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Kansas Direct Cattle Report

Kansas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 14, 2024

3,954 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $236.97/cwt ≈ $2,178/hd at 919 lb · 1,248 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $236.08/cwt +1.63 vs last sale · ≈ $1,889/hd at 800 lb · 675 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $246.20/cwt +3.27 vs last sale · ≈ $2,093/hd at 850 lb · 600 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 3,954

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550 550 79 277.30 $277.30 $1,525
675 675 74 263.00 $263.00 $1,775 -0.52
700 700 140 259.00 $259.00 $1,813
732 732 73 248.00 $248.00 $1,815
825 825 300 248.00–252.00 $249.60 $2,059 -0.12
825 825 240 236.00 $236.00 $1,947 -13.72
850 850 180 246.00 $246.00 $2,091 +1.20
850 850 300 246.00 $246.00 $2,091 +1.20
850 850 120 247.00 $247.00 $2,100 +2.20
900–925 916 833 236.00–238.00 $236.63 $2,168
925 925 415 237.00–238.00 $237.64 $2,198
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
735 735 135 232.00 $232.00 $1,705 -16.64

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750 750 390 230.00–232.90 $231.45 $1,736 -0.35
800 800 255 231.50–234.00 $232.09 $1,857 -6.91
800 800 420 238.50 $238.50 $1,908 -0.50

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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.