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Kansas Direct Cattle Report

Kansas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 11, 2024

3,387 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $258.11/cwt -3.48 vs last sale · ≈ $1,750/hd at 678 lb · 1,511 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $247.73/cwt ≈ $2,016/hd at 814 lb · 365 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $236.93/cwt ≈ $1,718/hd at 725 lb · 275 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 3,387

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
672–687 678 1,511 258.00–260.00 $258.11 $1,750 -3.48
700 700 230 264.00 $264.00 $1,848 +12.00
800–825 808 185 237.00–251.77 $246.98 $1,996
820 820 180 248.50 $248.50 $2,038
850–875 858 180 233.00–240.00 $235.33 $2,019 -4.67
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 20 303.00 $303.00 $1,515
775 775 61 237.66 $237.66 $1,842
825 825 60 237.01 $237.01 $1,955
951 951 120 225.86 $225.86 $2,148

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
635 635 100 254.00 $254.00 $1,613
725 725 140 233.00 $233.00 $1,689
725 725 135 241.00 $241.00 $1,747
750 750 260 225.25 $225.25 $1,689 -14.75
820–825 821 180 232.00–233.50 $233.00 $1,913 +3.20
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 25 278.00 $278.00 $1,320

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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.