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Kansas Direct Cattle Report

Kansas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 3, 2023

4,578 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $189.79/cwt +5.33 vs last sale · ≈ $1,564/hd at 824 lb · 1,168 head
light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $185.23/cwt +7.21 vs last sale · ≈ $1,696/hd at 916 lb · 900 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $182.56/cwt +4.48 vs last sale · ≈ $1,391/hd at 762 lb · 836 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 4,578

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750 750 70 189.00 $189.00 $1,418
800–825 814 535 184.00–189.66 $185.64 $1,511 +1.07
825 825 200 197.35 $197.35 $1,628 +14.68
825 825 133 189.00 $189.00 $1,559 +6.33
840 840 300 192.50 $192.50 $1,617 +9.83
863–875 868 244 183.18–185.50 $184.32 $1,600 +5.32
900 900 210 200.00 $200.00 $1,800 +17.50
900–925 914 140 181.00–186.00 $183.14 $1,674 +0.64
900–925 921 390 177.00–183.00 $177.92 $1,639 -4.58
925 925 160 185.50 $185.50 $1,716 +3.00
1050 1050 55 173.75 $173.75 $1,824

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
740 740 95 179.00 $179.00 $1,325
750 750 160 185.25 $185.25 $1,389 +5.67
750–775 757 198 174.00–178.00 $176.73 $1,338 -2.85
750–775 761 233 174.00–179.00 $176.79 $1,345 -2.79
775 775 245 191.00 $191.00 $1,480 +11.42
800 800 480 200.00 $200.00 $1,600 +29.00
800 800 60 170.00 $170.00 $1,360 -1.00
800 800 120 174.00 $174.00 $1,392 +3.00
850 850 230 172.00 $172.00 $1,462
850 850 70 175.00 $175.00 $1,488
850 850 60 175.00 $175.00 $1,488
925 925 170 170.00 $170.00 $1,572
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750 750 20 171.91 $171.91 $1,289

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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.