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Kansas Direct Cattle Report

Kansas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, June 1, 2026

5,484 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $331.31/cwt -1.33 vs last sale · ≈ $2,513/hd at 759 lb · 973 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $342.75/cwt -7.25 vs last sale · ≈ $2,913/hd at 850 lb · 640 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $346.20/cwt ≈ $2,423/hd at 700 lb · 626 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 5,484

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
765 765 82 375.00 $375.00 $2,869
800 800 55 347.00 $347.00 $2,776
815–825 820 120 345.00–352.00 $348.50 $2,858
850 850 240 337.63 $337.63 $2,870 -12.37
850 850 232 350.00 $350.00 $2,975 ±0.00
850 850 168 340.04 $340.04 $2,890 -9.96
900 900 115 332.00 $332.00 $2,988
975 975 520 321.00 $321.00 $3,130

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
700–704 700 626 345.75–350.00 $346.20 $2,423
750 750 195 324.50 $324.50 $2,434 +0.25
750–760 756 585 331.00–343.00 $335.00 $2,533 +10.75
775 775 193 327.00 $327.00 $2,534 -10.00
800 800 560 325.00–327.00 $326.79 $2,614
860 860 350 317.00 $317.00 $2,726
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
775 775 195 321.15 $321.15 $2,489
775 775 350 327.00 $327.00 $2,534
850 850 365 312.00 $312.00 $2,652

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Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 473 531.99–536.72 $534.69 $1,871
400 400 60 472.50 $472.50 $1,890

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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.