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Kansas Direct Cattle Report

Kansas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 15, 2021

1,676 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $137.89/cwt -12.11 vs last sale · ≈ $1,034/hd at 750 lb · 570 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $161.50/cwt ≈ $1,118/hd at 692 lb · 217 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $134.70/cwt -16.62 vs last sale · ≈ $977/hd at 725 lb · 201 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,676

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
692 692 217 161.50 $161.50 $1,118
718–725 721 137 159.50–162.00 $160.74 $1,159
775 775 195 152.00 $152.00 $1,178 -8.09
825 825 60 154.00 $154.00 $1,270 -0.28
850 850 176 162.00 $162.00 $1,377 +11.21

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
725 725 201 134.70 $134.70 $977 -16.62
750 750 130 138.00 $138.00 $1,035 -12.00
750 750 440 136.75–138.25 $137.86 $1,034 -12.14
800 800 120 147.50 $147.50 $1,180 -2.00

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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.