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Kansas Direct Cattle Report

Kansas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 20, 2024

7,186 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $236.90/cwt +8.18 vs last sale · ≈ $1,788/hd at 755 lb · 3,677 head
light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $226.50/cwt +0.65 vs last sale · ≈ $2,045/hd at 903 lb · 1,346 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $239.87/cwt +9.34 vs last sale · ≈ $2,039/hd at 850 lb · 575 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 7,186

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
706 706 74 253.00 $253.00 $1,786
730 730 205 256.37 $256.37 $1,872
813 813 177 242.00 $242.00 $1,967
850 850 250 243.00 $243.00 $2,066 +10.00
850 850 205 233.04 $233.04 $1,981 +0.04
850 850 120 245.00 $245.00 $2,082 +12.00
900–908 903 1,346 226.50 $226.50 $2,045 -2.80
950 950 60 222.00 $222.00 $2,109
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
620 620 80 276.37 $276.37 $1,713

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
625 625 80 257.00 $257.00 $1,606
700 700 140 239.50 $239.50 $1,676 +4.99
750 750 180 231.90 $231.90 $1,739 +7.00
750–775 753 3,197 234.50–238.00 $236.34 $1,780 +11.44
775 775 300 245.85 $245.85 $1,905 +6.85
800 800 180 236.00 $236.00 $1,888 +13.09
800–830 815 120 224.50–226.00 $225.25 $1,836 +2.34
930 930 62 204.50 $204.50 $1,902
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
549 549 185 250.00 $250.00 $1,372
660 660 225 243.87 $243.87 $1,610 +8.87

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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.