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Kansas Direct Cattle Report

Kansas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 8, 2021

8,343 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $134.29/cwt +3.80 vs last sale · ≈ $1,143/hd at 851 lb · 6,240 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $135.12/cwt +5.14 vs last sale · ≈ $1,086/hd at 804 lb · 539 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $127.60/cwt +2.86 vs last sale · ≈ $925/hd at 725 lb · 306 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 8,343

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
660 660 145 144.50 $144.50 $954
800–835 804 539 130.00–136.00 $135.12 $1,086 +5.81
850 850 2,550 134.25 $134.25 $1,141 +4.60
850 850 3,130 134.25 $134.25 $1,141 +4.60
850 850 360 136.00 $136.00 $1,156 +6.35
875 875 200 132.50 $132.50 $1,159 +1.74
910 910 107 128.00 $128.00 $1,165 -2.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
725 725 9 126.84 $126.84 $920
825 825 60 128.00 $128.00 $1,056
870 870 57 130.00 $130.00 $1,131 +5.00

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
675 675 75 133.00 $133.00 $898
725 725 306 126.84–127.70 $127.60 $925 +2.86
775 775 110 129.20 $129.20 $1,001 +2.05
775–780 776 192 130.65–131.00 $130.89 $1,016 +3.74
800 800 180 133.00 $133.00 $1,064
825 825 60 123.85 $123.85 $1,022
850 850 74 123.23 $123.23 $1,047
889 889 59 119.73 $119.73 $1,064

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Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–372 370 130 135.00–135.22 $135.11 $500

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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.