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Kansas Direct Cattle Report

Kansas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 10, 2021

5,854 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $127.36/cwt ≈ $1,119/hd at 879 lb · 1,418 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $135.63/cwt ≈ $1,018/hd at 751 lb · 1,086 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $127.96/cwt +11.31 vs last sale · ≈ $1,029/hd at 804 lb · 545 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 5,854

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
738–740 738 280 138.00–142.00 $140.07 $1,034
750–751 750 1,022 132.70–137.00 $135.58 $1,017
760 760 64 136.45 $136.45 $1,037
800–810 806 366 133.00–133.50 $133.18 $1,073 +2.56
850 850 120 138.00 $138.00 $1,173
850 850 365 129.00–131.00 $130.48 $1,109
880–899 894 933 123.00–126.20 $124.77 $1,115
925 925 115 129.00 $129.00 $1,193
1000 1000 58 116.00 $116.00 $1,160 -0.75
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
675 675 134 134.00 $134.00 $904
725 725 68 132.00 $132.00 $957
917–925 922 333 121.00–125.00 $122.44 $1,129
950–985 956 310 122.00–124.00 $123.65 $1,182

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
675 675 296 134.62 $134.62 $909
700 700 115 125.70 $125.70 $880 +5.70
750–775 760 525 124.00–127.00 $125.75 $956 +7.80
800 800 175 119.20 $119.20 $954 +2.55
800 800 300 134.00 $134.00 $1,072 +17.35
830 830 70 124.00 $124.00 $1,029 +7.35
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
728–736 732 147 124.50–125.00 $124.75 $913
875 875 58 118.00 $118.00 $1,032

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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.