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Kansas Direct Cattle Report

Kansas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 30, 2023

4,378 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $170.49/cwt +2.49 vs last sale · ≈ $1,574/hd at 923 lb · 1,348 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $177.17/cwt +2.41 vs last sale · ≈ $1,429/hd at 807 lb · 675 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $180.11/cwt -0.86 vs last sale · ≈ $1,366/hd at 758 lb · 423 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 4,378

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
630 630 315 192.50 $192.50 $1,213
650 650 77 182.00 $182.00 $1,183
750 750 290 181.00 $181.00 $1,358 -1.50
770–783 776 133 177.32–179.00 $178.17 $1,383 +3.02
800 800 125 174.17 $174.17 $1,393 +1.17
800–825 808 550 176.50–178.50 $177.85 $1,437 +4.85
850 850 185 172.00 $172.00 $1,462 -3.00
900–925 912 583 170.50–174.25 $172.30 $1,571 +4.30
925–935 932 765 168.00–170.50 $169.11 $1,576 +1.11
950 950 55 171.00 $171.00 $1,624 +3.84
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800 800 63 169.00 $169.00 $1,352

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
605 605 350 182.50 $182.50 $1,104 +4.50
705–740 727 390 167.50–168.50 $167.86 $1,220 -15.75
750 750 65 172.50 $172.50 $1,294 +2.50
750 750 65 166.50 $166.50 $1,249 -3.50
750 750 195 170.40 $170.40 $1,278 +0.40
800 800 112 168.50–170.00 $169.30 $1,354 +4.80
800 800 60 169.50 $169.50 $1,356 +5.00

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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.