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Kansas Direct Cattle Report

Kansas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 22, 2021

2,399 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $165.00/cwt ≈ $912/hd at 553 lb · 1,028 head
light 8-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $143.00/cwt ≈ $1,144/hd at 800 lb · 240 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $153.75/cwt -0.25 vs last sale · ≈ $1,268/hd at 825 lb · 240 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 2,399

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750 750 70 165.00 $165.00 $1,238 +13.00
775 775 115 159.00 $159.00 $1,232 +7.00
825 825 240 153.75 $153.75 $1,268 -0.25
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
700 700 70 147.00 $147.00 $1,029
800 800 60 147.00 $147.00 $1,176
870 870 186 146.97 $146.97 $1,279

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
553 553 1,028 165.00 $165.00 $912
750 750 130 153.00 $153.00 $1,148 +15.00
750 750 65 153.00 $153.00 $1,148 +15.00
800 800 120 151.00 $151.00 $1,208 +3.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650 650 75 135.00 $135.00 $878
800 800 240 143.00 $143.00 $1,144

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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.