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Kansas Direct Cattle Report

Kansas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 8, 2021

2,655 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $160.09/cwt ≈ $1,223/hd at 764 lb · 533 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $155.47/cwt ≈ $1,244/hd at 800 lb · 447 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $140.30/cwt +3.35 vs last sale · ≈ $1,052/hd at 750 lb · 390 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 2,655

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
640 640 80 147.00 $147.00 $941
750–775 764 533 157.00–162.00 $160.09 $1,223
800 800 207 149.84–157.50 $154.28 $1,234
800 800 120 155.00 $155.00 $1,240
800 800 120 158.00 $158.00 $1,264
850 850 300 150.79 $150.79 $1,282 -0.71

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
700–725 708 380 150.00–152.00 $151.32 $1,071 -2.01
750 750 65 150.00 $150.00 $1,125
825 825 300 149.50 $149.50 $1,233 -0.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750 750 195 138.60 $138.60 $1,040 +1.65
750 750 195 142.00 $142.00 $1,065 +5.05

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Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600 600 160 165.00 $165.00 $990

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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.