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Kansas Direct Cattle Report

Kansas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 25, 2021

4,882 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $148.17/cwt ≈ $1,037/hd at 700 lb · 2,317 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $148.41/cwt -2.23 vs last sale · ≈ $1,140/hd at 768 lb · 780 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $155.18/cwt -3.82 vs last sale · ≈ $1,165/hd at 751 lb · 534 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 4,882

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
680–684 680 516 159.00–160.00 $159.14 $1,082
750 750 67 155.00 $155.00 $1,162 -4.00
750–760 751 467 155.08–156.00 $155.21 $1,166 -3.79
825 825 180 153.50 $153.50 $1,266
825 825 125 157.00 $157.00 $1,295
825 825 60 158.00 $158.00 $1,304
850 850 120 153.00 $153.00 $1,300 -0.77

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
700–725 700 2,317 148.00–154.00 $148.17 $1,037
750 750 135 150.00 $150.00 $1,125 +1.00
750–790 768 255 148.00–151.25 $149.72 $1,150 +0.72
775 775 390 147.00 $147.00 $1,139 -2.00
800 800 195 145.00 $145.00 $1,160
900 900 55 148.25 $148.25 $1,334

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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.