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Kansas Direct Cattle Report

Kansas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 20, 2025

3,395 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $264.76/cwt +1.49 vs last sale · ≈ $2,118/hd at 800 lb · 725 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $250.33/cwt +5.83 vs last sale · ≈ $1,878/hd at 750 lb · 517 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $246.38/cwt +3.41 vs last sale · ≈ $2,065/hd at 838 lb · 480 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 3,395

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
700 700 140 284.00 $284.00 $1,988 +7.00
800 800 725 264.50–266.00 $264.76 $2,118 +1.76
850 850 350 257.00 $257.00 $2,184 -4.05
925 925 115 255.01 $255.01 $2,359 +3.01
960 960 150 252.00 $252.00 $2,419
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
700 700 70 275.00 $275.00 $1,925
769–781 776 477 272.00 $272.00 $2,111
825 825 62 257.00 $257.00 $2,120
880 880 55 258.00 $258.00 $2,270

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750 750 195 251.00 $251.00 $1,882 +8.50
750 750 62 241.25 $241.25 $1,809 -1.25
750 750 260 252.00 $252.00 $1,890 +9.50
825 825 60 249.00 $249.00 $2,054 +5.89
840 840 420 246.00 $246.00 $2,066 +2.89
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
773 773 62 243.00 $243.00 $1,878
787 787 62 242.00 $242.00 $1,905
835 835 130 238.00 $238.00 $1,987

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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.