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Kansas Direct Cattle Report

Kansas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 6, 2025

2,685 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $343.33/cwt +3.48 vs last sale · ≈ $2,630/hd at 766 lb · 875 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $360.00/cwt ≈ $2,559/hd at 711 lb · 617 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $365.88/cwt ≈ $3,015/hd at 824 lb · 415 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 2,685

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750–770 759 128 375.00–376.00 $375.51 $2,850
815–835 824 415 356.00–371.00 $365.88 $3,015
850 850 180 342.00 $342.00 $2,907
900 900 170 340.00–350.00 $346.76 $3,121

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 300 430.50 $430.50 $2,152
700–725 709 550 358.00–366.00 $362.44 $2,570
725 725 67 340.00 $340.00 $2,465
750 750 210 338.00 $338.00 $2,535 -5.00
750 750 265 342.00 $342.00 $2,565 -1.00
785 785 400 347.00 $347.00 $2,724 +4.50

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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.