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Kansas Direct Cattle Report

Kansas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 2, 2024

3,004 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $231.73/cwt +6.19 vs last sale · ≈ $1,870/hd at 807 lb · 660 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $241.64/cwt -2.73 vs last sale · ≈ $2,003/hd at 829 lb · 424 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $230.24/cwt -2.76 vs last sale · ≈ $1,497/hd at 650 lb · 300 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 3,004

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
675 675 220 268.00 $268.00 $1,809
775 775 65 242.00 $242.00 $1,876 -7.49
825–831 828 364 238.00–245.00 $242.08 $2,004 -4.78
835 835 60 239.00 $239.00 $1,996 -7.86
850 850 60 240.00 $240.00 $2,040 +6.39
875 875 120 236.00 $236.00 $2,065 +4.18
900 900 95 229.00 $229.00 $2,061 -1.00
925 925 163 232.00 $232.00 $2,146 +2.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
865 865 85 228.00 $228.00 $1,972

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
625 625 75 242.00 $242.00 $1,512
700 700 210 238.00 $238.00 $1,666 -1.00
750 750 130 229.50–232.00 $230.75 $1,731 -6.25
775 775 65 227.00 $227.00 $1,759 -6.00
800 800 480 235.00 $235.00 $1,880 +14.51
825 825 180 223.00 $223.00 $1,840 -4.85
925 925 275 229.50 $229.50 $2,123
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650 650 300 230.24 $230.24 $1,497 -2.76
915 915 57 200.00 $200.00 $1,830

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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.