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Kansas Direct Cattle Report

Kansas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 7, 2022

2,593 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $164.58/cwt -2.42 vs last sale · ≈ $1,521/hd at 924 lb · 511 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $174.70/cwt ≈ $1,341/hd at 767 lb · 452 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $167.51/cwt ≈ $1,187/hd at 709 lb · 395 head
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Head itemized in priced lots 2,593

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
662 662 63 174.50 $174.50 $1,155 +2.50
750 750 137 172.00–172.75 $172.38 $1,293
775 775 315 175.71 $175.71 $1,362
850 850 129 182.00 $182.00 $1,547
900 900 161 163.00–168.00 $164.74 $1,483 -2.26
935 935 350 164.50 $164.50 $1,538 -2.50
1075 1075 50 151.00 $151.00 $1,623 -4.00

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600 600 250 172.00 $172.00 $1,032
700 700 260 167.00 $167.00 $1,169
725 725 135 168.50 $168.50 $1,222
750 750 190 160.30 $160.30 $1,202 -3.47
750–790 754 158 157.00–163.02 $162.33 $1,224 -1.44
825 825 230 160.00–162.00 $161.48 $1,332 -6.37
875 875 165 157.50 $157.50 $1,378

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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.