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Kansas Direct Cattle Report

Kansas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 15, 2024

9,396 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $218.65/cwt +3.75 vs last sale · ≈ $1,882/hd at 861 lb · 4,809 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $215.86/cwt +2.64 vs last sale · ≈ $1,670/hd at 774 lb · 1,610 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $218.03/cwt -0.11 vs last sale · ≈ $1,779/hd at 816 lb · 1,209 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 9,396

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
660 660 75 251.50 $251.50 $1,660
800–825 808 660 219.00–224.00 $221.38 $1,789 -1.62
825 825 549 214.00 $214.00 $1,766 -9.00
850 850 2,784 218.00 $218.00 $1,853 +4.35
850–885 873 705 218.00–220.00 $218.67 $1,909 +2.57
875 875 420 225.00 $225.00 $1,969 +8.90
875–885 878 900 211.00–221.00 $217.67 $1,911 +1.57
900 900 480 215.00 $215.00 $1,935 +4.00
900–925 916 180 214.00–215.00 $214.33 $1,963 +3.33

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
625 625 250 231.00 $231.00 $1,444
750 750 80 213.00–217.00 $216.00 $1,620 +0.54
775 775 1,010 215.00 $215.00 $1,666 +2.34
775 775 130 209.00–211.00 $210.00 $1,628 -2.66
775 775 390 220.00 $220.00 $1,705 +7.34
800–825 815 485 206.00–216.00 $212.19 $1,729 +5.61
840 840 128 208.00 $208.00 $1,747 +4.00
875 875 60 203.50 $203.50 $1,781 +4.50
930 930 110 208.00 $208.00 $1,934

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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.