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Kansas Direct Cattle Report

Kansas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 27, 2023

6,400 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $182.26/cwt -0.11 vs last sale · ≈ $1,491/hd at 818 lb · 1,810 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $175.47/cwt +1.97 vs last sale · ≈ $1,336/hd at 761 lb · 1,285 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $188.86/cwt +19.08 vs last sale · ≈ $1,522/hd at 806 lb · 990 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 6,400

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650 650 75 205.00 $205.00 $1,332 +14.97
650 650 75 205.00 $205.00 $1,332 +14.97
725 725 24 182.89 $182.89 $1,326 -8.11
749 749 150 187.00 $187.00 $1,401
785 785 70 180.00 $180.00 $1,413 -2.80
800 800 235 185.00 $185.00 $1,480 +5.63
810–831 821 1,575 180.50–183.50 $181.85 $1,493 -1.02
850–875 864 363 176.62–178.75 $177.93 $1,537 +2.48
875 875 180 184.00 $184.00 $1,610 +5.81
900 900 640 177.00–180.50 $179.54 $1,616 +1.54
900–925 918 218 176.50–178.00 $176.90 $1,624 -1.10
975 975 130 176.00–177.00 $176.42 $1,720 +8.42
975 975 120 168.83 $168.83 $1,646 +0.83

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
675 675 25 175.89 $175.89 $1,187 -3.42
740 740 70 174.00 $174.00 $1,288
750–785 753 800 168.00–176.00 $175.14 $1,319 -3.49
775 775 485 176.00–176.01 $176.01 $1,364 +6.01
800 800 720 194.00 $194.00 $1,552 +25.17
820–825 821 270 175.00–175.50 $175.17 $1,438 +5.04
850 850 120 173.75 $173.75 $1,477 +6.87
925 925 55 170.00 $170.00 $1,572 -1.00

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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.