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Kansas Direct Cattle Report

Kansas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 22, 2024

5,442 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $224.18/cwt +5.53 vs last sale · ≈ $1,951/hd at 870 lb · 1,122 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $219.47/cwt +3.61 vs last sale · ≈ $1,678/hd at 765 lb · 990 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $211.36/cwt +0.05 vs last sale · ≈ $1,723/hd at 815 lb · 975 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 5,442

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
700 700 70 237.00 $237.00 $1,659
735 735 65 234.50 $234.50 $1,724
775 775 130 227.00 $227.00 $1,759
825 825 260 226.00 $226.00 $1,864 +12.00
835 835 60 223.50 $223.50 $1,866 +9.50
840 840 180 215.00 $215.00 $1,806 +1.00
850–880 867 672 215.00–226.00 $222.79 $1,932 +4.12
875 875 450 226.25 $226.25 $1,980 +1.25
925 925 115 219.00 $219.00 $2,026 +4.67
975 975 115 209.00 $209.00 $2,038

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600 600 170 228.00 $228.00 $1,368 -3.00
700–725 712 280 220.00–222.00 $221.00 $1,574
700–725 720 420 219.00–222.50 $220.25 $1,586
750 750 135 217.50 $217.50 $1,631 +1.50
750 750 280 218.00–222.00 $220.14 $1,651 +4.14
775 775 380 222.73 $222.73 $1,726 +7.73
775 775 195 213.50 $213.50 $1,655 -1.50
800–825 813 245 208.00–210.00 $208.98 $1,699 -3.21
800–825 816 730 206.00–215.00 $212.16 $1,731 -0.03
850 850 120 210.00 $210.00 $1,785 +6.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750 750 70 206.00 $206.00 $1,545

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Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 100 260.00 $260.00 $1,300

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Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 200 280.00 $280.00 $1,400

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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.