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Kansas Direct Cattle Report

Kansas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 6, 2023

4,977 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $186.79/cwt +4.53 vs last sale · ≈ $1,551/hd at 830 lb · 1,103 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $179.60/cwt +5.60 vs last sale · ≈ $1,283/hd at 715 lb · 1,028 head
light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $177.35/cwt -1.52 vs last sale · ≈ $1,618/hd at 912 lb · 583 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 4,977

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 100 208.00 $208.00 $1,040
500 500 100 208.00 $208.00 $1,040
650 650 75 196.00 $196.00 $1,274 -9.00
825 825 120 194.00 $194.00 $1,600 +12.15
825 825 345 184.00 $184.00 $1,518 +2.15
833 833 338 186.00 $186.00 $1,549 +4.15
835 835 300 188.00 $188.00 $1,570 +6.15
850 850 60 182.00 $182.00 $1,547 +4.07
850 850 34 183.48 $183.48 $1,560 +5.55
880 880 300 185.75 $185.75 $1,635 +1.75
900–935 911 525 174.50–178.50 $177.17 $1,614 +0.27
925 925 58 179.00 $179.00 $1,656 +2.10
950 950 250 174.00–176.00 $175.40 $1,666 -1.02
1025 1025 58 170.50 $170.50 $1,748
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 50 190.00 $190.00 $902
500 500 100 190.00 $190.00 $950
750–775 768 259 181.00–182.00 $181.25 $1,392

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
700–735 711 415 180.00–181.50 $180.61 $1,284 +6.61
700–730 717 613 178.50–179.85 $178.92 $1,283 +4.92
750 750 145 188.00 $188.00 $1,410 +12.86
800–825 819 524 172.00–174.50 $173.93 $1,424 -1.24
875 875 58 171.00 $171.00 $1,496 -2.75
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 50 175.00 $175.00 $831
500 500 100 175.00 $175.00 $875

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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.