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Kansas Direct Cattle Report

Kansas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 9, 2023

7,606 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $237.21/cwt -0.79 vs last sale · ≈ $1,782/hd at 751 lb · 2,500 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $238.16/cwt -5.76 vs last sale · ≈ $1,727/hd at 725 lb · 1,263 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $243.29/cwt -1.89 vs last sale · ≈ $2,081/hd at 855 lb · 1,033 head
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Head itemized in priced lots 7,606

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
625 625 160 268.50 $268.50 $1,678
750 750 390 259.00 $259.00 $1,942 +8.00
800 800 65 247.00 $247.00 $1,976 -2.53
800–825 821 656 246.00–249.50 $248.98 $2,044 -0.55
850 850 463 242.00–244.00 $242.73 $2,063 -2.45
850 850 210 247.00 $247.00 $2,100 +1.82
860 860 240 242.00 $242.00 $2,081 -3.18
875 875 120 241.50 $241.50 $2,113 -3.68
935 935 140 234.75 $234.75 $2,195 +9.75
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
645 645 77 258.50 $258.50 $1,667
650 650 77 257.00 $257.00 $1,670
750–775 758 198 240.00–244.00 $242.69 $1,840
850 850 175 237.04 $237.04 $2,015
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850 850 59 229.00 $229.00 $1,946

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
628 628 71 247.76 $247.76 $1,556
650 650 77 240.00 $240.00 $1,560
725 725 780 241.00 $241.00 $1,747 -2.50
725 725 483 231.00–234.00 $233.57 $1,693 -9.93
750 750 2,045 233.72–240.00 $237.51 $1,781 -0.49
750 750 260 234.50 $234.50 $1,759 -3.50
760 760 130 238.50 $238.50 $1,813 +0.50
785 785 65 236.00 $236.00 $1,853 -2.00
800 800 315 227.00 $227.00 $1,816 -2.62
825 825 180 228.00 $228.00 $1,881 -5.75
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750 750 170 228.91 $228.91 $1,717 -1.89

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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.