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Kansas Direct Cattle Report

Kansas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 11, 2024

5,208 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $247.39/cwt +8.23 vs last sale · ≈ $1,997/hd at 807 lb · 2,214 head
light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $229.33/cwt -0.92 vs last sale · ≈ $2,116/hd at 923 lb · 968 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $228.17/cwt -1.03 vs last sale · ≈ $1,732/hd at 759 lb · 509 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 5,208

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750 750 67 228.50 $228.50 $1,714
800 800 850 260.00 $260.00 $2,080 +20.84
800–825 811 1,164 238.05–242.00 $239.67 $1,944 +0.51
815 815 200 238.75 $238.75 $1,946 -0.41
850–880 865 116 237.00–239.00 $238.00 $2,059 +2.63
900–925 917 400 225.00–232.00 $227.25 $2,084 -3.00
900–935 927 568 230.00–231.00 $230.79 $2,139 +0.54
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
735 735 135 248.92 $248.92 $1,830 -5.08
800–840 818 130 227.68–230.00 $228.75 $1,871
925 925 55 224.00 $224.00 $2,072
950–951 950 108 214.90–217.16 $216.01 $2,052

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
742 742 137 234.00 $234.00 $1,736 -4.00
750 750 250 229.70–231.00 $230.58 $1,729 +3.05
750–775 768 259 223.72–228.00 $225.85 $1,735 -5.54
810–825 816 240 222.00–227.00 $225.50 $1,840 +1.87
870 870 118 221.00 $221.00 $1,923 +5.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
715 715 280 229.92 $229.92 $1,644
750 750 70 219.68 $219.68 $1,648
833 833 61 220.00 $220.00 $1,833

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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.