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Kansas Direct Cattle Report

Kansas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 12, 2026

2,484 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $342.45/cwt +10.92 vs last sale · ≈ $2,581/hd at 754 lb · 855 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $359.10/cwt ≈ $2,873/hd at 800 lb · 308 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $359.57/cwt ≈ $2,450/hd at 681 lb · 281 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 2,484

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
670 670 56 397.74 $397.74 $2,665 +2.74
725 725 67 370.00 $370.00 $2,682 -3.00
735 735 72 367.74 $367.74 $2,703 -5.26
765 765 25 361.00 $361.00 $2,762 -10.00
800 800 68 363.00 $363.00 $2,904
800 800 240 358.00 $358.00 $2,864
875 875 185 350.00 $350.00 $3,062 +1.00
925 925 220 325.00 $325.00 $3,006 -15.00

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
585 585 85 385.00 $385.00 $2,252
680 680 211 362.74 $362.74 $2,467
685 685 70 350.00 $350.00 $2,398
725 725 200 346.00 $346.00 $2,508 +3.00
750 750 65 345.00 $345.00 $2,588 +12.00
750–775 754 790 339.00–343.00 $342.24 $2,580 +9.24
825 825 130 328.00 $328.00 $2,706 +2.00

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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.