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Kansas Direct Cattle Report

Kansas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 26, 2025

5,511 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $274.60/cwt -9.69 vs last sale · ≈ $2,128/hd at 775 lb · 1,055 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $289.56/cwt +2.34 vs last sale · ≈ $2,496/hd at 862 lb · 886 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $267.42/cwt +3.53 vs last sale · ≈ $2,302/hd at 861 lb · 868 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 5,511

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600 600 163 349.70 $349.70 $2,098
800–835 807 192 290.00–296.00 $294.69 $2,378 +1.65
850 850 118 294.00 $294.00 $2,499 +2.00
850 850 175 296.00 $296.00 $2,516 +4.00
855–875 868 593 284.00–292.50 $286.77 $2,489 +3.77
925 925 515 278.00–280.00 $279.55 $2,586 +2.23
1040 1040 250 263.50 $263.50 $2,740 +1.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900 900 500 271.00 $271.00 $2,439

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
675 675 72 304.00 $304.00 $2,052
675 675 225 304.00 $304.00 $2,052
725 725 67 291.00 $291.00 $2,110 -0.50
775 775 1,055 271.00–282.00 $274.60 $2,128 -2.40
800 800 60 279.00 $279.00 $2,232 +9.95
840 840 120 269.00 $269.00 $2,260 -3.00
850–875 861 868 264.00–271.50 $267.42 $2,302 +3.53
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
775 775 190 277.50 $277.50 $2,151
845 845 290 267.50 $267.50 $2,260
875 875 58 263.00 $263.00 $2,301

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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.