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Kansas Direct Cattle Report

Kansas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 30, 2024

4,112 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $231.48/cwt -2.11 vs last sale · ≈ $1,898/hd at 820 lb · 1,065 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $242.11/cwt ≈ $2,111/hd at 872 lb · 743 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $234.67/cwt +0.38 vs last sale · ≈ $1,775/hd at 756 lb · 529 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 4,112

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750 750 65 254.00 $254.00 $1,905 +5.47
775 775 198 255.00 $255.00 $1,976 +6.47
825 825 360 246.00 $246.00 $2,030 +4.00
830 830 65 243.00 $243.00 $2,017 +1.00
850–885 867 300 238.00–242.00 $240.40 $2,084
875–880 875 443 243.00–245.00 $243.26 $2,129
925 925 220 237.00 $237.00 $2,192
925 925 165 241.00 $241.00 $2,229
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800–838 829 312 236.00–242.00 $237.31 $1,967
1018 1018 50 215.00 $215.00 $2,189

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
690 690 72 249.00 $249.00 $1,718
725–740 734 200 245.00–248.00 $246.05 $1,806 +6.37
750 750 130 242.50 $242.50 $1,819 +15.00
750–775 755 331 229.10–235.00 $230.91 $1,743 +3.41
775 775 68 238.00 $238.00 $1,844 ±0.00
800 800 130 236.00 $236.00 $1,888 +0.01
800–825 819 760 227.00–232.00 $230.82 $1,890 -5.17
840 840 175 231.00 $231.00 $1,940
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750 750 68 227.00 $227.00 $1,702 +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.