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Kansas Direct Cattle Report

Kansas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 3, 2022

3,205 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $174.64/cwt ≈ $1,245/hd at 713 lb · 1,193 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $166.13/cwt -16.37 vs last sale · ≈ $1,347/hd at 811 lb · 425 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $165.83/cwt ≈ $1,161/hd at 700 lb · 300 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 3,205

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650 650 150 178.00 $178.00 $1,157
700 700 300 175.83 $175.83 $1,231
700–725 717 893 173.00–176.00 $174.24 $1,249
750 750 120 172.00 $172.00 $1,290 -5.93
760 760 72 171.08 $171.08 $1,300 -6.85
800 800 120 159.00 $159.00 $1,272 -23.50
815 815 305 168.94 $168.94 $1,377 -13.56
875 875 180 164.43 $164.43 $1,439 -5.57
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 200 178.00 $178.00 $863

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
665 665 180 167.00 $167.00 $1,111
700 700 300 165.83 $165.83 $1,161
760 760 63 161.00 $161.00 $1,224 ±0.00
775 775 62 156.00 $156.00 $1,209 -12.00
800 800 60 159.00 $159.00 $1,272
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 200 168.00 $168.00 $714

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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.