 3,200.00 3,200.00 Middle Aged/Aged, 2nd Stage Bred Cows Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 27 1157-1275 1163 2,450.00-3,075.00 3,017.78 Broken Mouth, Aged, 3rd Stage 17 1055-1322 1214 2,500.00-2,950.00 2,860.09 Middle Aged/Aged, 2nd Stage 23 1226 1226 2,650.00 2,650.00 Broken Mouth, Aged, 1st Stage 2 1150-1360 1255 2,550.00-2,750.00 2,641.63 Aged, 3rd Stage 8 990-1610 1282 2,850.00-3,350.00 3,109.46 Middle Aged, 3rd Stage 13 1232-1535 1287 2,500.00-2,650.00 2,613.16 Middle Aged/Aged, 1st Stage 17 1148-1469 1304 2,900.00-3,025.00 2,961.04 Broken Mouth, Aged, 2nd Stage 7 1175-1630 1336 2,950.00-3,350.00 3,299.76 Middle Aged/Aged, 3rd Stage Bred Heifers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 905 905 2,600.00 2,600.00 Young, 3rd Stage 1 995 995 2,300.00 2,300.00 Young, 2nd Stage Cow-Calf Pairs Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 1000 1000 4,200.00 4,200.00 Young/Middle Aged, Open, 150-300 lb calf Cow-Calf Pairs Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 5 900-1130 946 3,600.00-4,050.00 3,960.00 Young, Open, <150 lb calf 3 1100 1100 3,150.00 3,150.00 Aged, Open, <150 lb calf 2 1100 1100 4,000.00 4,000.00 Middle Aged, Open, 150-300 lb calf 4 1200 1200 3,350.00-3,800.00 3,662.50 Middle Aged, Open, <150 lb calf 2 1400 1400 3,250.00 3,250.00 Broken Mouth, Aged, Open, <150 lb calf Stock Cows Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 9 753-1050 812 251.00-277.50 270.31 Young, Open 4 890-1310 1119 191.00-220.00 200.09 Young/Middle Aged, Open