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Kansas Direct Cattle Report

Kansas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 12, 2024

6,124 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $232.29/cwt +2.32 vs last sale · ≈ $1,976/hd at 851 lb · 4,054 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $233.77/cwt -4.25 vs last sale · ≈ $1,902/hd at 814 lb · 550 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $228.25/cwt +3.84 vs last sale · ≈ $1,719/hd at 753 lb · 468 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 6,124

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
775 775 130 242.00 $242.00 $1,876 +5.00
800 800 250 236.00 $236.00 $1,888 -6.00
825 825 300 231.91 $231.91 $1,913 -3.74
850 850 1,530 232.00 $232.00 $1,972 -6.00
850–885 851 2,524 232.00–239.00 $232.46 $1,978 -5.54
975 975 110 220.00 $220.00 $2,145 +5.41

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
700 700 280 231.00–235.50 $234.38 $1,641 +16.19
750 750 70 231.00 $231.00 $1,732 +0.10
750 750 270 226.00–227.50 $226.78 $1,701 -4.12
750–775 762 128 224.50–235.00 $229.83 $1,751 -1.07
800 800 60 219.50 $219.50 $1,756 +2.50
800 800 355 218.00–225.50 $220.45 $1,764 +3.45
850 850 117 215.50–219.00 $217.21 $1,846 +1.21

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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.