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Kansas Direct Cattle Report

Kansas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 17, 2025

4,268 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $263.20/cwt +5.16 vs last sale · ≈ $2,033/hd at 772 lb · 641 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $259.97/cwt +7.41 vs last sale · ≈ $2,126/hd at 818 lb · 610 head
heavy 9-weight M&L 1 steers $253.03/cwt +6.03 vs last sale · ≈ $2,472/hd at 977 lb · 550 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 4,268

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800 800 130 275.00 $275.00 $2,200 +2.00
825 825 360 274.00 $274.00 $2,260 +10.00
850 850 174 272.00 $272.00 $2,312 +7.00
865–875 869 230 266.76–268.00 $267.35 $2,323 -3.27
875 875 60 264.00 $264.00 $2,310 -6.62
910 910 130 262.00 $262.00 $2,384 +2.00
925–940 933 142 256.00–260.00 $258.37 $2,411 -1.63
975–990 977 550 252.00–256.50 $253.03 $2,472 +6.03
1000 1000 175 252.00 $252.00 $2,520

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750–775 770 325 262.00–266.00 $262.80 $2,024 +2.92
775 775 63 262.00 $262.00 $2,030 +2.12
775 775 63 264.00 $264.00 $2,046 +4.12
775 775 190 264.00 $264.00 $2,046 +4.12
800 800 180 270.00 $270.00 $2,160 +25.44
825 825 150 258.00 $258.00 $2,128 +3.71
825 825 120 258.00 $258.00 $2,128 +3.71
825 825 160 252.00 $252.00 $2,079 -2.29
854–865 858 319 253.50–254.00 $253.72 $2,177 +3.72
900 900 160 245.00 $245.00 $2,205
940 940 169 239.00 $239.00 $2,247
950 950 100 242.00 $242.00 $2,299
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
756 756 256 255.30 $255.30 $1,930
805 805 62 244.00 $244.00 $1,964

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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.