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Kansas Direct Cattle Report

Kansas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, June 17, 2024

2,795 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $236.33/cwt +8.83 vs last sale · ≈ $1,924/hd at 814 lb · 788 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $235.59/cwt +5.34 vs last sale · ≈ $1,815/hd at 770 lb · 755 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $229.00/cwt ≈ $1,946/hd at 850 lb · 350 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 2,795

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
665 665 150 280.00 $280.00 $1,862
800–835 822 185 246.00–247.00 $246.35 $2,025
900 900 85 240.00 $240.00 $2,160 +12.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
825 825 62 234.00 $234.00 $1,930
860 860 65 235.32 $235.32 $2,024
900 900 60 225.32 $225.32 $2,028 +5.32

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
675 675 150 252.00 $252.00 $1,701
675 675 145 250.00 $250.00 $1,688
750 750 65 241.50 $241.50 $1,811 +11.25
760 760 130 243.00 $243.00 $1,847 +12.75
775 775 560 233.19 $233.19 $1,807 +2.94
800–825 810 610 233.00–242.50 $238.45 $1,931 +10.95
825–840 829 178 223.00–232.00 $229.07 $1,899 +1.57
850 850 350 229.00 $229.00 $1,946

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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.