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Kansas Direct Cattle Report

Kansas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 24, 2022

1,906 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $149.90/cwt -3.10 vs last sale · ≈ $1,274/hd at 850 lb · 620 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $155.00/cwt ≈ $969/hd at 625 lb · 450 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $147.25/cwt ≈ $1,215/hd at 825 lb · 240 head
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Head itemized in priced lots 1,906

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800 800 170 154.84 $154.84 $1,239 -0.16
850 850 320 147.00 $147.00 $1,250 -6.00
850 850 300 153.00 $153.00 $1,300 ±0.00
900 900 56 151.50 $151.50 $1,364 +3.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
746 746 42 157.00 $157.00 $1,171
777 777 22 154.00 $154.00 $1,197

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
625 625 450 155.00 $155.00 $969
825 825 120 146.00 $146.00 $1,204
825 825 120 148.50 $148.50 $1,225
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
733 733 22 147.00 $147.00 $1,078
750 750 195 141.25 $141.25 $1,059
882 882 89 142.00 $142.00 $1,252

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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.