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Kansas Direct Cattle Report

Kansas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 9, 2026

3,342 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $329.03/cwt -6.09 vs last sale · ≈ $2,982/hd at 906 lb · 932 head
heavy 9-weight M&L 1 steers $322.52/cwt -5.48 vs last sale · ≈ $3,064/hd at 950 lb · 700 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $335.26/cwt +0.28 vs last sale · ≈ $2,572/hd at 767 lb · 435 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 3,342

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750–775 766 200 360.00 $360.00 $2,758 -5.00
830–835 831 300 342.50–348.00 $343.60 $2,855 -12.70
850–875 862 115 335.00–338.00 $336.49 $2,901 -13.51
900 900 392 323.00 $323.00 $2,907 -8.00
900–915 907 425 335.50–337.00 $336.22 $3,050 +5.22
925 925 115 323.00 $323.00 $2,988 -14.00
950 950 165 327.00 $327.00 $3,106 -1.00
950 950 535 319.75–321.50 $321.14 $3,051 -6.86
1075 1075 110 307.75 $307.75 $3,308 -1.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
925 925 115 324.00 $324.00 $2,997

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750–775 762 260 329.00–341.00 $334.77 $2,551 -2.94
775 775 175 336.00 $336.00 $2,604 -1.71
915 915 155 302.75 $302.75 $2,770
925 925 280 322.00 $322.00 $2,978

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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.