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Kansas Direct Cattle Report

Kansas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 15, 2022

4,780 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $176.41/cwt +13.98 vs last sale · ≈ $1,371/hd at 777 lb · 970 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $179.64/cwt -0.86 vs last sale · ≈ $1,168/hd at 650 lb · 467 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $183.15/cwt +8.05 vs last sale · ≈ $1,471/hd at 803 lb · 460 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 4,780

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
665 665 150 181.80 $181.80 $1,209 +1.80
675 675 150 184.00 $184.00 $1,242 +4.00
700–730 706 175 185.00–187.00 $186.60 $1,317 +1.60
725 725 130 188.00 $188.00 $1,363 +6.00
735 735 70 181.50 $181.50 $1,334 -0.50
750 750 130 182.00 $182.00 $1,365 -4.00
775 775 195 180.00 $180.00 $1,395 -6.00
800 800 400 184.00 $184.00 $1,472 +8.90
825 825 60 177.50 $177.50 $1,464 +2.40
850 850 30 174.00 $174.00 $1,479 +3.98
850–875 866 380 179.00–181.00 $179.68 $1,556 +2.18
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650 650 150 169.69 $169.69 $1,103
785 785 68 177.00 $177.00 $1,389

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
575 575 425 186.30 $186.30 $1,071
650 650 150 182.00 $182.00 $1,183 +1.50
650 650 317 173.00–180.30 $178.53 $1,160 -1.97
700 700 440 178.00 $178.00 $1,246 +8.20
750 750 210 170.00–171.00 $170.67 $1,280 +5.67
785 785 760 178.00 $178.00 $1,397 +17.00
825 825 130 167.00 $167.00 $1,378 -1.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650 650 150 159.69 $159.69 $1,038

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Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 55 160.00 $160.00 $720

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Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 55 172.00 $172.00 $774

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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.