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Kansas Direct Cattle Report

Kansas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 29, 2021

4,521 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $131.21/cwt +4.42 vs last sale · ≈ $984/hd at 750 lb · 1,591 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $135.93/cwt +0.88 vs last sale · ≈ $1,126/hd at 829 lb · 1,096 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $134.00/cwt ≈ $972/hd at 725 lb · 450 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 4,521

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
625 625 155 154.00 $154.00 $962
690 690 73 150.70 $150.70 $1,040
810–825 820 360 134.13–135.80 $134.69 $1,104 -0.48
825–835 833 736 134.38–141.28 $136.53 $1,137 +1.36
850–875 856 240 129.10–132.10 $131.35 $1,124 -0.92
925 925 230 133.50 $133.50 $1,235
950 950 270 131.50–132.00 $131.80 $1,252 +9.80
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
685 685 75 137.50 $137.50 $942
725 725 450 134.00 $134.00 $972

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
700 700 140 134.50 $134.50 $942 +2.70
750 750 65 134.95 $134.95 $1,012 +7.94
750–760 750 1,526 130.50–134.50 $131.05 $983 +4.04
815 815 60 127.10 $127.10 $1,036 +5.10

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Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
347 347 72 146.00 $146.00 $507
351 351 69 142.98 $142.98 $502

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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.