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Kansas Direct Cattle Report

Kansas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 27, 2023

5,105 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $184.46/cwt ≈ $1,491/hd at 808 lb · 1,699 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $176.56/cwt ≈ $1,245/hd at 705 lb · 815 head
light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $178.03/cwt +7.03 vs last sale · ≈ $1,602/hd at 900 lb · 570 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 5,105

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
655–660 657 160 192.00–203.10 $197.90 $1,300 +5.90
800–825 807 1,599 179.50–190.00 $184.57 $1,489
825 825 100 182.67 $182.67 $1,507
850 850 60 177.50 $177.50 $1,509 -5.50
884 884 64 179.00 $179.00 $1,582 -9.50
900 900 230 182.50 $182.50 $1,642 +11.50
900 900 340 175.00 $175.00 $1,575 +4.00
950 950 160 174.56 $174.56 $1,658
975 975 220 173.00 $173.00 $1,687
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
825 825 60 178.00 $178.00 $1,468 +2.00

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
700 700 365 178.60 $178.60 $1,250
700 700 280 170.00 $170.00 $1,190
725 fancy 725 170 183.00 $183.00 $1,327
750 750 310 176.00–182.35 $179.58 $1,347 -1.42
750 750 130 174.50 $174.50 $1,309 -6.50
817 817 67 171.00 $171.00 $1,397 ±0.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
793 793 70 166.50 $166.50 $1,320

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Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 360 205.00–225.00 $218.33 $873

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Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 360 215.00–235.00 $228.33 $913

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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.