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Kansas Direct Cattle Report

Kansas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 6, 2023

3,788 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $169.19/cwt ≈ $1,462/hd at 864 lb · 890 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $168.38/cwt -0.99 vs last sale · ≈ $1,388/hd at 824 lb · 702 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $181.44/cwt +4.27 vs last sale · ≈ $1,491/hd at 822 lb · 507 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 3,788

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
680 680 75 188.00 $188.00 $1,278 +6.00
700 700 72 186.00 $186.00 $1,302
757 757 68 184.00 $184.00 $1,393 +3.00
785 785 100 181.89 $181.89 $1,428 +3.72
800 800 62 173.14 $173.14 $1,385 -1.03
800–825 814 145 179.75–182.00 $180.71 $1,471 +2.86
830 830 300 183.50 $183.50 $1,523 +5.65
850 850 60 176.00 $176.00 $1,496 +4.00
860 860 120 180.60 $180.60 $1,553 +8.60
925 925 55 172.00 $172.00 $1,591 +2.89
950 950 140 172.00–174.00 $173.21 $1,645 +2.21

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650 650 160 174.00 $174.00 $1,131
706–725 718 207 171.00–174.00 $172.04 $1,235 +4.18
735 735 132 172.00 $172.00 $1,264 +4.14
760 760 195 177.60 $177.60 $1,350 +5.10
760 760 65 170.00 $170.00 $1,292 -2.50
775 775 170 169.00–170.00 $169.26 $1,312 -3.24
800–825 808 180 167.00–168.00 $167.33 $1,352 -1.97
825 825 120 168.00 $168.00 $1,386 -1.30
825–840 831 402 165.00–173.00 $168.97 $1,404 -0.33
860–875 864 890 167.00–170.00 $169.19 $1,462
900 900 70 169.00 $169.00 $1,521

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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.