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Kansas Direct Cattle Report

Kansas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 20, 2023

11,148 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $182.37/cwt +4.37 vs last sale · ≈ $1,481/hd at 812 lb · 3,106 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $182.88/cwt +0.23 vs last sale · ≈ $1,388/hd at 759 lb · 1,326 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $173.50/cwt +0.82 vs last sale · ≈ $1,318/hd at 760 lb · 1,304 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 11,148

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
665–670 667 170 185.00–194.00 $190.03 $1,268 +5.03
700 700 65 191.00 $191.00 $1,337 +11.00
754 754 21 188.01 $188.01 $1,418 +5.75
750–775 759 1,305 177.00–186.50 $182.80 $1,387 +0.54
800 800 446 179.00–185.33 $179.37 $1,435 +1.37
800–825 814 2,660 181.00–184.00 $182.87 $1,489 +4.87
850–875 862 705 172.50–179.68 $175.45 $1,512 +1.41
850–886 870 411 175.00–183.00 $178.19 $1,550 +4.15
925 925 60 178.00 $178.00 $1,646 +4.00
975 975 220 168.00 $168.00 $1,638 -7.00
1000 1000 55 172.00 $172.00 $1,720

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600 600 390 189.00 $189.00 $1,134
650–685 669 710 178.00–180.85 $179.31 $1,200 -1.90
700–732 704 1,206 169.00–177.00 $170.25 $1,199 -6.03
750 750 260 178.50–179.00 $178.63 $1,340 +1.28
750–799 761 979 169.00–177.00 $172.37 $1,312 +1.06
775 775 65 170.00 $170.00 $1,318 -2.50
800–825 816 180 168.00–170.50 $168.83 $1,378 -2.17
815–825 820 500 169.75–170.50 $170.13 $1,395 -0.87
850–875 857 195 165.50–167.50 $166.88 $1,430
875 875 205 170.00 $170.00 $1,488
925 925 60 171.00 $171.00 $1,582

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Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 140 215.00 $215.00 $752

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Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 140 225.00 $225.00 $788

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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.