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Kansas Direct Cattle Report

Kansas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 19, 2021

8,876 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $133.58/cwt -0.11 vs last sale · ≈ $1,137/hd at 851 lb · 2,877 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $136.31/cwt -2.75 vs last sale · ≈ $1,091/hd at 800 lb · 2,550 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $126.69/cwt ≈ $950/hd at 750 lb · 1,825 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 8,876

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800 800 550 132.00 $132.00 $1,056 -7.06
800 800 2,000 137.50 $137.50 $1,100 -1.56
850 850 2,707 131.68–135.00 $133.84 $1,138 +0.15
870 870 170 129.40 $129.40 $1,126 -4.29
900 900 491 131.50 $131.50 $1,184 -0.89
1000 1000 105 120.30 $120.30 $1,203 -11.20
1065 1065 12 121.67 $121.67 $1,296
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
950 950 375 122.05 $122.05 $1,159

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750 750 980 126.00 $126.00 $945
750 750 195 128.45 $128.45 $963
750 750 650 127.20 $127.20 $954
800–810 802 248 123.85–125.30 $124.90 $1,002 -3.05
840 840 125 124.45 $124.45 $1,045 -8.05

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Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
342 342 72 151.09 $151.09 $517 +2.33
369 369 66 145.94 $145.94 $539 +0.75
395–397 396 130 139.84–140.21 $140.03 $555 -2.69

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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.