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Kansas Direct Cattle Report

Kansas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 14, 2022

3,440 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $170.82/cwt -11.18 vs last sale · ≈ $1,453/hd at 850 lb · 1,745 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $164.77/cwt +3.29 vs last sale · ≈ $1,355/hd at 822 lb · 310 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $171.53/cwt ≈ $1,415/hd at 825 lb · 300 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 3,440

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
825 825 180 170.55 $170.55 $1,407
825 825 120 173.00 $173.00 $1,427
850 850 1,680 171.00 $171.00 $1,454 -11.00
860 860 65 166.14 $166.14 $1,429 -15.86
935 935 235 167.50 $167.50 $1,566 +3.00

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
725 725 95 164.75 $164.75 $1,194 -3.75
775 775 260 172.00 $172.00 $1,333 +9.67
800–825 818 250 162.00–166.00 $164.96 $1,349 +3.48
840 840 60 164.00 $164.00 $1,378 +2.52
850 850 65 157.64 $157.64 $1,340 +0.14
850 850 70 163.92 $163.92 $1,393 +6.42

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Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 110 179.00 $179.00 $806
700 700 70 161.00 $161.00 $1,127

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Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 110 194.00 $194.00 $873
750 750 70 167.00 $167.00 $1,252

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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.