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Kansas Direct Cattle Report

Kansas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 15, 2021

3,847 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $138.47/cwt +7.17 vs last sale · ≈ $1,152/hd at 832 lb · 1,021 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $129.70/cwt +4.09 vs last sale · ≈ $948/hd at 731 lb · 517 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $139.92/cwt +3.42 vs last sale · ≈ $1,059/hd at 757 lb · 461 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 3,847

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750 750 201 145.00 $145.00 $1,088 +8.50
750–775 762 260 135.00–136.50 $136.00 $1,036 -0.50
800–835 827 421 132.00–135.00 $134.14 $1,109 +2.14
835 835 600 141.50 $141.50 $1,182 +9.50
860 860 180 132.00 $132.00 $1,135 +4.64
865–880 875 260 129.00–133.00 $130.31 $1,140 +2.95
900–925 911 108 129.00–131.00 $130.11 $1,185 +2.11
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650 650 150 134.00 $134.00 $871

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
710–740 729 200 132.00–135.35 $133.17 $971 +7.56
725–735 732 317 127.25–128.50 $127.51 $933 +1.90
750 750 195 133.55 $133.55 $1,002 +1.60
760–785 776 195 123.25–125.50 $124.00 $962 +1.00
815–830 821 240 125.00–127.50 $125.88 $1,033 -0.12
840 840 120 123.00 $123.00 $1,033 -3.00
850 850 100 127.50 $127.50 $1,084
950 950 150 120.65 $120.65 $1,146
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650 650 150 122.00 $122.00 $793

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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.