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Kansas Direct Cattle Report

Kansas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 13, 2024

3,068 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $228.72/cwt +3.16 vs last sale · ≈ $1,786/hd at 781 lb · 808 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $230.52/cwt -1.89 vs last sale · ≈ $2,010/hd at 872 lb · 630 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $234.51/cwt +3.96 vs last sale · ≈ $1,700/hd at 725 lb · 482 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 3,068

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
860 860 120 233.00 $233.00 $2,004 +0.53
875 875 510 226.00–230.50 $229.94 $2,012 -2.06
900–908 902 178 224.00–232.00 $229.30 $2,068 +3.30
925 925 115 220.50 $220.50 $2,040 -5.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800 800 70 226.00 $226.00 $1,808

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
660 660 112 248.00 $248.00 $1,637 ±0.00
725–728 725 482 226.00–236.00 $234.51 $1,700 +4.60
750 750 90 224.90 $224.90 $1,687 -3.16
775 775 300 239.00 $239.00 $1,852 +16.00
790–799 792 418 221.35–224.00 $222.16 $1,760 -0.84
800–825 811 330 222.00–224.00 $222.91 $1,808 +4.41
850 850 58 212.00 $212.00 $1,802
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
675 675 148 235.00 $235.00 $1,586
750–788 768 137 216.00–221.00 $218.45 $1,678 +3.45

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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.