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Kansas Direct Cattle Report

Kansas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 13, 2026

2,767 head sold ·Official USDA report · Past reports (300)

light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $355.78/cwt -18.72 vs last sale · ≈ $2,945/hd at 828 lb · 845 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $351.75/cwt +6.72 vs last sale · ≈ $2,726/hd at 775 lb · 600 head
heavy 9-weight M&L 1 steers $326.00/cwt -4.20 vs last sale · ≈ $3,097/hd at 950 lb · 325 head
Kansas Direct Cattle Report: 8-weight steers sold at $353/cwt, $3/cwt below the KS average ($356) and $12/cwt under Pratt, KS ($365). KS 8-weight steers are down $9/cwt from their early July peak of $362. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 2,767

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
790 790 163 357.10 $357.10 $2,821
800 800 65 355.00 $355.00 $2,840 -19.50
825–835 830 780 353.00–357.00 $355.85 $2,954 -18.65
875 875 220 344.00 $344.00 $3,010 -6.00
925 925 180 340.00 $340.00 $3,145
950 950 325 326.00 $326.00 $3,097 -4.20

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
720 720 67 361.25 $361.25 $2,601 -1.75
744 744 62 333.10 $333.10 $2,478 -22.40
775 775 600 351.75 $351.75 $2,726 +6.72
815–835 830 305 318.00–323.00 $319.07 $2,648 -11.60

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high 364.76 low 308.85 Jul 2025 Jul 2026

850–899 lb Medium and Large 1 steers — head-weighted average $/cwt by sale date, last 12 months.

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.

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