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Kansas Direct Cattle Report

Kansas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 26, 2024

7,485 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $234.12/cwt -0.98 vs last sale · ≈ $2,008/hd at 858 lb · 1,950 head
light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $227.32/cwt -2.68 vs last sale · ≈ $2,085/hd at 917 lb · 1,415 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $227.20/cwt -0.71 vs last sale · ≈ $1,728/hd at 761 lb · 975 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 7,485

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
730 730 140 254.00 $254.00 $1,854
750–775 762 270 246.30–250.00 $248.22 $1,891 +11.22
822–842 833 38 242.00–243.00 $242.42 $2,019 +3.42
850 850 60 244.00 $244.00 $2,074 +14.00
850–875 858 1,890 230.00–240.00 $233.81 $2,006 +3.81
900 900 116 225.00–226.00 $225.50 $2,030 -4.50
900 900 315 229.00 $229.00 $2,061 -1.00
925 925 984 226.50–229.00 $227.00 $2,100 -3.00
950 950 55 221.00 $221.00 $2,100 +6.00
950–975 967 360 220.00–220.50 $220.15 $2,129 +5.15
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
775 775 30 243.00 $243.00 $1,883
800 800 125 236.00 $236.00 $1,888
840 840 177 230.00 $230.00 $1,932

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
675 675 70 238.00 $238.00 $1,606
700 700 140 235.00 $235.00 $1,645 -1.00
700–725 721 534 232.10–237.00 $233.72 $1,685 -2.28
750 750 140 230.90 $230.90 $1,732 +0.90
750 750 285 230.00–233.00 $232.32 $1,742 +2.32
750–775 769 550 221.00–232.00 $223.60 $1,719 -6.40
800 800 360 224.00–227.50 $225.21 $1,802 +4.46
800 800 55 220.00 $220.00 $1,760 -0.75
850 850 193 213.55 $213.55 $1,815 -4.45
850–865 857 120 220.00–221.60 $220.80 $1,892 +2.80
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
735 735 30 233.00 $233.00 $1,713
775 775 70 222.00 $222.00 $1,720

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Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
326 326 148 290.98 $290.98 $949
400 400 230 254.00 $254.00 $1,016

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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.