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Kansas Direct Cattle Report

Kansas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 22, 2024

9,630 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $236.42/cwt +7.42 vs last sale · ≈ $1,936/hd at 819 lb · 2,231 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $235.31/cwt +12.31 vs last sale · ≈ $2,021/hd at 859 lb · 1,900 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $226.68/cwt +6.14 vs last sale · ≈ $1,740/hd at 768 lb · 1,840 head
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Head itemized in priced lots 9,630

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
757–775 765 132 232.85–237.50 $235.14 $1,799
800 800 65 235.00 $235.00 $1,880 +6.00
800–830 809 726 231.00–234.50 $233.40 $1,888 +4.40
825 825 1,440 238.00 $238.00 $1,964 +9.00
850 850 480 238.50–239.00 $238.75 $2,029 +15.75
860–875 861 1,290 230.00–235.25 $234.76 $2,021 +11.76
870 870 130 228.00 $228.00 $1,984 +5.00
900 900 330 216.50 $216.50 $1,948 +1.50
900 900 60 225.00 $225.00 $2,025 +10.00
925 925 605 217.00–220.00 $218.36 $2,020 +2.57
960 960 50 208.00 $208.00 $1,997 +0.60
1012 1012 313 205.37 $205.37 $2,078
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
835 835 62 225.20 $225.20 $1,880
875–893 878 348 218.00–223.00 $222.14 $1,950

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
675 675 72 243.50 $243.50 $1,644
745 745 268 220.00 $220.00 $1,639 +2.00
750 750 390 227.00 $227.00 $1,702 +11.22
760 760 260 227.00 $227.00 $1,725 +5.42
775 775 1,190 226.50 $226.50 $1,755 +9.50
800 800 180 228.50 $228.50 $1,828 +14.00
800 800 250 215.00 $215.00 $1,720 +0.50
800 800 240 220.00 $220.00 $1,760 +5.50
850–870 862 432 207.00–217.00 $209.78 $1,808 +4.78
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
793 793 69 210.00 $210.00 $1,665
842 842 248 209.00 $209.00 $1,760 +7.00

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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.