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Kansas Direct Cattle Report

Kansas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 9, 2020

8,205 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $131.63/cwt +2.88 vs last sale · ≈ $991/hd at 753 lb · 2,475 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $140.30/cwt +1.30 vs last sale · ≈ $997/hd at 711 lb · 1,512 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $139.96/cwt +13.96 vs last sale · ≈ $1,193/hd at 852 lb · 1,298 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 8,205

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650 650 71 140.00 $140.00 $910
700–746 709 1,358 139.00–142.00 $140.11 $993 +1.11
725–730 728 154 139.20–143.00 $142.01 $1,034 +3.01
800–845 825 254 132.00–138.00 $135.09 $1,114
850 850 1,174 140.00–143.65 $140.54 $1,195 +14.54
875 875 124 134.50 $134.50 $1,177 +8.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
775 775 142 134.50 $134.50 $1,042 +3.66
825 825 65 136.00 $136.00 $1,122 +7.55
880 880 171 133.00–135.00 $134.35 $1,182

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
625 625 480 140.00 $140.00 $875
625 625 75 135.40 $135.40 $846
650 650 154 133.00 $133.00 $864
650 650 80 135.15 $135.15 $878
725 725 135 134.00 $134.00 $972 +1.85
725 725 270 130.50–134.70 $132.60 $961 +0.45
750 750 420 128.05 $128.05 $960 -1.95
750 750 800 136.00 $136.00 $1,020 +6.00
750 750 420 128.05 $128.05 $960 -1.95
750–775 754 680 130.05–131.40 $130.38 $983 +0.38
775 775 155 134.00 $134.00 $1,038 +4.00
800–825 817 190 129.00–130.35 $129.43 $1,057
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550 550 85 141.00 $141.00 $776
725 725 67 127.65 $127.65 $925
740 740 65 132.00 $132.00 $977
750 750 585 124.05–124.90 $124.48 $934
790 790 31 126.40 $126.40 $999

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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.