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Kansas Direct Cattle Report

Kansas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 2, 2021

5,988 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $146.66/cwt -2.23 vs last sale · ≈ $1,102/hd at 752 lb · 2,230 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $150.60/cwt -3.84 vs last sale · ≈ $1,314/hd at 873 lb · 764 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $154.50/cwt -4.13 vs last sale · ≈ $1,197/hd at 775 lb · 740 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 5,988

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650 650 150 157.00 $157.00 $1,020
700 700 210 158.50 $158.50 $1,110
735 735 140 164.50 $164.50 $1,209 +6.55
775 775 740 154.50 $154.50 $1,197 -2.55
825 825 120 156.50 $156.50 $1,291 +4.70
825 825 240 160.50 $160.50 $1,324 +8.70
865–875 872 594 149.99–150.61 $150.48 $1,312 -0.78
875 875 170 151.00 $151.00 $1,321 -0.26
900 900 115 155.50 $155.50 $1,400 +10.50
900–925 921 459 146.25–150.50 $149.83 $1,380 +4.83
950 950 530 141.00 $141.00 $1,340 -1.50

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650 650 150 144.00 $144.00 $936
750 750 165 143.75 $143.75 $1,078 -6.25
750 750 65 155.50 $155.50 $1,166 +5.50
750 750 130 143.75 $143.75 $1,078 -6.25
750–785 752 1,870 146.32–149.75 $146.81 $1,104 -3.19
825 825 140 140.00 $140.00 $1,155 +0.17

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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.