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Kansas Direct Cattle Report

Kansas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 19, 2020

3,012 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $121.00/cwt ≈ $908/hd at 750 lb · 680 head
light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $128.00/cwt ≈ $1,056/hd at 825 lb · 420 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $134.03/cwt ≈ $1,027/hd at 766 lb · 390 head
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Head itemized in priced lots 3,012

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750 750 135 137.00 $137.00 $1,028
775 775 255 132.46 $132.46 $1,027
800–825 823 390 136.00–136.30 $136.28 $1,122
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750 750 65 131.00 $131.00 $982 -10.50
825 825 420 128.00 $128.00 $1,056
850 850 180 124.00 $124.00 $1,054 -8.00

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
675 675 215 124.00 $124.00 $837
715 715 70 117.50 $117.50 $840
750 750 680 121.00 $121.00 $908
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
735 735 144 135.50 $135.50 $996
750 750 68 123.10 $123.10 $923 -5.90
750 750 90 132.00 $132.00 $990 +3.00
800 800 180 119.00 $119.00 $952
875 875 120 126.50 $126.50 $1,107

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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.