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Kansas Direct Cattle Report

Kansas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 17, 2022

4,722 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $168.33/cwt ≈ $1,262/hd at 750 lb · 2,275 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $149.50/cwt ≈ $1,084/hd at 725 lb · 680 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $153.00/cwt ≈ $1,319/hd at 862 lb · 575 head
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Head itemized in priced lots 4,722

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750 value added 750 215 166.00 $166.00 $1,245
750 value added 750 440 167.00 $167.00 $1,252
750 value added 750 540 168.00 $168.00 $1,260
750 value added 750 540 168.00 $168.00 $1,260
750 value added 750 540 171.00 $171.00 $1,282
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650 650 60 165.84 $165.84 $1,078
700 700 87 153.31 $153.31 $1,073 +4.31
800 800 93 155.00 $155.00 $1,240
831 831 59 153.00 $153.00 $1,271
850 850 300 153.00 $153.00 $1,300
875 875 275 153.01 $153.01 $1,339
900 900 360 148.00 $148.00 $1,332 -1.00

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
598 598 82 158.41 $158.41 $947
650 650 75 148.00 $148.00 $962
725 725 680 149.50 $149.50 $1,084
750 750 250 142.31 $142.31 $1,067 -2.41
750–775 762 126 146.30–149.00 $147.67 $1,125 +2.95

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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.