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Kansas Direct Cattle Report

Kansas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 4, 2024

4,684 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $235.73/cwt +1.61 vs last sale · ≈ $2,040/hd at 865 lb · 1,197 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $229.21/cwt +2.01 vs last sale · ≈ $1,749/hd at 763 lb · 1,105 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $223.63/cwt -0.89 vs last sale · ≈ $1,845/hd at 825 lb · 480 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 4,684

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800–845 834 435 238.00–241.00 $239.16 $1,995 -3.26
850 850 120 239.00 $239.00 $2,032 -5.00
850–875 867 1,077 230.00–237.00 $235.37 $2,041 +1.56
900 900 363 224.00–232.00 $230.25 $2,072 +4.75
950 950 167 221.00–225.00 $223.75 $2,126 +2.75
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
700 700 75 254.00 $254.00 $1,778

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
675 675 210 238.00 $238.00 $1,606 ±0.00
725 725 200 238.00 $238.00 $1,726 +4.28
750–775 759 625 227.49–227.60 $227.53 $1,727 -3.37
750–775 768 480 228.00–237.00 $231.39 $1,777 +7.79
825 825 480 221.00–225.00 $223.63 $1,845 -1.58
850 850 65 216.00 $216.00 $1,836 +2.45
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
797 797 204 216.00 $216.00 $1,722 -6.00

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Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 63 278.54 $278.54 $1,114 +24.54
400 400 120 254.00 $254.00 $1,016 ±0.00

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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.