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Kansas Direct Cattle Report

Kansas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 10, 2023

4,114 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $196.75/cwt +6.96 vs last sale · ≈ $1,621/hd at 824 lb · 1,262 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $189.85/cwt +7.29 vs last sale · ≈ $1,429/hd at 753 lb · 660 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $215.32/cwt +26.32 vs last sale · ≈ $1,657/hd at 770 lb · 635 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 4,114

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750 750 135 198.00 $198.00 $1,485 +9.00
775 775 500 220.00 $220.00 $1,705 +31.00
800 800 62 192.00 $192.00 $1,536 +6.36
825 825 1,200 197.00 $197.00 $1,625 -0.35
860 860 60 189.00 $189.00 $1,625 +4.68
850–875 863 535 181.00–188.00 $185.23 $1,599 +0.91
925 925 115 182.00 $182.00 $1,684 -3.50
950 950 52 182.00 $182.00 $1,729
1000 1000 105 178.00 $178.00 $1,780

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750 750 140 188.85 $188.85 $1,416 +3.60
750 750 260 197.00 $197.00 $1,478 +11.75
750 750 130 184.00 $184.00 $1,380 -1.25
750–775 763 130 182.00–183.00 $182.46 $1,392 +5.67
800 800 120 183.50 $183.50 $1,468 -16.50
825 825 100 182.50 $182.50 $1,506 -17.50
825 825 125 176.00 $176.00 $1,452 -24.00
850 850 60 177.50 $177.50 $1,509 +5.50
900 900 285 176.50 $176.50 $1,588 +6.50

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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.