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Kansas Direct Cattle Report

Kansas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 24, 2025

4,735 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $266.46/cwt +3.27 vs last sale · ≈ $2,033/hd at 763 lb · 1,310 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $250.25/cwt -3.47 vs last sale · ≈ $2,190/hd at 875 lb · 600 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $264.16/cwt +4.20 vs last sale · ≈ $2,144/hd at 812 lb · 550 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 4,735

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800 800 130 281.00 $281.00 $2,248 +6.00
800 800 30 282.00 $282.00 $2,256 +7.00
875 875 200 274.00 $274.00 $2,398 +10.00
900 900 112 266.00 $266.00 $2,394 +4.00
925 925 165 262.00 $262.00 $2,424 +3.63
950 950 114 264.00 $264.00 $2,508 +10.97
990 990 130 255.50 $255.50 $2,529 +2.47
1025 1025 100 250.00 $250.00 $2,562 -2.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
825 825 65 271.00 $271.00 $2,236
845 845 180 269.78 $269.78 $2,280
875 875 57 264.00 $264.00 $2,310

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750 750 170 263.78–265.00 $264.25 $1,982 +1.45
765 765 1,140 266.79 $266.79 $2,041 +3.99
800 800 180 270.00 $270.00 $2,160 ±0.00
810 810 190 264.00 $264.00 $2,138 -6.00
825 825 180 258.50 $258.50 $2,133 +0.50
875 875 600 250.25 $250.25 $2,190 -3.47
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
785 785 191 262.00 $262.00 $2,057 +6.70

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 204 392.22–400.49 $394.98 $1,382
350 350 272 392.22–400.49 $398.42 $1,394
350 350 272 347.50 $347.50 $1,216
450 450 53 284.00 $284.00 $1,278

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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.