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Kansas Direct Cattle Report

Kansas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 10, 2022

1,881 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $170.12/cwt +3.99 vs last sale · ≈ $1,377/hd at 810 lb · 727 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $164.42/cwt +5.90 vs last sale · ≈ $1,277/hd at 777 lb · 384 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $169.95/cwt +5.52 vs last sale · ≈ $1,453/hd at 855 lb · 240 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,881

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650 650 75 173.00 $173.00 $1,124 -5.00
715 715 70 176.00 $176.00 $1,258 +1.76
765 765 60 175.00 $175.00 $1,339 +3.92
800–825 803 422 170.00–171.63 $171.39 $1,376 +12.39
800–825 819 305 168.15–169.12 $168.36 $1,379 -0.58
850 850 180 169.94 $169.94 $1,444 +5.51
870 870 60 170.00 $170.00 $1,479 +5.57
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750 750 70 153.00 $153.00 $1,148

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
775 775 260 167.00 $167.00 $1,294 +11.00
781 781 124 159.00 $159.00 $1,242 +3.00
800 800 65 160.00 $160.00 $1,280 +1.00
875 875 120 154.50 $154.50 $1,352
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
675 675 70 148.00 $148.00 $999

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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.