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Kansas Direct Cattle Report

Kansas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 26, 2024

7,166 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $232.97/cwt ±-0.00 vs last sale · ≈ $2,027/hd at 870 lb · 1,658 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $225.53/cwt ≈ $1,817/hd at 805 lb · 1,175 head
light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $234.77/cwt ≈ $1,964/hd at 837 lb · 1,098 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 7,166

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750–786 774 451 243.00–256.00 $249.49 $1,931
800 800 410 241.00 $241.00 $1,928
800–825 809 556 244.00–249.50 $246.86 $1,997
850–875 860 1,063 230.00–236.50 $233.61 $2,009 +0.64
880–895 888 595 231.00–233.00 $231.82 $2,059
900 900 55 230.00 $230.00 $2,070 +3.00
1073 1073 50 210.00 $210.00 $2,253
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550 550 90 269.04 $269.04 $1,480
800–838 830 618 229.00–238.00 $233.82 $1,941
845 845 480 236.00 $236.00 $1,994

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
575 575 90 262.04 $262.04 $1,507
650 650 675 250.00 $250.00 $1,625 -0.01
725 725 270 239.00 $239.00 $1,733 -6.01
740 740 60 231.50 $231.50 $1,713
750 750 130 237.00 $237.00 $1,778 +9.00
775 775 260 233.00 $233.00 $1,806 +5.00
800 800 370 217.70–222.00 $220.49 $1,764
800–810 808 805 227.00–228.00 $227.85 $1,841
865 865 63 211.00 $211.00 $1,825
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
679 679 75 233.00 $233.00 $1,582

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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.