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Kansas Direct Cattle Report

Kansas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 20, 2025

3,975 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $372.40/cwt -0.55 vs last sale · ≈ $2,421/hd at 650 lb · 1,375 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $353.76/cwt -1.29 vs last sale · ≈ $2,689/hd at 760 lb · 837 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $360.77/cwt -0.23 vs last sale · ≈ $2,601/hd at 721 lb · 555 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 3,975

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
725 725 440 388.00 $388.00 $2,813 -9.00
785 785 64 379.50 $379.50 $2,979 +1.50
789 789 64 375.43 $375.43 $2,962 -2.57
850 850 120 345.00 $345.00 $2,932 -12.00
950 950 55 346.75 $346.75 $3,294 +11.50

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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 ±0.00
630 630 80 394.50 $394.50 $2,485 -0.89
650 650 150 362.00 $362.00 $2,353 -8.00
650 650 225 390.00 $390.00 $2,535 +20.00
650 650 1,000 370.00 $370.00 $2,405 ±0.00
700–725 721 555 358.00–379.00 $360.77 $2,601 -0.23
750 750 130 349.00 $349.00 $2,618 -9.00
750 750 130 340.00 $340.00 $2,550 -18.00
755–760 756 192 349.43–353.00 $350.64 $2,651 -7.36
760–775 769 385 358.00–363.50 $361.57 $2,780 +8.57
885 885 170 343.00 $343.00 $3,036 +7.25
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
775 775 130 340.00 $340.00 $2,635

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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.