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Kansas Direct Cattle Report

Kansas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 6, 2021

2,213 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $157.63/cwt -1.03 vs last sale · ≈ $1,206/hd at 765 lb · 915 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $149.53/cwt -1.47 vs last sale · ≈ $1,234/hd at 825 lb · 305 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $159.00/cwt -5.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,153/hd at 725 lb · 207 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 2,213

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
635 635 78 161.00 $161.00 $1,022
725 725 207 159.00 $159.00 $1,153 -5.50
750–775 757 660 159.00–159.04 $159.03 $1,204 +2.53
785 785 255 154.00 $154.00 $1,209 -4.88
825 825 305 149.53 $149.53 $1,234 -1.47
890 890 186 146.82 $146.82 $1,307 -4.68

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650 650 77 150.00 $150.00 $975 -5.75
725 725 67 154.00 $154.00 $1,116 +2.00
750 750 195 140.45 $140.45 $1,053 -9.00
875 875 58 137.00 $137.00 $1,199
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
775 775 125 139.63 $139.63 $1,082

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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.