Weekly Summary  - ( Kansas )  - March 30, 2026

Manhattan, KS Fri Apr, 03 2026 Kansas Weekly Cattle Auction Summary Weighted Average Report for 3/30/2026 Current Previous Year Ago —————————— —————————— —————————— Total 7385 9801 9514 Feeder Cattle 6805 9208 8954 Slaughter Cattle 303 459 495 Replacement Cattle 277 134 65 Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 8.00 to 15.00 higher. Demand was good to very good. The bullishness has come back to the feeder cattle market as Feeder Cattle futures have gained around 30.00 in the past 3 weeks and cash fed cattle are 10.00 higher in the past 2 weeks. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher. Kansas negotiated fed cattle sales sold 7.00 higher at 245.00. 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. Steers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 7 250 250 750.00 750.00 Unweaned 15 332-343 335 690.00-710.00 704.54 23 356-370 365 635.00-670.00 659.07 9 376 376 707.50 707.50 Fancy 4 402 402 610.00 610.00 Unweaned 31 401-430 418 617.00-625.00 621.78 Fancy 6 418 418 617.50 617.50 Thin Fleshed 91 401-447 429 572.50-602.50 589.62 27 456 456 590.00 590.00 Fancy 128 450-496 481 535.00-565.00 553.23 13 513 513 510.00 510.00 Fleshy 85 500-543 522 496.00-540.00 521.33 21 505-533 525 500.00-515.00 510.88 Unweaned 22 528-536 533 520.00-527.00 522.52 Fancy 17 551-561 553 490.00-502.50 500.26 Unweaned 40 554-560 558 500.00-506.00 504.91 Fancy 71 554-590 568 462.50-490.00 475.50 23 574-576 575 460.00-470.00 465.66 Fleshy 15 601 601 472.00 472.00 Unweaned 96 600-648 623 422.00-460.00 445.08 42 604-643 632 465.00-475.00 466.36 Fancy 22 666 666 438.00 438.00 Fancy 81 650-693 680 416.00-436.50 424.31 11 705 705 416.00 416.00 Unweaned 8 707 707 417.00 417.00 Fleshy 31 704-724 714 411.00-416.00 413.61 Fancy 97 706-748 734 386.00-414.00 402.88 160 750-786 774 370.00-390.00 381.49 436 800-847 822 363.00-383.50 374.00 555 850-896 877 341.25-369.00 354.67 685 906-946 932 334.00-355.00 345.16 53 933 933 363.00 363.00 Fancy 12 950 950 331.00 331.00 Steers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 11 351-398 375 615.00 615.00 18 417-434 429 402.50-547.00 471.39 3 450 450 352.50 352.50 7 500 500 510.00 510.00 Unweaned 77 513-546 526 421.00-510.00 475.58 14 565-589 584 385.00-467.50 402.11 29 650-677 667 353.00-405.00 376.07 10 720-733 731 362.50-368.00 363.39 23 750-790 777 352.00-368.00 358.90 23 825-846 831 341.00-351.00 343.85 9 850-896 885 327.00-346.00 335.31 50 910-947 933 301.00-332.50 323.92 11 955-957 956 320.00-321.00 320.36 Steers Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 182 1001-1049 1019 298.00-326.00 318.53 Heifers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 4 277 277 1,550.00 1,550.00 3 306 306 602.50 602.50 Fancy 9 321-332 323 505.00-610.00 586.05 7 345 345 580.00 580.00 Unweaned 10 357 357 585.00 585.00 Unweaned 19 375-384 379 550.00-552.00 550.52 19 358-394 386 572.50-592.50 588.60 Fancy 15 402-408 405 560.00 560.00 Fancy 68 411-448 425 460.00-537.50 523.54 4 433 433 550.00 550.00 Thin Fleshed 5 437 437 490.00 490.00 Unweaned 24 452-471 459 492.50-535.00 528.31 Fancy 11 465-471 468 470.00-475.00 472.26 Unweaned 66 454-495 476 453.00-520.00 493.69 5 506 506 450.00 450.00 Unweaned 42 513-516 514 470.00-475.00 472.85 Fancy 160 500-545 526 415.00-462.50 447.50 26 553-564 559 436.00-455.00 445.59 Unweaned 227 550-599 585 419.00-452.50 438.88 8 592 592 465.00 465.00 Fancy 12 602-611 608 409.00-430.00 423.07 Fancy 66 601-640 616 370.00-410.00 394.44 9 651 651 384.00 384.00 Unweaned 30 654-655 654 391.00-393.00 392.60 Fancy 120 657-696 671 355.00-380.00 371.49 57 715 715 381.50 381.50 Replacement 18 722 722 367.50 367.50 Fancy 168 703-746 735 342.00-364.00 356.59 67 760-798 778 339.00-358.00 346.11 49 756-798 790 339.00-374.00 368.07 Replacement 41 794 794 351.50 351.50 Fancy 7 800 800 345.00 345.00 Replacement 267 800-838 814 322.00-342.00 336.12 401 853-893 868 313.50-338.00 327.78 114 860-873 870 328.50-355.00 334.47 Replacement 12 905 905 340.00 340.00 Replacement 37 910-939 933 302.00-319.00 314.60 12 950 950 319.00 319.00 Fancy 18 950-986 983 283.00-304.00 293.25 Heifers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 11 283-299 290 585.00-590.00 587.66 7 345 345 540.00 540.00 4 360 360 500.00 500.00 18 414-438 418 445.00-505.00 489.57 72 456-492 483 424.00-487.50 472.52 24 500-545 521 385.00-435.00 409.62 48 563-587 578 407.50-428.00 413.50 17 600-622 614 341.00-380.00 354.45 4 688 688 351.00 351.00 24 712-735 721 295.00-338.00 312.47 24 780-795 782 302.00-336.00 307.83 8 838-840 839 295.00-314.00 309.24 19 865 865 332.00 332.00 Replacement 47 850-897 885 282.50-316.00 310.41 8 936 936 295.00 295.00 5 980 980 287.50 287.50 6 980 980 300.00 300.00 Replacement Heifers Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 8 456 456 435.00 435.00 Heifers Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 23 1000-1028 1007 280.00-305.00 285.11 20 1052-1075 1065 270.00-292.50 275.96 Heifers Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 8 1140 1140 262.00 262.00 Bulls Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 415 415 502.50 502.50 10 455-476 463 520.00-532.50 525.14 4 512-515 514 477.50-491.00 484.23 7 563-577 571 430.00-457.50 441.62 4 662 662 360.00 360.00 4 715 715 350.00 350.00 2 907 907 301.00 301.00 4 1035 1035 285.00 285.00 Slaughter Bulls Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 25 1210-2476 1702 171.00-208.00 196.43 Low Dressing 15 1245-2240 1772 198.00-218.00 208.68 18 1212-2630 2032 218.00-237.00 224.63 High Dressing Slaughter Cows Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 7 1052 1052 115.00 115.00 Very Low Dressing, Lean 20 1016-1502 1139 125.00-142.50 131.58 Low Dressing, Lean 94 852-1485 1200 155.00-178.00 169.59 Boner 59 945-1595 1203 142.00-161.00 154.55 Lean 12 1213-1455 1361 182.50-190.00 186.22 High Dressing, Boner 88 1082-1590 1367 180.00-188.00 182.71 High Dressing, Breaker 55 1250-1735 1525 169.00-179.50 176.95 Breaker 2 1530-1535 1533 164.00-165.00 164.50 Low Dressing, Breaker Bred Cows Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 1105 1105 3,150.00 3,150.00 Young/Middle Aged, 3rd Stage 8 1184 1184 2,525.00 2,525.00 Aged, 2nd Stage 1 1195 1195 2,650.00 2,650.00 Middle Aged/Aged, 2nd Stage 4 1425 1425 3,075.00 3,075.00 Aged, 3rd Stage Bred Cows Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 1115-1480 1298 2,000.00-2,750.00 2,427.75 Aged, 3rd Stage 6 1205-1357 1306 2,950.00-3,175.00 3,105.82 Broken Mouth, Aged, 3rd Stage Bred Heifers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 5 772 772 2,000.00 2,000.00 Young, 2nd/3rd Stage 1 790 790 2,500.00 2,500.00 Young, 2nd Stage 2 830 830 2,750.00 2,750.00 Young, 3rd Stage Cow-Calf Pairs Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 1000 1000 4,500.00 4,500.00 Young, Open, <150 lb calf 4 1000-1200 1150 2,550.00-3,500.00 3,262.50 Aged, Open, <150 lb calf Cow-Calf Pairs Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 4 1000-1200 1050 3,400.00-4,000.00 3,712.50 Middle Aged, Open, <150 lb calf 9 900-1225 1078 2,950.00-3,600.00 3,283.33 Broken Mouth, Aged, Open, <150 lb calf 3 1100 1100 2,900.00-3,200.00 3,000.00 Aged, Open, <150 lb calf Stock Cows Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 17 1045-1283 1180 188.00-262.50 212.70 (<2 yrs), Open Stock Cows Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 23 872-1138 982 237.50-310.00 276.67 Young, Open 18 967-1095 1050 210.00-272.50 250.04 Young/Middle Aged, Open