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Kansas Direct Cattle Report

Kansas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 16, 2023

5,339 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $166.66/cwt -3.32 vs last sale · ≈ $1,264/hd at 759 lb · 1,941 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $172.38/cwt +0.55 vs last sale · ≈ $1,399/hd at 811 lb · 693 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $173.78/cwt -3.87 vs last sale · ≈ $1,395/hd at 803 lb · 583 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 5,339

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
625 625 109 193.39 $193.39 $1,209 +0.39
650 650 75 178.00 $178.00 $1,157 -6.95
660 660 85 190.50 $190.50 $1,257 +5.55
800–832 803 583 172.00–174.00 $173.78 $1,395 -3.87
850 850 175 176.00 $176.00 $1,496 -3.00
850 850 118 178.00 $178.00 $1,513 -1.00
885 885 94 168.91 $168.91 $1,495 -10.09
900 900 350 170.00 $170.00 $1,530 -5.00
925 925 140 173.50 $173.50 $1,605 -1.50
975 975 55 170.00 $170.00 $1,658 +2.50
1000 1000 85 168.00 $168.00 $1,680

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
575 575 87 186.50 $186.50 $1,072 +5.50
600 600 150 175.00 $175.00 $1,050 -1.00
667 667 75 172.00 $172.00 $1,147
675 675 390 172.71 $172.71 $1,166
725 725 67 166.50 $166.50 $1,207 -7.06
725 725 67 170.00 $170.00 $1,232 -3.56
750 750 325 166.50 $166.50 $1,249 +0.50
750–775 756 542 164.00–175.00 $166.87 $1,262 -4.60
750–775 761 950 166.00–166.04 $166.02 $1,263 -5.22
775 775 124 171.00 $171.00 $1,325 -0.24
800 800 240 183.00 $183.00 $1,464 +11.58
800–825 815 348 164.50–168.00 $165.92 $1,352 -6.66
825 825 105 169.50 $169.50 $1,398 -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.