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Kansas Direct Cattle Report

Kansas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 25, 2021

4,208 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $126.62/cwt +2.82 vs last sale · ≈ $1,019/hd at 805 lb · 1,348 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $133.19/cwt +6.97 vs last sale · ≈ $1,001/hd at 752 lb · 910 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $136.97/cwt +4.99 vs last sale · ≈ $1,097/hd at 801 lb · 906 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 4,208

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
135 135 120 135.00 $135.00 $182
775 775 35 133.75 $133.75 $1,037 +4.17
800 800 60 144.88 $144.88 $1,159 +12.68
800 800 180 142.00 $142.00 $1,136 +9.80
800–818 801 666 134.00–135.00 $134.90 $1,081 +2.70
850 850 60 128.35 $128.35 $1,091 -1.67
850 850 60 131.75 $131.75 $1,120 +1.73
875 875 350 132.20–133.90 $133.05 $1,164 +2.30
925 925 52 124.00 $124.00 $1,147 -5.25
937 937 55 133.65 $133.65 $1,252 +4.40
960 960 55 133.00 $133.00 $1,277
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
875 875 32 127.00 $127.00 $1,111

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
690 690 40 127.75 $127.75 $881 +4.16
750 750 195 128.20 $128.20 $961 -0.80
750 750 260 132.00 $132.00 $990 +3.00
750 750 390 138.00 $138.00 $1,035 +9.00
775 775 65 124.00 $124.00 $961 -3.00
800–825 801 1,149 124.00–134.50 $126.49 $1,013 +4.24
825 825 199 127.35 $127.35 $1,051 +0.35
850 850 65 123.33 $123.33 $1,048 -2.55
885 885 120 127.50 $127.50 $1,128 +1.62

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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.