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Kansas Direct Cattle Report

Kansas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 30, 2022

1,490 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $147.46/cwt ≈ $1,195/hd at 810 lb · 795 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $144.09/cwt -6.41 vs last sale · ≈ $1,226/hd at 851 lb · 385 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $173.00/cwt ≈ $1,211/hd at 700 lb · 190 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,490

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
700 700 190 173.00 $173.00 $1,211
800–836 806 615 146.00–150.00 $148.43 $1,196
825 825 180 144.13 $144.13 $1,189
850 850 60 150.00 $150.00 $1,275 -0.50
851 851 325 143.00 $143.00 $1,217 -7.50
950 950 120 130.00 $130.00 $1,235

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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.