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Kansas Direct Cattle Report

Kansas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 20, 2021

2,956 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $143.33/cwt +1.33 vs last sale · ≈ $1,083/hd at 756 lb · 985 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $153.19/cwt -2.78 vs last sale · ≈ $1,149/hd at 750 lb · 801 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $153.50/cwt ≈ $1,282/hd at 835 lb · 435 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 2,956

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750 750 621 151.04–154.91 $152.67 $1,145 -1.82
750 750 180 155.00 $155.00 $1,162 +0.51
835 835 435 153.50 $153.50 $1,282
850 850 280 151.00–152.00 $151.43 $1,287 -1.34

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
700 700 140 151.00 $151.00 $1,057
750 750 65 146.00 $146.00 $1,095 +4.00
750 750 700 143.55 $143.55 $1,077 +1.55
775 775 220 139.00–146.00 $141.86 $1,099 -0.14
825 825 195 132.00 $132.00 $1,089
835 835 120 140.00 $140.00 $1,169

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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.