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Kansas Direct Cattle Report

Kansas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 21, 2022

3,324 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $155.05/cwt ≈ $1,411/hd at 910 lb · 1,003 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $150.56/cwt -16.04 vs last sale · ≈ $1,325/hd at 880 lb · 532 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $152.07/cwt -3.59 vs last sale · ≈ $1,153/hd at 758 lb · 460 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 3,324

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650 650 150 178.56 $178.56 $1,161
680 680 72 171.25 $171.25 $1,164
730 730 422 168.00 $168.00 $1,226
810 810 40 159.00 $159.00 $1,288 -2.04
850 850 60 155.00 $155.00 $1,318 -7.68
875–891 884 472 147.17–153.00 $149.99 $1,326 -2.55
900 900 300 153.00 $153.00 $1,377
900–925 914 703 153.00–160.00 $155.92 $1,425
950 950 125 151.00 $151.00 $1,434
1015 1015 310 147.00 $147.00 $1,492

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650 650 150 166.12 $166.12 $1,080
750 750 85 149.75 $149.75 $1,123 -9.25
750–760 751 235 154.00 $154.00 $1,157 -5.00
775 775 140 150.25 $150.25 $1,164 -1.30
875 875 60 150.00 $150.00 $1,312

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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.