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Kansas Direct Cattle Report

Kansas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 31, 2025

3,977 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $261.66/cwt -2.50 vs last sale · ≈ $2,146/hd at 820 lb · 1,215 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $275.50/cwt ≈ $1,997/hd at 725 lb · 850 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $294.07/cwt ≈ $2,256/hd at 767 lb · 452 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 3,977

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750 750 67 283.00 $283.00 $2,122
770 770 385 296.00 $296.00 $2,279
800–835 830 300 284.00–291.00 $290.07 $2,408 +9.07
900 900 115 275.00 $275.00 $2,475 +9.00

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
725 725 850 275.50 $275.50 $1,997
775 775 165 266.50 $266.50 $2,065 -0.29
800 800 70 265.00 $265.00 $2,120 -5.00
800 800 120 273.00 $273.00 $2,184 +3.00
800–840 824 1,025 257.00–263.25 $260.11 $2,143 +1.61
850 850 408 259.00–262.00 $259.87 $2,209 +9.62
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750 750 200 262.04 $262.04 $1,965 +0.04

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 272 377.43–385.15 $383.22 $1,341 -11.76

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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.