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Kansas Direct Cattle Report

Kansas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 27, 2025

7,862 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $253.28/cwt +2.94 vs last sale · ≈ $1,946/hd at 768 lb · 2,035 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $259.63/cwt +2.63 vs last sale · ≈ $2,254/hd at 868 lb · 1,719 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $270.42/cwt +5.66 vs last sale · ≈ $2,209/hd at 817 lb · 1,680 head
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Head itemized in priced lots 7,862

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
660 660 75 290.00 $290.00 $1,914
720 720 142 277.00 $277.00 $1,994 -7.00
750 750 195 260.00 $260.00 $1,950
760–775 765 189 273.00–278.00 $276.28 $2,114
800–835 805 870 263.50–273.00 $270.66 $2,179 +5.90
825 825 540 272.00 $272.00 $2,244 +7.24
840 840 270 266.50 $266.50 $2,239
850 850 240 265.00 $265.00 $2,252 +8.00
850–890 871 1,424 257.00–260.50 $258.75 $2,254 +1.75
875 875 55 259.00 $259.00 $2,266 +2.00
900 fancy 900 120 267.00 $267.00 $2,403
900 900 58 258.00 $258.00 $2,322 +2.99
982 982 39 251.00 $251.00 $2,465 -1.00

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750 750 455 247.00–251.00 $249.75 $1,873 -1.25
750–775 771 475 251.50–259.00 $253.89 $1,957 +2.89
775 775 260 260.00 $260.00 $2,015 +9.00
775–785 775 845 251.00–260.00 $252.76 $1,959 +1.76
800 800 130 248.00 $248.00 $1,984 -1.00
800 800 485 255.00–257.00 $256.38 $2,051 +7.38
800 800 60 254.50 $254.50 $2,036 +5.50
800–825 814 320 246.00–250.50 $248.53 $2,023 -0.47

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
840 840 90 247.50 $247.50 $2,079

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 210 324.00 $324.00 $1,458
500 500 285 343.50 $343.50 $1,718
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
820 820 30 257.50 $257.50 $2,112

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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.