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Kansas Direct Cattle Report

Kansas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 31, 2022

2,395 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $148.69/cwt +1.69 vs last sale · ≈ $1,078/hd at 725 lb · 1,260 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $151.00/cwt ≈ $1,284/hd at 850 lb · 430 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $150.92/cwt ≈ $1,170/hd at 775 lb · 390 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 2,395

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850 850 430 151.00 $151.00 $1,284
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
775 775 45 157.00 $157.00 $1,217
856 856 58 153.00 $153.00 $1,310 +6.00

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
725 725 1,260 148.69 $148.69 $1,078 +1.69
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
725 725 30 150.00 $150.00 $1,088
775 775 130 148.75 $148.75 $1,153
775 775 260 152.00 $152.00 $1,178
849 849 57 142.75 $142.75 $1,212 -3.25
850 850 125 148.50 $148.50 $1,262

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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.