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Kansas Direct Cattle Report

Kansas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 24, 2023

4,254 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $197.79/cwt +14.24 vs last sale · ≈ $1,593/hd at 806 lb · 1,025 head
light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $185.24/cwt +0.24 vs last sale · ≈ $1,689/hd at 912 lb · 675 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $178.16/cwt +5.16 vs last sale · ≈ $1,551/hd at 870 lb · 480 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 4,254

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
768–780 776 264 195.38–205.00 $200.01 $1,552 +10.16
800 800 65 197.00 $197.00 $1,576 +13.45
800–825 806 960 193.89–203.00 $197.84 $1,595 +14.29
855 855 118 194.00 $194.00 $1,659 -2.00
875 875 175 197.00 $197.00 $1,724 +6.50
900 900 445 183.00–186.00 $185.63 $1,671 +0.63
935 935 230 184.50 $184.50 $1,725 -0.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
842 842 123 187.74 $187.74 $1,581

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
655 655 65 202.00 $202.00 $1,323 -2.00
700 700 249 192.00 $192.00 $1,344 -4.65
725 725 135 191.00 $191.00 $1,385 -5.65
750 750 130 186.00 $186.00 $1,395 -6.75
750 750 130 182.00 $182.00 $1,365 -10.75
750 750 195 191.90 $191.90 $1,439 -0.85
800 800 180 190.00 $190.00 $1,520 +7.00
800 800 180 184.00–186.50 $185.67 $1,485 +2.67
850 850 70 175.92 $175.92 $1,495 +2.92
850–885 874 410 178.35–179.00 $178.54 $1,560 +5.54
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
775 775 130 174.00 $174.00 $1,348

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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.