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Kansas Direct Cattle Report

Kansas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, June 21, 2021

1,604 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $142.12/cwt +4.43 vs last sale · ≈ $1,083/hd at 762 lb · 634 head
light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $136.83/cwt +2.23 vs last sale · ≈ $1,270/hd at 928 lb · 275 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $141.94/cwt +2.92 vs last sale · ≈ $1,171/hd at 825 lb · 243 head
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Head itemized in priced lots 1,604

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
825 825 243 141.00–144.75 $141.94 $1,171 +0.94
875 875 118 145.50 $145.50 $1,273 +2.50
900–940 928 275 136.45–137.75 $136.83 $1,270 -0.17

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
722 722 139 137.00 $137.00 $989 -10.50
750 750 180 142.50 $142.50 $1,069 +4.82
750–775 757 197 142.00–146.00 $144.74 $1,096 +6.45
775 775 195 140.50 $140.50 $1,089 +2.21
775 775 62 137.75 $137.75 $1,068 -0.54
800 800 130 138.00 $138.00 $1,104 -5.00
800 800 65 135.00 $135.00 $1,080 -8.00

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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.