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Kansas Direct Cattle Report

Kansas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 3, 2023

12,009 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $238.47/cwt +6.22 vs last sale · ≈ $1,938/hd at 813 lb · 4,062 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $226.58/cwt +8.17 vs last sale · ≈ $1,707/hd at 753 lb · 2,102 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $241.66/cwt +12.07 vs last sale · ≈ $2,085/hd at 863 lb · 1,852 head
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Head itemized in priced lots 12,009

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
675 675 360 258.00 $258.00 $1,742 +18.00
725 725 71 259.25 $259.25 $1,880 +21.25
750–785 772 594 237.75–244.75 $241.56 $1,865
775 775 130 232.92 $232.92 $1,805
800 800 463 235.00–240.30 $239.58 $1,917 +7.58
800–825 807 1,397 232.00–245.75 $241.62 $1,950 +9.62
800–825 808 367 230.00–239.00 $236.06 $1,907 +4.06
815 815 690 240.00 $240.00 $1,956 +7.50
800–825 823 960 235.00–236.00 $235.94 $1,942 +3.44
835 835 185 224.00 $224.00 $1,870 -8.50
850–875 858 1,127 239.00–245.00 $244.12 $2,095 +13.09
860 860 366 241.75 $241.75 $2,079 +10.72
875 875 118 231.25 $231.25 $2,023 +3.07
875 875 61 234.25 $234.25 $2,050 +6.07
885 885 180 235.38 $235.38 $2,083 +7.20
900 900 375 234.00 $234.00 $2,106 +13.50
925 925 300 230.50 $230.50 $2,132 +10.00

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
585 585 87 259.25 $259.25 $1,517
680 680 154 243.25 $243.25 $1,654 +11.25
750 750 1,700 228.00 $228.00 $1,710 +10.00
760 760 270 216.50 $216.50 $1,645 -1.50
775 775 65 228.00 $228.00 $1,767 +8.75
785 785 67 229.75 $229.75 $1,804 +10.50
800 800 60 232.00 $232.00 $1,856 +8.96
800–825 804 367 225.00–229.75 $227.59 $1,830 +4.55
825 825 500 225.25 $225.25 $1,858 +9.75
825 825 400 229.50 $229.50 $1,893 +14.00
830 830 115 214.50 $214.50 $1,780 -1.00
850 850 480 235.00 $235.00 $1,998 +22.00

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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.