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Kansas Direct Cattle Report

Kansas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 9, 2021

5,541 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $153.11/cwt +2.52 vs last sale · ≈ $1,308/hd at 854 lb · 1,824 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $149.48/cwt ≈ $1,083/hd at 724 lb · 1,277 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $153.24/cwt -5.93 vs last sale · ≈ $1,267/hd at 827 lb · 771 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 5,541

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650 650 250 164.77 $164.77 $1,071 +7.77
725 725 535 160.00 $160.00 $1,160 -4.50
725 725 180 155.00 $155.00 $1,124 -9.50
767–775 772 460 155.50–156.00 $155.85 $1,203 +1.35
825–835 826 350 153.00–154.00 $153.17 $1,265 -3.33
806–835 827 421 152.00–154.00 $153.29 $1,268 -3.21
850 850 290 153.00 $153.00 $1,300 +2.52
850 850 290 150.00 $150.00 $1,275 -0.48
850 850 480 157.00 $157.00 $1,334 +6.52
850 850 120 153.00 $153.00 $1,300 +2.52
850 850 120 153.00 $153.00 $1,300 +2.52
850–880 865 524 150.50–151.50 $151.39 $1,310 +0.91
925 925 58 144.50 $144.50 $1,337 -5.33

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
700–725 716 205 150.80–152.80 $151.48 $1,085
700–725 721 537 148.00–152.00 $150.13 $1,082
725–735 731 535 147.50–149.00 $148.06 $1,082
750 750 66 142.00 $142.00 $1,065 -1.75
825 825 120 138.00–140.00 $139.00 $1,147 -1.00

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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.