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Kansas Direct Cattle Report

Kansas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 27, 2025

1,934 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $322.00/cwt -31.76 vs last sale · ≈ $2,496/hd at 775 lb · 375 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $346.00/cwt -42.00 vs last sale · ≈ $2,529/hd at 731 lb · 351 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $333.00/cwt ≈ $2,431/hd at 730 lb · 350 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,934

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
731 731 351 346.00 $346.00 $2,529 -42.00
775 775 63 341.00 $341.00 $2,643 -38.50
825 825 180 337.00–346.50 $340.17 $2,806
850 850 290 330.50 $330.50 $2,809 -14.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
730 730 350 333.00 $333.00 $2,431
850 850 175 306.00 $306.00 $2,601

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600 600 150 332.50 $332.50 $1,995 -50.50
775 775 375 322.00 $322.00 $2,496 -39.57

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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.