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Kansas Direct Cattle Report

Kansas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 23, 2026

5,181 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $334.23/cwt +2.73 vs last sale · ≈ $2,590/hd at 775 lb · 1,348 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $349.63/cwt -6.19 vs last sale · ≈ $2,880/hd at 824 lb · 980 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $343.15/cwt -8.00 vs last sale · ≈ $2,935/hd at 855 lb · 711 head
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Head itemized in priced lots 5,181

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800–840 822 420 348.00–360.00 $353.14 $2,903 -3.86
825 825 560 347.00 $347.00 $2,863 -10.00
850 850 180 340.00 $340.00 $2,890 -10.00
850 850 60 340.00 $340.00 $2,890 -10.00
850–875 858 471 343.00–346.00 $344.76 $2,958 -9.22
904–910 908 274 328.00–339.00 $330.17 $2,998
960 960 220 318.00 $318.00 $3,053 -0.50
1000 1000 100 315.00 $315.00 $3,150
1000 1000 52 312.00 $312.00 $3,120
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
833 833 60 342.00 $342.00 $2,849
892 892 61 337.00 $337.00 $3,006 +4.06

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
625 625 82 365.00 $365.00 $2,281
700–725 708 373 345.00–351.00 $348.63 $2,468 +0.13
750–788 775 1,348 329.75–338.00 $334.23 $2,590 +2.23
800 800 140 328.32 $328.32 $2,627 +2.08
825 825 120 320.00–326.00 $323.00 $2,665 +5.05
850 850 355 322.75 $322.75 $2,743
860 860 175 315.00 $315.00 $2,709
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
735 735 65 338.00 $338.00 $2,484
785 785 65 323.34 $323.34 $2,538 +8.34

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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.