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Kansas Direct Cattle Report

Kansas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 22, 2025

2,809 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $362.30/cwt +24.30 vs last sale · ≈ $2,547/hd at 703 lb · 628 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $351.00/cwt +10.00 vs last sale · ≈ $3,063/hd at 873 lb · 467 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $338.00/cwt -9.25 vs last sale · ≈ $2,547/hd at 753 lb · 453 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 2,809

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
725–735 727 267 380.00–385.00 $383.75 $2,790 -1.25
775 775 125 365.50 $365.50 $2,833
800 800 120 368.00 $368.00 $2,944 +11.00
800 800 180 360.00 $360.00 $2,880 +3.00
850 850 120 350.00 $350.00 $2,975 +9.00
850–890 876 173 348.00–350.00 $348.67 $3,054 +7.67
885 885 174 354.00 $354.00 $3,133 +13.00

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
580 580 100 391.00 $391.00 $2,268
650 650 295 379.00–390.00 $387.20 $2,517
700–725 703 628 354.50–364.00 $362.30 $2,547 +24.30
750 750 130 344.00 $344.00 $2,580 -3.25
750 750 130 334.00 $334.00 $2,505 -13.25
750 750 130 336.00 $336.00 $2,520 -11.25
775 775 63 338.00 $338.00 $2,620 -9.25

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550 550 174 417.00 $417.00 $2,294

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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.