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Kansas Direct Cattle Report

Kansas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 8, 2021

3,708 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $149.86/cwt ≈ $996/hd at 664 lb · 641 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $129.26/cwt -3.26 vs last sale · ≈ $1,105/hd at 855 lb · 608 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $131.29/cwt -0.16 vs last sale · ≈ $1,078/hd at 821 lb · 565 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 3,708

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
660 660 500 150.95 $150.95 $996
680 680 141 146.00 $146.00 $993
779 779 136 136.50 $136.50 $1,063
800 800 85 132.20 $132.20 $1,058 +0.75
825 825 300 132.00 $132.00 $1,089 +0.55
825 825 180 129.68 $129.68 $1,070 -1.77
850–875 854 358 129.50–131.00 $130.59 $1,115 -2.00
850–860 857 250 126.40–129.84 $127.36 $1,091 -2.97
900–925 912 350 128.00 $128.00 $1,167 +2.57
925 925 110 125.30 $125.30 $1,159 -1.70
950 950 58 124.50 $124.50 $1,183 -6.00
970 970 56 122.50 $122.50 $1,188 -2.21
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
825 825 180 126.00 $126.00 $1,040 -1.84

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
700–718 707 374 124.00–128.00 $125.61 $888 -0.39
750 750 195 131.95 $131.95 $990 +5.61
780 780 180 123.00 $123.00 $959 -3.34
800 800 195 122.81–124.84 $123.54 $988 -2.36
825 825 60 126.00 $126.00 $1,040 +0.10

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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.