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Kansas Direct Cattle Report

Kansas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 19, 2022

3,040 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $174.00/cwt ≈ $1,479/hd at 850 lb · 928 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $174.00/cwt ≈ $1,131/hd at 650 lb · 500 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $172.00/cwt +4.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,247/hd at 725 lb · 275 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 3,040

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
790 790 187 178.00 $178.00 $1,406
800 800 125 178.00 $178.00 $1,424
850 850 928 174.00 $174.00 $1,479
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 100 179.00 $179.00 $868

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650 650 500 174.00 $174.00 $1,131
725 725 275 172.00 $172.00 $1,247 +4.00
775 775 215 166.00 $166.00 $1,286
800 800 200 167.00 $167.00 $1,336 +4.00
950 950 20 150.00 $150.00 $1,425
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 100 167.00 $167.00 $810

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Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
316–335 325 143 159.47–165.79 $162.56 $528
330 330 59 153.28 $153.28 $506
382 382 60 143.27 $143.27 $547
375–395 384 128 150.50–153.55 $152.05 $584

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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.