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Kansas Direct Cattle Report

Kansas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 5, 2024

5,019 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $224.41/cwt +3.56 vs last sale · ≈ $1,736/hd at 774 lb · 1,387 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $229.97/cwt +4.44 vs last sale · ≈ $2,015/hd at 876 lb · 810 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $238.02/cwt +10.53 vs last sale · ≈ $1,915/hd at 804 lb · 428 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 5,019

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
724–741 730 214 232.16–238.70 $235.10 $1,716 -3.90
739 739 15 241.56 $241.56 $1,785 +2.56
775 775 130 237.00 $237.00 $1,837 +5.00
800 800 160 242.00 $242.00 $1,936 +13.08
801–815 807 268 234.37–237.00 $235.65 $1,902 +6.73
850 850 60 238.00 $238.00 $2,023 +12.44
875 875 240 238.00 $238.00 $2,082 +11.00
850–885 880 510 225.00–227.00 $225.24 $1,982 -1.76
925 925 58 216.00 $216.00 $1,998 -4.00
961 961 63 214.59 $214.59 $2,062
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850 850 175 220.81 $220.81 $1,877
977 977 28 199.32 $199.32 $1,947

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
675 675 420 233.00 $233.00 $1,573 -5.00
724–742 733 374 212.81–226.50 $218.19 $1,599
750 750 130 230.90 $230.90 $1,732 +5.60
775 775 130 224.00 $224.00 $1,736 +6.45
775 775 260 223.00 $223.00 $1,728 +5.45
775 775 240 234.00 $234.00 $1,814 +16.45
765–785 777 627 208.24–223.25 $220.06 $1,710 +2.51
810 810 67 217.00 $217.00 $1,758 +3.72
800–825 813 180 212.50–218.00 $215.83 $1,755 +2.55
850 850 120 216.00 $216.00 $1,836 +1.00
856 856 134 199.03 $199.03 $1,704 -15.97
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
846 846 16 202.29 $202.29 $1,711

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Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 100 300.00 $300.00 $1,500 ±0.00
500 500 100 295.00 $295.00 $1,475 -5.00

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Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 100 320.00 $320.00 $1,600 ±0.00
500 500 100 320.00 $320.00 $1,600 ±0.00

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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.