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Kansas Direct Cattle Report

Kansas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 1, 2022

4,710 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $172.50/cwt -1.19 vs last sale · ≈ $1,466/hd at 850 lb · 700 head
light 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $175.00/cwt ≈ $1,592/hd at 910 lb · 632 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $174.00/cwt +1.24 vs last sale · ≈ $1,392/hd at 800 lb · 562 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 4,710 — —

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
700 700 70 176.70 $176.70 $1,237 —
725 725 72 175.00 $175.00 $1,269 —
750 750 132 173.50 $173.50 $1,301 -0.43
750 750 130 177.00 $177.00 $1,328 +3.07
800 800 562 174.00 $174.00 $1,392 +4.16
850 850 700 172.50 $172.50 $1,466 +0.50
915 915 55 166.00 $166.00 $1,519 ±0.00
1050 1050 1,000 167.00 $167.00 $1,754 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
725 725 225 165.00 $165.00 $1,196 —
800 800 130 162.70 $162.70 $1,302 —
865 865 27 159.00 $159.00 $1,375 —
910 910 632 175.00 $175.00 $1,592 —

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
700 700 390 168.00 $168.00 $1,176 —
760 760 195 159.00 $159.00 $1,208 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650 650 240 171.00 $171.00 $1,112 +6.31
650 650 150 173.50 $173.50 $1,128 +8.81

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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.