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Kansas Direct Cattle Report

Kansas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 7, 2022

1,947 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $140.01/cwt -3.46 vs last sale · ≈ $1,075/hd at 768 lb · 530 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $147.05/cwt ≈ $1,066/hd at 725 lb · 425 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $139.81/cwt ≈ $1,146/hd at 820 lb · 425 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,947 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800 800 162 146.88–149.78 $149.33 $1,195 -6.40
800–825 812 120 148.00–151.00 $149.50 $1,214 -6.23
900–923 904 220 140.00–143.33 $140.61 $1,271 -12.39

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650 650 65 153.00 $153.00 $994 —
725 725 290 148.47 $148.47 $1,076 —
725 725 135 144.00 $144.00 $1,044 —
750–775 763 290 136.00–142.00 $140.19 $1,070 -4.81
750–780 773 240 138.00–141.76 $139.79 $1,081 -5.21
815–825 820 425 136.83–143.00 $139.81 $1,146 —

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Reading this report

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.