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Kansas Direct Cattle Report

Kansas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 25, 2024

2,349 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $280.00/cwt +3.25 vs last sale · ≈ $1,744/hd at 623 lb · 709 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $246.60/cwt +11.08 vs last sale · ≈ $2,096/hd at 850 lb · 600 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $276.16/cwt +11.02 vs last sale · ≈ $1,836/hd at 665 lb · 372 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 2,349

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
622–625 623 709 280.00 $280.00 $1,744 +3.25
650–697 665 372 268.50–280.00 $276.16 $1,836 +11.02
800 800 30 245.00 $245.00 $1,960 -5.00
850 850 360 251.00 $251.00 $2,134 +17.00
850 850 240 240.00 $240.00 $2,040 +6.00

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
735 735 210 243.00 $243.00 $1,786 -0.25
750 750 35 235.00 $235.00 $1,762 +1.00
760 760 63 247.60 $247.60 $1,882 +7.44
800 800 330 233.00 $233.00 $1,864 -3.00

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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.