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Kansas Direct Cattle Report

Kansas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 28, 2026

3,075 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $313.39/cwt +1.61 vs last sale · ≈ $2,557/hd at 816 lb · 530 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $332.21/cwt ≈ $2,730/hd at 822 lb · 490 head
light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $317.47/cwt +4.97 vs last sale · ≈ $2,877/hd at 906 lb · 455 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 3,075 — —

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800 800 65 314.00 $314.00 $2,512 —
825 825 425 335.00 $335.00 $2,764 —
850 850 360 330.00–334.00 $332.67 $2,828 +12.67
850 850 58 330.00 $330.00 $2,805 +10.00
900 900 340 320.00 $320.00 $2,880 +7.50
925 925 115 310.00 $310.00 $2,868 -2.50
950 950 110 310.50 $310.50 $2,950 —
950 950 75 310.00 $310.00 $2,945 —
1025 1025 165 294.25 $294.25 $3,016 —

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650 650 75 350.00 $350.00 $2,275 —
650–675 662 295 343.50–349.00 $346.30 $2,293 —
725 725 67 334.00 $334.00 $2,422 —
775 775 260 319.50 $319.50 $2,476 -2.50
790 790 60 318.50 $318.50 $2,516 —
800–825 816 530 310.50–319.00 $313.39 $2,557 +0.68
850 850 75 305.00 $305.00 $2,592 +3.00

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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.