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Kansas Direct Cattle Report

Kansas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 22, 2022

2,356 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $168.95/cwt -7.46 vs last sale · ≈ $1,296/hd at 767 lb · 795 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $181.36/cwt +1.72 vs last sale · ≈ $1,221/hd at 673 lb · 744 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $175.17/cwt -2.83 vs last sale · ≈ $1,226/hd at 700 lb · 216 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 2,356

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
530 530 91 200.75 $200.75 $1,064
715–735 724 135 182.50–190.00 $186.11 $1,347 -1.89
750–785 766 135 183.50–184.50 $184.02 $1,410 +4.02
800 800 60 176.00 $176.00 $1,408 -8.00
840 840 120 180.75 $180.75 $1,518 +3.25

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
670–685 672 469 176.75–183.00 $182.04 $1,223 +0.04
650–685 675 275 177.85–181.10 $180.21 $1,216 -1.79
700 700 145 173.05 $173.05 $1,211 -4.95
700 700 71 179.50 $179.50 $1,256 +1.50
750 750 60 165.00 $165.00 $1,238 -5.67
750 750 195 165.00 $165.00 $1,238 -5.67
775 775 250 171.00 $171.00 $1,325 -7.00
775 775 290 170.66 $170.66 $1,323 -7.34
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800 800 60 162.00 $162.00 $1,296

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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.