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Kansas Direct Cattle Report

Kansas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 13, 2023

3,813 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $181.87/cwt -3.12 vs last sale · ≈ $1,583/hd at 870 lb · 1,010 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $196.29/cwt +0.29 vs last sale · ≈ $1,286/hd at 655 lb · 670 head
light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $175.36/cwt -1.99 vs last sale · ≈ $1,622/hd at 925 lb · 515 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 3,813

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650 650 300 190.18–197.18 $193.68 $1,259 -2.32
650–675 659 370 192.18–202.18 $198.40 $1,307 +2.40
740 740 74 181.97 $181.97 $1,347
750 750 60 188.00 $188.00 $1,410
835 835 69 187.74 $187.74 $1,568 -0.26
850 850 70 182.89 $182.89 $1,555 +0.89
860 860 73 186.89 $186.89 $1,607 +4.89
850–890 873 867 176.00–184.75 $181.36 $1,583 -4.39
925 925 175 178.00 $178.00 $1,646 -1.00
925 925 340 174.00 $174.00 $1,610 -5.00
975–983 979 104 173.00–175.50 $174.25 $1,706 -1.15

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650 650 75 192.18 $192.18 $1,249
650 650 305 180.18–187.18 $181.90 $1,182
709–740 731 461 180.00–182.46 $180.54 $1,320 +1.62
750 750 260 185.80 $185.80 $1,394 -2.20

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 210 214.00 $214.00 $963

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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.