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Kansas Direct Cattle Report

Kansas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 22, 2021

2,445 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $128.65/cwt -7.35 vs last sale · ≈ $974/hd at 757 lb · 790 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $132.05/cwt -1.76 vs last sale · ≈ $1,071/hd at 811 lb · 686 head
light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $130.00/cwt ≈ $1,170/hd at 900 lb · 600 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 2,445

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800–825 805 385 130.13–131.20 $130.37 $1,049 +0.24
800–825 818 301 133.00–136.00 $134.20 $1,098 +4.07
900 900 600 130.00 $130.00 $1,170
975 975 40 126.00 $126.00 $1,228
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
332 332 67 141.00 $141.00 $468

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
740 740 135 129.30 $129.30 $957
750–760 757 790 126.20–129.20 $128.65 $974 -7.35
800 800 60 128.00 $128.00 $1,024 -6.05

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Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
328 328 67 142.00 $142.00 $466

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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.