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Kansas Direct Cattle Report

Kansas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 23, 2020

935 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $133.50/cwt -2.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,101/hd at 825 lb · 240 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $140.50/cwt -6.50 vs last sale · ≈ $918/hd at 653 lb · 229 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $135.90/cwt ≈ $968/hd at 712 lb · 138 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 935

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650 650 154 140.25 $140.25 $912 -6.75
660 660 75 141.00 $141.00 $931 -6.00
700 700 71 138.25 $138.25 $968
725 725 67 133.40 $133.40 $967
825 825 120 136.00 $136.00 $1,122 +0.50
825 825 120 131.00 $131.00 $1,081 -4.50
850 850 120 137.00 $137.00 $1,164 +2.92
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
775 775 62 126.20 $126.20 $978

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
610 610 79 133.00 $133.00 $811
725 725 67 133.00 $133.00 $964 +6.70

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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.