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Kansas Direct Cattle Report

Kansas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 1, 2024

2,863 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $219.88/cwt ≈ $1,979/hd at 900 lb · 1,185 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $223.00/cwt -4.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,672/hd at 750 lb · 480 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $218.36/cwt -11.64 vs last sale · ≈ $1,750/hd at 801 lb · 420 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 2,863

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800 800 130 226.00 $226.00 $1,808
900 900 890 220.00 $220.00 $1,980
900 900 225 220.00 $220.00 $1,980
900 900 70 218.00 $218.00 $1,962
960 960 70 211.00 $211.00 $2,026
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
960 960 110 220.50 $220.50 $2,117

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750 750 480 223.00 $223.00 $1,672 -4.00
800 800 360 217.50 $217.50 $1,740 -12.50
810 810 60 223.50 $223.50 $1,810 -6.50
850 850 85 206.00 $206.00 $1,751 -22.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
786 786 255 222.00 $222.00 $1,745 +5.00
800 800 60 213.00 $213.00 $1,704

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Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 68 293.59 $293.59 $1,028

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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.