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Kansas Direct Cattle Report

Kansas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 6, 2024

10,543 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $235.20/cwt -0.98 vs last sale · ≈ $1,929/hd at 820 lb · 1,957 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $232.41/cwt +3.66 vs last sale · ≈ $2,001/hd at 861 lb · 1,880 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $225.56/cwt ±0.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,707/hd at 757 lb · 1,565 head
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Head itemized in priced lots 10,543

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
705 705 128 250.00 $250.00 $1,762
750–783 771 200 240.00–242.00 $241.30 $1,860
800–846 820 1,957 232.00–238.50 $235.20 $1,929 -0.80
850–864 859 1,650 227.00–236.00 $232.47 $1,997 +2.88
875 875 230 232.00 $232.00 $2,030 +3.77
900 900 110 226.00 $226.00 $2,034 -5.50
985 985 1,400 219.00 $219.00 $2,157 +5.01
1025 1025 25 196.00 $196.00 $2,009 -19.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
925–940 933 810 210.00–213.00 $210.92 $1,968
959 959 58 210.00 $210.00 $2,014

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
630 630 30 252.00 $252.00 $1,588
660 660 112 248.00 $248.00 $1,637
700 700 69 241.50 $241.50 $1,690 +9.50
700–733 714 1,173 225.00–232.00 $229.91 $1,642 -2.09
750–760 751 455 220.25–229.80 $228.06 $1,713 +1.05
750–775 754 850 225.00 $225.00 $1,696 -2.01
775 775 260 223.00 $223.00 $1,728 +1.00
800 800 120 218.50 $218.50 $1,748 -1.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
760 760 260 217.00 $217.00 $1,649
770 770 70 215.00 $215.00 $1,656
807 807 66 213.00 $213.00 $1,719
850 850 300 209.00 $209.00 $1,776

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Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 45 253.50 $253.50 $1,268

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Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 120 260.00 $260.00 $1,040 -2.00
500 500 45 278.50 $278.50 $1,392

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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.