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Kansas Direct Cattle Report

Kansas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 9, 2023

9,636 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $178.18/cwt ≈ $1,515/hd at 850 lb · 3,773 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $169.98/cwt -1.87 vs last sale · ≈ $1,288/hd at 758 lb · 1,732 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $177.65/cwt +0.15 vs last sale · ≈ $1,435/hd at 808 lb · 979 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 9,636

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600 600 130 193.00 $193.00 $1,158
650–693 663 534 180.00–186.00 $184.95 $1,226
700–737 718 139 181.50–182.00 $181.75 $1,305 +3.75
725 725 250 181.00 $181.00 $1,312 +3.00
750–774 762 120 177.37–180.00 $178.69 $1,362 -2.83
800–825 808 979 176.00–179.00 $177.65 $1,435 +0.15
850 850 2,378 179.00 $179.00 $1,522
850 850 1,395 166.63–179.00 $176.79 $1,503
920 920 110 175.00 $175.00 $1,610
985 985 175 167.50 $167.50 $1,650

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
580 580 120 181.00 $181.00 $1,050
600 600 367 176.00 $176.00 $1,056
700–735 723 697 171.50–174.50 $173.56 $1,255 +2.26
750 750 450 166.00 $166.00 $1,245 -5.70
750–785 759 727 170.00–173.00 $171.47 $1,301 +1.34
750–775 762 555 171.00–171.50 $171.24 $1,305 +1.11
800–825 809 330 169.00–173.00 $171.42 $1,387 +1.92
800–840 813 180 171.75–173.00 $172.58 $1,403 +3.08

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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.