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Kansas Direct Cattle Report

Kansas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 23, 2022

1,517 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $156.27/cwt ≈ $1,094/hd at 700 lb · 490 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $145.98/cwt +5.98 vs last sale · ≈ $1,101/hd at 754 lb · 397 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $154.00/cwt ≈ $1,155/hd at 750 lb · 280 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,517

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750 750 280 154.00 $154.00 $1,155
850 850 170 150.50 $150.50 $1,279

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
700 700 140 164.08 $164.08 $1,149
700 700 140 165.35 $165.35 $1,157
700 700 210 145.00 $145.00 $1,015
750 750 335 144.50 $144.50 $1,084 +4.50
775 775 62 154.00 $154.00 $1,194 +14.00
800–825 808 180 141.00–141.50 $141.33 $1,142 +1.33

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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.