Weekly recaps › Week of Oct 12 › Southwest Kansas
Southwest Kansas: cattle market recap, week of Oct 12, 2026
2 of 2 barns reported a sale to USDA Oct 12–Oct 18, 4,993 head reported.
Steers ▼ down
3 classes up, 4 down, 1 flat, across 8 barn weight classes compared.
Median change −$1.07/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 +$7.03/cwt. Each is one barn's head-weighted average at its latest sale this week vs its sale before.
Biggest movers
Rises
- +$20.83 Dodge City, Steers 500–599 lb $427.74 on Oct 14 vs Oct 7 · 94 head
- +$19.85 Pratt, Heifers 500–599 lb $389.92 on Oct 15 vs Oct 8 · 89 head
- +$14.61 Pratt, Steers 600–699 lb $399.38 on Oct 15 vs Oct 8 · 141 head
- +$12.87 Dodge City, Heifers 500–599 lb $384.30 on Oct 14 vs Oct 7 · 158 head
- +$1.19 Dodge City, Heifers 600–699 lb $363.73 on Oct 14 vs Oct 7 · 378 head
Falls
- −$15.58 Dodge City, Steers 600–699 lb $371.93 on Oct 14 vs Oct 7 · 195 head
- −$13.24 Pratt, Steers 700–799 lb $344.36 on Oct 15 vs Oct 8 · 62 head
- −$10.17 Dodge City, Steers 700–799 lb $347.41 on Oct 14 vs Oct 7 · 77 head
- −$9.61 Pratt, Heifers 600–699 lb $341.48 on Oct 15 vs Oct 8 · 86 head
- −$2.20 Pratt, Steers 800–899 lb $339.95 on Oct 15 vs Oct 8 · 432 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.