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Kansas Direct Cattle Report

Kansas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 21, 2024

5,593 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $237.75/cwt +6.30 vs last sale · ≈ $1,808/hd at 760 lb · 1,165 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $246.63/cwt ≈ $1,742/hd at 706 lb · 755 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $229.85/cwt -6.23 vs last sale · ≈ $1,859/hd at 809 lb · 655 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 5,593

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
635 635 600 273.00 $273.00 $1,734
660–680 674 294 265.00–272.00 $266.76 $1,798 +3.76
750 750 68 254.00 $254.00 $1,905
797 797 131 246.17 $246.17 $1,962
825 825 240 241.00 $241.00 $1,988 -8.60
850 850 180 249.00 $249.00 $2,116 +3.00
850 850 60 242.25 $242.25 $2,059 -3.75
925 925 175 238.00 $238.00 $2,202 +0.36
925 925 58 233.00 $233.00 $2,155 -4.64
925 925 75 233.00 $233.00 $2,155 -4.64
925 925 110 241.00 $241.00 $2,229 +3.36
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850 850 180 237.00 $237.00 $2,014

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
625 625 225 252.00 $252.00 $1,575
680 680 317 248.97 $248.97 $1,693
700 700 420 246.00 $246.00 $1,722
700–725 714 335 247.00–248.00 $247.42 $1,767
750 750 425 235.00–245.00 $238.55 $1,789 +7.10
750 750 260 230.45 $230.45 $1,728 -1.00
775 775 480 241.00 $241.00 $1,868 +9.55
800–825 807 595 226.00–231.00 $229.53 $1,852 -2.56
825 825 60 233.00 $233.00 $1,922 +0.91
850 850 60 226.00 $226.00 $1,921

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Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
775 775 130 238.25 $238.25 $1,846

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Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 115 337.00 $337.00 $1,516

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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.