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Kansas Direct Cattle Report

Kansas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 18, 2024

3,913 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $254.62/cwt ≈ $1,973/hd at 775 lb · 838 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $235.52/cwt +0.19 vs last sale · ≈ $2,011/hd at 854 lb · 778 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $238.32/cwt +13.07 vs last sale · ≈ $1,818/hd at 763 lb · 583 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 3,913

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
630 630 78 276.75 $276.75 $1,744
670–675 673 237 260.00–274.00 $265.14 $1,784 +7.03
732 732 73 257.00 $257.00 $1,881 -7.00
775–785 775 763 251.50–255.50 $255.17 $1,978
775 775 75 249.00 $249.00 $1,930
800 800 60 250.00 $250.00 $2,000 +3.02
850 850 660 234.00 $234.00 $1,989 -1.33
875 875 118 244.00 $244.00 $2,135 +8.67
900 900 450 239.50 $239.50 $2,156
925 925 118 239.00 $239.00 $2,211

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600–625 608 238 258.35–264.00 $262.15 $1,594 +8.15
725 725 270 242.00–244.50 $243.25 $1,764 +10.25
750 750 130 234.00 $234.00 $1,755 +8.75
750–775 765 388 237.00–245.50 $240.16 $1,837 +14.91
775 775 65 236.00 $236.00 $1,829 +10.75
810 810 60 236.00 $236.00 $1,912 +3.00
850 850 130 232.00 $232.00 $1,972

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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.