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Kansas Direct Cattle Report

Kansas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 23, 2023

3,628 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $171.42/cwt +4.77 vs last sale · ≈ $1,318/hd at 769 lb · 675 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $183.61/cwt +15.36 vs last sale · ≈ $1,307/hd at 712 lb · 540 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $180.97/cwt ≈ $1,370/hd at 757 lb · 505 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 3,628

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750 750 400 182.50 $182.50 $1,369
785 785 105 175.15 $175.15 $1,375
825 825 230 173.00 $173.00 $1,427 -0.78
825 825 125 178.00 $178.00 $1,468 +4.22
850 850 95 175.00 $175.00 $1,488 -1.00
850 850 240 180.00 $180.00 $1,530 +4.00
925 925 360 168.00 $168.00 $1,554 -5.50
950 950 173 166.00–167.75 $167.16 $1,588 -2.84

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600 600 80 178.00 $178.00 $1,068 +3.00
700–725 712 540 181.90–185.20 $183.61 $1,307 +17.11
750 750 135 170.00 $170.00 $1,275 +3.50
765–775 772 290 169.00 $169.00 $1,305 -2.00
775 775 250 175.00 $175.00 $1,356 +4.00
800 800 360 164.00–166.00 $164.50 $1,316 -18.50
800 800 120 171.00 $171.00 $1,368 -12.00
850 850 60 164.00 $164.00 $1,394
850 850 65 165.00 $165.00 $1,402

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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.