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Kansas Direct Cattle Report

Kansas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, June 12, 2023

2,608 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $209.66/cwt -5.17 vs last sale · ≈ $1,580/hd at 754 lb · 455 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $219.33/cwt +7.78 vs last sale · ≈ $1,877/hd at 856 lb · 410 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $238.60/cwt ≈ $1,742/hd at 730 lb · 348 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 2,608

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
730 730 280 238.50 $238.50 $1,741
731 731 68 239.00 $239.00 $1,747
775 775 325 224.00–228.00 $226.40 $1,755
800 800 244 224.00–227.00 $224.79 $1,798 -3.21
850–875 856 410 217.50–220.00 $219.33 $1,877 +8.40
971 971 52 197.00 $197.00 $1,913 -11.75

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650–673 655 106 225.00–230.00 $228.77 $1,498
725 725 135 215.00 $215.00 $1,559 +1.00
725 725 70 214.00 $214.00 $1,552 ±0.00
750 750 130 216.00 $216.00 $1,620 -3.65
750 750 260 207.65 $207.65 $1,557 -12.00
775 775 65 205.00 $205.00 $1,589 -5.45
825 825 120 204.00 $204.00 $1,683 -21.00
850 850 120 202.00 $202.00 $1,717
850 850 60 195.00 $195.00 $1,658
951 951 43 187.00 $187.00 $1,778

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Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 120 210.00 $210.00 $840

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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.