Weekly recaps › Week of Oct 19 › Southwest Kansas
Southwest Kansas: cattle market recap, week of Oct 19, 2026
2 of 2 barns reported a sale to USDA Oct 19–Oct 25, 6,440 head reported.
Steers ▲ up
7 classes up, 1 down, 0 flat, across 8 barn weight classes compared.
Median change +$14.62/cwt. Each is one barn's head-weighted average at its latest sale this week vs its sale before.
Heifers ▼ down
1 class up, 3 down, 0 flat, across 4 barn weight classes compared.
Median change −$4.45/cwt. Each is one barn's head-weighted average at its latest sale this week vs its sale before.
Biggest movers
Rises
- +$28.24 Pratt, Steers 500–599 lb $458.83 on Oct 22 vs Oct 15 · 430 head
- +$26.93 Pratt, Steers 700–799 lb $371.29 on Oct 22 vs Oct 15 · 224 head
- +$24.48 Dodge City, Steers 600–699 lb $396.41 on Oct 21 vs Oct 14 · 172 head
- +$16.52 Dodge City, Steers 700–799 lb $363.93 on Oct 21 vs Oct 14 · 376 head
- +$12.72 Pratt, Steers 800–899 lb $352.67 on Oct 22 vs Oct 15 · 235 head
Falls
- −$19.51 Dodge City, Heifers 500–599 lb $364.79 on Oct 21 vs Oct 14 · 98 head
- −$6.57 Pratt, Heifers 500–599 lb $383.35 on Oct 22 vs Oct 15 · 485 head
- −$2.32 Dodge City, Heifers 600–699 lb $361.41 on Oct 21 vs Oct 14 · 78 head
- −$2.31 Dodge City, Steers 500–599 lb $425.43 on Oct 21 vs Oct 14 · 121 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.