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Kansas Direct Cattle Report

Kansas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 12, 2026

6,091 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $325.36/cwt ≈ $2,942/hd at 904 lb · 839 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $323.23/cwt +3.12 vs last sale · ≈ $2,487/hd at 769 lb · 758 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $326.44/cwt -6.51 vs last sale · ≈ $2,866/hd at 878 lb · 575 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 6,091 — —

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
560 unweaned 560 57 405.00 $405.00 $2,268 —
600 600 85 394.00 $394.00 $2,364 +4.00
650 650 200 371.00 $371.00 $2,412 —
690 690 280 377.00 $377.00 $2,601 —
725–735 730 420 360.00–362.00 $361.00 $2,635 +0.51
750 750 187 358.00–359.00 $358.35 $2,688 +23.35
800 800 180 348.00 $348.00 $2,784 +19.50
800–825 810 300 343.50–347.50 $345.30 $2,797 +16.80
850–875 862 118 330.00–335.00 $332.54 $2,866 -5.86
875 875 75 323.00 $323.00 $2,826 -15.40
900–910 902 547 321.00–323.00 $322.79 $2,912 —
900–910 908 292 324.50–331.00 $330.18 $2,998 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
780 780 63 341.00 $341.00 $2,660 —
815–825 820 120 338.50–340.00 $339.25 $2,782 +4.25
875 875 165 329.00 $329.00 $2,879 -3.95
850–885 879 410 322.00–326.00 $325.41 $2,860 -7.54
935 935 170 314.00 $314.00 $2,936 —

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 unweaned 450 34 425.00 $425.00 $1,912 —
625 625 80 370.00 $370.00 $2,312 —
650 650 150 351.00 $351.00 $2,282 —
700–725 712 137 341.00–349.00 $345.09 $2,457 +6.87
750 750 195 311.00 $311.00 $2,332 -7.00
775–790 776 563 325.00–330.00 $327.46 $2,541 +1.28
815 815 240 323.75 $323.75 $2,639 +2.30
900 900 165 300.00 $300.00 $2,700 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
675 675 390 343.00 $343.00 $2,315 —
725 725 135 338.00 $338.00 $2,450 +7.50
750 750 130 335.50 $335.50 $2,516 —
800 800 23 314.50 $314.50 $2,516 +7.00
840 840 120 309.00 $309.00 $2,596 +1.50
850 850 60 307.00 $307.00 $2,610 —

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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.