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Kansas Direct Cattle Report

Kansas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 3, 2025

2,787 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $249.83/cwt -3.44 vs last sale · ≈ $1,904/hd at 762 lb · 722 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $260.00/cwt -10.42 vs last sale · ≈ $2,145/hd at 825 lb · 220 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $284.00/cwt -6.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,846/hd at 650 lb · 77 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 2,787

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650 650 77 284.00 $284.00 $1,846 -6.00
825 825 220 260.00 $260.00 $2,145 -12.00
915 915 67 248.00 $248.00 $2,269 -10.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
723 723 69 272.00 $272.00 $1,967

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
675 675 70 267.00 $267.00 $1,802
750 750 200 244.00 $244.00 $1,830 -5.75
750–785 767 522 247.00–256.00 $252.07 $1,933 -1.82
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
858 858 66 234.00 $234.00 $2,008

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Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 340 349.00–367.00 $359.80 $1,259
350 350 340 361.77–367.00 $363.26 $1,271
350 350 68 364.00 $364.00 $1,274
350 350 68 350.56 $350.56 $1,227
350 350 408 358.44–370.49 $366.60 $1,283
350 350 204 351.00–372.00 $358.00 $1,253
375 375 68 347.49 $347.49 $1,303

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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.