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Kansas Direct Cattle Report

Kansas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 13, 2026

4,663 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $345.74/cwt +2.87 vs last sale · ≈ $3,190/hd at 923 lb · 1,519 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $351.93/cwt -5.03 vs last sale · ≈ $3,109/hd at 883 lb · 890 head
heavy 9-weight M&L 1 steers $349.13/cwt +22.18 vs last sale · ≈ $3,317/hd at 950 lb · 640 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 4,663

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
775 775 57 372.00 $372.00 $2,883 +3.00
825 825 180 368.00 $368.00 $3,036 +7.00
850 850 120 359.00 $359.00 $3,052 +7.00
860 860 60 355.00 $355.00 $3,053 +3.00
875–895 891 710 350.20–352.00 $350.48 $3,123 -6.49
900–940 916 384 342.00–346.00 $344.33 $3,154 +2.83
925 925 840 348.75 $348.75 $3,226 +7.25
925 925 295 339.00 $339.00 $3,136 -2.50
950 950 320 341.00 $341.00 $3,240 +15.19
950 950 320 357.27 $357.27 $3,394 +31.46

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
725 725 67 358.00 $358.00 $2,596 -2.15
725 725 67 359.00 $359.00 $2,603 -1.15
740 740 135 365.00 $365.00 $2,701 +4.85
750 750 130 350.00 $350.00 $2,625 +6.25
775 775 63 348.00 $348.00 $2,697 -2.83
775 775 65 350.00 $350.00 $2,712 -0.83
775 775 130 348.00 $348.00 $2,697 -2.83
825 825 90 334.00 $334.00 $2,756 -3.00
825 825 180 335.50 $335.50 $2,768 -1.50

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Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 340 547.21–548.49 $547.98 $1,918
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 57 462.00 $462.00 $1,964
450 450 53 442.00 $442.00 $1,989

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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.