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Kansas Direct Cattle Report

Kansas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 7, 2022

4,840 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $158.23/cwt ≈ $1,274/hd at 805 lb · 980 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $148.89/cwt +6.14 vs last sale · ≈ $1,225/hd at 823 lb · 783 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $153.59/cwt +2.67 vs last sale · ≈ $1,157/hd at 753 lb · 765 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 4,840 — —

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
575 575 150 180.00 $180.00 $1,035 —
650 650 17 169.88 $169.88 $1,104 —
750 750 65 168.85 $168.85 $1,266 +11.85
775 775 200 164.00 $164.00 $1,271 +7.00
781 781 132 156.09 $156.09 $1,219 -0.91
800 800 180 166.00 $166.00 $1,328 —
800 800 550 156.00–162.00 $158.04 $1,264 —
820 820 250 153.04 $153.04 $1,255 —
850 850 60 158.00 $158.00 $1,343 +5.00
850–875 861 592 152.54–155.34 $154.40 $1,329 +1.40
900 900 275 158.00 $158.00 $1,422 —
960 960 52 143.43 $143.43 $1,377 —

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525 525 185 170.91 $170.91 $897 —
650 650 34 153.88 $153.88 $1,000 —
730 730 350 154.75 $154.75 $1,130 +4.75
740 740 200 156.00 $156.00 $1,154 +6.00
750 750 505 152.00–155.00 $154.61 $1,160 +5.86
760 760 260 151.61 $151.61 $1,152 +2.86
800–840 821 463 146.99–148.50 $147.44 $1,210 +4.69
825 825 320 151.00 $151.00 $1,246 +8.25

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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.