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Kansas Direct Cattle Report

Kansas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 8, 2025

2,117 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $339.65/cwt -8.44 vs last sale · ≈ $2,608/hd at 768 lb · 820 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $333.00/cwt +7.50 vs last sale · ≈ $2,797/hd at 840 lb · 690 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $348.79/cwt -6.88 vs last sale · ≈ $2,981/hd at 855 lb · 238 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 2,117

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800 800 65 348.00 $348.00 $2,784 -20.50
850 850 120 356.00 $356.00 $3,026 +0.33
850 850 58 345.00 $345.00 $2,932 -10.67
869 869 60 338.02 $338.02 $2,937 -17.65
910 910 55 337.00 $337.00 $3,067

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
625 625 75 365.05 $365.05 $2,282
750 750 130 330.15 $330.15 $2,476 -13.85
750 750 200 345.00 $345.00 $2,588 +1.00
760 760 130 351.00 $351.00 $2,668 +2.40
785–790 787 360 331.00–341.00 $336.00 $2,644 -14.00
840 840 690 333.00 $333.00 $2,797 +7.50

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Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 174 414.63 $414.63 $1,741

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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.