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Kansas Direct Cattle Report

Kansas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 11, 2021

4,067 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $125.74/cwt +1.29 vs last sale · ≈ $947/hd at 753 lb · 1,170 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $134.70/cwt +4.12 vs last sale · ≈ $1,078/hd at 800 lb · 965 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $123.72/cwt ≈ $937/hd at 757 lb · 394 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 4,067

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
625 625 16 139.84 $139.84 $874
725 725 135 139.00 $139.00 $1,008
750 750 130 135.30 $135.30 $1,015 -0.70
765 765 70 131.45 $131.45 $1,006 -4.55
800–810 800 965 130.50–135.00 $134.70 $1,078 +4.12
850 850 190 131.33–133.25 $132.54 $1,127
850 850 120 131.30 $131.30 $1,116
855 855 60 130.50 $130.50 $1,116
910 910 55 134.70 $134.70 $1,226 +4.70
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
825 825 180 124.58 $124.58 $1,028
825 825 120 130.00 $130.00 $1,072
885 885 120 123.58 $123.58 $1,094

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
625 625 14 129.84 $129.84 $812 -5.16
675 675 75 135.40 $135.40 $914 +4.40
725 725 135 124.35 $124.35 $902 -9.65
750 750 420 125.00 $125.00 $938 +0.55
750 750 130 130.00 $130.00 $975 +5.55
750 750 490 125.00 $125.00 $938 +0.55
775 775 130 126.65 $126.65 $982 +2.20
800 800 118 126.35–128.83 $127.57 $1,021 -0.43
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750 750 280 125.00 $125.00 $938
775 775 114 120.58 $120.58 $934

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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.