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Kansas Direct Cattle Report

Kansas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 26, 2026

3,596 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $339.00/cwt +1.59 vs last sale · ≈ $2,572/hd at 759 lb · 938 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $332.57/cwt +3.57 vs last sale · ≈ $2,504/hd at 753 lb · 523 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $347.89/cwt +4.32 vs last sale · ≈ $3,018/hd at 868 lb · 405 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 3,596

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
770 770 195 369.00 $369.00 $2,841 +8.00
825 825 120 347.00 $347.00 $2,863 -4.69
850 850 120 350.00 $350.00 $2,975 +16.00
875 875 285 347.00 $347.00 $3,036 +2.66
925 925 115 331.00 $331.00 $3,062 -9.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850 850 120 335.00 $335.00 $2,848 -4.00
950 950 50 320.00 $320.00 $3,040

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750 750 480 337.00 $337.00 $2,528 +1.00
750 750 135 337.00 $337.00 $2,528 +1.00
775 775 63 342.00 $342.00 $2,650 +2.00
775 775 260 343.00 $343.00 $2,658 +3.00
825 825 120 326.00 $326.00 $2,690 -4.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750–775 753 523 328.00–333.25 $332.57 $2,504 +3.57
850 850 120 323.00 $323.00 $2,746
875 875 50 310.00 $310.00 $2,712

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
825 825 125 339.00 $339.00 $2,797

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Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 75 540.00 $540.00 $1,620
350 350 210 525.00 $525.00 $1,838 +33.37
350 350 140 515.00 $515.00 $1,802 +23.37
350 350 140 545.00 $545.00 $1,908 +53.37
650 650 150 338.00 $338.00 $2,197

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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.