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Kansas Direct Cattle Report

Kansas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 30, 2020

6,201 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $139.70/cwt +2.70 vs last sale · ≈ $1,187/hd at 850 lb · 2,668 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $126.57/cwt ≈ $950/hd at 751 lb · 735 head
light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $133.05/cwt ≈ $1,089/hd at 819 lb · 618 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 6,201

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
700 700 548 140.25 $140.25 $982 +2.00
800 800 60 136.00 $136.00 $1,088 ±0.00
850 850 2,668 139.70 $139.70 $1,187 +2.70
950 950 190 131.00 $131.00 $1,244
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
775 775 190 139.00 $139.00 $1,077 +12.80
800–842 818 558 131.61–134.26 $133.06 $1,088
825 825 60 133.00 $133.00 $1,097

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650 650 155 133.50 $133.50 $868
725 725 200 132.70 $132.70 $962 -0.30
725 725 90 127.35 $127.35 $923 -5.65
730 730 67 132.00 $132.00 $964 -1.00
750 750 665 125.85–129.81 $126.52 $949
760 760 70 127.00 $127.00 $965
800 800 60 129.35 $129.35 $1,035
850 850 185 126.00 $126.00 $1,071
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
675 675 435 131.00 $131.00 $884

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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.