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Kansas Direct Cattle Report

Kansas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 20, 2023

4,038 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $188.14/cwt +6.28 vs last sale · ≈ $1,626/hd at 864 lb · 1,840 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $175.71/cwt -10.09 vs last sale · ≈ $1,347/hd at 766 lb · 970 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $209.50/cwt ≈ $1,309/hd at 625 lb · 400 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 4,038

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650 650 75 192.00 $192.00 $1,248 -1.68
850 850 120 183.00 $183.00 $1,556 +0.11
865 865 1,720 188.50 $188.50 $1,631 +1.61
900 900 95 171.00 $171.00 $1,539 -7.00
1000 1000 55 171.00 $171.00 $1,710
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750 750 70 180.00 $180.00 $1,350
825 825 120 176.00 $176.00 $1,452
912 912 55 168.00 $168.00 $1,532

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
625 625 400 209.50 $209.50 $1,309
750 750 130 181.00 $181.00 $1,358 -4.80
750–775 756 265 175.00–178.00 $176.47 $1,334 -9.33
775 775 575 173.00–174.50 $174.16 $1,350 -11.64
817 817 67 171.00 $171.00 $1,397
835 835 120 167.00 $167.00 $1,394
865 865 50 168.00 $168.00 $1,453
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
730 730 66 172.00 $172.00 $1,256

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Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 55 230.00 $230.00 $1,035

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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.