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Kansas Direct Cattle Report

Kansas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 18, 2022

5,841 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $170.54/cwt +6.36 vs last sale · ≈ $1,308/hd at 767 lb · 1,878 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $174.06/cwt -3.67 vs last sale · ≈ $1,397/hd at 803 lb · 1,148 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $164.78/cwt -4.10 vs last sale · ≈ $1,100/hd at 667 lb · 743 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 5,841

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
625 625 375 177.10 $177.10 $1,107
725 725 67 180.00 $180.00 $1,305 +1.00
775–785 780 510 176.00–178.00 $177.02 $1,381 -1.63
800 800 145 170.00 $170.00 $1,360 -2.75
800–825 803 1,003 170.50–175.40 $174.65 $1,402 +1.90
850 850 60 169.00 $169.00 $1,436 -5.75
850 850 360 175.00 $175.00 $1,488 +0.25
860 860 230 170.75–171.25 $171.13 $1,472 -3.62

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650 650 223 164.60–169.95 $166.59 $1,083 +1.19
675 675 520 164.00 $164.00 $1,107 -7.43
700 700 140 167.00 $167.00 $1,169 +3.72
700 700 210 173.00 $173.00 $1,211 +9.72
750 750 195 161.00 $161.00 $1,208 +1.00
760 760 683 167.45–169.00 $168.19 $1,278 +8.19
775 775 1,000 174.00 $174.00 $1,348 +7.26
800 800 120 168.00 $168.00 $1,344 +1.53

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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.