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Kansas Direct Cattle Report

Kansas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 8, 2022

6,803 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $176.45/cwt +3.95 vs last sale · ≈ $1,515/hd at 859 lb · 2,334 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $184.60/cwt +9.37 vs last sale · ≈ $1,434/hd at 777 lb · 883 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $182.45/cwt ≈ $1,140/hd at 625 lb · 790 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 6,803

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
615 615 77 178.80 $178.80 $1,100
630 630 75 188.96 $188.96 $1,190
650 650 300 180.00 $180.00 $1,170
715 715 335 185.00 $185.00 $1,323 +10.00
725 725 135 182.00 $182.00 $1,320 +7.00
725 725 38 178.00 $178.00 $1,290 +3.00
775 775 750 186.00 $186.00 $1,442 +12.50
775 775 65 177.50 $177.50 $1,376 +4.00
798 798 68 176.00 $176.00 $1,404
800–825 805 407 172.00–177.00 $175.10 $1,410 +1.10
850 850 240 170.02 $170.02 $1,445 -2.48
850 850 180 176.00 $176.00 $1,496 +3.50
850–885 860 1,854 169.25–180.00 $177.50 $1,526 +5.00
885 885 60 171.00 $171.00 $1,513 -1.50

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
625 625 150 175.85 $175.85 $1,099
625 625 640 184.00 $184.00 $1,150
650 650 150 180.50 $180.50 $1,173 +9.50
700–715 703 350 169.00–170.00 $169.80 $1,194
750 750 195 165.00 $165.00 $1,238
750–775 755 350 161.00–161.02 $161.00 $1,216
800 800 185 168.00 $168.00 $1,344
875 875 58 164.00 $164.00 $1,435

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Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
294 294 73 158.86 $158.86 $467
350 350 68 151.96 $151.96 $532

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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.