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Kansas Direct Cattle Report

Kansas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 13, 2025

4,814 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $364.76/cwt +22.76 vs last sale · ≈ $3,142/hd at 861 lb · 974 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $369.75/cwt +3.87 vs last sale · ≈ $3,010/hd at 814 lb · 800 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $400.59/cwt ≈ $2,712/hd at 677 lb · 510 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 4,814

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 200 476.00 $476.00 $2,380
675–684 677 510 386.00–406.00 $400.59 $2,712
700 700 140 397.00 $397.00 $2,779
750–780 759 400 372.00–382.00 $376.13 $2,855 +0.62
775 775 65 378.00 $378.00 $2,930 +2.49
800 800 260 369.04 $369.04 $2,952 +3.16
800–830 819 365 372.00–375.00 $373.97 $3,063 +8.09
825 825 175 362.00 $362.00 $2,986 -3.88
850 850 58 357.00 $357.00 $3,034 +15.00
850 850 476 364.00–367.00 $365.49 $3,107 +23.49
875 875 440 365.00 $365.00 $3,194 +23.00
960 960 140 335.25 $335.25 $3,218
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
871 871 62 360.00 $360.00 $3,136

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600 600 85 383.00 $383.00 $2,298
600–625 616 230 394.25–396.00 $395.39 $2,436
650 650 150 370.00 $370.00 $2,405
675 675 145 376.00 $376.00 $2,538
725 725 67 361.00 $361.00 $2,617 +21.00
760 760 135 358.00 $358.00 $2,721 +20.00
765 765 195 353.00 $353.00 $2,700 +15.00
812 812 63 348.00 $348.00 $2,826
825–835 829 123 341.00–345.00 $342.89 $2,843
850–860 852 240 335.00–338.00 $335.75 $2,861
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600 600 90 366.00 $366.00 $2,196

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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.