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Kansas Direct Cattle Report

Kansas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 1, 2021

5,627 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $132.53/cwt ≈ $1,128/hd at 851 lb · 2,043 head
heavy 9-weight M&L 1 steers $128.85/cwt +2.85 vs last sale · ≈ $1,230/hd at 954 lb · 910 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $131.45/cwt -0.60 vs last sale · ≈ $1,063/hd at 809 lb · 860 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 5,627

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600 unweaned 600 60 139.99 $139.99 $840
741 741 68 131.00 $131.00 $971
800–835 809 860 130.00–132.00 $131.45 $1,063 +1.08
850–865 851 1,985 128.00–133.50 $132.59 $1,128
860 860 58 130.33 $130.33 $1,121
900 900 400 124.95–126.70 $125.43 $1,129 -4.57
925 925 100 127.00 $127.00 $1,175 -3.00
950 950 650 130.50 $130.50 $1,240 +4.50
950–975 965 260 124.00–125.85 $124.71 $1,203 -1.29
1000 1000 58 125.00 $125.00 $1,250
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
700 700 140 132.07 $132.07 $924
825 825 20 127.84 $127.84 $1,055
827 827 128 126.50 $126.50 $1,046
885–886 885 159 126.33–126.84 $126.49 $1,119

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
625 unweaned 625 100 127.99 $127.99 $800
720 720 200 126.00 $126.00 $907 -3.30
735 735 130 126.45 $126.45 $929 -2.85
750 750 50 126.34 $126.34 $948 -2.31
800 800 70 125.90 $125.90 $1,007 -2.10
875 875 70 123.85 $123.85 $1,084

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Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
431 431 61 110.78 $110.78 $477

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What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.