Kansas cattle prices

Week of Nov 2–6, 2026, Medium and Large 1 feeder steers averaging 500–600 lb, priced per cwt. Across 4 Kansas auctions and 1,154 head, the head-weighted average was $441.05/cwt (lot range $383.83–$505.00). That ranked 3rd of 21 states in our cattle prices by state snapshot.

About half the Kansas volume in this band sold at Winter Livestock in Pratt, which also printed well above the Salina barns.

By weight band (same week, same grade)

Weight	Head	Avg $/cwt
400–499 lb	504	$504.66
500–600 lb	1,154	$441.05
601–700 lb	595	$379.47

Lighter calves bring more per cwt and less per head. Compare inside one band.

Biggest Kansas barns this week (500–600 lb steers)

Auction	Head	Avg $/cwt
Winter Livestock, Pratt	566	$465.79
Winter Livestock, Dodge City	255	$431.97
Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission Co., Salina	175	$392.03
Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission Co. Feeder Cattle Special, Salina	158	$421.40

Worked example from a real sale

From Winter Livestock (Pratt, KS) on 2026-11-05, one lot in our API:

{ "auction_name": "Winter Livestock",
  "state": "KS", "report_date": "2026-11-05",
  "category": "FEEDER CATTLE", "class_name": "STEERS",
  "grade": "Medium and Large 1", "head_count": 168,
  "weight_avg": 522, "price_avg": 473.27,
  "unit": "Per Cwt / Actual Wt", "comments": "Fancy" }

Reading it: 168 steers, about 522 lb average, at $473.27 per cwt. That is about $2,500 a head (522 ÷ 100 × 473.27), or roughly $415,000 for the lot. AMS tagged the lot “Fancy”. Source: USDA AMS; we are not affiliated with USDA.

Pull Kansas lots as JSON

curl -s -H "X-API-Key: kl_free_demo_2026" \
  "https://api.kossinlabs.com/v1/prices?state=KS&class=STEERS&category=FEEDER%20CATTLE&limit=50"

Free demo key (no sign-up): kl_free_demo_2026. Docs: api.kossinlabs.com. Product page: cattle auction prices API. Starter is $29/mo for higher limits — subscribe. 30-day money-back guarantee.

This page is a dated snapshot from USDA AMS Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News auction reports (public); the API has current lots. Other states: cattle prices by state. For weight bands, see feeder cattle prices. For the cwt math, see cattle price per cwt.