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Kansas Direct Cattle Report

Kansas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 18, 2021

4,039 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $126.22/cwt +0.48 vs last sale · ≈ $973/hd at 771 lb · 1,090 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $131.99/cwt -2.71 vs last sale · ≈ $1,081/hd at 819 lb · 746 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $130.39/cwt -1.42 vs last sale · ≈ $1,128/hd at 865 lb · 478 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 4,039

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
720 720 143 136.00 $136.00 $979 -3.00
726 726 23 132.59 $132.59 $963 -6.41
775 775 230 129.58 $129.58 $1,004 -1.87
800 800 60 132.20 $132.20 $1,058 -2.50
800–835 819 446 130.00–135.00 $131.41 $1,076 -3.29
825 825 240 133.00 $133.00 $1,097 -1.70
850 850 238 128.00–132.00 $130.02 $1,105 -2.52
880 880 240 130.75 $130.75 $1,151 +0.25
925 925 233 129.00–130.00 $129.25 $1,196 -5.45

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650 650 150 129.00 $129.00 $838 -6.40
690 690 170 123.59 $123.59 $853 -11.81
700–713 711 242 126.00–129.00 $126.37 $898 +2.02
750 750 195 129.00 $129.00 $968 +4.00
775 775 185 127.00 $127.00 $984 +0.35
775 775 260 126.00 $126.00 $976 -0.65
775 775 450 124.81 $124.81 $967 -1.84
800 800 124 121.41–123.15 $122.25 $978 -5.32
825 825 60 127.00 $127.00 $1,048 -0.57
850 850 350 125.88 $125.88 $1,070

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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.