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Kansas Direct Cattle Report

Kansas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 23, 2024

6,661 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $244.03/cwt +1.96 vs last sale · ≈ $1,973/hd at 809 lb · 1,793 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $248.53/cwt +4.32 vs last sale · ≈ $1,914/hd at 770 lb · 1,168 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $233.59/cwt +3.02 vs last sale · ≈ $1,869/hd at 800 lb · 1,150 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 6,661

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
666–669 666 323 253.22–265.00 $264.31 $1,760 +1.03
700–740 722 455 251.00–255.00 $253.15 $1,828
725 725 140 260.00 $260.00 $1,885
750–780 770 1,168 232.00–258.50 $248.53 $1,914 +4.32
800 800 420 246.00 $246.00 $1,968 +5.00
800 800 420 245.00 $245.00 $1,960 +4.00
800–829 811 613 233.00–247.00 $243.15 $1,972 +2.15
825 825 340 242.00 $242.00 $1,996 -0.58
975 975 110 232.75 $232.75 $2,269
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
775 775 200 240.00 $240.00 $1,860

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650 650 180 253.00 $253.00 $1,644 +9.00
650 650 115 241.00 $241.00 $1,566 -3.00
725 725 321 238.00–242.00 $239.68 $1,738 -0.32
750 750 130 227.50 $227.50 $1,706 -6.83
775 775 260 238.00 $238.00 $1,844 +1.50
775 775 63 233.00 $233.00 $1,806 -3.50
800 800 670 235.99 $235.99 $1,888 +4.99
800 800 120 231.00 $231.00 $1,848 ±0.00
800 800 360 229.00–232.00 $230.00 $1,840 -1.00
859 859 107 207.30 $207.30 $1,781
915 915 65 230.00 $230.00 $2,104
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
783 783 81 221.53 $221.53 $1,735 -5.47

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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.