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Kansas Direct Cattle Report

Kansas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 9, 2024

4,613 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $230.75/cwt -6.58 vs last sale · ≈ $2,008/hd at 870 lb · 1,530 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $231.34/cwt -0.39 vs last sale · ≈ $1,924/hd at 831 lb · 618 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $238.79/cwt -2.85 vs last sale · ≈ $1,937/hd at 811 lb · 529 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 4,613

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
658 658 227 259.00 $259.00 $1,704 -9.00
725–740 732 140 234.40–242.00 $238.20 $1,744
775 775 160 243.50 $243.50 $1,887 +1.50
810 810 260 242.00 $242.00 $1,960 -0.08
810–820 812 269 234.00–241.00 $235.69 $1,914 -6.39
850 850 300 228.04 $228.04 $1,938 -11.96
850–890 875 1,230 230.00–232.00 $231.41 $2,025 -4.59
900–926 908 173 220.00–228.00 $225.32 $2,046 -3.68
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
738 738 70 234.04 $234.04 $1,727

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
559 559 115 258.28 $258.28 $1,444
700 700 261 232.00–236.75 $233.73 $1,636 -4.27
750–760 752 260 230.00–232.50 $231.88 $1,744 +1.13
775 775 230 227.00 $227.00 $1,759 ±0.00
803 803 68 226.00 $226.00 $1,815 -9.00
835 835 550 232.00 $232.00 $1,937 +9.00
900 900 300 220.00 $220.00 $1,980 -9.50

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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.