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Kansas Direct Cattle Report

Kansas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 26, 2021

9,361 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $148.89/cwt +3.61 vs last sale · ≈ $1,125/hd at 756 lb · 2,561 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $154.43/cwt +5.77 vs last sale · ≈ $1,323/hd at 857 lb · 1,973 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $154.22/cwt +2.22 vs last sale · ≈ $1,263/hd at 819 lb · 1,725 head
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Head itemized in priced lots 9,361

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 225 202.00 $202.00 $909
500 500 365 190.00 $190.00 $950
625 625 115 162.15 $162.15 $1,013
740–746 742 132 157.30–158.63 $157.95 $1,172
750 750 35 160.65 $160.65 $1,205 +7.15
760–785 778 245 155.97–160.04 $157.05 $1,222 +2.22
750–785 781 385 159.00–159.50 $159.45 $1,245 +3.45
800–825 810 850 150.00–158.00 $154.89 $1,255 +2.89
825 825 560 147.00–153.72 $151.80 $1,252 -6.20
825 825 120 159.00 $159.00 $1,312 +1.00
835 835 195 154.50–157.00 $155.33 $1,297 -2.67
850 850 310 152.00 $152.00 $1,292 +2.39
850 850 346 154.00–155.00 $154.83 $1,316 +5.22
850 850 400 162.00 $162.00 $1,377 +12.39
850–875 858 342 148.00–155.00 $152.71 $1,310 +3.10
850–875 869 575 150.00–151.61 $151.26 $1,314 +2.26
900 900 110 145.00 $145.00 $1,305
950 950 255 142.50 $142.50 $1,354 -0.50

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600 600 125 151.15 $151.15 $907
700 700 35 150.65 $150.65 $1,055 +0.65
700 700 340 159.01 $159.01 $1,113 +9.01
700–725 713 310 148.00–150.81 $149.27 $1,064 -0.38
750 750 1,175 150.00 $150.00 $1,125 +3.17
750 750 270 150.00 $150.00 $1,125 +3.17
750–775 755 576 145.00–149.00 $148.13 $1,118 +1.30
765–775 771 540 145.00–147.61 $146.74 $1,131 -2.22
800 800 35 135.00 $135.00 $1,080 -2.71
800 800 210 146.50 $146.50 $1,172 +8.79
800–825 808 180 135.50–142.00 $139.83 $1,130 +2.12

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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.