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Kansas Direct Cattle Report

Kansas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 28, 2022

3,852 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $146.19/cwt +3.32 vs last sale · ≈ $1,096/hd at 750 lb · 1,800 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $147.85/cwt ≈ $1,298/hd at 878 lb · 575 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $143.49/cwt ≈ $1,184/hd at 825 lb · 420 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 3,852

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600 600 95 174.29 $174.29 $1,046
775 775 387 156.00 $156.00 $1,209 +4.20
800 800 260 154.00 $154.00 $1,232 +5.12
825 825 120 151.00 $151.00 $1,246 +2.12
875 875 400 148.00 $148.00 $1,295
885 885 175 147.50 $147.50 $1,305
925 925 58 144.00 $144.00 $1,332 +2.50

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
700 700 70 147.25 $147.25 $1,031 +5.89
725 725 67 147.50 $147.50 $1,069 +6.14
750 750 100 140.90 $140.90 $1,057 -1.97
750 750 1,700 146.50 $146.50 $1,099 +3.63
800–835 825 420 142.00–147.20 $143.49 $1,184

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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.