Weekly recaps › Week of Oct 5 › Southwest Kansas
Southwest Kansas: cattle market recap, week of Oct 5, 2026
2 of 2 barns reported a sale to USDA Oct 5–Oct 11, 6,464 head reported.
Steers ▲ up
4 classes up, 2 down, 2 flat, across 8 barn weight classes compared.
Median change +$0.54/cwt. Each is one barn's head-weighted average at its latest sale this week vs its sale before.
Heifers ▲ up
3 classes up, 1 down, 0 flat, across 4 barn weight classes compared.
Median change +$4.20/cwt. Each is one barn's head-weighted average at its latest sale this week vs its sale before.
Biggest movers
Rises
- +$5.20 Dodge City, Heifers 600–699 lb $362.54 on Oct 7 vs Sep 30 · 200 head
- +$4.41 Pratt, Heifers 600–699 lb $351.09 on Oct 8 vs Oct 1 · 236 head
- +$4.08 Pratt, Steers 700–799 lb $357.60 on Oct 8 vs Oct 1 · 189 head
- +$3.99 Pratt, Heifers 500–599 lb $370.07 on Oct 8 vs Oct 1 · 236 head
- +$2.25 Pratt, Steers 600–699 lb $384.77 on Oct 8 vs Oct 1 · 244 head
Falls
- −$15.31 Pratt, Steers 500–599 lb $429.50 on Oct 8 vs Oct 1 · 377 head
- −$7.86 Dodge City, Heifers 500–599 lb $371.43 on Oct 7 vs Sep 30 · 130 head
- −$1.27 Pratt, Steers 800–899 lb $342.15 on Oct 8 vs Oct 1 · 219 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.