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Kansas Direct Cattle Report

Kansas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 29, 2022

4,355 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $190.81/cwt ≈ $1,288/hd at 675 lb · 1,120 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $182.14/cwt -1.88 vs last sale · ≈ $1,412/hd at 775 lb · 1,115 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $172.35/cwt +3.40 vs last sale · ≈ $1,324/hd at 768 lb · 1,024 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 4,355

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600 600 75 188.00 $188.00 $1,128
675 675 1,120 190.81 $190.81 $1,288
700 700 145 190.00 $190.00 $1,330 +3.89
700–740 719 277 181.42–186.42 $183.98 $1,323 -2.13
775 775 845 182.82 $182.82 $1,417 -1.20
775 775 270 180.00 $180.00 $1,395 -4.02
825 825 60 174.00 $174.00 $1,436 -6.75
850 850 60 172.00 $172.00 $1,462
875 875 175 177.00 $177.00 $1,549

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650 650 75 183.00 $183.00 $1,190 +0.96
650 650 75 177.00 $177.00 $1,150 -5.04
750 750 267 165.00–171.00 $168.78 $1,266 +3.78
775 775 62 167.00 $167.00 $1,294 -4.00
775 775 195 176.00 $176.00 $1,364 +5.00
775 775 500 173.50 $173.50 $1,345 +2.50
930 930 60 154.50 $154.50 $1,437

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Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
546 546 94 122.59 $122.59 $669

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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.