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Kansas Direct Cattle Report

Kansas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 25, 2022

4,730 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $150.00/cwt +3.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,141/hd at 761 lb · 1,187 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $145.40/cwt +5.40 vs last sale · ≈ $1,179/hd at 811 lb · 1,050 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $155.00/cwt +2.83 vs last sale · ≈ $1,279/hd at 825 lb · 1,050 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 4,730

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
725 725 68 160.00 $160.00 $1,160 -4.50
775 775 130 169.00 $169.00 $1,310 +8.84
825 825 1,050 155.00 $155.00 $1,279 +2.83
850 850 240 156.00 $156.00 $1,326 +5.44
875 875 90 145.71 $145.71 $1,275 -1.90
875 875 230 169.00 $169.00 $1,479 +21.39
925 925 210 145.00 $145.00 $1,341 -0.55

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
725 725 475 150.41 $150.41 $1,090 +2.72
750 750 667 145.75 $145.75 $1,093 -1.25
775 775 260 169.00 $169.00 $1,310 +22.00
775 775 260 141.91 $141.91 $1,100 -5.09
800 800 480 152.00 $152.00 $1,216 +12.00
800–825 810 210 139.50–139.71 $139.59 $1,131 -0.41
825 825 360 140.00 $140.00 $1,155 ±0.00

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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.