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Kansas Direct Cattle Report

Kansas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 24, 2022

3,641 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $166.61/cwt +2.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,276/hd at 766 lb · 1,627 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $169.05/cwt -1.38 vs last sale · ≈ $1,395/hd at 825 lb · 412 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $170.63/cwt +2.43 vs last sale · ≈ $1,465/hd at 858 lb · 360 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 3,641

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550 550 90 187.00 $187.00 $1,028
650 650 155 177.00 $177.00 $1,150
775 775 240 175.00 $175.00 $1,356
825 825 160 172.00 $172.00 $1,419 +6.85
825 825 252 167.18 $167.18 $1,379 +2.03
850 850 240 170.94 $170.94 $1,453 -6.06
875 875 120 170.00 $170.00 $1,488 -7.00

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
575 575 82 171.00 $171.00 $983
600 600 195 172.00 $172.00 $1,032 ±0.00
765 765 1,467 167.00 $167.00 $1,278 +6.10
775 775 160 163.00 $163.00 $1,263 +2.10
800 800 120 165.00 $165.00 $1,320 +6.50
800 800 120 165.00 $165.00 $1,320 +6.50
850 850 240 162.94 $162.94 $1,385

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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.