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Kansas Direct Cattle Report

Kansas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 25, 2023

6,472 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $256.79/cwt +2.40 vs last sale · ≈ $2,065/hd at 804 lb · 1,081 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $247.83/cwt -0.79 vs last sale · ≈ $2,123/hd at 857 lb · 720 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $253.04/cwt ≈ $1,974/hd at 780 lb · 678 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 6,472

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
700–724 709 338 260.50–271.50 $266.71 $1,891 +0.44
725 725 120 260.83 $260.83 $1,891 -5.44
775 775 260 252.00 $252.00 $1,953 -6.26
800 800 311 250.00–255.00 $252.99 $2,024 -3.08
800–825 802 650 255.00–260.00 $259.50 $2,081 +3.43
825 825 120 252.00 $252.00 $2,079 +6.00
850 850 120 251.00 $251.00 $2,134 +3.00
850–860 858 600 246.50–250.00 $247.20 $2,121 +0.78
925 925 640 236.00–240.00 $237.04 $2,193 -8.96
965 965 400 243.00 $243.00 $2,345
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
705–723 720 502 257.00–258.00 $257.86 $1,857
765–798 780 678 252.00–254.00 $253.04 $1,974

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
645 645 75 247.00 $247.00 $1,593 -16.00
675 675 120 254.01 $254.01 $1,715
740 740 130 245.00 $245.00 $1,813 -1.36
750 750 190 230.00 $230.00 $1,725 -11.51
750 750 65 238.00 $238.00 $1,785 -3.51
750 750 65 243.00 $243.00 $1,822 +1.49
800 800 200 227.55 $227.55 $1,820 -18.45
825 825 60 238.00 $238.00 $1,964 -8.00
850 850 60 241.00 $241.00 $2,048 +12.25
925 925 650 233.00 $233.00 $2,155
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800 800 118 228.00 $228.00 $1,824

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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.