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Kansas Direct Cattle Report

Kansas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 3, 2025

4,182 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $251.54/cwt -1.10 vs last sale · ≈ $2,310/hd at 918 lb · 1,025 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $256.31/cwt -3.42 vs last sale · ≈ $2,232/hd at 871 lb · 933 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $248.42/cwt ≈ $1,996/hd at 803 lb · 845 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 4,182

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800 800 60 262.00 $262.00 $2,096 -8.00
825 825 60 265.00 $265.00 $2,186 -5.00
850 850 60 260.00 $260.00 $2,210 -4.00
860 860 170 258.00 $258.00 $2,219 -6.00
875 875 703 252.00–259.00 $255.58 $2,236 -0.42
900–925 916 460 254.00–255.00 $254.12 $2,328 +2.62
900–925 920 565 243.00–251.00 $249.44 $2,295 -2.06
975 975 95 243.00 $243.00 $2,369
1050 1050 55 235.00 $235.00 $2,468

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
725 725 200 258.50 $258.50 $1,874
750 750 200 255.00 $255.00 $1,912 -2.00
760–780 776 584 249.00–255.00 $251.56 $1,952 -0.44
800 800 435 250.00–251.00 $250.45 $2,004
800 800 60 252.00 $252.00 $2,016
800–825 808 350 242.00–247.00 $245.29 $1,982
925 925 125 235.00–238.00 $236.44 $2,187 +4.94

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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.