Weekly recaps › Week of Aug 31 › Southwest Kansas
Southwest Kansas: cattle market recap, week of Aug 31, 2026
2 of 2 barns reported a sale to USDA Aug 31–Sep 6, 2,920 head reported.
Steers ▼ down
2 classes up, 6 down, 0 flat, across 8 barn weight classes compared.
Median change −$4.13/cwt. Each is one barn's head-weighted average at its latest sale this week vs its sale before.
Heifers ▼ down
0 classes up, 4 down, 0 flat, across 4 barn weight classes compared.
Median change −$13.32/cwt. Each is one barn's head-weighted average at its latest sale this week vs its sale before.
Biggest movers
Rises
Falls
- −$20.78 Dodge City, Steers 500–599 lb $389.86 on Sep 2 vs Aug 26 · 71 head
- −$17.07 Pratt, Steers 600–699 lb $353.18 on Sep 3 vs Aug 27 · 28 head
- −$15.97 Dodge City, Heifers 500–599 lb $344.43 on Sep 2 vs Aug 26 · 47 head
- −$15.64 Pratt, Heifers 600–699 lb $324.68 on Sep 3 vs Aug 27 · 20 head
- −$11.01 Dodge City, Heifers 600–699 lb $349.11 on Sep 2 vs Aug 26 · 221 head
$/cwt change in one barn's head-weighted average for a weight class, latest sale this week vs that barn's sale before (no more than 13 days earlier). Only classes with at least 10 head at the latest sale are ranked.
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Region: Kansas barns west of 98.35°W and south of 38.5°N (the state's southwest quarter). Flat means a change under $1/cwt. USDA AMS Market News reports, averaged by Cownty (Medium and Large 1 and 1-2 lots, weighted by head; under 3 head is not averaged). Past sales, not a quote.
Cownty is not affiliated with USDA or with these sale barns.