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Kansas Direct Cattle Report

Kansas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 15, 2025

3,469 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $333.41/cwt +0.41 vs last sale · ≈ $2,709/hd at 813 lb · 920 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $338.00/cwt ≈ $2,450/hd at 725 lb · 500 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $353.36/cwt ≈ $2,562/hd at 725 lb · 500 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 3,469

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
725 725 135 385.00 $385.00 $2,791
825 825 370 357.00 $357.00 $2,945 +9.00
870 870 400 341.00 $341.00 $2,967 +2.98
900–910 906 194 338.00–340.00 $338.66 $3,068 +1.66
925 925 225 331.00 $331.00 $3,062 -6.00
975 975 30 324.00 $324.00 $3,159
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
725 725 500 353.36 $353.36 $2,562

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
725 725 500 338.00 $338.00 $2,450
750 750 65 347.25 $347.25 $2,604 +17.10
810 810 800 334.00 $334.00 $2,705 +1.00
830 830 60 328.00 $328.00 $2,722 -5.00
830 830 60 331.00 $331.00 $2,747 -2.00
925 925 30 305.00 $305.00 $2,821

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Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 50 406.00 $406.00 $2,030

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Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525 525 50 446.00 $446.00 $2,342

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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.