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Kansas Direct Cattle Report

Kansas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 14, 2022

11,997 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $166.60/cwt +11.86 vs last sale · ≈ $1,419/hd at 852 lb · 10,218 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $155.67/cwt +2.07 vs last sale · ≈ $1,174/hd at 754 lb · 859 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $161.04/cwt +2.81 vs last sale · ≈ $1,356/hd at 842 lb · 782 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 11,997

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
796 796 18 160.88 $160.88 $1,281 +4.79
825–844 842 782 161.00–161.50 $161.04 $1,356 +8.00
850 850 756 159.00–163.00 $162.68 $1,383 +4.68
850 850 696 163.00 $163.00 $1,386 +5.00
850 850 2,668 168.50 $168.50 $1,432 +10.50
850 850 5,394 168.50 $168.50 $1,432 +10.50
860–891 872 704 150.50–155.50 $152.54 $1,330 -1.86

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750 750 350 159.00 $159.00 $1,192 +4.39
750 750 140 153.00 $153.00 $1,148 -1.61
750 750 210 155.00 $155.00 $1,162 +0.39
762–775 773 159 151.37–152.88 $151.55 $1,171 -0.06
824 824 120 152.00 $152.00 $1,252 +1.00

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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.