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Kansas Direct Cattle Report

Kansas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 19, 2024

2,880 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $227.91/cwt -0.34 vs last sale · ≈ $1,746/hd at 766 lb · 688 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $236.00/cwt +1.62 vs last sale · ≈ $1,711/hd at 725 lb · 270 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $220.75/cwt +0.44 vs last sale · ≈ $1,806/hd at 818 lb · 240 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 2,880

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
790 790 70 237.00 $237.00 $1,872 -5.00
825 825 60 239.00 $239.00 $1,972 +7.09
850 850 65 230.00 $230.00 $1,955 -2.00
850 850 175 237.00 $237.00 $2,014 +5.00
910 910 175 230.00 $230.00 $2,093
975 975 110 215.00 $215.00 $2,096 -5.00

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
725 725 270 236.00 $236.00 $1,711 +1.62
750 750 130 230.00 $230.00 $1,725 -1.00
750 750 170 228.60 $228.60 $1,714 -2.40
775 775 63 230.00 $230.00 $1,782 +0.17
775–785 779 325 223.00–228.50 $226.30 $1,763 -3.53
800–825 818 240 220.00–223.00 $220.75 $1,806 +1.25
870 870 115 218.00 $218.00 $1,897 +0.79
925 925 222 214.31 $214.31 $1,982
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850 850 180 211.55 $211.55 $1,798

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Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 105 249.00 $249.00 $1,245
650 650 60 232.00 $232.00 $1,508

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Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
319 319 141 296.15 $296.15 $945
500 500 105 269.00 $269.00 $1,345
650 650 99 250.00 $250.00 $1,625

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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.