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Kansas Direct Cattle Report

Kansas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 2, 2026

3,104 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $354.00/cwt ≈ $2,869/hd at 810 lb · 616 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $345.95/cwt -2.05 vs last sale · ≈ $2,941/hd at 850 lb · 590 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $334.99/cwt -8.25 vs last sale · ≈ $2,597/hd at 775 lb · 228 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 3,104

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750 750 140 365.00 $365.00 $2,738 -10.00
825 825 72 356.30 $356.30 $2,939 -6.68
850 850 354 350.00 $350.00 $2,975 +2.00
850 850 236 336.50–350.00 $339.88 $2,889 -8.12
900 900 55 331.00 $331.00 $2,979 -10.00
925 925 120 337.00 $337.00 $3,117 -8.00
950 950 165 328.00 $328.00 $3,116 -2.46
1000 1000 114 310.00 $310.00 $3,100
1075 1075 165 308.75 $308.75 $3,319
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800 800 189 354.00 $354.00 $2,832
815 815 427 354.00 $354.00 $2,885
880 880 60 334.50 $334.50 $2,944 -7.00

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
675 675 80 358.00 $358.00 $2,416 -14.00
725 725 67 344.00 $344.00 $2,494 -6.68
755–775 764 128 335.50–340.00 $337.71 $2,580 -3.51
790 790 100 331.50 $331.50 $2,619 -9.72
850 850 180 311.83 $311.83 $2,651 -11.17
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750 750 68 325.00 $325.00 $2,438

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Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 68 536.00 $536.00 $1,876
350 350 203 544.12 $544.12 $1,904
425 425 113 449.00 $449.00 $1,908

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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.