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Kansas Direct Cattle Report

Kansas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 7, 2026

4,727 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $308.80/cwt ≈ $2,476/hd at 802 lb · 875 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $326.04/cwt ≈ $2,796/hd at 858 lb · 681 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $307.66/cwt -23.84 vs last sale · ≈ $2,375/hd at 772 lb · 635 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 4,727 — —

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600 600 256 381.50 $381.50 $2,289 —
699 699 222 354.20 $354.20 $2,476 —
850 850 353 325.00–328.00 $327.00 $2,780 —
850–875 866 328 325.00 $325.00 $2,814 —
900 900 58 320.00 $320.00 $2,880 —
1000 1000 100 294.00 $294.00 $2,940 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
888 888 121 315.00 $315.00 $2,797 —
900–910 903 173 314.00–315.00 $314.66 $2,841 —
960 960 110 304.25 $304.25 $2,921 —

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650 650 75 326.00 $326.00 $2,119 -11.50
675 675 525 337.00 $337.00 $2,275 -0.50
700–725 706 485 329.00–330.00 $329.72 $2,328 +9.72
760 760 130 318.00 $318.00 $2,417 -13.50
775 775 505 305.00 $305.00 $2,364 -26.50
800 800 60 303.00 $303.00 $2,424 —
800–810 802 815 306.00–310.00 $309.23 $2,480 —
850 850 185 325.00 $325.00 $2,762 +0.43
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850 850 60 293.00 $293.00 $2,490 —
875 875 120 295.00 $295.00 $2,581 —
940 940 46 282.00 $282.00 $2,651 —

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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.