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Kansas Direct Cattle Report

Kansas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 6, 2023

5,780 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $222.83/cwt -1.51 vs last sale · ≈ $1,698/hd at 762 lb · 1,229 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $227.75/cwt -3.58 vs last sale · ≈ $1,964/hd at 862 lb · 1,197 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $228.23/cwt -7.47 vs last sale · ≈ $1,648/hd at 722 lb · 675 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 5,780

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
680 680 35 247.64 $247.64 $1,684
699 699 148 236.00 $236.00 $1,650
720 720 120 234.00 $234.00 $1,685 -15.00
725–736 730 287 234.00–241.00 $237.51 $1,734 -11.49
771 771 23 235.00 $235.00 $1,812
825–827 826 122 230.00–237.00 $233.44 $1,928 +1.40
850–879 857 837 228.00–242.00 $229.50 $1,967 -2.50
875 875 360 222.00–227.00 $223.67 $1,957 -8.33
900 900 330 222.00 $222.00 $1,998
900 900 115 228.00 $228.00 $2,052
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
798 798 384 225.00 $225.00 $1,796

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
680 680 35 227.64 $227.64 $1,548
700–725 718 545 223.00–238.50 $227.33 $1,632 -11.17
740 740 130 232.00 $232.00 $1,717 -1.00
750 750 140 227.00 $227.00 $1,702 +8.89
750–790 757 694 220.00–224.00 $221.51 $1,677 +3.40
775 775 395 220.00–228.50 $223.68 $1,734 -4.82
800 800 130 221.00 $221.00 $1,768 -4.63
825 825 360 224.00–226.00 $225.17 $1,858 -0.46
900 900 115 206.00 $206.00 $1,854
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750 750 280 209.75–218.35 $215.18 $1,614
750 750 100 207.75 $207.75 $1,558

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Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
860 860 95 222.50 $222.50 $1,914

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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.