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Kansas Direct Cattle Report

Kansas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 28, 2024

2,622 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $242.99/cwt -4.32 vs last sale · ≈ $2,101/hd at 865 lb · 596 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $251.60/cwt +2.63 vs last sale · ≈ $1,698/hd at 675 lb · 360 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $244.00/cwt -2.63 vs last sale · ≈ $1,745/hd at 715 lb · 280 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 2,622

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
629–632 630 277 270.00–275.00 $272.29 $1,715 -0.71
661 661 77 265.00 $265.00 $1,752 -1.76
750 750 68 255.00 $255.00 $1,912 +1.00
759 759 118 259.50 $259.50 $1,970 +5.50
801 801 119 256.00 $256.00 $2,051 +15.00
840 840 125 246.00 $246.00 $2,066 +5.00
850–875 858 358 247.00–248.50 $248.01 $2,128 -0.99
875 875 238 230.00–241.00 $235.45 $2,060 -13.55
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
815 815 60 244.00 $244.00 $1,989

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600 600 160 262.50 $262.50 $1,575 +10.50
675 675 360 251.00–252.00 $251.60 $1,698 +2.63
715 715 280 244.00 $244.00 $1,745 -3.42
750 750 65 240.00 $240.00 $1,800 +1.45
750 750 65 243.00 $243.00 $1,822 +4.45
800 800 120 235.00 $235.00 $1,880 +5.47
800 800 60 236.00 $236.00 $1,888 +6.47

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Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 72 312.94 $312.94 $1,064

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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.