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Kansas Direct Cattle Report

Kansas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 29, 2023

4,376 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $198.24/cwt -5.26 vs last sale · ≈ $1,529/hd at 771 lb · 1,008 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $203.52/cwt +1.06 vs last sale · ≈ $1,791/hd at 880 lb · 880 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $209.00/cwt -4.69 vs last sale · ≈ $1,547/hd at 740 lb · 639 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 4,376

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
675 675 300 221.00 $221.00 $1,492 +5.68
740 740 639 209.00 $209.00 $1,547 -4.69
755–785 774 199 210.00–215.00 $213.27 $1,651 +7.05
800–840 807 305 207.00–210.50 $208.30 $1,681 +4.19
810 810 65 225.50 $225.50 $1,827 +21.39
850–885 880 880 200.00–207.00 $203.52 $1,791 +5.52
900–920 909 230 202.50–203.00 $202.76 $1,843
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
846 846 49 198.65 $198.65 $1,681

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
601 601 41 207.00 $207.00 $1,244
625 625 90 226.00 $226.00 $1,412
700–725 712 137 199.00–208.00 $203.60 $1,450
750–775 763 653 194.33–202.98 $197.98 $1,511 -5.52
785–790 787 355 196.75–201.00 $198.73 $1,564
800 800 240 219.00 $219.00 $1,752
914 914 53 177.00 $177.00 $1,618

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Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 140 165.00 $165.00 $660

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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.