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Kansas Direct Cattle Report

Kansas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 25, 2022

2,459 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $172.76/cwt -1.30 vs last sale · ≈ $1,401/hd at 811 lb · 1,099 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $173.69/cwt +0.62 vs last sale · ≈ $1,476/hd at 850 lb · 425 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $171.73/cwt +1.19 vs last sale · ≈ $1,321/hd at 769 lb · 315 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 2,459

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650 650 150 174.69 $174.69 $1,135
750–785 773 200 171.00–180.00 $173.93 $1,344 -3.09
800 800 502 169.84 $169.84 $1,359 -0.16
800 800 117 172.00 $172.00 $1,376 +2.00
825 825 480 175.00–177.00 $176.00 $1,452 +1.35
850 850 65 172.00 $172.00 $1,462 +3.00
850 850 240 176.00 $176.00 $1,496 +7.00
850 850 120 170.00 $170.00 $1,445 +1.00
900 900 58 166.00 $166.00 $1,494

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650 650 150 164.69 $164.69 $1,070 -1.90
750–775 769 315 163.00–174.00 $171.73 $1,321 -2.27
830 830 62 165.00 $165.00 $1,370 -3.00

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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.