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Kansas Direct Cattle Report

Kansas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 19, 2026

3,896 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $343.57/cwt -6.43 vs last sale · ≈ $2,960/hd at 862 lb · 1,147 head
light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $336.77/cwt +11.77 vs last sale · ≈ $3,031/hd at 900 lb · 705 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $337.41/cwt -5.04 vs last sale · ≈ $2,557/hd at 758 lb · 425 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 3,896

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750 750 135 361.00 $361.00 $2,708 ±0.00
800–830 822 240 350.00–352.25 $351.69 $2,891 -11.31
850 850 60 334.00 $334.00 $2,839 -16.00
850 850 60 340.00 $340.00 $2,890 -10.00
850–865 863 1,027 343.00–344.45 $344.34 $2,972 -5.66
900 900 530 340.00 $340.00 $3,060 +15.00
900 900 175 327.00 $327.00 $2,943 +2.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
875 875 342 339.00 $339.00 $2,966

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
696 696 70 350.00 $350.00 $2,436 ±0.00
725 725 398 340.00–349.00 $343.58 $2,491 -2.42
750 750 65 336.00 $336.00 $2,520 -9.00
750 750 95 338.00 $338.00 $2,535 -7.00
750 750 130 335.00 $335.00 $2,512 -10.00
775 775 135 340.00 $340.00 $2,635 -2.24
825 825 180 330.00 $330.00 $2,722 +2.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750 750 130 329.00 $329.00 $2,468
900 900 56 314.00 $314.00 $2,826

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Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 68 491.63 $491.63 $1,721

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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.